Intrigue has never been a word closely associated with the Royal Rumble.
Throughout its 26-year existence, there have been very few surprise winners. There have always been, at most, a handful of Superstars that were most likely to win the match and everyone else was simply filler.
Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, The Rock, Triple H and Hulk Hogan are examples of Superstars who were overwhelming favorites to win the Rumble.
Prior to the December 23 episode of Raw, the perception was that either CM Punk or Daniel Bryan were the favorites to win t...
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