Fantasy Booking 2017 WWE Royal Rumble match
What’s the ideal way the 2017 WWE Royal Rumble plays out? Fantasy booking the Rumble match from start to finish
The 2017 WWE Royal Rumble is now less than a week away and there’s every reason to be going through the remaining six days with a high level of anticipation. Not only are some of the biggest names in the history of the company and pro wrestling—The Undertaker, Goldberg, Brock Lesnar, to name a few—but there’s also no clear-cut winner entering the Royal Rumble match itself.
There’s not much worse than trying to get amped up about a 30-man over-the-top-rope battle royal when you already know the outcome. That was the case going into the match one year ago and was even more apparent when they ran the faux-injury angle with Roman Reigns early on. This year, however, presents a different case entirely.
Since we don’t know what’s going to happen, though, all bets are off. Subsequently, you can treat the 2017 WWE Royal Rumble match like a choose-your-won-adventure until the bell rings to actually start the match. So that’s what we’re set to do here, fantasy booking the Rumble match from start to finish. To begin with, we’ll look at which two superstars should be entrants Nos. 1 and 2 to start the WWE Royal Rumble match.
Who Should Start the WWE Royal Rumble Match?
There are a number of fine pairs that we could see in the ring to star the Rumble match. Having Brock Lesnar and Goldberg duke it out to start the match might not be the worst idea. Or even having a continued feud between Braun Strowman and Sami Zayn start out the match would be a solid way to go about kicking things off. However, the best option for my money is to have the former Shield brothers, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose, start off the match.
If we’re being realistic entering the Rumble, we know that neither Rollins nor Ambrose is going to win the match. Ambrose is the Intercontinental Champion and they aren’t going to book him to also face off for a World title at WrestleMania. Meanwhile, it’s been a mere formality for some time that Triple H is going to face off with Rollins in Orlando at Mania. Since Triple H isn’t a champion, that rules The Architect out as well.
However, that’s all the more reason why they should start the match. If they’re not going to win, you at least want to be able to showcase two of your most talented superstars on one of the Big-4 shows of the year. Allowing Ambrose and Rollins—two guys who have proven to have tremendous chemistry with one another in the ring—then come in at Nos. 1 and 2 allows that to happen and gets the crowd buzzing right from the start. Given all of the factors, that’s the best way to start.