Predicting the 2018 Royal Rumble card 

Main Event: Royal Rumble Match

Ladies and gentlemen, it is now time...for the Royal...Rumble...MATCH!

Here it comes, my friends - the main event.

Now, just like with the Women's Royal Rumble, I can't predict the exact entry order because not enough people are confirmed yet (only 3, as of this writing). But I can try to predict some things about it.

To begin, I think of all the surprise returns we may see in the match, Jeff Hardy seems to be a likely option. He went down in September with a rotator cuff tear, which usually takes around four to six months to heal.

If he's doing well with recovery, then he could definitely return for the Rumble, as that would be right at the four-month mark. Unfortunately, I don't think "Brother Nero" is going to win - just that he'll enter.

Moving on, I think that John Cena will enter the match as well, with the assumption being that he's going to win his third Rumble and tie Stone Cold Steve Austin's record, much like how he Ric Flair's World Championship record at the last Royal Rumble PPV.

When Cena comes out, he will obviously do well. He'll be throwing out mid-carders like there's no tomorrow, hitting signature moves left and right, and riling up the crowd big time. That is, until we hear the sound of a very familiar bell; one that we haven't heard since...WrestleMania.

That's right - it's The Undertaker.

What's that? You thought he retired? So did everyone else, but he's still got some left in the tank, and by Jove, he's going to prove it. And prove it, he does - he tosses out a few guys before staring down John Cena, who he begins to throw down with. While this is going on, Roman Reigns enters the fray. The three trade blows between each other, until eventually 'Taker throws out Reigns, getting revenge for last year's WrestleMania.

John Cena takes advantage of the situation, eliminating 'Taker while his back is turned (kind of like how Roman did it last year). This sets up a feud between the two going into WrestleMania, which I believe to be The Undertaker's curtain call.

"So, clearly, you're saying Cena wins, right?" Well, no, hypothetical individual. Allow me to wrap this up - the winner is going to be a member of the full-time roster. Specifically, a member of the SmackDown roster. They will win by last eliminating John Cena. But who could feasibly do that if Reigns and Undertaker are gone?

Shinsuke Nakamura. That's who.

He's already beaten John Cena clean, the company clearly sees him as valuable, and they've already teased a show-stopper match between him and A.J. Styles, so it only makes sense to give Nakamura the crown. Additionally, RAW can decide its #1 Contender in an Elimination Chamber Match in February, as it doesn't seem that Brock Lesnar will be appearing at that PPV.

That win will likely go to Roman Reigns, setting up the Reigns/Lesnar sequel that they've clearly been working towards.

Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura