Royal Rumble - Royal Rumble General Discussion & Aftermath thread

[Ambiguous Turd]

Date: Sunday, January 31, 2010

Where: Philips Arena / Atlanta, Georgia

The Main Attraction: 30 Man Over-the-top-rope Royal Rumble, with the winner getting a title shot of his choosing at Wrestlemania 26. Participants come from all 3 Brands.



The Royal Rumble traditionally features anywhere between 3-5 additional matches involving the WWE Championship, World Championship, and one or two other title defenses.

This is the thread for you to speculate on what those matches will be? Who will be victorious in those matches?

And most importantly, who you feel should win this year's Royal Rumble and WHY?

Who will WIN the 2010 WWE Royal Rumble? Will it be one of the Old Guard and the Usual Crowd of John Cena, Triple H, Randy Orton, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, etc.

Or is WWE getting with the program and stepping out on a limb to change that guard to freshen up the Main Event? Will someone unpredictable finally win it this year?

Let's discuss, as we head into one of the most anticipated WWE PPV events of the year.

 

[Kenny Powers]

I think we will see Undertaker against either Batista again or Jericho. Probably Batista since he was "screwed" out of the title. Undertaker will probably be the victor on this one. Sheamus vs. Cena is a given. I think Cena will lose and end up challenging the Undertaker for WM26. Although, Shawn Michaels feels differently.

I think Morrison could challenge Michales, and Triple H challenge Batista in the future. Orton and Kofi will probably have another match at the Rumble. I predict Legacy will botch the interference in the match, costing Orton the match. Kofi or Dibiase may eliminate Orton in the rumble, leading to Orton vs. Dibiase feud down the road. I'm going out on a limb here to say that Kofi will be the winner of the Rumble.

We might see Kofi and Sheamus against each other. I really don't know who Kofi could feud with after Orton, but I really don't know who else would be new and fresh to win the rumble.

Other matches on the card could be Morrison vs. Mcintyre for the IC title again, and Christian against Benjamin or Jackson. I really feel if WWE are ready to put the title on Sheamus, they are ready for anything. Especially a new face as the rumble winner.

 

[Klown_Karnage]

Since there's such a length of time before Royal Rumble, it's difficult to say who will be pushed to win the Royal Rumble match, but I like the idea of having it be a breakout star, someone who isn't one of the same old crowd. I also like the idea of having the Royal Rumble be the point at which Ted Jr. turns face.

How I'd like to see it go down...it comes down to Ted Jr. and Randy Orton as the last two in the Rumble, Orton ordering Ted to eliminate himself, Ted seeming as if he's going to do so...but then turn suddenly and eliminate Orton thus pushing Ted into the main event spotlight as a singles competitor and breaking him off from Legacy, allowing him to feud with Orton. In the lead up to the Royal Rumble, I'd also have plenty of backstage vignettes between Ted and Orton with Orton abusing his leadership role and Ted getting more and more sick of it.

I do like Kingston getting a title shot...but I want to see him get it later...in the MITB match at Wrestlemania. That is how I'd like to see Kofi get his heavyweight run. I think it'd be a better transitional move for him.

 

[gwumusic10]

I think the Undertaker will lose the title at RR to Batista. I really think that HBK will beat Taker at WM26.

I think in all honesty that Drew Macintyre will win the royal rumble. If he is the "chosen" one by Vince McMahon then what other way would be perfect to put him as that next main eventer...Win the royal rumble and get an automatic title shot........Mark my words three major things will happen at WM26 that is set up by the royal rumble:

1). Drew Macintyre will be the champion after WM26 because of his win at the royal rumble.

2). Legacy will split up

3). Hopefully the end of John Cena

 

[RicSpade]

To be perfectly honest this is probably the first year I can't predict right now who is going to win the rumble because probably from when Austin won it the 3rd time to now it was made almost obvious who was going to win the only one was Undertaker winning.

Honestly I either want a long term superstar like Kane, a return shocker like Edge (there setting up for Edge/jericho by evidence of Jerichos speech, or another break out. I think its time we get Christian off of ECW the man is the only real non tainted and viable champion considering how many defenses he has done, and how long he has reigned in ECW.

They are Advertising Sheamus vs Cena for February for the title, so regardless expect the title to stay with Sheamus at the very least til elimination chamber, because they won't want Cena to hold the title going into wrestlemania they want a face coming in to get the gold.

 

[Nugzy]

Royal Rumble Predictions
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I think Cena vs. Sheamus for the WWE Title will happen.

Undertaker vs. Batista or HBK for the World Championship. I suggest HBK because its obvious with HBK calling out Taker that they will match up again but I would absolutely hate for it to be at WM. It would be damn near impossible to top what they did at 25, and anything less would be looked at as a disappointment. And WM is supposed to be the big show with all the super matchups. I dont want to pay $50 to see something I just saw at last years WM, I wanna see something new and exciting. WM is the only PPV I order throughout the year (unless of course a cant-miss PPV comes along, and even then I go to my inlaws house where they get PPV half off). I was even thinking of flying out to WM this year (I had such a great time at WM24) and I would rather see Undertaker wrestle what is possibly his last WM against someone besides who he wrestled last year.

Im really unsure this year about who will win the Rumble. I thought maybe Edge would return for the typical surprise return win, but after reading a recent report I dont think he'll be ready in time. While I would like to see a breakout superstar win it, I dont think WWE is ready to risk a newcomer headlining Mania. Its obvious theyre testing the waters and changing things up with Sheamus and Drew getting titles, but I think they will stick to their old ways with WM. Although I wouldnt be surprised if they put the belt back on Randy and used the Rumble match to split up Legacy and send DiBiase on his way as a singles competitor and set up a WM showdown. If they did do a big shocker like Sheamus leaving WM as champion, I think it would be after winning MITB and cashing it in the same night, that way they could advertise the top stars as the headliners while still having a young guy leave as champion.

In any case, Im actually really looking forward to Royal Rumble to see what happens and what direction they will head in leading up to WM.

 

[ashe draven]

RR has always been my fav event, even more so than WM. 30 superstars in one match w/ that unpredictability always made it a cant miss ppv. my predictions for this year:

Sheamus vs Cena- sheamus retains via countout or dq

Taker vs Batista- dave takes the strap

Mcintyre vs Morrison- drew retains

Rumble notables:
Orton & legacy dominate, koki & orton tryin to eliminate each other when ted throws them both over the top, starting their fued

Cena enters in the early 20s, starts cleaning house. the final five are taker/hbk/cena/hhh/morrison. after brief entanglements hbk surprises everyone by superkicking hhh out of the ring. cena/taker/hbk go at iit. after along while cena dumps hnk via fu..sorry attitude adjustment. taker eliminates cena after a series of reversals and morrison sneaks up from behind to dump him & win the rumble.

WM matches set:
hbk vs hhh

taker vs cena

ted vs ortom

morrison vs batista

sheamus vs ???

gotta love the rumble!!!

 

[SuperSteve16]

My Prediction for the 2010 Royal Rumble PPV:

Match 1: Christian Vs Yoshi Tatsu for the ECW Championship
Christian should retian no matter who he is facing. It is difficult to predict what Christian will be doing at wrestlemania but he needs a fued to keep him going so why not the most impressive guy on ECW right now, Yoshi Tatsu

Match 2: Michelle McCool Vs Maria for the Womens Championship
We need a diva's match to waste time and since Mickie got beaten at TLC why not the diva of the year, who just came back to WWE TV. Michelle should retian once agian in this match.

Match 3: Sheamus Vs John Cena for the WWE Champioship No Holds Barred Match
Expect Cena to win back the title as I would be a million dollars that Sheamus does not have the title going into wrestlemania. Sheamus should use his rematch clause in the elimination chamber then he will most likely go down hill like Koslov.

Match 4: Undertaker Vs Batista NO DQ match
Expect this one to a no dq match since Batista got screwed at TLC. I predict Batista to win the gold.

Main Event: The Royal Rumble Match
I expect these events to happen at the 2010 rumble:
1. Ted Dibiase will finally turn face, eliminating both Rhodes and Orton
2. Triple H will eliminate Shawn Micheals
3. Jerishow will work together at the start but the break up
4. Edge will return and win the rumble
OR
4.Chris Jericho will win the rumble

 

[the man called sting]

The Royal Rumble is one of those few pay-per-views a year that I see as a game changer.

Several things that I could see happening at the Rumble are:

1) Edge makes a return in a short spot. (because I know he won't be 100% ready) This could set something up for him and Jericho at WM.

2) Cena will more then likely get his strap back, because WWE doesn't want to put Sheamus as one of the main draws for WM.

3) I would like to see Jericho win the Rumble because of the amount of heat he draws, but with Edges impending return I don't see Jericho challenging for the title right now, so I am going to say that Morrison wins the Rumble and challenges Batista for the title.

4) The final four participants will probalby be Orton, Kingston, the Miz, and Morrison. A miscue from legacy will cause Orton to be eliminated as Kingston is eliminated, then Morrison will finally get a win over the Miz.

5) HHH vs. HBK will probably be set up for WM, despite HBK wanting another shot at Undertaker, and I think that whoever challenges Undertaker at WM will probably win. I would hate to see the streak end, but think Undertaker will be retiring.

 

[The Aussie Invasion]

I agree with Sting, The Rumble Is one of those PPV's that can change everything.

The way i see it these will happen;

1) Cena Wins the strap back. WWE Wont want sheamus being the heel thats drawing WM.

2) Taker Retains WHC agaisnt Dave and loses it at No Way Out to dave, or Elimination Chamber, whatever they call it

3) The Rumble Comes Down to; Kofi, Randy, Ted Jr., Y2J And JoMO with 30 still left to enter, JoMo Gets eliminated by kofi, then orton tries to eliminate kofi, but Ted Jr comes and save kofi and eliminates orton in the process, then its down to Y2J, Kofi and Ted Jr, Y2J and Ted gang up on kofi, then kofi eliminates fights back ted jr. and then Y2J tosses kofi over the ropes for the win - or

4) its down to Y2J, Kofi and Ted Jr, Y2J and Ted gang up on kofi, then kofi fights back and eliminates ted jr. and then Y2J is trying to eliminate kofi then you hear the crowd chant, 5,4,3,2,1, BEEEEP!! then, you hear "You think You know me" and out walks edge.Y2J stops then he and edge fight, edge eliminates Y2J, then kofi goes for trouble in paradise to try and get rid of edge, edge ducks and tosses kofi over, and wins and goes on to challenge dave for the WHC(who will win it at EC or NWO whatever its called) at WM and win.

I see 3 being more likely than 4, but 4 was just speculating

 

[Piss Bucket]

I would personally like to see Drew McIntyre do well in the Rumble itself even if he doesn't win, what with him being from the UK (yeah I know it's Scotland but for all the SNP's whingeing about devolution, it won't happen, so Scotland is still part of the UK)

 

[The Doctor]

I'm looking forward to the Rumble. It's the one PPV that always delivers in some way. It's also the only PPV I'll be consistently ordering.

As for who wins it, I'm hoping it will be Kofi Kingston or John Morrison. The Rumble can catqapult new stars into the main event, and I think those two are ready. Plus, it'll be nice to see someone new win it.

 

[M-Rey845]

Royal Rumble Predictions:

John Cena vs. Sheamus-cena wins back his belt, maybe with a stipulation to the match, or it could be a normal match

Undertaker vs. Batista-batista wins the belt, i would like him to cheat again as it would build up his heel status, but then teddy long might come out again and restart the match so, i guess he'll win by clean pinfall

Royal Rumble Winner-im am totally undecided with this one, and im glad, because i'd rather be surprised as to who wins, i read edge will be healthy before wrestlemania, but i didnt see anything bout being back for the rumble. he was my first choice, next would be john morrison, a fued with batista for title would be a good main event maybe, or the other championship on wrestlemania, but i'd like to see someone with more expierence win, not an up and comer, my last choice would be chris jericho, one storyline i can see happening is jericho winning the rumble, then edge surprising everyone for another year and entering an elimination chamber match(this time not by attacking anyone, as i want him a babyface when he comes back), then Jericho vs. Edge the main event. it might happen, and it'd be perfect if it did, but wwe is getting crazier and crazier so its hard to predict anything anymore

 

[Power & Glory]

In terms of discussion about royal rumble, yes most of us want a mid carder to win the match, but in all seriousness, no way that will happen! WWE will not have a mid carder headlining their biggest show of the year simply because it is not a smart business move. One, they are in the dark about how much the draw he will get for the actual event if he does, two and more important, the RUMBLE Winner becomes the No.1 contender at the " grandest stage of them all". Something a mid carder is not.

It's month and a half away from the PPV but since some of you are making predictions, I will throw my hat in it as well :

Divas Title - Melina v Maryse ( I fully expect Maryse to win that one even though Melina is my fav diva )

WWE Championship - Sheamus v John Cena ( I am not sure if he will win it back at Rumble, i am in between about him winning it there or simply picking up a DQ win, hence I wont loose a match until I get my title back continues and he finally gets it back at No Way Out)

WHC - Undertaker v Batista ( Same as above, not sure if Batista gets it there or at No Way Out)

The Rumble Match - Ok. My fav match of the year. I think this time around they will make this match around story lines, which is great if you ask me. What I mean about it is in the match there will be feuds going on, rivals going head to head. Finally.

Probably something like The Miz and John Morrison having a one on one in the ring. Legacy and Orton - who will upstage who, Jericho and Big Show, I'm certain that one will eliminate the other, just not sure which one which.

And the winner in my mind, one of the following 3 :

3 - CM Punk, how else can the 2 time MITB winner get back in the title picture he deserves but to win the Rumble

2 - Who is the man to come close more than once winning it? Who is the man after TLC that has nothing going on in terms of a story? Who is the biggest threat to any potential winner in the Rumble match? " Wellllllll.... It's The Big Show"

1 - Randy Orton - Why? Because it's been ages since someone won it back to back. Because he is the top heel right now. Because it is time to break off from Legacy, no more weak, hiding behind Legacy Orton. When he says this is the age of Orton, I feel he means it.

My opinion.

 

[Blade]

This years Royal Rumble is truly a tough one to call.

There's John Cena, but I think he'll be having his rematch with Sheamus for the WWE title. Undertaker will be facing Batista again, too, so they won't be winning. Triple H And Shawn Michaels I think are out of the equation, too, since there's been many rumours about them facing off at Mania.

Looking at the current main eventers, there's a few that could win it. Orton could win it twice in a row, he's just as over as when he won it the first time. As long as he's facing someone other than Cena or Triple H at Mania, I'm happy.

Jericho has never won the Royal Rumble. Now that he's out of the tag title picture and off Raw, he could do with a main event push. Whether he's over enough to headline Wrestlemania is arguable, but we'd get a good match out of him if he was in the main event.

There are reports that Edge's recovery is well ahead of schedule. So, if he returned, won the Rumble and kept a light workload till Wrestlemania, like Cena did 2 years ago, that'd be pretty great. He'll no doubt be over enough to headline Mania when he returns. Hopefully he either makes a Rumble return or is a surprise entrant in an Elimination Chamber match.

Now, some of the younger superstars...

Kofi Kingston, the guy's red hot right now. If he could get a clean win over Orton some time between now and the Rumble, people will take him seriously as a contender. They'd need to build him up a bit more before Mania, but they could do it.

John Morrison is a possibility, since he just got out of the IC title picture and should be moving up to the main event now. But I think he's much more likely to end up winning MitB, cause it just fits Morrison. So yeah, he'll definately have a good showing in the Rumble, anyway.

CM Punk is the dark horse. He's still pretty damn over as a heel. He's still working in the upper midcard, but he's getting enough heat to warrant a decent main event push. Whether the guy can win the Rumble is totally up for debate, but we've seen him put on matches that are great, he could put on a good Mania main event if it was asked of him, especially if it was against Cena or someone.

People are talking about guys like Ted Dibiase or Drew McIntyre, but no way. Dibiase is nowhere near ready. If they had started pushing him as a face when he had that match with Orton, he might be ready by now. But they kept him as a heel jobber, so no such luck. And McIntyre was even ready to win the IC title, let alone win the Rumble.

 

[RatedCharisma59]

My Prediction for the 2010 Royal Rumble PPV:

Match 1
[/B]ECW Title MatchChristian (C) Vs Bryan Danielson (or what ever name they give him) [/B] --
i just have a feeling that this whole ecw homecomming tournement will mark the debut of Danielson, and see him getting an imdiate push and winning the tournement, and this would be an awesome match and all i can do is cross my fingers for this one

Match 2
[/B] WWE Womens Title Match McCool (C) Vs James Vs Phoenix[/B] -- i see beth pheonex getting a push and mickie james isnt out of the title picture yet soo il go with a triple threat

Spoiler: World Title #1 Contender

Match 3
[/B] World Heavyweight Championship Match Undertaker (C) Vs Rey Mysterio [/B] -- i dont see mysterio becoming the champion, i see batista gettin involved in the one, mayb costing mysterio then leading to mysterio getting pay back during the rumble by commin out and eliminating batista or summin along the lines of that : ) so overal i see the undertaker retaining : )

Match 4
[/B] WWE Title Match Sheamus (C) Vs Cena [/B] -- im hoping sheamus holds on to the title till atleast the rumble, i even have my fingers crossed he holds on to it all the way to mania but anyway, i see sheamus winning this but not cleanly mayb feet on the ropes or a low blow or summin but i do see sheamus picking up a pin fall victory over cena . . . . well i hope soo anyway : ) SHEAMUS FTW

Match 5
THE ROYAL RUMBLE -- This year is so hard to call ! looks like we will have a lot of big names in the rumble including jericho, big show, hhh, micheals, batista, orton along with others! i'm hoping for mayb a face turn for dibiase eliminating orton, dx spliting with hhh turning on hbk, jericho being cost the match by edge or edge being number 30 : ) and batista being cost by rey distracting him or rey jumping in and taking him out : ) tht wud make me happy anyway : ) even 1 of those things and id be happy : ) lol, anyway as far as the winner goes im hoping a youngster wins it and i have my eyes on morrison !!! his been having some great matches and had a great run with the ic title and as his just lost the ic title i see him going on to the rumble while gaining some momentum in the next few weeks on smackdown so yeah my pick is: John Morrison

 

[mike122684]

personally if the rumble match holds up to last years i'm gonna be happy! for the simple fact that the last 5 have had no more then 10 to 12 guys in the ring max and when orton won there was at least 18 to 20 in the ring at a time! and as goes for a winner! i'm hoping either john morrison or kofi kingston comes up on top! because those two have put in thier dues the last 2 years an its time for the wwe to get the hell away from all the normal rumble winners an let the younger guys come up an shine for a change!

 

[HBK = Greatest Ever]

My Royal Rumble Thoughts and prediction.

WWE title match- Sheamus vs. HBK. I think HBK will win the title and then set up his fued with HHH. The title is the only reason the two should feud and both as faces.

World Title- Undertaker vs. Batista. I think Batista will win the title and be a major heel going into Mania as the champ.

Rumble match. I think they need a knew winner and my pick is John Morrison. He just lost the intercontiental belt so he can step up to world champion. He will beat Batista at Mania.

This will set up a good wrestlemania card.

 

[Lancer]

Well, it really is a tough call this year as to who's going to win the Rumble. It could be anybody.

I'm gonna go with my selfish pick first, Chris Jericho. Like an earlier poster mentioned, he's never won the Rumble and would of course put on a great match at Mania, no matter his opponent. He could win and set up a feud with Undertaker, assuming he keeps his title, and the two could have their rumored match at Mania.

Some have mentioned Kofi Kingston or John Morrison. A Rumble victory would shoot these guys into the main event, but I don't see either of them winning it just quite yet. They're more suited to winning Money in The Bank.

I really don't think Edge will be healthy enough to return to in-ring action so soon. He could pull a Cena and show up as #30, but it could still be a long shot. He could still show up at the Elimination Chamber time frame and screw Jericho in some way, setting up a Mania match. It's still too close to call, I think.

Don't forget that Randy Orton has a good chance at winning. He still has Legacy by his side, just like last year, and still has a desire to gain back the WWE Title. Unless of course, his protege Ted Dibiase wins, as some have mentioned in another scenario.

It's really tough to call this year because of the growth of new main-eventers, and the unchanging status of others. Plus, there are two face champions at Wrestlemania (assuming Cena wins back the title, which there is no reason to doubt him)..so only a few certain heels could win it. Man, it'll be good though, the Rumble always delivers.

 

[Trill Co$by]

I'm going to go ahead and predict some matches now and then give my Royal Rumble winner pick later...

So yeah to kick things off, I see a potential Melina versus Maryse match for the Diva's title. 2009 was focused around Michelle McCool for the women's division, so I do believe that now it's Raw's turn. Not to mention, these two similar style divas clashing at one of the big four would be excellent to see when I'm there live and in person.

My second match pick would have to be DX versus Legacy versus Hart Dynasty w. Bret Hart for the Unified Tag titles. I know, DX and Legacy just had a rivalry at the conclusion of 2009, but the fact is, it wasn't complete... Neither team had anything to gain or lose. This time, there's championship gold on the line. Plus, these two teams can work miracles. And then, you throw in the Hart Dynasty with Bret Hart and you have a match of the year. Plus, if WWE wants to go with HBK vs. Taker II at Mania 26 then HBK can't win the Rumble.

After that, I say they'd have the World title match with Rey Mysterio vs. Batista vs. Undertaker. Taking out CM Punk, you can tie in two different rivalries here and I'm sure that this could be the time when Rey gets a legit title push.

After that, I say we will have Orton vs. Cena with the title shot at Elimination Chamber hanging in the balance. This match alone could steal the show until it's taken away by the rumble. Plus, it would also give us a complete revamp of faces for the Rumble winners.

And then I picture Sheamus versus Kofi Kingston for the WWE title. I know, that's like out of the blue! But hold on real quick... Sheamus actually has the chance to enter 2010 as a dominant champion. Why not let him be the man of giving people chances and let him face Kofi for the WWE title? It would certainly be a breath of fresh air, and it would let us test the waters for a possible mid-card feud between the two.

And finally as for my Royal Rumble winner pick... I'm going to choose... Chris Jericho. I know it sounds out of place, but let's face it, in 2009 Jericho has proven to be more than worthy of a world title push. Why not give him the shot at Mania? Especially if Rey Mysterio were to win the World title. And to be honest, I'd say that Jericho vs. Mysterio for the World championship would be amazing. Keep in mind, Jericho and Mysterio had a great program earlier this year.

 

[goodlay]

I would usually agree with Orton, but not this year. Cena will most likely have the belt at Mania because WWE won't have Sheamus main event a Mania yet and for good reason. I can't really think of anyone else to have the belt, unless HHH wins it but they wouldn't do HHH/Orton after the bad match last year. Cena is the only face for the WWE title right now, and Cena/Orton is out of the question. Being a big CM Punk guy though, I think he should win it. But there really isn't a face for him to feud with over the belt. Taker is most likely out of the question, as he'll probably be involved with HBK or Cena.

Honestly I can't think of the guy that's gonna win, I have no idea at this point, maybe we'll get an idea when they actually start doing the RR storylines. I wouldn't be surprised if Edge returned as the 30th entrant and won it though.

 

[The Kingpin]

For my prediction I'll do the Big 4 Titles ( WWE, Worlds, ECW ( Yes I know ), Tag Team ) and the Royal Rumble itself.

ECW Championship Match:

Christian (c) -vs- The Big Show

Why: With the ECW Championship Tournament including past ECW Champs and the recent deformation of Jeri-Show, I think and hope that since Big Show wont have a program that he'll go into the Tournament and end up facing Christian for the Title.

Winner: I think this is were Christian loses the ECW Championship and moves on, maybe gets his rematch and WWE Elimination Chamber but thats it, even if its not against Big Show I still see him losing the Title anyway, plus with Big Show he gets to keep his momentum that hes some what built here.

WWE Unified Tag-Team Championship Match:

D-Generation X (c) -vs- The Hart Dynasty

Why: Well why not really, I meen there the best young Tag-Team out there now with Legacy not really doing much of anything in the form of wrestling and with Jeri-Show out for a bit I don't see anyone but The Hart Dynasty facing DX and Royal Rumble.

Winner: Obvious winner here is DX, I don't see them losing the Tag Titles after one PPV but you never know, I think they'll keep 'em for at least the Royal Rumble if not past WWE Elimination Chamber and into WrestleMania 26 or lose them after E.C and before WrestleMania.

World Heavyweight Championship Match:

The Undertaker (c) -vs- Batista - No Holds Bared Match

Why: I don't see Rey Mysterio carrying a feud with 'Taker past there match next Friday (Tuesday) and Batista's the only other logical choice to take the match. I made it No Holds Bared because a typical match will be boring considering these guys have done it all on PPV so why not this.

Winner: Batista wins the World Title here. I think to really set up a non-Title feud for The Undertaker at WrestleMania ( John Cena anyone? ) they'll take the Title off him this time around and Batista can take some heat and get the Heel Champion going.

WWE Championship Match: Triple Threat Match

Sheamus (c) -vs- John Cena -vs- Randy Orton

Why: Because technically John Cena isn't Champ I think that somehow Randy will get into this however Kofi will screw him in some way, plus this is John's "Rematch" with Sheamus so that gives you Triple Threat.

Winner: Randy Orton will win this match and win the WWE Championship thus ending the feud Kofi Kingston and starting a new feud between Kofi and Sheamus, were by Kofi tries screwing Orton, instead screws Sheamus, you get the picture.

30 Man Over The Top Rope Royal Rumble Match:

The Would Be Cool But Un-Realistic's:

1. Rob Van Dam: Maybe a return at Royal Rumble and winning, that would be the surprise of the year no?

2. M.V.P: Needs a push, if they started building him right now it would be great.

3. Kofi Kingston: Gets to keep going with the Orton feud maybe and can possibly win the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 26.

The Usuals:

1. Triple H: Wins the Rumble, Shawn wins the Championship, at WrestleMania 26 Title -vs- Career Match Anyone?

2. John Cena: Maybe 'Taker retains and we see John go to Smackdown! and says 'Taker needs to be concord by him and that John will not be like the rest.

3. Randy Orton: Two Years Straight? Hey they've made his gimmick to be The Viper, a snake much like Stone Cold, so why give him Two Straight like they did Austin?

My Pick: Ted Dibiase Jr.

Why: He goes full circle and becomes Face and eliminates both Orton and Rhodes and wins the whole chi bang and goes against Orton at WrestleMania, hence completing the cycle that WWE reuses Storyline's and making Ted the next Orton.

 

[the-executioner1013]

I think they will have John Morrison win it this year cause that he is a top face right now,has great ability and could draw a good showing at WM


The card i say they will have at Rumble

WWE title(No Holds Barred) Sheamus vs Cena- Sheamus will win lose it at WM
to somebody like other than Cena

World title(No DQ) Taker vs Batista- Batista will win but will lose it at EC to Jericho

ECW title(Extreme Rules Scramble) Dreamer vs Christian vs Yoshi vs Benjamin vs Ryder- Ryder will win hopefully fueding with Yoshi and Benjamin

Womens- Mickie vs Michelle- Mickie will win feud with her till EC

Royal Rumble- HBK Superkicks HHH thus eliminating him,Kingston eliminates Legacy,HBK Taker and JoMo in ring,Lights go out and a Kanes pyro gos off and he eliminates Taker starting a WM match,JoMo and HBK left and JoMo hits his Moonlight Drive off the apron thus eliminating HBK

the Rumble always starts good fueds

 

[jking18]

Probably not gonna happen, but I want either Kane, Christian, or MVP to win the Rumble. As far as the world titles go, I am not really interested and taker probably wont walk into mania as champ because every knows hell win. And him vs Michales WM 25 was not that great.

 

[Edgey2jortonfan]

Until Randy Orton "punt'd" vince, last years royal rumble was unpredictable, this year is exactly the same, and unless we see some clear evidence like last year, i think it will stay this way. Lets face it, no one from ECW will win the royal rumble, non stop. So its between RAW and Smackdown.

The main eventers in the rumble are: CM punk, Jericho, show-ofc unless they are both in a tag match- Orton, Batista or rey still now sure which one will face Taker at RR- and thats about it really maybe apart from kane unless u count him as a main eventer. No one can under estimate anyway here. Carlito has just come into the pictures,

Kofi is a good bet too, Dibiase is a strange one, we all know he will turn face soon but when will it happen?

A lot of people are mentioning MVP but he hasnt really stuck out much for me this year which is a shame because he is a good wrestler but not enough people get behind him. J

ohn morrison could be a contender but will the creative get behind him, i hope so.

Mark henry has had a good year, but hes not main event material, everyone slates him to pieces but he isnt all bad just people need to get behind him, same with MVP thats why they stuck them 2 together.

As mentioned Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger are out of convention atm, but hopefully they will both be in MITB but thats for a different thread.

My pick atm is Kofi, only reason being is that thankfully, WWE is behind him atm and the fans seemed to be too and to be in the main event with main eventer helped him alot, if he doesnt win RR he will win MITB hopefully.