Official Royal Rumble 2004 thread
 

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THE ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH
The Royal Rumble match is widely known as the most exciting hour of the year. 15 RAW Superstars and 15 SmackDown! Superstars in the same ring, all vying for a shot at their respective championship. To date, the following Superstars have already entered the Rumble:

RAW Superstars SmackDown! Superstars
Kane Kurt Angle
Booker T John Cena
Goldberg Chris Benoit
Scott Steiner Billy Gunn
Christian Rikishi
Chris Jericho Shelton Benjamin
Mark Henry Charlie Haas
Rico Nunzio
The Hurricane Big Show
Spike Dudley Matt Morgan
Matt Hardy Tajiri
Test A-Train
Rene Dupree Ernest "The Cat" Miller
Randy Orton Bradshaw
Rob Van Dam Rhyno

WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
The Dudley Boyz will look to regain the World Tag Team Championship at the Royal Rumble when they battle the champions, Ric Flair & Batista. This time, however, the challengers may have the upper hand going in to the match, as it will be a Tables Match. Undoubtedly, these stipulations must favor the Dudleys. Order Royal Rumble, live on pay-per-view to find out. Click here for photos.

CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
The growing tension between Jamie Noble and Rey Mysterio will finally come to a head when Noble challenges Mysterio for the Cruiserweight Championship. Noble has attacked Mysterio recently when Mysterio tried to come to the aid of Noble's girlfriend, Nidia. Will Mysterio have some payback in store for Noble? Order Royal Rumble to find out. Click here for photos.

WILL MICK FOLEY APPEAR?
On the final RAW before Royal Rumble, Stone Cold Steve Austin issued an order to Mick Foley: Arrive at the Rumble to defend his Hardcore Legend status that has been discredited by Randy Orton, or Austin said he would drag Foley to the arena himself. Will Foley be at Royal Rumble to defend his honor? Order Royal Rumble to find out.

ATTENTION U.K. FANS
World Wrestling Entertainment Presents ROYAL RUMBLE this Sunday 25th January at 1:00 AM GMT, live and only on pay-per-view exclusively on Setanta Sport Channel 435! All the Royal Rumble excitement starts off with a one-hour preview show beginning at 12 midnight. Please note that Sunday 25th January 12 midnight means late night on Sunday, early morning Monday. Setanta Sport, which is available on Sky digital (Channel 435), NTL and Telewest, will also air repeat showings of the event beginning Monday 26th January at 4.00pm and again at 7.00pm.

Sky, NTL and Telewest digital homes can book ROYAL RUMBLE from Setanta Sport via their remote control or by calling the following numbers:

Sky: Go to – Setanta Sport Ch. 435 or call: 08708 500 005
NTL: Go to – TV ON DEMAND / NTL Ireland call: 1 800 234 234
Telewest: Go to – TV ON DEMAND

<font color=Silver>Why is this up so early?</font>

Because wrestling_god HAS to be the one to start it, and he can do stuff that The Wall can never do.

Well, it's good to have a place set-up so I can do my PBP.

First PPV of 2004 and it looks like it's going to be a hell of a show. I'm looking forward to every match on the card, even the WWE title match, which is kind of weird considering Holly is in it. And the unpredictability and massive star power in the Rumble make it that much more exciting. I'm pumped for tomorrow night.

I'll be the first to say it...

The winner of the 2004 Royal Rumble will be... Billy Gunn!

I Believe Chris Benoit will last a long time, infact I think He'll stay in for the last 4 men, Goldberg, Cena, Benoit and Kurt angle, The Smackdown team will team up against Goldberg, Benoit will lift Angle over while Cena get in behind and Throws Benoit out...

\_. John Cena ._/


...well... yeah, That's what I hope happens :D

-edit-

well, Benoit could win... because of the "heyman wont give Benoit a title shot" thing :-\

Yeah that's why I was thinking Benoit would win cause it would kinda be like his "last chance" for a title shot and would build drama. Maybe he and someone else will go out simultaniously. It's been done before but I can see it happening.

Anyways, I can almost garuntee the final four wont be someone Angle, Goldberg, Benoit, and Cena. The four main guys are NEVER in the final four, and there is always one surpise final four guy. EX. Past rumble participants who have made it to the final four include Curt Hennig a few years ago, Henry Godwinn, and Fake Diesel. Those are just off the top of my head.

My thoughts also.

Who is going to annouce the actual Royal Rumble match? Do Raw and Smackdown annoucers take turns?

I think I will watch it just for Triple H VS Shawn Micheals.

I don't really care about anything else.

<font color=goldenrod>Benoit will win</font>

**Marks out for M-A-G's PBP. But I'll be watching tonight anyway. GO CENA

I don't trust the WWE to let Benoit win. My money is still on Goldberg.

You will have to pay for it remember

your just pissed because 3 weeks ago you tried to make a raw thread and you ****ed it up and everybody flamed you. So i had to go and do it right

RAW Superstars
Kane
Booker T
Goldberg
Scott Steiner
Christian
Chris Jericho
Mark Henry
Rico
The Hurricane
Spike Dudley
Matt Hardy
Test
Rene Dupree
Randy Orton
Rob Van Dam

Smackdown! Superstars

Kurt Angle
John Cena
Chris Benoit
Billy Gunn
Rikishi
Shelton Benjamin
Charlie Haas
Nunzio
Big Show
Matt Morgan
Tajiri
A-Train
Ernest "The Cat" Miller
Bradshaw :shifty:
Rhyno

<font color=goldenrod>RAW Superstars
Kane
<b>Booker T</b>
Goldberg
Scott Steiner
<b>Christian
Chris Jericho</b>
Mark Henry
Rico
<b>The Hurricane</b>
Spike Dudley
<b>Matt Hardy</b>
Test
Rene Dupree
<b>Randy Orton
Rob Van Dam</b>

Smackdown! Superstars

<b>Kurt Angle
John Cena
Chris Benoit</b>
Billy Gunn
Rikishi
<b>Shelton Benjamin
Charlie Haas
Nunzio</b>
Big Show
Matt Morgan
<b>Tajiri</b>
A-Train
Ernest "The Cat" Miller
Bradshaw
<b>Rhyno</b>

Before anyone says anything...yes, I know that half of the guys I've bolded have no chance of winning.</font>

I'm actually excited about a PPV again, woo! The thing that sucks about Royal Rumble being today is that there are no football games to pass the time, AAARRGGHH!!

Today is gonna be so boring waiting around until RR starts.

<font color=goldenrod>Because I'm bored, I'm going to attempt to guess #s 2-29 and then later on when I can find the results I will see how many I got right.

2. Matt Morgan
3. Rhyno
4. Rene Dupree
5. Booker T
6. Charlie Haas
7. Test
8. Rob Van Dam
9. John Cena
10. Randy Orton
11. Rico
12. Bradshaw
13. The Cat
14. Chris Jericho
15. Matt Hardy
16. Tajiri
17. Mark Henry
18. Shelton Benjamin
19. Fake Mankind (Takes place of injured Spike to mock Foley)
20. Kane
21. Kurt Angle
22. Nunzio
23. Rikishi
24. Scott Steiner
25. The Hurricane
26. Billy Gunn
27. A-Train
28. Christian
29. Big Show</font>

<b>RAW Superstars </b>

<b>Kane </b>
<b>Booker T</b>
<b>Goldberg </b>
Scott Steiner
Christian
<b>Chris Jericho</b>
Mark Henry
Rico
The Hurricane
Spike Dudley
Matt Hardy
Test
Rene Dupree
Randy Orton
<b>Rob Van Dam</b>


<b>Smackdown! Superstars</b>

<b><i>Kurt Angle</b></i>
<b><i>John Cena</b></i>
<b>Chris Benoit</b>
Billy Gunn
Rikishi
Shelton Benjamin
Charlie Haas
Nunzio
Big Show
Matt Morgan
Tajiri
A-Train
Ernest "The Cat" Miller
Bradshaw
Rhyno

Oh boy, don't get my hopes up

<font color=goldenrod>I did a Rumble in HCTP as well (using Batista, Steven Richards, Val Venis, Sean O'Haire, Ultimo Dragon, Lance Storm, Rodney Mack, and Rey Mysterio as alternates who best fit the guys that aren't already in the game that are in the actual Rumble)

I started as Benoit at #1 and I ended up going the distance and winning.</font> :cool:

If I don't get at least an Undertaker tease with kane in the ring, Im going to be upset.

Hey bitch I did the same thing you did by copying it and pasting it here. Get your story right, okay? :nono:

Actually they switched off last year with Cole and Tazz doing the SmackDown! matches.

What occurs to me this year is that for the first time in a LONG time, the winner of the Rumble isn't a foregone conclusion. Was there ever any doubt that Lesnar was going to win last year, or HHH the year before, or Austin the year before? Not to me. This year it seems that Goldberg and Benoit at least have an equal chance, and that Cena, Angle, and Kane are outside chances.

Personally I'm predicting Benoit to win, though that may be just because I can't stomach the idea of predicting Goldberg.

Yeah but there wasn't so much the "Smackdown/Raw" thing going on last year. The brand extension has been driven deeper with brand-specific PPV's. I'm realistically hoping for a Tazz & JR team.
Or maybe even have both commentary teams and switch between them.

Cause i got nothing better to do i will predict how all superstars will do.
Raw


Kane:A late entry will dominate for awhile.. Takers Music will play (his coming like titantron stuff) Kane will be distracted whilst Booker T will take the oppertunity to eliminate him.

Booker T: will enter around 18 - 24.. When Kane goes in he will go straight for Booker beating him up for abit.. The Taker thing happens which helps Booker eliminate Kane.. Kane gets Angry he quickly runs back into the ring and throws Booker T over the top. The 2 will fight all the way backstage.. (making this a mini feud till the raw before NWO seeming as thats a smackdown ppv)

Goldberg: Well we already know his number 30.. I hope there will be atleast 10 - 12 Guys still in the ring by then. Goldberg Dominates and eliminates almost half the competitors in the ring. He will be in the final 4 and still seems unstoppable. But a silly mistake or a distraction will send him over.

Scott Steiner: One of the final guys to be eliminated by Goldberg. Could slow Goldie down abit.

Christian: Unfortunatly will probably be round midcard and wont last long. But it would be interesting if him and Jericho met at the same time. Christian slags off Jericho and Trish. Jericho eliminates Christian as Christian acts all shocked. This could lead to a mini Christian/Jericho feud.

Chris Jericho: What i said up there and hopefully will last for quite some time... Maybe even into the final 4.

Mark Henry: Once again another late entry. Be cool to give Goldie credability to eliminate Henry all on his own after a jackhammer or something.

Rico: One of the early entries.. More then likely wont last too long.

The Hurricane: Another early entry who probably wont last too long.

Matt Hardy: A Mid entry will last for awhile but be eliminated just before no 30.

Test: Another entry could last for sometime only to be eliminated just before the end.

Rene Dupree: Will be one of the early entrys and more then likely will be one of the very first eliminations if not the very first.

Spike Dudley:Will a) Be beaten up at the beginning of the night so he doesnt make it into the rumble match meaning Foley takes his place.
B) If he does make it to the rumble.. Will be in the ring with somebody like the big show and actually look quite impressive for awhile. But the Dudley dog will be his big mistake as Show (who im using for example) will just with one hand chuck Spike out.

Randy Orton: Will probably be a mid entrie and seem impressive after eliminating 2 jobbers. He aims for Benoit until he spots Foley. This will distract Orton which will get him eliminated.

Rob van Dam: the one to eliminate Orton.. Unfortunatly might not be one of the last few in.

Smackdown

Kurt Angle: Runner up.. Hopefully will Angle slam Goldielocks over the top. One of the late entries.

John Cena: Enter round mid card... Last a great amount of time. Hopefully one of the last guys left in the ring.

Chris Benoit: Hopefully we will be looking this years Royal Rumble winner... After entering at No 1.. Benoit will take many a bump and bruise as Benoit will start to weaken making it look like his chances are slowly but surely decreaseing.. But somehow Benoit shall prove them all wrong and be the one guy left in the ring at the end of it all.

Billy Gunn: Late entry.. Probably make it to the end. But will end up being one of Goldie or Kanes victims.

Shelton benjamen: Probably one of the earlier entrys to be eliminated around haf way. Be cool to see him go one on one with Haas.

Charlie Haas: Mis entrie and goes for Benjamen.. Double elimination.

Nunzio: One of the early entries..Could last a little while.. But he'll be gone eventually.

Big Show: Eliminate one or 2 jobbers.. Seem untouchable till kane throws him out.

Matt Morgan: I actually think Matt Morgan will be an early entry. Could even be draw no 2. He will be the first guy to weaken Benoit.

Tajiri: Early entry probably wont last to long.

Ernest " The Cat " Miller: Probably this years joke entry.. He'll enter and try abit of dancing i have a feeling Rikishi will be the one to eliminate him.. Probably only last about a Minute.. most of that minute might be spent enetering the ring.

Rikishi: Mid entry.. Will be eliminated by one of the bigger men.

A- Train: Probably another Mid entry who will be thrown out just before 30.

Bradshaw: Early entry.. Hopefully wont last too long.

Rhyno: Unfortuantly probably another early entry..Lets hope he gets some decent time in the rumble.

Either way i think this years line up is pretty good.

Should be an interesting Rumble.

:cool:

my thoughts exactly

<font color=Silver>No it wont, it'll be Rico!</font>

Underestimate Renee Dupree at your peril!!!! :p

Well this show better be good cause I just paid a tenner for it that I was thinking of spending on something else.

The Winner of the Royal Rumble.....

CHRIS
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JERICHO!

Chris Jericho goes on to defeat World Champion Shawn Michaels at WM XX