Royal Rumble 2019: 3 shocking heel turns that could happen
The match card of this year's Royal Rumble event is stacked up with multiple dream match-ups. Brock Lesnar vs Finn Balor, Daniel Bryan vs AJ Styles, Ronda Rousey vs Sasha Banks, and Becky Lynch vs Asuka are the four world title matches set to take place at the event.
Daniel Bryan vs AJ Styles for the WWE Championship is an encounter with a potential to steal any show it is part of. Two of the top Raw women superstars, Ronda Rousey and Sasha Banks, are going to have their first PPV match at the event.
The WWE Universe has been clamoring to see Finn Balor face the Beast Incarnate Brock Lesnar with the Universal Championship on the line since Balor lost the title. The WWE creative team has listened to the voices if its fan base and booked the Universal Championship bout. The inaugural and current Universal Champions are going to face each other at the upcoming Royal Rumble PPV.
Coming to the Smackdown Women's championship bout, Becky Lynch is set to challenge Asuka for the title at the PPV. This is the duo's first major singles bout in a WWE ring.
Events unfolding at the Royal Rumble PPV generally have huge implications towards the booking of Wrestlemania. The seeds for numerous marquee Mania matches were planted during the Royal Rumble PPV in the past and the same is expected this year.
A few changes in character dynamics of some superstars are anticipated to happen at the upcoming PPV. In this slideshow, we are going to take a look at the superstars who are most likely to alter their on-screen characters in the near future.
Here are 3 shocking heel turns that could happen at the PPV.
#3 Shane McMahon
Shane McMahon is currently paired up with the Miz and is set to challenge for the Smackdown Tag Team Championship at the Royal Rumble. It is widely speculated that Shane McMahon will battle the Miz at Wrestlemania 35.
For this rivalry to come into fruition one of the duo has to betray the other during their tag team match.The Miz successfully transitioned himself from a cocky heel into a semi-face in the recent past after teaming with Shane McMahon.
Analyzing the recent booking trend, Shane McMahon looks like the most likely candidate to turn on his partner. It would certainly freshen up Shane's current stale face character which he has been portraying since 2016. A feud between Miz (as a face) and Shane McMahon (as a heel) would certainly lead to an engaging and intriguing weekly television programming going into Wrestlemania 35.