#2 It was rumoured that Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens would be in the Battle Royal

Before Daniel Bryan was cleared and it became obvious that WWE was building towards a tag match between SmackDown’s management team and its most villainous duo, it was rumoured that Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens would appear in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
It would have been a significant demotion for Zayn and Owens to feature in the Battle Royal after leading the way with SmackDown’s main story over the last few months, and KO even jokingly posted a picture of a previous Battle Royal on Twitter with the caption “tape study”.
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The conclusion to the long-running rivalry with Shane McMahon would have been very underwhelming if it led to Zayn and Owens competing in the Battle Royal, so it’s a good job Bryan was cleared!