5 Possible #1 and #2 entrants for the 2019 Men's Royal Rumble Match
The Royal Rumble is just hours away now. The excitement is flowing through every wrestling fan as the most unique and exciting match of the calendar year is upon us. The men's Rumble match has been the selling point of the PPV for over 20 years and this year is the same.
The Rumble match is usually a slow build up. A few superstars start the match as jobbers, mid-carders and big names hit the ring. The slow pace then turns into a fast frenzy of action which then again slows down to just a few men and the eventual winner. Thus, the #1 and #2 entrant of any Rumble match is really important. These two superstars usually set the pace for the Rumble match and all other superstars build off of them. Finn Balor and Rusev set the pace for last year's Rumble match and Balor even pulled off the Iron Man role.
Sometimes, the first two entrants are also integrated into ongoing storylines. Roman Reigns was 'forced' to enter the 2016 Rumble at #1 by the McMahons. CM Punk suffered a similar fate in 2014 while The Miz faced the same situation in 2012. So, if two men have some previous history between them, they are more likely to enter at #1 and #2. So, let us take a look at 5 pairs of WWE Superstars who I think are most likely to enter at #1 and #2 this year.
5. Rey Mysterio and Andrade Cien Almas
Andrade and Rey Mysterio have had two amazing matches on SmackDown Live in the past two weeks. The two Lucha Libre wrestlers have amazing chemistry together and seem to do no wrong when they are in the ring. Moreover, Andrade had a great showing at last year's Rumble where he didn't look out of sorts for one second and Rey Mysterio is a Rumble legend.
If they are allowed to begin the Rumble, it will be a fitting end to their rivalry after Samoa Joe ruined their two-out-of-three falls match on WWE SmackDown Live. They can start the Rumble match with a sort of mini-match between them and one of them can eliminate the other some time into the match to put their rivalry to bed. They can also go the other way and surprise the crowd by working together in eliminating the first entrants and turning Andrade face in the process.
Andrade and Mysterio's pairing opens up a lot of doors for their futures. They can form a tag team and no one will be complaining as both are amazing performers.