It is one week till the Royal Rumble, and we have 16 people entered. Out of the people currently announced we have only 2 people capable of winning:
CM Punk (not likely)
Batista (very likely)
Roman Reigns will do very well in this match but will not win, maybe makes it to the last 3. I can see Punk being set up like Cena was the other year when Alberto won it, and Miz and Riley eliminated him, by Kane or maybe HHH himself. Out of the people who haven't been announced, the only 2 realistic entries I can think of are Bryan and Sheamus who have a chance. I honestly think Bryan should win it, but with the hype they've put on Batista's return, I think this is unlikely, plus he might not even be able to wrestle. Sheamus will have a strong showing if he does return, and can see him lasting till the final 3 with Roman Reigns. Ultimately I think Batista will win the Rumble.
John Cena v Randy Orton I think will end up with Cena as champion, because if the winner is facing Lesnar, I can't see a heel v heel match for the title. Orton and Lesnar don't seem to be turning anytime soon, so I see a Lesnar v Cena match with Lesnar getting revenge for his loss at Extreme Rules 2012, leading to a Batista v Lesnar match at Wrestlemania since this feud has never been done. I could see Orton also maybe helping Lesnar, leading to a match between them at Wrestlemania either in a tag match with Hogan and Piper, or a singles match between them 2 since in recent matches it would be 1-1, and we will finally see which one of them is the "Face of the WWE".
Back to Punk's elimination from the Rumble, I see HHH continuing to screw him afterwards without him getting his hands dirty, till Punk is in a vulnerable position and HHH gets his revenge on him for his comments and Punk attacking him in the Ascension ceremony. This will lead to Punk v HHH.
The Undertaker will also be returning soon, and I can see him facing Daniel Bryan as being somehow affiliated with the Wyatt family, effectively playing the "heel". I can see it also being another face v face match because The Wyatt feud could be over by then, with Bryan wanting to prove he is not an underdog etc and gives Taker a run for his money, earning his respect even though he came up short. This is only if Sting doesn't sign for WWE, which I still doubt at this point, if that happens Sting v Taker would be a definite, and Bryan would likely face Bray, or even Michaels IF they can also talk him into Wrestlemania, which I also highly doubt, but it could still happen as he might want to do this last "favour" for his star pupil.
The tag team titles I see ending with the New Age Outlaws, maybe at the Rumble, maybe after. They have been subtlely teasing tension with the Rhodes after Cody eliminated Goldust last year, and Goldust claims he will do the same to him this year. This will lead to the Mania match both have wanted for years, and it will lead to one last NAO run with them putting over a young face tag team, The Usos would be my pick.
Roman Reigns I can see eliminating the other members of The Shield in the Rumble match and this causes problems, I can also see an Ambrose and Langston feud if they do decide to unify the mid card titles, with Ambrose coming out on top to defend it in a triple threat Shield match at Wrestlemania, with Roman being a face, Dean a heel and Seth is up in the air.
Sheamus I can see him slotting in with an RVD or Jericho as I can see him being a heel when he returns, and these two have had problems with The Authority in the past, leading to a Mania match.
I don't know how precise this will turn out, all of it could be right, some could be right and none could be right, but looking at it, my Wrestlemania card would be:
Batista v Brock Lesnar (WWE World Heavyweight Championship)
CM Punk v HHH
A Face v Heel tag team for Control of the WWE (Face: Mcmahon team, Heel Triple H and Stephanie)
Randy Orton w/ Piper v Cena w/Hogan
The Undertaker v Sting/Daniel Bryan
Daniel Bryan v Shawn Michaels/Bray Wyatt/Undertaker
Cody Rhodes v Dustin Rhodes
NAO v The Usos
What do people think?
CM Punk (not likely)
Batista (very likely)
Roman Reigns will do very well in this match but will not win, maybe makes it to the last 3. I can see Punk being set up like Cena was the other year when Alberto won it, and Miz and Riley eliminated him, by Kane or maybe HHH himself. Out of the people who haven't been announced, the only 2 realistic entries I can think of are Bryan and Sheamus who have a chance. I honestly think Bryan should win it, but with the hype they've put on Batista's return, I think this is unlikely, plus he might not even be able to wrestle. Sheamus will have a strong showing if he does return, and can see him lasting till the final 3 with Roman Reigns. Ultimately I think Batista will win the Rumble.
John Cena v Randy Orton I think will end up with Cena as champion, because if the winner is facing Lesnar, I can't see a heel v heel match for the title. Orton and Lesnar don't seem to be turning anytime soon, so I see a Lesnar v Cena match with Lesnar getting revenge for his loss at Extreme Rules 2012, leading to a Batista v Lesnar match at Wrestlemania since this feud has never been done. I could see Orton also maybe helping Lesnar, leading to a match between them at Wrestlemania either in a tag match with Hogan and Piper, or a singles match between them 2 since in recent matches it would be 1-1, and we will finally see which one of them is the "Face of the WWE".
Back to Punk's elimination from the Rumble, I see HHH continuing to screw him afterwards without him getting his hands dirty, till Punk is in a vulnerable position and HHH gets his revenge on him for his comments and Punk attacking him in the Ascension ceremony. This will lead to Punk v HHH.
The Undertaker will also be returning soon, and I can see him facing Daniel Bryan as being somehow affiliated with the Wyatt family, effectively playing the "heel". I can see it also being another face v face match because The Wyatt feud could be over by then, with Bryan wanting to prove he is not an underdog etc and gives Taker a run for his money, earning his respect even though he came up short. This is only if Sting doesn't sign for WWE, which I still doubt at this point, if that happens Sting v Taker would be a definite, and Bryan would likely face Bray, or even Michaels IF they can also talk him into Wrestlemania, which I also highly doubt, but it could still happen as he might want to do this last "favour" for his star pupil.
The tag team titles I see ending with the New Age Outlaws, maybe at the Rumble, maybe after. They have been subtlely teasing tension with the Rhodes after Cody eliminated Goldust last year, and Goldust claims he will do the same to him this year. This will lead to the Mania match both have wanted for years, and it will lead to one last NAO run with them putting over a young face tag team, The Usos would be my pick.
Roman Reigns I can see eliminating the other members of The Shield in the Rumble match and this causes problems, I can also see an Ambrose and Langston feud if they do decide to unify the mid card titles, with Ambrose coming out on top to defend it in a triple threat Shield match at Wrestlemania, with Roman being a face, Dean a heel and Seth is up in the air.
Sheamus I can see him slotting in with an RVD or Jericho as I can see him being a heel when he returns, and these two have had problems with The Authority in the past, leading to a Mania match.
I don't know how precise this will turn out, all of it could be right, some could be right and none could be right, but looking at it, my Wrestlemania card would be:
Batista v Brock Lesnar (WWE World Heavyweight Championship)
CM Punk v HHH
A Face v Heel tag team for Control of the WWE (Face: Mcmahon team, Heel Triple H and Stephanie)
Randy Orton w/ Piper v Cena w/Hogan
The Undertaker v Sting/Daniel Bryan
Daniel Bryan v Shawn Michaels/Bray Wyatt/Undertaker
Cody Rhodes v Dustin Rhodes
NAO v The Usos
What do people think?