Several celebrities known for their wrestling fandom shared their picks with ESPN for who they believe will win at Saturday’s Royal Rumble.
Jelly Roll, Lil Yachty, and Gabriel Iglesias were among the mainstream stars involved in the predictions posted Thursday on ESPN SportsCenter’s Instagram page.
The predictions were shown in a series of slides that appeared to be images of text messages. The first slide featured Lil Yachty’s picks. The rapper first named Bron Breakker as his choice to win the men’s 30-person Royal Rumble only to amend his answer to Je’Von Evans. As for the women’s Royal Rumble, Lil Yachty predicted The Judgment Day’s Raquel Rodriguez will be the winner.
Je’Von Evans was also given some love from Jelly Roll. The music superstar predicated the 21-year-old high-flyer—whose athleticism won over NXT fans before he was called up to the main roster earlier this month on Raw—would come out on top.
The funnyman, known as “Fluffy” to his fans, chose Bron Breakker to win the men’s modified battle royal, while he said Liv Morgan would emerge victorious in the women’s event.
Peter Rosenberg, whose hosting work has been featured on ESPN as well as on various WWE programs, went with a popular prediction for the men’s event, naming Roman Reigns as his pick. As for the women’s Royal Rumble, Rosenberg speculated Bianca Belair would return and win.
ESPN anchor Arda Öcal was also included in SportsCenter’s post. Under the name Kyle Edwards, Öcal was featured on several WWE programs from 2014 to 2016 before parting ways with the company. His picks for Saturday were GUNTHER and Jordynne Grace.
Another ESPN personality, sports analyst Field Yates, concluded the SportsCenter slideshow. He went with two of the most popular stars in WWE, predicting Roman Reigns and Rhea Ripley would win in their respective events.
Do you agree with any of these celebrity predictions? Sound off in the comments with your own predictions for Saturday’s Royal Rumble.