Royal Rumble 2019: Finn Balor Unlikely To Return

Finn Balor the former WWE Universal Champion could appear at the Royal Rumble 2019 pay-per-view but it will take a miracle for him to do so. Finn Balor is still recovering from shoulder surgery, the last thing he may need is to return in an untimely fashion.

Bleacher Report acknowledges rumors that Finn Balor, who emerged as the first-ever winner of the WWE Universal Championship but is currently on a hiatus due to an injury, could return to the ring at the Royal Rumble or WrestleMania 33. But the website cites Cageside Seats’ Randall Ortman, who insists that it is unlikely fans will see Balor at the Royal Rumble next month. Fans will have to wait for WrestleMania 33, or even later next year, to see Balor in action once again.

At any rate, Balor may still be working on his comeback trail. His appearances show him in high spirits. But realistically, the earliest is WrestleMania 33 and not the Royal Rumble taking place next month, Bleacher Report reported.

While nothing has been made official, it is likely that he will immediately set his sights on the Universal title. Kevin Owens is the current champion, but there are rumblings that Roman Reigns could eventually become Universal champion.

Seeing a Reigns vs Balor title-match could be fitting seeing how these two met before. Recall that it was Balor who cost the “Big Dog” the title opportunity at SummerSlam so there is a bit of beef there.

Against Owens, it remains to be seen how the creative team works this one out. Two former NXT stars going at it could be everything will still boil down to the script.

The Undertaker To Win WWE Royal Rumble 2019?

We are just three weeks away from Royal Rumble 2019 and the WWE universe is awash with rumors as to who might win the WWE’s mass brawl. We are aware that recent weeks have seen a number of WWE stars confirm that they will compete at the 2019 Royal Rumble, but information has been coming in at a trickle rather than a flood. As previously reported in the Inquisitr returning WWE hero John Cena has been front and center of Royal Rumble rumors.

We know that John Cena will face off against AJ Styles at the first big PPV event of 2019, they signed the contract on this week’s SmackDown Live. The official WWE website lists those stars who have already confirmed that they will appear at the Royal Rumble, they include Brock Lesnar, Goldberg, Dolph Ziggler, and last year’s Royal Rumble winner Roman Reigns.
Whilst there is plenty of Royal Rumble speculation, one man has remained quiet, and he is arguably the biggest name of them all. When the Undertaker made a return to WWE in November, he said he was back to “take souls and dig holes,” but then he disappeared again. The Deadman said that he “refused to be defined by Wrestlemania” before helping the blue team to win the Survivor Series against their WWE Raw rivals.

The Undertaker is yet to confirm that he will compete at the 2019 Royal Rumble but chances are that announcement will come on the next issue of WWE SmackDown live.

As Sports Keeda points out, The Undertaker has only emerged from his crypt around Wrestlemania time in recent years. At SmackDown Live 900, the Deadman said he would be back “sooner than usual” in 2017. The Undertaker hasn’t won the Royal Rumble for a decade, so an appearance, and a win, at this year’s event might well set up a huge match with John Cena at Wrestlemania 33.

By the time Wrestlemania 33 comes around The Undertaker will be 52-years-old and it has been rumored that this may be the Deadman’s final year in WWE. If that is to be the case, then the WWE Universe would love to see The Undertaker Vs. John Cena as the Deadman’s final bout.