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Predictability will maim the entertainment value of WWE Royal Rumble 2016 if Roman Reigns is the last man standing. Reigns overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds would be the most obvious way to end the 30-man Battle Royal. It would be the action hero fighting off the small army to save the day, the cookie-cutter approach to this story. The surprise change to the Rumble should instead be used to keep fans guessing and shine the spotlight on another Superstar in addition to Reigns. Vince McMahon announced on Monday's Raw that this year's Royal Rumble match would decide the next world champion. This came after Reigns survived ...

With Chris Jericho back in the fold again, WWE's hand has improved, as the company now wields another ace. WWE has a number of choices of just where to play that card. An old rivalry awaits to be restarted, a pair of high-flyers need Jericho's verbal expertise and a faction would move up a tier with him involved. To maximize the power of Jericho's return, WWE has to use him to improve both the present and the future.  Jericho marched back onto WWE on Monday's Raw. The New Day was in the midst of one of its usual self-congratulating sessions when Y2J stepped ...

The Royal Rumble is often regarded by fans as one of WWE's most exciting events of the year. It's been a long-standing tradition since 1988, producing a number of classic contests over the past three decades. The 30-man Royal Rumble is almost always entertaining, as the winner advances to the main event of WrestleMania for a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. With so much at stake, fan anticipation is at an all-time high going in. Along with the annual Battle Royal, the undercard of the event is typically a treat. Championships are bound to change hands as the card for ...

The January 4 episode of Raw may have been the start of a new year for World Wrestling Entertainment, and the official beginning of the march to the Royal Rumble, but it continued the recent pattern of the company's programming leaving more questions unanswered than solved. Roman Reigns will now defend the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in the Royal Rumble match, a contest he won a year ago amid great anger and frustration on the part of the WWE Universe. After the disaster that was his first win in the annual extravaganza, he cannot afford to be booked like the superhero ...

WWE's first Raw of 2016 has come and gone, and in its wake the upcoming Royal Rumble has grown even more intriguing than usual. Chris Jericho made his unannounced return to Raw, interrupting The New Day's promo time and revealing that he would enter the field of 30. The bigger news, however, came by way of Vince McMahon's monumental announcement to close out the show. Infuriated that Roman Reigns was able to retain his WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Sheamus despite every possible attempt to screw him out of the gold, McMahon revealed that the juggernaut of WWE will now defend his ...

Dean Ambrose is not the typical WWE Superstar.  He's not tall, he's not ripped and he's not teeming with overconfidence.  Kevin Owens is also not the typical WWE guy and looks more like a nightclub bouncer than he does a pro wrestler.  Together they resemble an old-school tag team that very well could have flourished back in the territory days. Therein lies the value for many fans when it comes to these two Superstars.  The fact is Ambrose and Owens' rivalry is not what we're accustomed to seeing, and that's a good thing. Far too often has a feud in WWE gone ...

Get the DeLorean ready for 1992. The WWE world heavyweight championship will be decided in the Royal Rumble match. Roman Reigns defeated Sheamus on Monday Night Raw to retain the championship, despite Vince McMahon being the special guest referee. After the match, the chairman of the board announced Reigns would be one of the 30 participants in the Royal Rumble, and the title would be on the line. WWE tweeted out the news once Raw went off the air: The only other time the WWE championship was decided in the Royal Rumble match was back in 1992. The championship was vacated by then-WWF ...

WWE Raw rang in 2016 with an eventful, newsworthy show. Chris Jericho returned, announcing his plans to win the Royal Rumble. Heath Slater formed a new stable. And Roman Reigns found out he now has 29 challengers to fend off come Jan. 24. Monday was a night of instant classics, but rather matches that led to the next stages of stories. The Wyatt Family and Charlotte are among those who made an impact after the bell. John Cena was surprisingly absent from a busy show. Raw did fine without him. Surprises and animosity powered the program, kicking off the year with plenty to talk ...

Chris Jericho is back. The six-time world champion returned to WWE programming Monday night during Raw, interrupting The New Day and announcing that he'll be entering the Royal Rumble match Jan. 24, per WWE Universe. Jericho interrupted the tag team champions' promo, which was cut right before they were set to take on Kalisto and The Dudley Boyz in a six-man tag match. The New Day, who have made unicorns a mainstay in their gimmick, came out to the ring wearing unicorn horns. The first-ever undisputed champion is not a man of few words, and he told Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier ...

Welcome to Bleacher Report's live WWE Raw coverage for January 4. This will be the first show of the new year, and WWE is getting things going with a big main event featuring Roman Reigns defending the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Sheamus. To make things even worse for the champ, Vince McMahon will serve as the special guest referee. After how things went down last week, it's safe to assume McMahon won't be calling this one down the middle. We can also expect more Superstars to declare their intentions to win the Royal Rumble. We're just under three weeks away from the ...