
Men’s Royal Rumble Picks:
The Miz
Understandably, The Miz is already involved in a storyline with Shane McMahon trying to win the Smackdown Tag Team Championships, but he’s destined for bigger and better things. And yes, that means headlining Wrestlemania again, but this time around, the people (smarks) will actually want to see it. Sure, the door to their rivalry is seemingly closed, but since Daniel Bryan has gone heel and the Miz has essentially turned face, it could bring something new to this battle between the two. More importantly, the Miz needs to be in the main event picture. He’s more than earned it. Sure, he’s not confirmed to even be in the match, but if I didn’t pick him, I’d probably do something completely improbable and pick Kenny Omega, Joey Ryan, or someone else that has no chance of even showing up, let alone winning.
–Mat Elfring
Seth Rollins
I hate to be the boring one here. I would love nothing more than for The Miz to win the Rumble as he certainly deserves it. As many people as WWE tries to push to the top, it’s hard to think of a more entertaining male star of the last several years than Miz and seeing him and Daniel Bryan main event WrestleMania would be a delight. That said, I’m going with Seth Rollins. We all want Finn Balor to beat Brock Lesnar and send the beast away once and for all at the Rumble, but that’s not going to happen. Instead, Seth will win the Rumble and the Kingslayer will become the Beastslayer, win the title, and probably feud with Dean Ambrose some more. While Rollins is deserving and will certainly work his heart out in the eventual match against Lesnar, there’s something about it that’s just not exciting. That’s not Seth’s fault, though. That falls on the shoulders of Lesnar. Every time he comes back and dominates the entire roster, Raw gets more dismal and less interesting. One of these times, maybe he’ll go away, and it’ll stick.
–Chris E. Hayner







