The Undertaker, Goldberg and Brock Lesnar ended WWE Raw with a staredown that was a precursor to both Royal Rumble and WrestleMania 33.
In what is shaping up to be one of the most stacked Royal Rumble matches in history, the three legends have been portrayed as the most likely to win the 30-man battle royal and compete for a World title on the grandest stage of them all. But would that be the right decision?
WWE finds itself in quite the booking pickle for the Royal Rumble, with the option of having one of these three future Hall of Famers emerge victorious or the option of a swerve that would see a rising star pick up the biggest win of his career. This all boils down to whether WWE is intent on focusing on part-time stars or building up a new, full-time talent as WWE's new No. 1 guy.
The creative team will undoubtedly be tempted to give a Royal Rumble victory to to an already established name, but with the way the WrestleMania 33 card seems to be shaping up, this is the year that WWE should definitely avoid that.
Here are five superstars who absolutely should not win the 2017 Royal Rumble.
Randy Orton
"The Viper" is clearly headed for some sort of match with Bray Wyatt (and possibly Luke Harper) at WrestleMania 33, and though Wyatt deserves to be a World title contender, the WWE Championship simply doesn't fit into what they're doing right now. They don't need a title involved in a feud that's all about playing mind games and proving who the true alpha male is, and we certainly don't need Orton to win the Rumble when there are so many other choices.
The three-way rivalry between Wyatt, Orton and Harper should focus on the eventual split of the Wyatt Family, which is a story that doesn't need to involve a title. Well, at least not yet.
While Orton and Wyatt will probably step up to challenge for the WWE Championship at some point this year, they need to move on from each other first. In all likelihood, that won't happen until WrestleMania 33 at the earliest.
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