4 wrestlers affected by Vince McMahon's Royal Rumble Stipulation
Vince McMahon announces the Royal Rumble stipulationNow that we know what is on Vince McMahon’s mind and the fact Roman Reigns will have to beat 29 other wrestlers in the Royal Rumble main event to retain his WWE World Title, is there any doubt the man who has been knocked down over and over again will get through the match with title in hand?More importantly, is there any doubt that after the match, Triple H will come out and immediately challenge him to a match at WrestleMania 32 or wait until Raw the night after and seek revenge on the man who almost “cut him in half” at TLC last month?I am not a fan of the new stipulation from McMahon. This means the event that used to be fun with added intrigue and surprise entrants is all about business. It means that somewhere in the middle of the match, Reigns will be ushered into the ring in the midst of chaos.He will have to go through half the roster, take one hell of a beating and still come out on top, holding the title high in the air or laying out on the mat, spent with Vince McMahon and Triple H standing over him.Maybe this makes the match better. Maybe it means there is more intensity and hopefully that leads to some of the antics being left in the locker room. But it also means some wrestlers will be greatly affected by the outcome.As the Royal Rumble ends and the road to WrestleMania begins, there is more predictability to an outcome of a pay-per-view event than ever before. And in the end, these wrestlers, other than Reigns, are greatly affected by it.
#1 Brock Lesnar
Anyone who thought a confrontation between these two and a resumption of the feud from last year would take place is now kicking themselves. I have never been a fan of this match and thought the feud to begin with was stale.
McMahon and Triple H must have thought the same thing since Seth Rollins cashed in and claimed the WWE World Title. Look for Lesnar to become involved in another feud, possibly with Kevin Owens, which would be epic.
Another angle might be with Alberto Del Rio and the United States Title. It is not unfathomable to think Lesnar and Del Rio could not put on a solid program. Another angle might be with Sheamus and the League of Nations.