We are just one day away from one of WWE’s biggest shows of the year, “Royal Rumble.” This show also marks the beginning of the Road to WrestleMania. Every year at the event, we see 30-men and 30-women vie for their shot to main event the showcase of the immortals, “WrestleMania,” and this year is no different.
The Royal Rumble is often a match that can be used to make careers if booked properly. There are a number of great choices to win the Men’s Royal Rumble match this year, such as Cody Rhodes, Sami Zayn, Jacob Fatu, Finn Balor, and more. However, the one name that should walk out of Saturday’s event in Saudi Arabia with his hand held high is Bron Breakker.
Bron Breakker Should Win The 2026 WWE Men’s Royal Rumble
The Royal Rumble has always been one of WWE’s ultimate proving grounds. It’s essentially a stage that was designed to anoint the next face of the company, and the person who is getting that next big push. In 2026, no superstar fits that bill more perfectly than Bron Breakker.
A Royal Rumble victory would not only elevate Breakker to the very top of the card, higher than he is now, but it would also confirm what many fans already believe: he is the future of the WWE, arriving on schedule.
From the moment Bron Breakker stepped onto the main roster, he has looked and carried himself like a main-event star. The same can be said for when he first stepped into NXT. His explosive athleticism, raw power, and unmatched intensity separate him from just about anyone else in the locker room.
Breakker doesn’t just win matches, he dominates. The aura of that dominance is exactly what a Royal Rumble winner should project, and very few competitors are more believable tossing bodies over the top rope for nearly an hour than Breakker.
Entering 2026, Bron Breakker has established himself as a force, despite his World Heavyweight Championship loss to CM Punk to open the year. However, a Royal Rumble win would be the final piece that transitions him from future star to franchise cornerstone.
WWE has historically used the Rumble to fast-track elite talents into superstardom; names like Batista, Brock Lesnar, and Roman Reigns have all used it as a launching pad. Breakker belongs in that lineage. His combination of intensity and legitimacy makes a WrestleMania main event feel earned rather than rushed.
There’s also the huge element of storytelling in giving Breakker the win. With his new group, The Vision, with Bronson Reed, Logan Paul, Austin Theory, and Paul Heyman, Breakker could be untouchable. He could more than right his wrong by defeating CM Punk at “WrestleMania,” cementing his spot at the top of the mountain in the WWE.
Perhaps, most importantly, a Bron Breakker win signals confidence in WWE’s future. It tells the audience that the next generation has arrived and is ready to lead. Taking nothing away from the Roman Reigns and CM Punk’s of the roster, but professional wrestling is a young man’s sport, and Breakker epitomizes that.
The Rumble is about declaring intent, and in 2026, the clearest statement WWE can make is this: Bron Breakker is here to run the place.
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Until next time
– Scott Mitchell
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