So who's winning the Royal Rumble this year?

[mike adamle]

In August I thought Daniel Bryan was a lock to win it. Not so much anymore. CM Punk is my guess right now but that's all it is is a guess. What about you, who you got winning?

[Bad News Gertner]

Ryback if they actually want people to buy Wrestlemania this year.

[Tommy Gunn]

Daniel Bryan, then on to defeat Cena (again) at WM for the WWE title.

[Razzamajazz]

orton :(

[Impeccable]

Hogan. :shifty:

Enters at number 29. Sets up Hogan vs Cena at WM.

[MoFo]

Lesnar?

Dunno. Think they'll have a unifcation match regardless and the winner of Rumble will go after Takers streak or something.

[Hanso Amore]

I think Punk/Bryan are realistic choices. "top Guys" that havent won yet.

Maybe Orton depending on where this all shakes out with Cena

[mike adamle]

I think they're gonna have a triple threat match at mania to unify the titles with a WWE champ, WHC champ, and Royal Rumble winner in the match.

But if they do unify at TLC, here's a scenario...

I read that Jeff Harvey, Hardy, is a free agent next month, he'd shake up the main event scene in a huge way. Imagine if they had John Cena win at TLC and actually unifies the titles. Then they announce Cena vs. Punk at the Rumble. Punk wins. Then sometime in the rumble Jeff Hardy comes out to the shock of everyone and ends up winning. He then starts right where he left off with CM Punk.

[screech]

I say Kane every year. One of these years it will come true.

[Cool King]

Roman Reigns.

[Corndad]

Roman Reigns.

He may not win but he will have the most eliminations guaranteed. He will be the Kane in 2001 Rumble of this year.

The winner will be me cause I will be there. :D

Seriously though, I'd say... as others have either Punk or Bryan. I would lean more towards Punk though as it seems Management has more confidence in him although a Bryan win would make that arena go Ape shit.

[Rammsteinmad]

Probably someone who's already won it a number of times.

[Frank Drebin]

Michael Cole

[Cool King]

Hopefully, it'll be a surprising winner.

I personally haven't been surprised at who's won since The Undertaker back in 2007. Back then, when it was down to Undertaker and Shawn Michaels, it could have been either man that would win it.

Since then, when it comes down to the final two, it's always been pretty obvious who was going to go on and win.

[Razzamajazz]

even when it was sheamus and santino that one year?

[Razzamajazz]

or maybe it was del rio and santino, i forget

[mike adamle]

Sheamus and Jericho wasn't that obvious

[Mr. Nerfect]

Jericho should have won that year he was in there with Sheamus. The Rumble win for Sheamus just seemed weird and random. But it also undermined Jericho's claims to being The Best in the World when he went against Punk at WrestleMania.

[Mr. Nerfect]

As for who is winning in 2014? Daniel Bryan looks like the common-sense answer. The guy is still so tremendously over and is easily the best worker in the entire company. With the Mania buzz around things, there will be other attractions to allow Bryan to steal the show and become WWE World Champion without tanking a PPV buyrate. It's possible that the WWE add Randy Orton or John Cena (depending on who is champion and who isn't) to the mix and have a Triple Threat that doesn't give us a repeat of many PPVs this year.

Daniel Bryan could also pull off the "marathon man" win and take the Rumble from one of the starting positions. It'd be a great way to boost his credibility. Just seems like the most obvious story to tell.

But recently I can understand why people think they may not be going with Bryan. He's been chewing his time with The Wyatt Family. Is the tension between Bryan and The Authority even still relevant? Things could very easily spark up again, since Bryan seems pretty well-suited to take many of the Slammy Awards this year -- perhaps even setting a record. They also seem to be making an eerie lack of mention to Cena vs. Bryan at SummerSlam. It didn't get a nod for Match of the Year candidate or the OMG Moment category (or whatever they are calling it this year). Bryan winning a whole bunch of Slammy Awards and clearly becoming the new People's Champion, confronting Shawn Michaels when he receives his Superstar of the Year award and telling him that he will be WWE Champion again, before winning the Royal Rumble and the title at Mania from John Cena, who reminds Bryan that he was injured at SummerSlam, could be pretty huge.

Lately I've been obsessed by the idea of Bryan and HBK getting into it at the Slammy Awards, only for Bryan to somehow defeat The Wyatt Family at TLC. Bryan then goes to enter the Royal Rumble, but he's given the #1 position. Bryan readily accepts it and says that he is ready to prove himself. As Bryan's been in the match about an hour, HBK jumps into the ring and takes Bryan out with the Sweet Chin Music and then tosses Bryan over, ending his dreams of being in the WrestleMania main event.

This sets up Bryan vs. HBK quite clearly, but closer to those two actually signing for a WrestleMania date, The Undertaker makes his presence felt. Taker reminds HBK that his career is over because Michaels couldn't beat him at WrestleMania. This tangled web of drama leads to a Triple Threat being signed between Daniel Bryan, Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker for WrestleMania XXX. It's a bizarre choice, and I know many people would not agree with me on the idea of HBK returning for a Triple Threat or Taker competing in one at this stage of his career, but I think the story it would tell would be epic and enough to perfectly supplement a WWE World Title main event -- which would probably be John Cena either challenging or defending against someone. Could see them doing Cena vs. Sheamus, even though I think a Mania crowd might not really get too into that. They could also do Cena vs. Lesnar, with Paul Heyman doing his best to shill the match as the greatest ever.

[Evil Vito]

John Cena.

[Shadrick]

That's why it wooooorked

[Mr. Nerfect]

I could totally see them having Cena win it again. Only Stone Cold Steve Austin has ever won it thrice. I could see Cena being screwed at TLC and then winning the Rumble for the third time in his career -- matching another record -- and then using the title shot to finally conquer Randy Orton and the evil Authority at WrestleMania.

[Shadrick]

Cena winning it again would be bleh to me

[Mr. Nerfect]

It wouldn't be my personal choice, but I could see them doing it.

[Shadrick]

What if they booked Noid to win it?

[Emperor Smeat]

Either Bryan or Punk.

Bryan winning means he gets to have his real big moment occur while Punk winning means the possibility of Punk vs Cena at Mania (or Punk vs Orton).

[#1-norm-fan]

I don't know. I feel like the titles WILL be unified at TLC. I also feel like Rock-Cena being for it last year and the act of unifying the titles means they're trying to make the title seem like a huge deal again so it should be closing out the show and probably on Cena.

I was thinking Cena vs Taker but they could hold that off for next year. If that happens though, I can't imagine who they could get to face Cena that wouldn't be such a major drop off from Rock-Cena. Lesnar I guess is a possibility.

[#1-norm-fan]

Roman Reigns.

Yeah, if I didn't feel like they wanted to go Rock-Cena level for the main event again and actually have a full-time guy close out the show, I'd go with this. Roman Reigns wins it in a shocker and takes on Paul Heyman as his manager. The Heyman-Cena promos leading up to the match would be pretty awesome.

Though if they do hold off on Cena-Taker, I wouldn't mind seeing Heyman have Reigns face Taker for the streak he couldn't get with Punk last year. There would also be history with Taker being taken out by Reigns and The Shield earlier this year.

[mike adamle]

Would be awesome if Cena unified the belts at TLC and then The Rock challenged him at this years WrestleMania to crown the undisputed Unified Champion between he and Cena since they're both tied at 1 a piece.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Cena vs. Rock III happening has a much greater chance than most people would give it credit for.

[#1-norm-fan]

I wouldn't really mind it. Though Rock did kinda do the whole "passing the torch" type thing at the end of last year's WrestleMania which made it feel "final". It would be kinda strange if he came back and tried to get one up on Cena.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Fuck everyone, I want to see The Rock vs. Sami Zayn. No chance of it happening, but just the clash of personalities and styles.

[mike adamle]

The Rock vs. Antonio Cesaro sounds better.

[Cool King]

Cesaro winning the Rumble would be a great surprise.

[Tazz Dan]

Cena will win this year. Actually, he did. Not sure about next years winner though.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Don't get me horny with the idea of The Rock vs. Antonio Cesaro.

[Vastardikai]

Bo Dallas, in a shocker! :shifty:

[Bobo]

Will be interesting to see if WWE sign anyone who has recently become available re: AJ Styles. Sting will be available too and looks to be on his way and rumours they want Hogan in the RR. Had Sting signed ten years ago they could have done this properly; have him fight the big stars, a HIAC match, win the RR, win a title, fight Undertaker at WM. If they do bring him in it won't be as a regular week in week out member of the roster though I would love to see him come to WWE and tick everything off the bucketlist as it were.

Anyways my money on winning the RR would be one of the following:

CM Punk
Daniel Bryan
John Cena
Undertaker

Dark horses: Rob Van Dam (if he resigns), Brock Lesnar, AJ Styles (if he accepts a paycut and signs).

Otherwise I think CM Punk would be the best option.

Don't discount Mark Henry either.

[MIZantine Empire]

I'm gonna go way out in left field and say big show.. Although I really want to say Cody Rhodes.. I like the obscure pics

[Bobo]

Cena vs. Rock III happening has a much greater chance than most people would give it credit for.

Personally I think Rock v Cena 3 would be great and fitting for WM 30. They each have one win a piece and really need to close out their rivalry once and for all.

I would have thought they'd have done it sooner at Summerslam or another PPV.

But for this to happen the best way would be for Rock to come back and win the RR but I doubt very much this is on the cards given the fact they may well begin reshooting FF7 re: Paul Walker's tragic death.

However given the only time Rock won the RR in 2000 in controversy (his feet did touch the ground hence paving the way for a stupid 4 way match) this could be a chance to put it right.

Big Show would be a lousy pick for the RR. Wouldn't mind Rey Mysterio again but I doubt they will put him through the stress of a long drawn out RR match after such a long lay off from injury.


Big E Langston or Ryback?

[Bad News Gertner]

The obvious choice is Heath Slater. Guy is on fire lately.

[#1-norm-fan]

Only if he does it as Heath "P.S." Slater.