#8 Lars Sullivan

Lars Sullivan had a stellar run in the developmental territory, NXT, and the WWE Universe also expects the Freak to dominate on the main roster. While there is a lot of speculation that Lars Sullivan will attack Brock Lesnar after the latter successfully defends his Universal Championship against Braun Strowman, it would be better to have Lars Sullivan debut in the Rumble match.
The Freak could enter the match early and eliminate 5-6 superstars before being eliminated in the final stages of the match. Or maybe the WWE could book him to win the entire thing and battle Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship in the main event of WrestleMania 35.
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Lars Sullivan seems to be the next Brock Lesnar of the company, so having him make a statement at the Royal Rumble PPV will solidify his position as the Freak.