As everyone has probably seen by now, The Rock posted on his Instagram account a picture of him in Philly. I decided to look into the possibilities of him showing up at the Rumble tonight. I was told over the last few weeks there was serious talk of having The Rock as a surprise entrant in tonight's Rumble match with the result being that The Rock wins the Rumble and goes on to face Brock Lesnar in the main event at WrestleMania.
I was also told that if the deal with The Rock fell through, he was willing to at least make an appearance on the show. Possibly putting over Roman Reigns in a backstage segment.
Another consideration for tonight is having Bray Wyatt come out winning the Royal Rumble match. Many backstage still have high hopes for Bray and still feel the sky is the limit for him.
Rock winning the Rumble makes little sense. They would have promoted it for WEEKS if they knew he'd participate. Especially with how poorly the Network numbers have been. A few hours before the event isn't enough.
Wyatt winning is also incredibly unlikely. They haven't shown that they care much about him. He's been booked very poorly and has been an afterthought.
The only scenario that makes sense is that The Rock will be there to put Reigns over in a segment, as the Metsfan says.
As much as I would love the swerve of Wyatt winning, no way would a matchup of Cena/Wyatt (again), Lesnar/Wyatt or Wyatt/Rollins interest me. I would actually probably be up for Cena/Wyatt but the fact we have already seen it at last years mania is an off put.
Also Rock winning, what's the point? I love the rock but I would hate it if he won the rumble. If rock is in the rumble tonight then have him set up a feud with reigns. It puts over reigns big time and allows Bryan to win the rumble and face Lesnar. Surely that makes most happy?
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