5 surprises that could happen at the Royal Rumble

#3 Finn Bálor conquers Brock Lesnar

Finn Bálor after winning Universal Title at Summerslam 2016

It was a really a big surprise to see this match happen, as until last week Braun Strowman was expected to face Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble. But last Monday on Raw, Bálor won a Fatal 4-Way match by defeating John Cena, Drew McIntyre, and Baron Corbin to become the new #1 contender for Universal Title.

Strowman was removed from the main event for destroying Vince McMahon’s limousine on RAW. Later on the show, Mr. McMahon came out to announce their will be a new challenger for Universal Title which will be determined in Raw's main event.

Bálor defeated Jinder Mahal to earn a place in the Fatal 4-Way Match, and later on he pinned the 16-time World Champion John Cena to get an opportunity for the title he never lost. The match between Bálor and Lesnar for the Universal Championship was expected to happen at last year's Royal Rumble, but the plan was scrapped.

While Lesnar is the clear favorite to win this match, it would be really surprising if Bálor picked up a win. If we recall Lesnar's match against Eddie Guerrero at No Way Out 2004, the latter defeated Lesnar with the help of Goldberg.

Something similar can happen in this match too, as Braun Strowman is still frustrated about the fact that he lost his opportunity to face Lesnar. Perhaps, he could cost Lesnar the title and later on we can have a feud between The Monster and The Beast at WrestleMania 35.