WWE Rumor Roundup - Triple H's plan for Brock Lesnar rejected, Roman Reigns' future, 2 Superstars leaving - 31st January 2020

#3 Shane McMahon's backstage role at Royal Rumble

Shane McMahon has not been seen on WWE TV for a very long time but that doesn't mean he isn't contributing to the company.

As revealed by Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Shane O'Mac was one of the producers of the men's Royal Rumble match. Abyss, James Noble and Lance Storm were also responsible in putting the match together. The decision to book McIntyre to win and the finishing sequence were made by Vince McMahon.

Meltzer also revealed the producers of the Women's Royal Rumble match.

Here's what he noted in the Newsletter:

"The men’s Rumble was put together by Shane McMahon, James Gibson (Noble), Chris Park (Abyss) and Lance Evers (Storm) with input by Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar regarding the early part of the match. Vince McMahon was heavily involved in the finishing sequence and not only made the final call on McIntyre winning but also the sequence and his eliminating Reigns last.

"The women’s Rumble was put together by Michael Seitz (Hayes), T.J. Wilson (Tyson Kidd), Adam Pearce, Mickie James and Paul Levesque had input the day of the show to help out and made it flow better."