General Royal Rumble 2008 Discussion

[matty]

I remember growing up and HATING how a lot of matches used to end in DQ. It's ok to see a face lose. If Jeff Hardy lost Sunday because he made some kind of "mistake" or whatever, that would be ok with me. It is his time, but it's also not. Randy Orton is carrying the title well and you know they aren't going to take it from him already. It just gets stupid to always see dq's. Even a dirty win would be good as long as the match went on for a while and had great action.

Flair and MVP are not even in the same league so I don't care too much about this match because everyone knows Flair will win. Look at what they do for Hogan when he has his feuds. Why can't they just let Flair win without a dq or help. They make him seem like a red headed little brother that people have to look out for and that can only win if someone cheats. Why? He's one of the greatest and he deserves better.

Edge and Rey will put on a good match, but Rey is not going to be a repeat champion all that much. He just doesn't truly have that extra spizaz and I say that being a fan of his talent. It's great to fulfill a dream and have surprise champs, but Rey is not one of those multi time main eventer guys in my opinion.

I have to say, I have never like JBL as JBL. He was good as Bradshaw and A.P.A. but I just don't like him. Jericho should get the win no problem

My honest opinion of who will win the Rumble is Undertaker again. I think it will be him against HHH at the end, and I think Undertaker gets the win because of the Edge Undertaker build for WM.

 

[Roaddawg71]

I am hoping for a decent show. I'm going on Sunday (is anyone else?). I think Edge vs Rey and Orton vs Hardy will be good matches, I just hope they are given like 20-25 minutes and not like 7.

 

[matty]

I just hope they are given like 20-25 minutes and not like 7.

I will be there as well. I am somewhere in the 300's but in the center.

I totally agree with you. It was sad when you saw John Cena and Khali go for just 15 minutes. These big titles matches deserve between 20 and 40 minutes each. I know it's different Sunday because it's the Rumble and essentially the rumble is the main event, but it's terrible when they promote these matches and really hype them up and then they end up being no better than an ok match on Raw.

PPV is PAY PER VIEW! If people pay, they need to see something they normally don't on Raw and Smackdown!

 

[THe WHoLe FuCKiN SHoW]

i've said this already, but ill be there as well and cant wait. (hoping for kennedy or hbk).

but anyway, hypothetically speaking, you know i loved the ending to last years rumble and it seems like everyone else did too. who better to be the last 2 men than taker and hbk??? well what if this year it happened again?? only this time hbk wins.

hbk and taker are the last two, edge comes down to the ring and eliminates the undertaker or gets him eliminated somehow. taker gets screwed which adds to edges heat perfectly and hbk gets his 3rd rumble win.

but then i was thinking they could twist it a little (and i know the chances of everything im saying happening are pretty impossible) but what if everyone assumes that hbk will challenge orton but instead he challenges edge at wm for interfering and screwing the undertaker when he felt he could have won the rumble by himself fair n square.

just when orton thinks hes in the clear the lights go out and hes attacked by the undertaker. this slowly sets up taker vs orton and hbk vs edge at wm. we could even see rated rko reunite along the way against hbk n taker.

any thoughts?

 

[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

i've said this already, but ill be there as well and cant wait. (hoping for kennedy or hbk).

but anyway, hypothetically speaking, you know i loved the ending to last years rumble and it seems like everyone else did too. who better to be the last 2 men than taker and hbk??? well what if this year it happened again?? only this time hbk wins.

hbk and taker are the last two, edge comes down to the ring and eliminates the undertaker or gets him eliminated somehow. taker gets screwed which adds to edges heat perfectly and hbk gets his 3rd rumble win.

but then i was thinking they could twist it a little (and i know the chances of everything im saying happening are pretty impossible) but what if everyone assumes that hbk will challenge orton but instead he challenges edge at wm for interfering and screwing the undertaker when he felt he could have won the rumble by himself fair n square.

just when orton thinks hes in the clear the lights go out and hes attacked by the undertaker. this slowly sets up taker vs orton and hbk vs edge at wm. we could even see rated rko reunite along the way against hbk n taker.

any thoughts?

Another example of stretching too far and manipulating too many of the puppetmaster's strings. It won't happen as it would take far too much to build up properly. They COULD have Undertaker/HBK as the last two this year, but they'd give the win to the Undertaker, and having it the same exact way looks like they're taking a shot at HBK. HBK is normally the guy in the Royal Rumble that gets eliminated by some cheat method (by someone who's been eliminated already or isn't in the rumble, hit with a chair and tossed over, etc) so I have a feeling that Kennedy is going to cheat to get HBK over the top rope.

 

[matty]

The simple fact is that WWE really needs to have a big and great year. Besides the rumble last year, there wasn't a whole lot to remember except all John Cena.

Don't get me wrong, I am not a Cena hater like many cause I think he is very talented, but people would not hat him like they do if there were more title changes and better storylines last year.

I DO NOT want another HBK, Undertaker finish. It was great, but they need to keep it fresh. If it's the same, then what's the point? I just think that something needs to be done to get this year rolling and a good Rumble can do that! Last year unfortunately the Rumble was great but it was a downhill slope from there.

Hopefully this year the Rumble will only start an uphill climb for WWE!

 

[sweetchin-boy]

mY predICtions

EDge Vs Rey for the WHC= eDge wins bY dQ , interference by the underTAker or soMebody Else

HarDy vs OrtOn for THe WWE title= I hope that hardy WIns , but i THink that orton is gonna win,probably a dirty win or also an interference by trips

royal RumbLE match = TRiple H wins , because no way out was a smackdown ppv, and it doesn't matter if jeff is on the poster , jeff is on the poster because he's a hype now. so undertaker wins the EC and goes on to edge in the main event . and trips faces orton (and batista <= maybe)

jbl Vs JEricho = Jericho aint gonna win, jbl will win and the feud will go to NOway out .... then will jericho win

flair vs MVp = FLair WINs , with thE help of SOmebody But i dont know who or he's gonna win dirty

 

[luke4606]

Why isn't anybody seeing the possibility of batista winning the rumble and HHH getting into the main event on some weird stipulation, and it being orton vs. batista vs. HHH at WM 24. I don't want batista to win I want HHH but the only way for Batista to switch sides is by winning the rumble. I would love for a third HBK win but i think that is too farfetched.

 

[HBKgOttaKnowNow24]

MATTY..........."Flair and MVP are not even in the same league so I don't care too much about this match because everyone knows Flair will win. Look at what they do for Hogan when he has his feuds. Why can't they just let Flair win without a dq or help. They make him seem like a red headed little brother that people have to look out for and that can only win if someone cheats. Why? He's one of the greatest and he deserves better.".......(i dont know how to do the whole "quote thing"........but i think your absolutely right. even though Flair turns 100 years old next year, your still right. I hate when they take a LEGEND and rick flair is DEFENITION of legend and make it so the only way they win is DQ, cheap shot, or some one interfering. Rick flair is still blessing the WWE with his presence, and each time he goes out there WE all get to see a piece of history. and i HATE tainted history. HE's hands down one of the best ever...TREAT HIM LIKE THAT.

 

[matty]

lol, well I see your point about Undertaker and Shawn. By the way, all you have to do is hit quote underneath the post and it does it for you. After that, enter a couple times and start your message. I am going to try and get Flair's autograph Sunday as I will be in NYC

 

[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

MATTY..........."Flair and MVP are not even in the same league so I don't care too much about this match because everyone knows Flair will win. Look at what they do for Hogan when he has his feuds. Why can't they just let Flair win without a dq or help. They make him seem like a red headed little brother that people have to look out for and that can only win if someone cheats. Why? He's one of the greatest and he deserves better.".......(i dont know how to do the whole "quote thing"........but i think your absolutely right. even though Flair turns 100 years old next year, your still right. I hate when they take a LEGEND and rick flair is DEFENITION of legend and make it so the only way they win is DQ, cheap shot, or some one interfering. Rick flair is still blessing the WWE with his presence, and each time he goes out there WE all get to see a piece of history. and i HATE tainted history. HE's hands down one of the best ever...TREAT HIM LIKE THAT.

The reason they're making him win by DQ, cheap shots, etc is because he's severely, severely limited in the ring now. The man literally walks around and does chops for 3 minutes straight. You can't argue that he does too much more than that. He worked more in the Triple H match with the 4 or 5 other moves than he did 10 matches before that combined. To have Ric win his matches legitimately and in a clean fashion now, when all he does is chop, will make every wrestler he beats look horrible and ruin their credibility. If they were setting Flair up against competitors that were really new and inexperienced...guys like Colin Delaney...then yeah, Flair should get a clean pin or submission. However, when you have a 60 year old guy who can't even do the STRUT anymore against Umaga, you mean to tell me you'd believe Flair could win that? If you still think Flair is as good as he used to be - and yeah, he USED TO be great - then your rose colored glasses need to be cleaned.

As for why Flair is going to win against MVP, I'd say there's a 90% chance that Matt Hardy will come back and cost MVP the match, since their feud still isn't over, and that fires off all the cylinders that they need for the situation. That isn't an "unnecessary assist" for Ric Flair, it serves the purpose of rekindling a feud that wasn't able to finish on its own momentum due to injury, and it also keeps up with Flair's cheating ability.

 

[asanders93]

i had a idea for a match for WM24 for a while, but since chavo won the ECW title (HORRIBLE idea around manina) it wont happen. i wanted Tommy dreamer to win the rumble, chalenge punk for the title, and have a hardcore match at WM24. but i know tommy is never going to win the rumble, but think about it. after tommy won the rumble, it would be cool to hear ECW,ECW,ECW from the fans. again it would never happen

 

[matty]

The reason they're making him win by DQ, cheap shots, etc is because he's severely, severely limited in the ring now. The man literally walks around and does chops for 3 minutes straight. You can't argue that he does too much more than that. He worked more in the Triple H match with the 4 or 5 other moves than he did 10 matches before that combined. To have Ric win his matches legitimately and in a clean fashion now, when all he does is chop, will make every wrestler he beats look horrible and ruin their credibility. If they were setting Flair up against competitors that were really new and inexperienced...guys like Colin Delaney...then yeah, Flair should get a clean pin or submission. However, when you have a 60 year old guy who can't even do the STRUT anymore against Umaga, you mean to tell me you'd believe Flair could win that? If you still think Flair is as good as he used to be - and yeah, he USED TO be great - then your rose colored glasses need to be cleaned.

As for why Flair is going to win against MVP, I'd say there's a 90% chance that Matt Hardy will come back and cost MVP the match, since their feud still isn't over, and that fires off all the cylinders that they need for the situation. That isn't an "unnecessary assist" for Ric Flair, it serves the purpose of rekindling a feud that wasn't able to finish on its own momentum due to injury, and it also keeps up with Flair's cheating ability.

See we agree to a certain level. Look at what they do for Hogan. When he and Shawn fought at Summerslam and they let Hogan win with a simple Leg Drop. Argue all you want that Shawn is hurt now, but he still puts on a great show and Hogan is given the win? It's because it's Hogan. He can't even sell a move more than being punched nowadays but it's HOGAN. Mind you, I am a huge Hogan fan so I would welcome him in a ring when he's 90, but Flair can still sell moves to have a decent match. He can still take the high body back drops and not look like he's going to break in half. It's not anything to do with Flair being as good as he used to. You take me for an idiot? I mean seriously if you really thought I thought Flair was still a great wrestler, then you should ask the main guys here to boot me off the forums!!!

It's not about legitimacy in the ring, it's about the legend that is Ric Flair. Hell I never even really liked Flair all that much but the guy has done and seen it all, and I feel if they are going to put the guy in a do or die situation, the least they could do is have him win until he actually does retire. HE DESERVES IT, REGARDLESS OF THE IN RING TALENT! Granted he shouldn't be able to just go out there and beat HHH or the top top guys, but they are putting him against mid card guys that they could even have him be that "dirtiest player in the game" guy who wins by low blows when the ref aint looking. It's better than DQ's and help from other people. C-mon. Think about it. We all know Flair is way past his prime, but give the guy the final run his legacy deserves!

 

[Fiction]

Here's the way I see it as far as the most likely winners:

1) Triple H: He is the only one who actually has a plot line with the rumble itself. This month long quest to qualify for the rumble would seem to be in vain if he lost. Besides, he deserves to be in the Wrestlemania title match. And he deserves to win, finally. When was his last win? 2002?

2) The Undertaker: As the most likely Smackdown challenger at Wrestlemania, it would only make sense to use the rumble to get him there.

3) Dave Batista: This man lives in the title picture. This is his first PPV not in the title match since... when? October 2006 maybe? Personally, I'd love to see an all-Evolution Fatal Fourway elimination match at Wrestlemania for the WWE Title, but what the hell do I know?

4) CM Punk: Hear me out. Maybe Taker vs. Edge isn't in stone like we all think it is. With the budding rivalry against Edge, what if they actually launch Punk into the REAL title picture but having him win the rumble and jump brands to fight for Edge's belt? I'd like to see that, however, not at Taker's expense.

5) Big Show: Surprise entrant, major impact, big surprise. It could happen, and it might be even more exciting considering he's not affiliated with a brand.

Frankly, it's in my blood to root for Mick Foley, but we all know that's the darkest horse in the rumble.

 

[Lil Wes]

My Predictions:

Chris Jericho vs JBL-

JBL's return has been good so far, this match could really go either way. I don't expect a very pretty match but it should be decent I guess with the great build up behind it. Since it is JBL's return to PPV, I think he'll end up with the win or it'll be yet another WWE DQ..

Ric Flair vs MVP-

This is the most predictable match on the card but it interests me more than any of the matches besides the WHC. MVP just keeps proving over and over he has what it takes to be big. He'll lose here since it's Flair but damn I'd love for this to take place at Mania with him getting the win but meh, maybe it will somehow carry on until Mania. Since MVP is still US Champion, Flair with the win by DQ.

WWE Championship- Randy Orton vs Jeff Hardy-

I have liked this feud unliked alot of people it seems. Hardy has showed how well he can entertain and here is where he'll have to prove to me he's a legit main eventer. If he flops then meh. I doubt he will though, WWE keeps hyping up his crazy stunts. He won't do one, they are full of shit. Orton wins with an RKO out of nowhere in a decent match.

World Heavyweight Championship- Rey Rey vs Edge-

MOTN. No doubt. These two will put on a good show with a short card, WWE may give it quite a bit of time. Mysterio has no chance in hell, Edge will be in the SD! main event at Mania. I see one of the Edgeheads interfereing costing Rey the match, either way it should be a good one.

The Royal Rumble-

Who Will Win?-Lolz, Could it really get more obvious than what it is? Triple H came back from injury in 02 and won it, I expect nothing different here. The storyline of him getting screwed of not being able to compete in the match blew it for me. It's a typical WWE overcome all odds type storyline that will have him win the Rumble and move onto Mania. It'll be Triple H and Batista in the end with Trips going over IMO.

 

[jwh888]

ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH - OMG!! THIS NOW FINALLY GETTING UNPREDICTABLE

You got the talks of Batista winning going to Raw, Triple H winning chosing Orton, & the Undertaker winning his 2nd challenging Edge. Now after whats happened with CM Punk losing the ECW belt to Chavo & now most likely he'll be in the Rumble there's that question now is why did they make him lose the belt that quick for him to be one of the 30??? There were no talks of him winning the rumble BUT he might!& maybe he could challenge Randy Orton, But then what about the Elimination Chamber should that result happen??? Maybe RAW/SD Interpromotinal for the World Title match & I don't know about the ECW Title situation. I'm going way over ahead of myself right now ifthe possibility of CM Punk winning. GOES TO SHOW THIS IS TOUGH!!!

Here's my Predictions for the Rumble Matches:

Randy Orton -def- Jeff Hardy
Edge -def- Rey Mysterio
JBL & Y2J ends in a No Contest, Double DQ or Double Countout
Ric Flair -def- The MVP with the help of the returning Matt Hardy

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Predictions:

Ric Flair vs. MVP:

Flair. In a bad match which harms MVP.

Edge vs. Rey Mysterio:

Edge wins. Should be a good match. I'm looking forward to it. I feel that Punk is gonna turn heel. As I see him and Mysterio at Mania. The question is weather he does it this month, or next.

JBL vs. Y2J:

JBL loses. His selling of the loss in his big comeback will be the only highlight of this match.

Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton:

Hate to say it but Jeff looks like a contender. All down to Orton by the way. WWE have done a great job of building this up. I really don't know who will win. HHH vs. Jeff actually sounds like a better Mania match to me. The problem is that all the hype for this match has been high spot based. This proving that Jeff is a one trick pony. Undecided as to the victor.

Royal Rumble Match:

Undecided. I can't see this version of The Undertaker getting eliminated. And HHH did the whole overcoming the odds deal. I hope it's Taker. Wrestling wise 2007 was one of his best. But I see next months E.C. being a Raw affair. With HHH coming out on top, so Taker wins.

Other Rumble Match Predictions:

Foley get's eliminated by JBL doing a run in, or maybe he'll be an entrant. They'll have a match at Mania. Should be Umaga, but it'll still be an intresting match.

Hornswoggle will enter early and will have a long stay in the match. He'll spend most of it outside the ring though. He'll eliminate himself, or Finlay will help him.

Jamie Noble will be stay out the ring for about 5 minutes, before entering and getting eliminated straight away.

Hardcore Holly will be in and out in 1 minutes.

Same for Santino.

Kennedy will enter first.

This Rumble match will be a dissapointment.

 

[bmk920]

who do i think should win the royal rumble?? hmm
well i think it should be somebody like mr. kennedy or bobby lashley...wait scratch that he quit the WWE...or CM punk or even MVP those guys r good up running young talent that should have a shot for once instead of a high moral superstar that would be good for them nd others but it would be nice 2 c chris jericho to win it but hes not in it this year maybe next.....

 

[TimmyTallsoxx]

Here are my predictions---

Randy Orton vs. Jeff Hardy- as much as i wanna see jeff take the gold it may not happen but who knows wwe suprised us by having jeff beat hhh at the last minute

Edge vs Mysterio- well after reading that mysterio is going to have a light schedule i dont see him winning because they wont give a title to a guy working light. But man do i like how he treats his fans especially the kids what a guy

Mvp vs Flair- obvious flair wins hopefully matt hardy saves the day

Royal Rumble Match- HHH hes got momentum and hes a political asshole. does he really need another title i wish he would be like kane or booker t and put guys over like he did hardy. but if i had a choice for someone to win the rumble it would be a surpise like Mr. Kennedy or even C.M. Punk so he can go with edge at mania but hes not main event caliber yet. I would definately like to see them do something with finlay hes got to be one of the best technical wrestlers of all time and hes getting over with the fans i dont know it would be neat to see but wont happen all fingers point to hhh in this years rumble or possibly batista .

 

[GanGstaa]

OK. There are 6 spots remaining. My guesses are:
1. Matt Hardy
2. Big Show(dont know why)
3. Lashley( stil dont know why depending what the rumors are about him done with wwe. besides that i still kinda hop that he will return at the Rumble )
but about the remaining 3 spots i actually dont have an idea who could it be lol. CM Punk...hmmm... not sure. Any guesses?

 

[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

Well, let's see. These are the guys that aren't inactive due to injury, but still haven't been entered into the Royal Rumble. (I took out a few that have no shot, like Hacksaw):

Kendrick, McIntyre, D.H. Smith, Super Crazy, Deuce, Domino, Festus, Funaki, Edgeheads, Jesse, Shannon Moore, Jimmy Wang Yang, Elijah Burke, CM Punk

My guess for the six spots, since some of the above aren't going to be in it almost assuredly...
1. Shannon Moore
2. Jimmy Wang Yang
3. CM Punk = final four?
4. Elijah Burke = eliminated in the teens
5. Drew McIntyre = jobs out quickly
6. Super Crazy or Funaki = jobs out quickly

With Kendrick having that little spot on Raw, but not winning the match, and them not giving him a rematch, I'm assuming he's not in the rumble. Jesse, I don't know if they'd throw him in there without Festus but they haven't shown up in a while.

Of course, the WWE might pull a surprise on us and have some former star show up again, but I think that role might be filled by Foley this time around.

 

[vmc62]

At this point I think this is a very predictable ROYAL RUMBLE:


1) Ric Flair vs MVP: Ric Flair wins. He won't retire probably until Wrestlemania of course.

2) Y2J vs JBL: JBL wins. Since is the return of JBL I see him winning, so the feud continues until Wrestlemania.

3) WWE Championship Match: Randy Orton Retains the title. Just like most Royal Rumbles the challenger never gets the title, but the WWE tries to play with people's minds to make it look like the challenger (Jeff Hardy) has an option this time.

4) World Heavyweight Championship: Edge Retains. They need Edge as champion for the Edge vs Undertaker Match. So Edge of course retains. Also as I said usually at Royal Rumbles, the champions don't lose their titles.

5) Royal Rumble Match: TRIPLE H wins. Now I'm gonna take my time explaining this match. This Royal Rumble it was about to become (finally) an unpredictable Match, UNTIL they made Triple H look like they usually make look the person who ends up winning, that is make him look like He has all the odds against him ....right.... uhmm.... so this is not anymore a question of who wins but more of who are the last 4,3 or 2 people at the end of the match.

Usually it's known that the last people on the Royal Rumble are the ones that go to Wrestlemania. (e.g. John Cena & Batista last 2, then go to Wrestlemania. HBK & Undertaker last 2, then go to Wrestlemania. Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio & Triple H then go to all to Wrestlemania) ....THEREFORE the last 2 people in th Royal Rumble will be Triple H & The Undertaker, with Triple H winning of course.

All I have said so far I sure 100% is going to happen. The only thing I'm not completely sure are who will be the las 4, so my guess is that the Last 4 are: Batista, HBK, The Undertaker & Triple H. Two from RAW and TWO from Smackdown. With Triple H throwing Batista, and HBK getting screwed in some way by Mr. Kennedy.


There you go, a predictable Royal Rumble.

 

[HBK-aholic]

Ric Flair vs MVP
Ric Flair will win this no doubt. Why they're even bothiering to have the match is beyond me. But I'm hoping MVP gets close to winning, therefore making history, but then Matt interferes continuing their feud.

2) Y2J vs JBL:
JBL will win this I think. Only because it's his first back. But also he deserves it, he's a great wrestler and even when he wasn't wrestling he still had an active role in WWE.

3) Randy Orton vs Jeff Hardy
Hardy won't win the title. Orton will retain and I don't think this match will lead anywhere.

4) WHC:
Edge willl win, therefore leading up to a match at 'Mania with 'Taker winning as he won't lose his streak.

5) Royal Rumble Match: Either HHH or Batista will win this. Neither have a particular need to, and it should go to someone who will make more of something of it. If HHH wins 'm willing to bet he walks out of 'Mania as WWE champion.

 

[Shocky]

Yeah, so despite the fact that I always make sure to watch the Royal Rumble live, I will be skipping out ont he 2008 version. This card looks terrible, terrible from top to bottom.

I mean you ahve a predictable match with MVP getting beat by Flair. Seriously, of all the people to job to a 58 year old Ric Flair, you choose the guy taht is arguably the next big star in the company to feed to him. Why? What the fuck is the point in this type of booking? There is zero points to be rewarded because it is moronic.

JBL vs. Y2J. Oh boy, so instead of sticking Jericho in the rumble, or in a good match, he's stuck with a fat slob that has only managed to be over because he cuts racist promos. Yup good stuff. Anyone that doesn't think Jericho is being buried is beyond me. JBL has always been terrible, and why the IWC loves this guy is beyond me.

Mysterio vs. Edge. Well it won't be too hard to see what's going to steal the show. A world title match with two world title capable guys, say it isn't so WWE, you actually managed to book a solid match.

Orton vs. Hardy: You know, I just got done watching the Royal Rumble 1996. Bret Hart vs. the Undertaker, WWF title match. Fast forward 12 years later, and Orton vs. Jeff Hardy, um yeah. No the product has not devalued at all.

And the Royal Rumble. One of the more predictable Rumbles in recent history. The Might Triple H over comes the odds as he single handedly eliminates 29 other competitors after starting as the #1 entrant, and after he wrestles Regal, Umaga, and Mr. McMahon in a 3 on 1 handicap match to start the night. By Gawd, The King of Kings did it.

Maybe one of the worst Rumbles on paper I have ever seen.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

Final Predictions, and evaluation...

I, for one AM buying this PPV, and hoping to be able to get it in HD. Im excited to see the event, especially coming from MSG, always a great atmosphere, and crowd there, plus the historic value of the arena.

MVP vs Flair
I guess im the only person on earth who sees value in this lol. Of course we can see who is gonna win, but I think they can do it in a way that can still strengthen MVP. Have MVP dominate the entire match, and look obviously stronger and BETTER than flair, and have flair somehow pull out a fluke victory by cheating, or interference, or both. I dont see how this would weaken MVP at all really, if not make him look stonger, and honestly, I think we may have a memorable passing of the torch type moment, seeing Flair vs the modern version of his young self, in MSG no less. Sounds perfect, and could be done well, if done right, in my opinion.

JBL vs Y2J
Yea, I have to agree with many, in saying this is gonna be terrible, and really, really sucks for Jericho. To go from the high momentum he had upon return, to THIS, just really sucks. Kinda like JBL. Especially with a returning JBL, who will probably be absolutely terrible, at best. Sadly, I cant see anything but JBL going over here, as I cant see them having his loose his first match back. So Jerichos return push lasted all of, oh, 3 weeks lol. JBL with probably some crazy cheap weak heel tactis FTW

Edge vs Rey Mysterio
Easily identifiable MOTN, even thought the result is a forgone conclusion, as I dont think anyone thinks Rey has a chance here. This will bea great match, with some pretty high impact moves, and spots, as both these guys are superb at selling, and taking big bumps. I can see lots of outside involvement, out of Edges faction, and CM Punk. Cant wait for this.

Orton Vs Hardy
fuck it. Im damn looking forward to this, and feel as if it has been built well. YEA I SAID IT. I would say I really dont know who will win, but the fact they had Jeff go over Orton constantly on tv leading up to this, and the fact Hardy is on the cover of WWE magazine, and the NWO poster implying he is in the EC, makes me think Orton will go over. Will be played out like Hardy trying to hard, Aand crashing and burning at some point with his high risk offense, and Orton reversing a move right into the RKO. Can see it coming a mile away.

The Royal Rumble
I could see everyones prediction of Triple H overcoming the odds and winning being right, or possibly him getting screwed once again by Mcmahon, and moving on to win the Elimination chamber. For the out and out winner, I see it being Undertaker so the feud with Edge can be further built, and get the road to WM fully underway. I could also see Batista going over in this, just becuase ive read it in so many places, and for whatever reason, they feel like keeping this dude in the main event. At the very least, I see him beginning a feud here, as he hasnt had too much going on lately.

Im hoping they give Kennedy somewere between 1 and 5 (1 would be kinda cool so he could do his entrance) and letting him stick around til number 30 gets in, only to be super kicked over the ropes by shawn micheals. I think this would help continue to rebuild Kennedys momentum.

Thinking either Trips, Undertaker, or Batista possibly FTW. Think your Favorite for this, would be Undertaker, given the cover of the new WWE magazine, implying the elimination chamber is gonna be for raw, and given that it could further the Triple H Vs Vince and the cronies storyline, and it could give the Edge Taker feud proper time to be built well. Undertaker FTW.