WWE Royal Rumble 2017 predictions

Here are my predictions for tonights WWE PPV:



PreShow:

1. Sasha Banks vs Nia Jax
Guess: My guess is they'll be making this a relatively quick match so they can have another one at Fastlane before incorporating this feud into a Fatal 4-Way for the title with Charlotte and Bayley at WrestleMania.
PREDICTION: Nia Jax wins to preserve her "monster heel" status.

2. RAW Tag Titles: Cesaro and Sheamus (c) vs Gallows and Anderson
Guess: Two referees will be ringside for this match as the special stipulation behind it. I'm inclined to believe that the titles will change hands here as Gallows and Anderson haven't been announced for the Royal Rumble match, but Sheamus and Cesaro have. This is making me think they lose the titles and then eliminate each other during the Royal Rumble, breaking up the Cesaro/Sheamus duo, which would also probably mean they have a match against each other at Fastlane. Or, WWE simply has them retain and none of that happens at all.
PREDICTION: New tag team champions are crowned.

3. Six Woman SD Live Tag match: Lynch, Bella and Naomi vs Bliss, James and Natalya
guess: Very glad to see these women on the card, as it made no sense to me why the entire SmackDown women's roster would be ignored. Since nothing is on the line here, either team could win.
PREDICTION: Flip a coin. When I did, it came up heads, so let's say the babyfaces are victorious.

MainShow:

WWE Cruiserweight Title: Rich Swann (c) vs Neville
Guess: Pretty much the moment Neville put the division on notice, this seemed like the direction WWE was going. It seems weird to root for a title change so quickly as we've already had TJ Perkins and Brian Kendrick on top of Rich Swann over the course of just a few months, but I'm really digging Neville as a heel much more than Swann, so I know who I'm hoping comes out on top here. As far as a prediction goes, though, I'm not as willing to say the title will change hands. I have a feeling there's enough going on at this event that they don't want to see it get buried necessarily, so I could see them holding off and having Neville win the title on 205 Live or at Fastlane instead.
PREDICTION: Rich Swann retains here.

WWE RAW Womans Title: Charlotte (c) vs Bayley
Guess: I've said it before and I'll say it again: I'm done with Charlotte. I don't care anymore. She'll probably move on to a feud with Bayley and I won't pay much attention to any of it because I'd rather see Bayley against Sasha Banks, or maybe Emmalina, or pretty much anybody else. I've had more than my fill of Charlotte's same promo she cuts every week.
PREDICTION: Charlotte retains as she always wins on pay-per-views.

WWE Universal Title: Kecin Owens (c) vs Roman Reigns
Guess: In any scenario, I was really hoping for Owens to face Jericho at WrestleMania for the Universal Championship and now that Reigns has lost the United States title to Y2J, it's making me extremely nervous that we'll see a new champion here just to set up Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns being for a most prestigious belt. I really, REALLY hope WWE isn't stupid enough to do that. Reigns and Strowman could have been for the US title and people would have been okay with that, and they can't possibly think that's the bigger match to sell to audiences than the implosion of JeriKO—but just because it seems ridiculously stupid doesn't mean WWE is incapable of falling victim to such a poor booking strategy. It's happened before and it could happen again here.
PREDICTION: Sadly Reigns will win the universal Title.

WWE World Title: AJ Styles (c) vs John Cena
guess: I've flip-flopped on this so many times as WWE keeps changing things up. As of now, I think Samoa Joe will interfere in this match to cost John Cena the win, starting a feud between those two which will lead into WrestleMania. AJ Styles will retain the title both here and in the Elimination Chamber, meaning he'll go on to fight The Undertaker at WrestleMania, as I think The Phenom is winning the Royal Rumble match.
PREDICTION: AJ Styles retains the title.

2017 Royal Rumble MATCH
Guess: there are 6 free spots so there will be some surprises. I hope for Finn Balor and Samoa Joe maybe some TNA leftover as well. Jericho has a good chance to win. The Undertaker too. Bray Wyatt would be awesome but never happen.


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