The thirty eighth version of WWE’s Royal Rumble takes place on Saturday at Tropicana Area in St. Petersburg, Florida. Not like many earlier years, the Rumble approaches with quite a few potential winners that may make sense as WrestleMania headliners.

Whereas there are solely 4 matches set for Saturday’s occasion, all 4 of them are intriguing in their very own means, with the boys’s and ladies’s Royal Rumble matches in addition to two championship bouts.

Undisputed WWE common champion Roman Reigns may also be in motion when he defends his championship in opposition to LA Knight, AJ Types and Randy Orton in a deadly four-way match. Additionally, Logan Paul will make the primary protection of his United States championship when he takes on Kevin Owens.

Will probably be an thrilling evening of motion as WrestleMania Season will get underway. Let’s check out who the CBS Sports activities consultants really feel will emerge victorious when the Royal Rumble involves Florida. The occasion streams dwell on Peacock at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday with a kickoff present starting one hour earlier than.

2024 WWE Royal Rumble predictions

Males’s Royal Rumble Match

As at all times, we enter the Rumble matches not figuring out each participant within the match. We do, nonetheless, know who the almost definitely winners are, with Cody Rhodes, CM Punk and Gunther all rising because the favorites in a deep area. Whereas Rhodes profitable, occurring to WrestleMania and “ending the story” by beating Roman Reigns is sensible, it is onerous to think about Punk not being the person pointing to the WrestleMania signal when the evening ends. Punk’s return was a large headline and he is a pure WrestleMania headliner. Considered one of Punk’s greatest complaints about his first run with WWE was that he by no means obtained his “WrestleMania second.” WWE has an opportunity to right that this 12 months. CM Punk wins — Brent Brookhouse (additionally Shakiel Mahjouri)

Ladies’s Royal Rumble Match

Bayley seems like the suitable lady to get the win on Saturday. WWE has spent appreciable time telling the story of Bayley slowly falling out with the group she based, Injury CTRL. With Iyo Sky as WWE girls’s champion, Bayley might win the Rumble and select to go after one among Injury CTRL’s personal, successfully splitting from the group and establishing a compelling story of her going in opposition to everything of her former steady. Bayley wins — Brookhouse (additionally Mahjouri)

Undisputed WWE common championship — Roman Reigns (c) vs. LA Knight vs. AJ Types vs. Randy Orton

There’s not a lot query over whether or not Reigns will maintain on to his title on Saturday. A reign as historic as his is just not going to finish in a considerably random deadly four-way match simply months earlier than WrestleMania. The true query is, who will eat the pinfall? Given Types and Orton haven’t been pay-per-view opponents for Reigns throughout his run as champion, it is sensible for them to stay contemporary by not being pinned by the champion. Knight has already had his shot and got here up quick. It appears smart for Reigns to retain his title by pinning Knight. Roman Reigns retains the title — Brookhouse (additionally Mahjouri)

United States championship — Logan Paul (c) vs. Kevin Owens

This is likely to be the toughest match to name on the cardboard even when it may solely go two methods. Saturday marks Paul’s first U.S. title protection since dishonest Rey Mysterio out of the title in November. Paul parading round with a WWE title is a incredible solution to market the product to Paul’s giant social media viewers. It is also onerous to think about Paul will fall quick in his first title protection. Then again, WWE is sorely in want of lively singles champions. Reigns and Paul aren’t common tv performers and world champion Seth Rollins is nursing a knee damage. It is likely to be sensible to provide the title to a high fan-favorite celebrity like Owens. In the end, it feels too quickly to finish Paul’s reign. Anticipate him to win through shenanigans in preparation for an additional look at WrestleMania. Logan Paul retains the title — Mahjouri (additionally Brookhouse)