Royal Rumble 2019: 3 Things to look out for in the match between Brock Lesnar and Finn Balor

#1 What will be the match placement on the card?

Will Balor versus Lesnar main event?

Match placement on a card is an extremely important factor in determining how the match will be received, and how it will be presented. Traditionally, the opening match and last match are considered the most important. The opening match sets the tone for the rest of the night. It is important to get off to a good start. The last match is the main event of the evening. It is the match that the audience has been conditioned to treat as the most prestigious.

Every match in between these matches could suffer depending on what takes place before it. Certain matches are almost impossible to follow; Shawn Michaels versus The Undertaker at WrestleMania 25 doomed every match after it because it was so good.

Certain matches have endings that completely deflate the audience; the audience of WrestleMania 30 never truly recovered after The Undertaker's streak was broken. The life was sucked out of the building when he lost.

If Finn Balor wins, every match after will have a hard time following it, just because of how shocking that moment will be. If he loses, the fans will be angry, and likely detract from the next match.

Match placement is even more important in the case of a Royal Rumble. If the match is before the men's Royal Rumble match, Finn Balor could conceivably enter that match if he loses to Brock Lesnar.

The WWE has traditionally spaced out important matches on the card, but this card has four world championship matches, and two Royal Rumble matches.

At least one match on this card will suffer because it has to follow Finn Balor versus Brock Lesnar. The best bet is scheduling it before one of the Royal Rumble matches; no matter the result of this match, the crowd will eventually get into the Royal Rumble match.