5 Superstars who should not win WWE Men's Royal Rumble 2019

WWE's first PPV, and one of the big four PPVs in WWE's calendar, Royal Rumble, will come to us from the Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on January 27, 2019.

Braun Strowman will get a shot at Brock Lesnar's Universal championship, but the most eagerly awaited match is the 30-man Royal Rumble match, where the winner of the battle royal will get a chance to face either the Universal Champion or WWE Champion at WrestleMania 35.

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A strong performance in the battle royal can really propel a Superstar's push, as well as popularity in the WWE. But there are certain Superstars that should not win the battle royal either because it won't help them or it isn't the right time in their career.

Here, let us take a look at 5 Superstars who should not win the men's battle royal at the 2019 Royal Rumble.

#5 Seth Rollins

Let me set things straight right at the start: Seth Rollins deserves a Royal Rumble victory, and was perhaps the Superstar of the year in 2018, but there are bigger and better storylines that await him in 2019, which do not hinge on a Royal Rumble victory.

Firstly, I am assuming that Braun Strowman is the Universal Champion at WrestleMania 35, and I think WWE will not pit two faces - Strowman and Rollins - on their biggest night of the year.

Rollins should, instead, feud with one of the new call-ups to the main roster - be it EC3, Lars Sullivan, or the blockbuster signing of Kenny Omega, which seems likely by every passing day.

Omega vs Rollins would be a masterpiece in the ring, as well as great in the build-up to the match, and we could maybe have a WrestleMania match between the two.

#4 Randy Orton

Randy Orton is a legend in WWE, but it seems like his character went a bit stale a few years ago, and needs a shake-up and refreshing to make him relevant once again on SmackDown.

Orton is a great worker and one of the best heels in the WWE over the last two decades. But a victory for Orton at Royal Rumble 2019 in the 30-man battle royal should be one of the last options for WWE.

Firstly, Orton doesn't need a Royal Rumble win to get back into the WWE Championship reckoning, while him being a heel against another heel in Daniel Bryan, the current WWE Champion, doesn't bode well for him.

Secondly, the Royal Rumble win should go to a Superstar who is either new to the main roster, has been held back for long, or to rebuild a career.

#3 AJ Styles

AJ Styles got one of the biggest pops in recent history when he entered the 2016 Royal Rumble, finally making his eagerly awaited WWE return. He has since gone on to become one of the top dogs in the WWE, holding the WWE Championship for a record time.

Styles had an interesting feud with Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship, losing it after holding the belt for 371 days. The Phenomenal One has feuded with almost all of the big names on SmackDown, and it is time for him to move over RAW during the Superstar Shake-Up.

While winning the Rumble would mean that Styles will have the opportunity to face the Universal or WWE Champion, the former affording him the chance to move to RAW, most WWE fans would be unsure whom he will face, considering Lesnar and Strowman will face off in the main event later that night.

I also believe that Strowman vs Styles would be a huge mismatch in the ring (although I would want to be proved wrong), and he would be better off facing the likes of Rollins, Ambrose, or Balor.

#2 Bobby Lashley

Bobby Lashley turned heel in the latter half of 2018

When Bobby Lashley re-signed with the WWE, great things were expected from him, including a possible dream match against Universal Champion, Brock Lesnar. But Lashley turning heel and the addition of Lio Rush as his manager/hype man, has sort of derailed his momentum.

His gimmick, of him showing his backside to the fans, has also not worked (surprise, surprise!), and has been quite comical, to say the least. His brief alliance with Baron Corbin and Drew McIntyre - a heel triumvirate - fell flat too.

I'm not quite sure a Royal Rumble victory will help Lashley when his character on RAW, currently, is laughable and comical, rather than one that is fearsome and dominating.

Lashley could maybe set-up a new feud at Royal Rumble, which could eventually lead to greater things for the former MMA fighter.

#1 John Cena

John Cena, who recently returned to the WWE, has two Royal Rumble wins - 2008 and 2013, and is one win behind the most Royal Rumble wins, a record currently held by Stone Cold Steve Austin (3).

But, I, like a lot of WWE fans hope that Cena isn't the last man standing in the 30-man Royal Rumble match at Chase Field on January 27, 2019.

The single biggest reason why Cena shouldn't win the Royal Rumble is that he is a part-time wrestler, much like Brock Lesnar - another Superstar who makes infrequent appearances on RAW and WWE television.

WWE may want Cena to win the Rumble, set up a Championship match for WrestleMania 35 where he wins his 17th World title, which would be the highest, eclipsing Ric Flair.

While Cena does deserve the record, there could be another way of giving him this accolade, rather than taking the spot off of a much-deserving full-time Superstar.

Edited by Shambhu Ajith