WWE Rumor Roundup: Top Superstar injured in men's Royal Rumble, Brock Lesnar gets into a real backstage fight, Edge goes off script - 26th January 2020

#3 The reason why Drew McIntyre was chosen to win the Royal Rumble

Drew McIntyre closed out Royal Rumble with the biggest win of his career as he eliminated Roman Reigns to punch his ticket to the WrestleMania main event.

The Scottish Psychopath was not the original choice, however, as he was a late pick to win the match, which was driven by the reactions of the fans.

Sportskeeda's Tom Colohue reported the following after the Royal Rumble main event:

So I'm being told by a #WWE source that McIntyre was a moderately late but very popular choice and that's why so many changes were made to the announced lineup. Change was apparently fan driven.I have no issue with that. Very happy with the decision. #RoyalRumble

— Tom Colohue (@Colohue) January 27, 2020

McIntyre was the one who eliminated Brock Lesnar and he should take on The Beast in the main event of WrestleMania 36 in a highly-anticipated WWE Championship match.

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#2 The reason why Sasha Banks was not at Royal Rumble

Just when the fans thought Sasha Banks would enter the Royal Rumble at #29, out came Santina Marella to an underwhelming reaction. The decision to get Santina back was rightfully criticized by Sportskeeda's Riju Dasgupta in his Best and Worst for the Royal Rumble.

The burning question right now, however, is about the absence of Sasha Banks.

Fightful Select reports that The Boss was not cleared to wrestle as she is out with an injury. The report didn't reveal the severity of her injury or her expected in-ring return date, Sportskeeda's Tom Colohue stated that Banks could be out with an ankle injury, which has kept her out of action since the January 3rd episode of SmackDown.

PWinsider also reported that Kelly Kelly was Sasha Banks' replacement in the match.