Report: Why WWE Decided To Have Sheamus Win the Rumble

PWInsider.com is reporting that the primary reason why WWE decided to go with Sheamus as the winner of the Royal Rumble last night is because most insiders were predicting that Chris Jericho would get the big win.

Furthermore, WWE had the announcers push the "swerve" with the line questioning which title Sheamus would choose to challenge for. Additionally, the line puts over the unpredictability of the match, and the shake-up of the WWE landscape.

It's being said that Sheamus has been getting a great reaction from crowds at recent live events, and that WWE officials are firmly behind him as a top babyface in the company.

I like the swerve. WWE didn't fuck up this time with a swerve, so I'm not complaining.

I liked the Swerve too. Jericho winning would have been tooooo predictable.

The last two years they have been good with that. Del Rio and Sheamus were both surprise winners

Where as you had Cena returning in 08, with a predictable win as well as Edge returning in 2010 with a predictable win too

The LL Father wrote:

I liked the Swerve too. Jericho winning would have been tooooo predictable.

The last two years they have been good with that. Del Rio and Sheamus were both surprise winners

Where as you had Cena returning in 08, with a predictable win as well as Edge returning in 2010 with a predictable win too

To be fair with Cena, you could argue his win was a swerve, as a couple of hours before the match he had to make a decision as to whether or not he was fit enough to wrestle. his entry was a surprise, his win was inevitable once he had entered though.

I think thats what they meant. Although we never expected Cena/Edge to return, when they entered, we knew they had it in the bag.

Yeah what X said. Them entering WAS a surprise, but as soon as there music hit, you just KNEW that they would win