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There needs to be rhw faint change it can happen, and not by a MITB cash in. Years ago the WWE Title exchanged hands exactly twice on free TV just prior to a PPV (Styles over Jinder and Daniels over Styles) and it was shocking each time. The only other non-MITB title change I can think of was Lashley over Miz, but everyone knew that was going to happen.
WWE has conditioned me not to care about most title defenses on free TV. I took exception because Day 1 was marketed as a special event and thought maybe they'd try and create some buzz.
Instead they're going straight to the predictable: Punk wins the Rumble. Same as last year; I don't care about the event because they've already said who will win.