10 Biggest Royal Rumble Rumors, Returns And Surprises

3. Shawn Michaels

The much-ballyhooed returned of the Heartbreak Kid was something most wrestling fans thought they would never see. His retirement seemed nailed on, after all how could he ever top going out to his greatest rival in an all-time great match at one of the biggest events of all time?

He couldn’t, but he was paid enough money to wrestle at Crown Jewel that he did not have to worry about silly little things like his legacy or his credibility . . .

Now that Shawn has done one, he might as well do more. After all, a fiercely proud in-ring competitor like Michaels is unlikely to want the woeful Crown Jewel main event to be the final image fans have of his career.

Michaels stated after Crown Jewel that he was unlikely to wrestle again because the match took a toll on his body, but we have heard that before and anyway, that’s exactly what he would say if he wanted to keep his return a surprise.

Michaels is probably going to wrestle at WrestleMania. After all, he is Mr. WrestleMania, and that show desperately needs some star power now that it has lost two of its proposed main events due to Roman Reigns’ illness and Triple H’s injury.

Michaels could well enter the Rumble, eliminate The Undertaker and begin their storied rivalry all over again.

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