Top 5 Stars Who Can Win The 2011 Royal Rumble Match

The people that I have chosen to be on this list have been chosen to assume that they can and will go on to headline WrestleMania to compete in the main event.These are my opinions but of course everyone is allowed to have their say. Before I begin I want to say that I am going to leave out The Miz Randy Orton and Kane as two of them are currently champions at the time of writing this and The Miz is the MITB holder so I doubt that he will win the Rumble match if he is still holding it when the rumble comes around..
Number 1: EDGE

The Rated R superstar has been one of WWE’s go to guy in recent years and he has never let them down. He was the first ever winner of the MITB match and he has never looked back since. Right now Edge is in a bit of a rut with nowhere to go at the moment on RAW. It looks as if Edge is due to return to Smackdown where we could see the rise of the rated R superstar once again as he will no doubt become the main star on Smackdown should he return.
Edge won last years royal rumble marking a successful comeback from injury and nobody will be surprised if Edge joins an elite list of superstars to win back to back rumble matches and then go on to win the biggest prize possible at Wrestlemania.






Number 2: Chris Jericho

Chris Jericho claims to be the best in the world at what he does and not many people will argue with this statement. Chris Jericho has been to the mountaintop and back on many occasions and the WWE knows that they can rely on him no matter the situation.

This faith that WWE has in him has been displayed on many occasions including when he won the scramble match a couple years ago and let’s not forget he is the first ever undisputed champion. I’m sure that Jericho will use this fact to somehow get into the match at Mania should he not win the Rumble match.
Although should he win the Rumble then he would have to be a red hot favourite going into the unification match. Chris Jericho is also due to have some time off so I don’t see a better way of bringing him back to win the rumble match.





Number 3: CM Punk

This is a man who dominated the first third of the Royal Rumble last year before he was eliminated by Triple H. Cm Punk is also a two time MITB winner and has won almost every strap he has gone after since his arrival in the WWE.

However for one reason or another, WWE doesn’t seem to be very high on CM Punk anymore as he has been losing almost every single feud he has been in, including getting his head shaved by Rey Mysterio and having his “almighty” Straight Edge Society lose to one man, albeit a large man, at Summerslam.
This could be just the spark he needs to re-ignite his WWE career, by winning potentially the most important Rumble match in years and going on to compete for the chance to be the first Straight Edge Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion and proving to the world that he is better than us.



Number 4: Christian

Although he has been wasted since going over to Smackdown, Christian has been seen by many as a World Champion in waiting and his time could come in the very near future. It could be similar to when Chris Jericho won his first world title. He waited his entire career to get one and then two came along in the same night when he became the first undisputed World Champion.

Should Christian get a similar push to a world title then it will be fully deserved for a man who has held almost every other title there is to hold in the WWE. However this looks highly unlikely as he is currently being used to push younger talent such as Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre and Juan Bradshaw Layfield AKA Alberto Del Rio. Although should Christian turn heel then anything is possible from here to the rumble.

Number 5: John Morrison

As of late the WWE seems to be pushing Jomo an awful lot again by having him beat Chris Jericho, looking very strong against the then WWE Champion Sheamus in a losing effort the following week and then to beat Chris Jericho again for the second time in a row. In addition to this, they have also been showcasing John Morrison in cool backstage segments as he is preparing for his matches.

The only problem John Morrison has at the moment is that his push can’t really take him to a WWE title match as the champion is the top face in Randy Orton. He also can’t go after Daniel Bryans US title as he is another face and the WWE doesn’t really like doing the whole face vs face thing. WWE could turn him heel to feud with these stars but a heel John Morrison would limit his aerial arsenal as heels are not known as being high-flyers who excite the crowd. With this in mind you would have to wonder why the WWE is pushing John Morrison when it looks as if there is no title that he can legitimately go after.
There are many people who say that Jomo is the next Shawn Michaels and has also had a similar career path as HBK in terms of titles held, which was cleverly pointed out by Justin LaBarr and Josh Isenberg on an episode of CSR.
With the Royal Rumble just a few months away, there is a very strong chance that he is being pushed to win the rumble match and emulate Shawn Michaels by winning his first World Title at the main event of Wrestlemania. But as We All Know Nobody Can Be Shawn Michaels ...