Royal Rumble 2020: 5 Finishes for The Fiend vs Daniel Bryan - Massive debut, legend confronts Wyatt?

#2 Daniel Bryan shocks the world, Fiend enters the Rumble

Will Bryan become the first man to defeat The Fiend?

To be honest, hardly anyone is considering the possibility of Daniel Bryan actually defeating The Fiend at the Royal Rumble and walking out with the Universal Championship. Nothing against Bryan, but such is the momentum of the sadistic alter-ego of Bray Wyatt.

While I'm not suggesting that Bryan will pin or submit The Fiend, as that would be a massive momentum-break for the Universal Champion, but one thing that not many have paid proper attention to is the stipulation involved.

A strap match is one where the opponents are tied together with a strap, which can also be used as a weapon. While a variation of this match can end in a pinfall, the strap matches that we've seen in WWE recently have the rule that the wrestlers involved have to go around the ring, touching all four corners in order and without stopping to win (watch the video below for clarification). If such is the case, there is an outside possibility that Bryan might end up winning it, without having to pin The Fiend. Of course, we don't know the exact match rules as of now, so this is just mere speculation.

Daniel Bryan winning the Universal Championship might be a big blow to The Fiend's momentum, but what if WWE double-swerves the fans and The Fiend enters the Royal Rumble match at #30 and wins it? Unlikely? Yes. Impossible? Never say never.