Royal Rumble 2019: 3 Championships that could change hands at the event
With the Royal Rumble event approaching fast, we continue to make wild predictions about the event which could shake things up on all three brands of WWE. Even though some predictions hit while others miss the target, even a single one can do a lot in seeing how the future rivalries and storylines will build up for each brand.
Even though the event is famous for the 30-man and 30-woman Royal Rumble match through which one man and one woman will get a ticket to WrestleMania, there are a few more matches lined up for the event. Currently, there are seven championship matches lined up. That’s a lot of championships, with four being from the SmackDown Live brand alone.
Other than that, the cruiserweight championship from 205 Live will be put on the line and we will see the WWE Universal Championship and the Raw Women’s Championship defended at the event. With so many championship matches in one night, we expect at least three championships to change hands at the mega pay-per-view event!
Take a look at the three championships which could possibly change hands at the Royal Rumble PPV.
#3 The Cruiserweight Championship
The pre-show of the Royal Rumble pay-per-view will be fired up by the Cruiserweight Championship match. The current Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy will defend his title against not one, not two, but three men. His contenders will be Akira Tozawa, Hideo Itami and Kalisto who are all incredible superstars.
205 Live is filled with talented men, and the best four will be battling for the championship on one of the biggest nights of the year. Expect all four men of having an equal chance of winning the championship, which decreases Buddy Murphy’s chances of retaining the championship.
While we could see a new champion be crowned in the form of Akira Tozawa, Hideo Itami, or Kalisto, Itami seems like the best choice at the moment due to his work on the roster and also the storyline that has been built around him. Expect a new cruiserweight champion to be crowned at the event which could certainly shake up the entire exciting 205 Live brand!