ROYAL RUMBLE PREDICTIONS

After a long absence, I am back to doing my predictions for WWE Pay-Per-Views.  I will only predict the outcome of matches that will appear on the actual Pay-Per-View.  I will not predict any matches that appear on a pre-show.   

 

Royal Rumble Predictions

-WWE Tag Team Championship

Team Hell No: Kane & Daniel Bryan (CHAMPIONS) vs. Rhodes Scholars: Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow

 

Kane and Daniel Bryan have formed a successful but very tenuous partnership.  It is only a matter of time before Kane or Bryan’s ‘anger management’ therapy fails.  I am guessing that it will happen under the spotlight of the Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View.  Rhodes and Sandow will capitalize on this and become the new Tag Team Champions.

 

Winner and NEW WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS:  Rhodes and Sandow

 

-World Heavyweight Championship

Last Man Standing Match

Alberto Del Rio (CHAMPION) vs. Big Show

 

Del Rio scored a surprise victory over Big Show on the January 11 edition of Smackdown to become the World Heavyweight Champion.    The momentum of that big win will carry over to the Rumble where Del Rio will successfully retain his title.

 

Winner and STILL WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION:  Alberto Del Rio

 

-WWE Championship

 

CM Punk (CHAMPION) vs. The Rock

 

If the Shield interferes, then CM Punk will be stripped of the title.  That doesn’t mean Punk can’t get himself disqualified to keep his title.  The Rock will win the match, but not the Championship.

 

Winner:  The Rock

 

-Royal Rumble Match

 

The Rumble match is always difficult to predict.  But John Cena will put aside his dismal 2012 and start 2013 on a high note by winning the Rumble and going on to the Main Event of Wrestlemania.

 

Winner:  John Cena