So Royal Rumble is a few days away, and that means that everyone is running around with speculation and predictions for the outcome of this Pay-per-view. Given these facts…you didn’t think we wouldn’t be partaking in the festivities of unabashedly throwing our opinions around like a sweeping declaration on How I Met Your Mother, did you? We corralled 12 of our personalities to partake in predictions, and we will be keeping a running tally all year, to see who is the most accurate in all of The Chairshot The choice that wins the majority vote, will officially be The Chairshot’s pick to win the match, regardless of how I feel about the choice.

Who voted? Harry Broadhurst (Raw Reaction), Tony Acero (Raw Reaction), Dan Phelan (The Architect of The Chairshot), PC Tunney (The Commissioner), Christopher Platt (Mr. Velvet Pipes), Greg DeMarco (The Kingpin), Patrick O’Dowd (The Realist), Big Dave (The Law), Marilee Gallagher (The Nice One), Steven Mitchell (Got Ya Covered), Jon Weigell (The Professional) and myself of course (they seem to like calling me El Snowflake), for putting together these picks. Next predictions article I will layout everyone’s record so we can see who’s pulling up the rear, to start off the year.

Now let’s get to the run down in case you’ve been trapped under ice for the last few weeks and have no clue what’s supposed to go down on this show:

Smackdown Live Tag Team Title Match: The Usos (c) vs Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin

Coming off of a controversial Dusty Finish a few weeks ago, Gable and Benjamin feel like they were robbed of the titles. While The Usos defined the tag team division last year and have maintained their momentum as they look like the most complete team in WWE. Will a legal indiscretion seal their fate or will they live to fight another day, in the Uso Penitentiary?

Voting Breakdown:

The Usos – 9
Gable & Benjamin – 3

Official Chairshot Pick: The Usos retain

Raw Tag Team Title Match: Seth Rollins & Jason Jordan (c) vs Sheamus & Cesaro

In amusing symmetry the two former members of American Alpha are both in a Tag Title match, just not together, and not for the same one. Sheamus and Cesaro feel like Kurt Angle threw together Jordan and Rollins as an act of nepotism. However, if the last couple weeks leading up to this, The Diet Shield has been involved more with The Balor Club, while Sheamus and Cesaro have been losing to Titus Worldwide. Is this just an obligatory match to get us to Elimination Chamber when The Club take the titles off Rollins and Jordan; or will Sheamus and Cesaro pull off what would be considered an upset with the past few weeks bookings?

Voting Breakdown:

Rollins & Jordan – 4
Sheamus & Cesaro – 8

Official Chairshot Pick: The Bar wins

WWE Heavyweight Championship 2v1 Handicap Match: AJ Styles (c) vs Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn

Well this match has so many odd questions. Is Daniel Bryan colluding with Kevin and Sami? Will WWE do Co-Champions again when the last one wasn’t exactly well received? Will Kevin and Sami explode mid match when egos get in the way? All I know is that Styles stuck his foot in his mouth by suggesting this, and now we get to see if he can pull it off.

Voting Breakdown:

AJ Styles – 10
Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn – 2

Official Chairshot Pick: AJ Styles retains

WWE Universal Championship Triple Threat Match: Brock Lesnar (c) vs Braun Strowman vs Kane

Now even if everyone doesn’t agree on the winner, I haven’t met a person that thinks Kane is involved for any reason than to eat the pin. Braun is the guy everyone wants to see finally get over on Lesnar, but between standing tall the last 3 weeks and everyone’s inevitable Lesnar vs Reigns prediction, no one is fully sold. Lesnar will probably continue to do his shtick, but hell, here’s to hoping it’s at least a fun match.

Voting Breakdown:

Lesnar – 10
Braun – 2
Kane – 0

Official Chairshot Pick: Brock Lesnar retains

Women’s Royal Rumble: 30 Woman Over the Top Rope

What can really be said about this beyond the fact it seems like it’s all about Asuka. This will either be her mowing through the division and standing tall, until Rousey debuts (assuming she doesn’t debut in the Rumble); or there will probably be a gimmicked reason why she fails, thus, reducing her overall threat a little bit. Is Asuka Wonder Woman, or is she mortal after all?

Voting Breakdown:

Asuka – 9
Becky Lynch – 1
Nia Jax – 1
Ronda Rousey – 1

Official Chairshot Pick: Asuka wins

Men’s Royal Rumble: 30 Man Over the Top Rope

Surprisingly, this one hasn’t been a narrative built around mainly one person. Las Vegas has a Nakamura as the favorite, however, coming off dropping the Intercontinental Title to The Miz, Roman Reigns is now more plausible to win the rumble. If Roman wins another Rumble in Philly, there may be riots in the streets. But either way, the ending will at least be surprising.

Voting Breakdown:

Nakamura – 6
Reigns – 4
Ziggler – 1
Balor – 1

Official Chairshot Pick: Shinsuke Nakamura wins