5 reasons why Shinsuke Nakamura should win the Royal Rumble 2018

#2 He has a huge cult following of NXT and indie fans

Nakamura in NJPW

Nakamura has garnered a very large, aggressively loyal fanbase, owing to his very successful runs in NXT, and in promotions like NJPW before that. This fanbase loves the "artist" and his art passionately, and a "Nakamura" chant happens every time he enters a WWE ring due to these fans.

Even when he was eliminated first in the Survivor Series match, you could clearly hear the crowd behind him as he used his knee attacks on the RAW team.