5 surprises that could happen at the Royal Rumble

#4 Kenny Omega Debuts in WWE

Kenny Omega could debut in the Royal Rumble Match!

Ever since Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kenny Omega for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 12, it has been speculated that Omega will indeed leave NJPW to pursue a career in WWE.

There were rumors that he had a meeting with Vince McMahon and Triple H in WWE Headquarters to discuss a "fantastic offer" which was put up by the company to hire him. But it was reported later that he might have rejected the deal for another new promotion.

AEW (All Elite Wrestling), a new promotion which is owned by fellow Elite members Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks, is the new talk of the town. They had a rally scheduled for Jan. 8 at the Jaguars' TIAA Bank Field for AEW's first official pay-per-view, "Double or Nothing," which will take place on Saturday, May 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It is the sequel to the All In pay-per-view which was held last year in September.

Chris Jericho, one of the former WWE Superstars who has been lately working with other promotions such as Impact and NJPW, signed a contract with AEW recently. There have been many rumors that Omega will also do the same thing and support his friends in making the new promotion successful.

But again this is WWE, strange things have always happened in this company, so don't be surprised if he ends up being one of the entrants in the Royal Rumble Match!