Raw Royal Rumble Participants

A handful of Raw wrestlers are going to be involved in the match, but not everyone has a shot at winning the Royal Rumble match on Sunday.

Raw Royal Rumble Participants

With Raw being the flagship brand for WWE, there's never going to be a shortage of superstars from this roster participating in one of the biggest matches of the year.

The following are the wrestlers from Raw that have been officially announced for the match and the chances that they have of winning the match.

• John Cena - As long as Vince McMahon views him as the top star in the company, then he's always going to have a great chance of winning the Royal Rumble.
  Chances: Great
  
  
• Triple H - As long as he's married to Vince McMahon's daughter, he'll be a candidate to win the Royal Rumble. Joking aside, he's a candidate because he's a top level star. Pure and simple.
  Chances: Great
  
  
• Shawn Michaels - Another guy that is guaranteed good things. He'll always have a good showing at the Royal Rumble. He'll always have a high spot at Wrestlemania. He'll have that until he chooses to walk away.
  Chances: Great
  
  
• Big Show - His association with Chris Jericho and the fact that WWE has yet to create new main event wrestlers means that Big Show has a better chance than normal.
  Chances: Good
  
  
• Kofi Kingston - For a while there, it looked like Kofi Kingston was ready to make the big jump into the main event scene. He's lost a little bit of momentum, and that's going to prevent him from winning the Royal Rumble this year. He needs to get back in the good graces of Randy Orton soon.
  Chances: Moderate
  
  
• Miz - Anyone who still thinks that John Morrison is going to be the bigger star is obviously not paying attention to what WWE thinks. Miz is going places, but it's too soon to give him a Royal Rumble win.
  Chances: Moderate
  
  
• MVP - He's been given a lot more mic time as of late on Raw. However, management still does not book him strong in matches. That doesn't bode well for his Royal Rumble chances.
  Chances: Slim
  
  
• Jack Swagger - Management has lost a lot of faith in Jack Swagger. He might still turn his career around, but it's not happening this year. He has been getting some shine on Raw as of late, though.
  Chances: Slim
  
  
• Ted DiBiase - People have talked about him having a high spot at Wrestlemania against Undertaker or Randy Orton. Doesn't look like it's going to happen this year. Maybe later on in his career, though.
  Chances: Slim
  
  
• Cody Rhodes - Let's just say that Cody Rhodes has less of a chance at winning the Royal Rumble than his tag team partner (Ted DiBiase) does.
  Chances: Slim
  
  
• Mark Henry - WWE has been trying to sell to us that Mark Henry's strength makes him a dangerous man in this match. I find that extremely hard to believe.
  Chances: None
  
  
• Santino Marella - This guy has a permanent job with WWE as long as his comedic routine is still a hit with people backstage. He has no chance at winning, but he will have a better showing than before.
  Chances: None
  
  
• Carlito - The second generation wrestler could have been a main event performer for WWE had the situation been right. Unfortunately, though, the ship has sailed.
  Chances: None
  
  
• Evan Bourne - The high flyer has trouble winning regular matches on Raw. What makes anyone think that he has a shot at winning the Royal Rumble?
  Chances: None

Closing Thoughts

WWE sells the event as if it was something where anyone could win it. Those of us that have been watching for years now know that's not the case at all. Still a fun event, though, because of the unpredictability of the top level guys.