Moving onto the Men’s Rumble match, Seth mentions that Daniel Bryan is actually one of the betting favourites to win. Taz points out that no matter what these betting odds are saying, if Daniel Bryan poses a risk to himself or anyone else in the ring, WWE will never clear him to wrestle. If he is indeed cleared to wrestle, WWE has several creative options for WrestleMania including Bryan versus Styles, or Bryan versus Lesnar.
Nakamura is actually the betting favourite to win at this point, and although Taz hates the idea of betting on professional wrestling, he’s siding with the odds here by choosing Nakamura as his winner. He adds that he’d love to see Nakamura prevail in this match.
Taz thinks Brock Lesnar is going to successfully defend his Universal Title at the Rumble against Braun Strowman and Kane. He points out that if WWE decides to switch the Title, they’ll put it on Strowman, not Kane. Strowman is basically a babyface at this point, so in order to really get him to the top of the mountain as Champion, Strowman needs to pin Lesnar, not Kane in order to win.
Taz mentions that WWE needs to be careful that Strowman doesn’t become too much of a spectacle, tipping over trucks and throwing humans around every Monday night. In spite of those potential issues, Strowman is definitely “money” and “must-see television” in Taz’s opinion.
