WWE Royal Rumble Rumors: Possible Superstar returns, Will Roman Reigns be at the Rumble?
The 2019 edition of the WWE Royal Rumble will take place from Chase Field in Phoenix Arizona in a little more than two weeks. We have two Royal Rumble matches on the card as is the norm now as well as a huge Universal Championship match between Brock Lesnar and Finn Balor as well as the WWE Championship match between Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles.
The RAW Women's Championship will be fought for as Ronda Rousey defends against 'The Boss' Sasha Banks. On the blue side, Asuka will defend against Becky Lynch.
#5 Why Braun Strowman was replaced
Braun Strowman was taken out of his Universal Championship match against Brock Lesnar last week on RAW after Strowman wrecked Mr. McMahon's limo while chasing Baron Corbin. Finn Balor, John Cena, Baron Corbin and Drew McIntyre faced off in a Fatal-4-Way match later that night and Balor won the match to win the right to face Braun Strowman at the Rumble.
According to rumors, WWE decided to pull Braun Strowman from the match to protect him. The view is that another loss to Lesnar could hurt Strowman's credibility which begs the question, why did the book the match in the first place. Strowman is fit again so injury cannot be a reason for him being pulled out.
#4 Update on a potential return for Kevin Owens
Despite early reports that Kevin Owens was close to return and could come back at the Royal Rumble, it now looks like that isn't the case. Reports on Owens' recovery suggest that he isn't fully healed yet and that WWE were more likely to reintroduce him after WrestleMania 35.