Royal Rumble 2011
 

I was thinking about who could possibly be getting set up to win the upcoming Rumble, and thought to myself that it has been a long while since WWE used the Rumble as a way to catapult a mid carder into the mai event. I think the last guy to win the Rumble that hadn't had a world title or been a main eventer prior to winning the Rumble was Mysterio in 2006.

Since then, we've had Taker, Cena, Orton and Edge pick up Rumble wins. I'm curious to see who, if anyone on either rosters, could you see winning the Rumble match and hasn't been a main eventer prior to winning.

On Raw, the two guys I see having a remote chance are Wade Barrett and John Morrison. Barret for obvious reasons, though he may win the title as soon as Survivor Series. Morrison was in the WHC Elimination Chamber main event this past year, and seems to finally be picking up steam with his Sheamus feud that
s developing.

On SmackDown!, the only semi believeable choice to me would be Alberto Del Rio. They've built him up to be an upper mid carder since his debut, and he's gotten over rather quickly. Also has the look of a main eventer to go with the ring work and mic skills.

Thoughts?

i'm sure somebody is going to mention daniel bryan

Sheamus or Barrett are the only real choices for new guys.

if the nexus angle is still around by then, yeah i could see one of them (barrett) winning it leading to their break up afterwards

Zack Ryder gonna win the Royal Rumble. Mark my words.

Fella for Rumble Winner.

Miz would be an obvious choice but he has the case. Unless they give him both.

I want this to happen but I know WWE wouldn't do it. Like I've said, have him drop all references to the case, lose his Mania match but then cash in and win.

Wonder if I should use my pull and be a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble.

If Triple H doesn't return before the Rumble, he will come back and win it.

Wouldn't that be up to Vince, though?

Yeah, but Vince loves terrible ideas like that.

True.

Triple H or Cena is my pick.

I'd like to see it be someone we're not expecting, but I doubt that will happen.

Diesel Power!

Christian winning to take on Edge at Mania would be fantastic. Though I just finished his RTWM on SD vs Raw so I'm likely to be overestimating the probability of this happening in real life by about 100%

Right now it would logically be a returning HHH or Cena if the Nexus angle stretches that long.

Woo Woo Woo, you know it!

I've stated I wanted this to happen since he won it at Money In The Bank....

Only one man is truly worthy of winning this years rumble

http://www.gerweck.net/steveblackman.jpg

hilarious.

<font color=goldenrod>The only chance at a "surprise" is Triple H if he hasn't returned yet.

Otherwise it'll definitely be a semi-predictable pick...they did a surprise last year.</font>

This joke has never been used ever.

Well, I read Undertaker may miss WrestleMania 27, which maybe kills the "Diesel to WWE" talk, so...I'm thinking Sheamus wins the Rumble. Maybe that's why they have him in this little angle with Santino, so he "cools off a bit" in terms of Main Eventing, and the fans don't get tired of seeing him in the hunt for the Title.

really want to see the belt up for grabs in the Rumble again.

That'd be awesome. The Rumble kinda needs something that gives it a little kick, a little extra excitement.

Want Morrison or Sheamus to win it.

Tbh anyone that isnt expected. Dont want Jericho or HHH to come in as a surprise and win it.

I am going to make this prediction- that if a former Champion doesn't win the Rumble, that

THE MIZ will win the Royal Rumble.

It could be entertaining seeing this guy brag how he has 2 guaranteed title shots.

Or does his June Money in the Bank win have to be cashed in by Mania too?

And is the WWE really considering unifying the title belts?

Miz beats the champion of his choice at Wrestlemania with his Rumble win, and then cashes his MITB later that night after the main event, thus the next night on RAW unifying the belts.

Last time they unified the belts, I don't think many people expected Y2J to win, and I don't think a lot of people would expect the Miz to unify the titles, but it makes sense.

Far fetched, and to be honest I don't like the idea of unifying the belts.

Yeah, that's the secondary idea I have for Miz. He chooses the SmackDown! champion, wins it, then cashes in in the WWE championship match.

My only question is would it be wise to close out Mania with a heel walking out with two belts? Unless Miz turns at some point (which I suppose is possible) it doesn't seem very WWE to let heel walk out with two titles, one of which rendering the main event moot, which is another problem.

Maybe if they somehow made it so that the GM says that Miz could only cash in to make it a three way, and that once the bell rings he cannot cash in for the rest of the night. And honestly, that would serve Miz an enormous bump. Winning two titles legit in one night would be huge.

Well, there HAS been talk of unifying the 2 Titles...that could be a way (though unlikely) to get it done.

Yeah I know there's talk, and that is certainly a possibility. But I'm hearing they want to do it title for title and apparently Sheamus is high on the list to do it.

Right, that's what I meant, I don't think they'll have Miz be the one who unifies.

Also, if Miz wins the Royal Rumble (which guarantees him a title shot), already having the Money in the Bank (which also guarantees him a title shot), it would be unnecessary, and it takes the opportunity away from some other guy to establish himself and get the opportunity for a title.

That being said, I CAN see Miz trying to cash in at the Royal Rumble, failing to win the title, then later in the night going into the Royal Rumble Match, and winning it, thereby STILL having a guaranteed title shot, only this time, at WrestleMania 27.

He would get SO much heat from the fans...it would take him to another level.

I'd love to see Christian come back in time to win it. Failing that, Jack Swagger could be a good pick.

All the Miz talk reminds me of my first posts on the site. lol.

http://tpww.net/forums/showthread.php?t=106833

We think alike. I didn't steal your idea, I swear

Haha. I accused you of nothing...feeling guilty about something? lol

lol. Not at all. Im impressed that you said this 2 months ago.
If anything, it would be fresh to see someone who never held a major title go for the belt at mania. I think its been a while.

No doubt. I'd like to see a 'Mania with Cena nowhere the main event...like XX.

Christian or John Morrison would be my preferred picks.

Triple H returning would be a nice surprise, especially if he then gets eliminated. Y'know, coz the surprise return usually means 'oh, I guess HHH is winning then', then it'd be a good shock for him to get knocked out.

Also, do we really need another Triple H Wrestlemania main event?