The 2013 Rumble featured
a WWE championship match between the part - time Rock and then - champion CM Punk.
Rusev had to go up against Nakamura, who needed to look good and strong heading into
his WWE championship match at WrestleMania 34, and Riott was challenging Flair for her title in a similar capacity.
Not exact matches
It's a pretty stacked card, with eight
matches and all five
WWE championships being defended.
Bryan's road to superstardom featured a pivotal stop in New Orleans» Superdome, where he captured the
WWE championship in a triple - threat
match over Randy Orton and Batista at WrestleMania 30.
Ambrose is a low - probability candidate, but if his archenemy Seth Rollins ends up winning the
WWE championship on Sunday in the triple threat
match against John Cena and Brock Lesnar, it sets up a perfect rekindling of their interrupted feud.