Updated list of potential Royal Rumble winners

The winner will take the grand prize at the Rumble?Things have become more intriguing ever since Vince Mcmahon announced that Roman Reigns will defend the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against 29 other superstars at the royal Rumble event.This announcement has changed the very concept of the Royal Rumble. Previously, the winner of the match would get an opportunity to headline Wrestlemania and get an exclusive shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.But this time around, the winner will get an even bigger prize – the title itself. With so much at stake, Roman Reigns may very well lose the title. Here we list the possible candidates to win the coveted title.

#1 Roman Reigns

Things may get better this time

The first possibility is the obvious one of the whole lot – Roman Reigns may very well retain the title. After all, he won it just a few weeks ago.

But the downside of his win this year will be the possible rejection of the fans just like last year.

It was in 2014 Royal Rumble match that Reigns was literally booed out of the building by the fans in attendance, when their beloved Daniel Bryan was eliminated. Not even an appearance by The Rock could save Reigns from the public angst.

A similar situation can present itself this year if enough intrigue is not built regarding the outcome. Vince Mcmahon and company will have to be careful in their booking of Reigns if they don’t want their champion to be booed again.