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Loser: Elias
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Why this happened is beyond me. Elias is a fan favorite. Few can control crowds like he can, whether as a face or a heel. He should be getting set up for bigger and better things this year, but instead, he took another clean loss to Baron Corbin.
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It's a puzzling choice. Corbin has few upsides besides being a nuisance for fan favorites like Elias to eventually overcome. Instead, it appears the opposite keeps happening.
Elias has fallen behind in the race to MetLife Stadium as of late, and it's far from out of the question that he's just there to do another musical performance as he did in New Orleans last year.
It would be a waste of resources, but that appears to be the trajectory at the moment. Nothing indicates any kind of standout performance at the Royal Rumble for him in Phoenix on Sunday night.
