On Tuesday Forbes & Bleacher Report wrestling columnist Alfred Konuwa was on WrestleZone Daily. Alfred was back with the latest installment of his weekly segment for the Daily called What’s Best For Business? which airs every Tuesday on WrestleZone Daily.
This week Alfred takes a look at who he does and does not think has a chance in this Sunday’s Royal Rumble.
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You can listen to Alfred’s appearance starting at the 1:16:01 minute mark in the embedded audio player below. Some of his quotes have been transcribed below it:
On whether he gets more excited about the Royal Rumble or WrestleMania:
AK: That’s a great question. I think it’s a dead heat. I always go back and forth. These are my two favorite PPVs. Maybe the Rumble because of the fun and the surprises and whatnot. It’s 50/50. I hate answering questions like that but it’s even.
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On his recent Bleacher Report article where he says he does not think that Chris Jericho will win the Royal Rumble match:
AK: The point I made in the article was written before RAW. Up til that point he had just been booked in all these mid-card angles. RAW was all about Jericho. I think it’s because he’s going to figure to be part of the Royal Rumble so that when he gets eliminated it’s a big deal. I think he’s so set on winning the Royal Rumble that his elimination will cause him to turn heel. I think they are just setting that up to where whoever eliminates him will be his WrestleMania opponent. I do not see Jericho winning this at all. I can’t see what the main event program would be. Whether it’s Jericho and another main eventer. Like Jericho vs Reigns. Jericho’s role these days is to come in and put over a young guy on the rise. It’s usually a young mid-carder on the rise. I see him being paired with Dean Ambrose, honestly.
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On the possibility that the fans would boo Roman Reigns walking away clean as the winner of the Royal Rumble match and still WWE World Heavyweight Champion:
AK: I think they have just accepted Roman Reigns at this point. It’s not going to be anything as much as Nerdrage 2 last year. I think Nerdrage 3 will be a little more timid. They are going to be in Florida. Hopefully they will play nice. I don’t think Roman Reigns is going to win. If he’s booked as #1 and The Authority is against him and he has to run the gamete. If he wins being in that position I think the people are going to appreciate him enough to cheer him. It’s not like he’s just going to dominate the Royal Rumble. He’s going to have to fight and scratch and claw and that’s something that resonates with people from a babyface standpoint. Still, this is 1999 all over again. There’s a bounty on his head. He’s going in at #1. It’s going to seem like he’s going to win it and then at the end The Authority is going to screw him. I don’t see Roman Reigns winning this at all.
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