WWE Royal Rumble 2020: Roman Reigns, CM Punk Among Favorites To Win Match, Main-Event WrestleMania

There will be 30 entrants in the 2020 Royal Rumble, and one wrestler stands out as the most likely choice to win the match. Roman Reigns is largely expected to be the last man standing and earn a title shot at WrestleMania 36 on April 5.

Reigns is the odds-on favorite at -150, according to BetOnline, to win Sunday’s Royal Rumble match at Minute Maid Park in Houston. It’s believed that he will go on to challenge Bray Wyatt for the Universal Championship at WWE’s biggest event of the year.

Wyatt is expected to beat Daniel Bryan Sunday night to retain the top title on “SmackDown.”

Reigns won the 2015 Royal Rumble, which gave him a WWE Championship match against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 31. The victory is remembered for the crowd’s negative reaction toward the result. Reigns was booed, even as he stood side-by-side with The Rock in the middle of the ring.

A former member of The Shield also won last year’s Royal Rumble. Seth Rollins won the battle royal before beating Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 35.

Lesnar will be the first entrant in this year’s Royal Rumble, despite being the Universal Champion. He’s got the third-best odds at +600.

If the Royal Rumble winner does go on to challenge Lesnar at WrestleMania 36, it might be Drew McIntyre that does so. McIntyre has the second-best odds at +500.

CM Punk last wrestled at the 2014 Royal Rumble. There has been increased speculation that he could make an in-ring return, especially since he began appearing on FS1’s WWE Backstage. Punk is among the betting favorites with +600 Royal Rumble odds, though it’s highly unlikely that he’ll be in the match.

Kevin Owens is a realistic option with +900 odds. Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has +1000 odds amid speculation that he could have a rematch with Lesnar at WrestleMania. Velasquez lost to Lesnar in his WWE debut at Crown Jewel in October.

There have been rumors that Edge might return at the Royal Rumble. The WWE Hall of Famer has +1200 odds. He has denied that he will wrestle again.

Aleister Black, Braun Strowman, Bray Wyatt and NXT’s Keith Lee all have +1600 odds.