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By Jeremy Hanna
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The Royal Rumble is easily the most exciting match in all of professional wrestling.
30 WWE Superstars will enter the ring and by the end of the match, we'll know who will be challenging for world titles at WrestleMania 41.
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Additionally, there are two exciting matchups for the Undisputed WWE Championship and the WWE Tag Team Championship.
Here's who we're predicting will come out on top on Feb. 1 in Indianapolis.
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Men's Royal Rumble
This year, the Men's Royal Rumble is filled with plenty of deserving talent, with exciting newcomers like Jacob Fatu and venerated veterans like Rey Mysterio.
That being said, there are five wrestlers who are definite contenders this year: John Cena, Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, and Drew McIntyre.
Every one of these WWE Superstars has a story worthy of winning the Rumble. However, only one of them has never won the big event: CM Punk. Expect that to change this year.
Winner: CM Punk
Final Four: CM Punk, John Cena, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins
Iron Man: Roman Reigns
Most Eliminations: Jacob Fatu
Women's Royal Rumble
The Women's Royal Rumble is a bit more complicated to predict this year, with many of the major stories on the Women's roster coming to a close earlier this month.
Additionally, WWE's stars with the most momentum, Rhea Ripley and Tiffany Stratton, have both just won the Women's World Championship and WWE Women's Championship respectively.
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Because of this, don't be surprised to see a past Rumble winner come out on top again to become the first woman to win the Women's Royal Rumble twice. And since she'll be making her in-ring return, expect it to be Charlotte Flair.
Winner: Charlotte Flair
Final Four: Charlotte Flair, Bianca Belair, Becky Lynch, Lyra Valkyria
Iron Woman: Lyra Valkyria
Most Eliminations: Nia Jax
Undisputed WWE Championship
In what is set to be the most predictable match on the card, Cody Rhodes will defend the official Undisputed WWE Championship against Kevin Owens, who currently holds the classic "winged eagle" variant of the title.
At this point, there is no reason to assume Rhodes won't go home with the win, especially since he's the most popular Superstar on the roster and WrestleMania 41 is only a few months away.
All that being said, this has all the potential to be a great ladder match. Rhodes and Owens are experts at this point, and the storyline has made it worth emotionally investing in.
Winner: Cody Rhodes
WWE Tag Team Championship
Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano (#DIY) will be defending their tag titles against Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin (Motor City Machine Guns) in what could be the best technical match of the night.
Since it is a two-out-of-three falls match, there will be plenty of time for both teams to show off what they're truly capable of.
If there is going to be a title change, it will be here. However, Elton Prince and Kit Wilson (Pretty Deadly) will surely want revenge after being beaten by MCMG to earn this title shot. Because of this, #DIY will retain.
Winner: #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano)
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