{"id":184740,"date":"2026-01-30T17:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=184740"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:46:12","slug":"murphys-blog-wwe-royal-rumble-predictions-who-will-win-the-mens-and-womens-royal-rumble-matches-is-this-the-end-of-aj-styles-career-will-sami-zayn-finally-win-the-big-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2026\/01\/30\/murphys-blog-wwe-royal-rumble-predictions-who-will-win-the-mens-and-womens-royal-rumble-matches-is-this-the-end-of-aj-styles-career-will-sami-zayn-finally-win-the-big-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Murphy&#8217;s Blog: WWE Royal Rumble predictions &#8211; Who will win the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s Royal Rumble matches? Is this the end of AJ Styles&#8217; career? Will Sami Zayn finally win the big one?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3508589652\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><strong>By Don Murphy<\/strong>, ProWrestling.net Contributor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonThePredictor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DonThePredictor<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>For anyone that\u2019s dealing with snow and freezing cold, I hope you\u2019re all staying warm and safe. It\u2019s been a while since New York has had a storm like this. We can handle it, but this one was notable. But enough about that \u2013 this Saturday is the Royal Rumble, my favorite show of the year, taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at King Abdullah Financial District. I\u2019m a little bit behind on the weekly shows but heading into go-home week, aside from talents \u201cdeclaring\u201d themselves, the build for the Rumble matches has been flat. I am sure once the bell rings, there will be stories told that will play into the finish and ultimately, WrestleMania. And if you forget that the Rumble kicks off WrestleMania season, WWE will remind you multiple times throughout the show. Now then, let\u2019s run down the card!<\/p>\n<p><b>Men\u2019s Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 42:<\/b> (Entrants: Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, Gunther, Jey Uso, Rey Mysterio, Dragon Lee, Penta, Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, Je\u2019Von Evans, Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, Logan Paul, Austin Theory, Oba Femi, Brock Lesnar, Randy Orton, Damian Priest, Trick Williams, The Miz, Ilja Dragunov, nine TBA).<\/p>\n<p>I see three main stories developing. First, can Cody win the Rumble for a third time? Second, will Bron Breakker emerge as the WrestleMania main eventer WWE is telling us he will be? Finally, what role does Brock Lesnar play and will we get some idea around his WrestleMania opponent? To answer the first question, Cody will challenge for one of the two titles, but I don\u2019t think he wins it here. Rather, I think they save that for the Elimination Chamber.<\/p>\n<p>For the second question, ESPN kind of tipped off a Seth Rollins return. Now, it could be a swerve, but assuming Rollins returns, he likely eliminates Breakker which sets up a series of matches that could culminate at WrestleMania. And finally, we\u2019ll see Brock toss a lot of guys but I think the match everyone wants to see at WrestleMania is Gunther. So, I think that plays into either man\u2019s elimination here. If Brock plans to retire this year, there\u2019s always the chance they save that match for SummerSlam in Brock\u2019s home state of Minnesota but to me, that\u2019s a WrestleMania match.<\/p>\n<p>As for who wins, I\u2019d really like to see one of the newer talents win but I think they\u2019re committed to having both Cody and Roman in the WrestleMania main event picture, so with Cody presumably winning at Elimination Chamber, I see Roman taking it here. It also wouldn\u2019t shock me to see the return of Chris Jericho and the debut of Powerhouse Hobbs.<\/p>\n<p><i>Don Predicts:<\/i>\u00a0<i>Roman Reigns wins the Men\u2019s Royal Rumble match.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Women\u2019s Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 42: <\/b>(Entrants: Iyo Sky, Rhea Ripley, Roxanne Perez, Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, Bayley, Lyra Valkyria, Asuka, Chelsea Green, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Lash Legend, Nia Jax, Jordynne Grace, Giulia, Maxxine Dupri, Becky Lynch, 13 TBA).<\/p>\n<p>This one has less of a build than the men\u2019s match. As of now, both champions are cold booking-wise so for me, there\u2019s not an intriguing path to a compelling WrestleMania match. Of course, the odds would seemingly go with Rhea Ripley or Charlotte Flair, but they\u2019ve gone to that well before. I considered Jordynne Grace as a dark horse pick given the current storyline with Jade Cargill but she\u2019s just not winning the crowds over as much as I think WWE would hope.<\/p>\n<p>So ultimately, I think an unadvertised return will be the one that takes the match \u2013 Bianca Belair. There\u2019s a story with Jade that I think they could build nicely for WrestleMania and her return might give the division a little bit of the boost it needs. For surprises, Paige seems like a possibility, so watch for that. And I think we\u2019ll see AJ Lee return to further her story with Becky Lynch. Otherwise, we\u2019ll see the usual mix of NXT and TNA wrestlers, and perhaps a few legends.<b><\/b><\/p><div id=\"prowr-214033590\" class=\"prowr-content-4 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_2 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_2\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><i>Don Predicts:\u00a0<\/i><i>Bianca Belair wins the Women\u2019s Royal Rumble match.<\/i><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn for the WWE Championship.\u00a0<\/b>This is the right match for this show. I\u2019ve enjoyed the story of Sami committing to win the big one the right way, as well as his ongoing challenge of never having beaten McIntyre. He\u2019ll definitely play the crowd favorite but I think he comes up short again. For me, this raises some interesting questions. If he loses, what is his WrestleMania path? And does it involve ditching \u201cdoing things the right way\u201d and turning heel? Also, if they decide to keep him as a babyface, do the fans start to give up on him after consistently being let down after thinking he may finally win the big one? As for Drew, I don\u2019t think he\u2019s the champion come WrestleMania but he\u2019s doing strong work as always and I\u2019m interested to see how things unfold for him over the next two and a half months.<\/p>\n<p><i>Don Predicts:<\/i>\u00a0<i>Drew McIntyre retains the WWE Championship.<\/i><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Gunther vs. AJ Styles (Styles must retire if he loses).\u00a0<\/b>This one is tough. There are strong rumors that this is AJ\u2019s last month, especially given a deleted tweet by Shinsuke Nakamura. I\u2019m going to call this a red herring as I can\u2019t believe he would retire this early in the year without having one more WrestleMania match. And, as I said earlier, the match for me at WrestleMania is Gunther and Brock, but I could equally see the rubber match between Gunther and AJ at Mania, with that being billed as AJ\u2019s last match.<\/p>\n<p><i>Don Predicts:<\/i>\u00a0<i>AJ Styles defeats Gunther.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Join Jason Powell for his live review as the 39th annual Royal Rumble streams live on ESPN Unlimited in the United States and via Netflix internationally on Saturday afternoon at 1CT\/2ET. Jake Barnett and Jason will co-host a same-day audio review for <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/dot-net-membership-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/dot-net-membership-benefits\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1769873884263000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2iabvqr-WEbXwBGcwrcsJS\">Dot Net Members<\/a>\u00a0(including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/prowrestlingdotnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/prowrestlingdotnet&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1769873884263000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3H-PZ_4CqzYQNkxprz3Kqe\">Patreon<\/a>\u00a0<wbr \/>patrons). Enter the coupon code season26 to knock $10 off the price of the three-month, six-month, or annual options. 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