I doubt that the concept of a 30-man Rumble is going to be abolished this year, so there is certainly a way to make the match a good one...
The ideal 15 for RAW would be:
1) Kurt Angle (unless he wins it soon, which would be good, then put Cena in there)
2) Shawn Michaels
3) Kane
4) Big Show
5) Ric Flair
6) Chavo Guerrero
7) Shelton Benjamin
8) Triple H
9) Edge
10) Carlito
11) Chris Masters
12) Tatanka
then...
13) The returning Rob Van Dam
14) Special appearance from Dusty Rhodes
15) Special appearance from Hulk Hogan
*** Guys like Trevor Murdoch, Gregory Helms, Rene Dupree, Tomko or Snitsky all need more exposure before being in the Rumble match...
And the ideal 15 for SMACKDOWN! would be:
1) The UnderTaker
2) Chris Benoit
3) Rey Mysterio
4) Matt Hardy
5) Bobby Lashley
6) JBL
7) Randy Orton
8) Booker T
9) Boogeyman
10) Juventud
11) Roadwarrior Animal
12) Paul Birchall
then...
13) The returning Chris Jericho (SD! definitely needs him)
14) Special appearance from Goldust (bring this guy to SD! permanently, he was always entertaining)
15) Special appearance from Roddy Piper
With legends like Hogan, Piper and Rhodes in the match, there is certainly a special feel... The return of RVD will certainly get a huge reaction... Not to mention the returns of Goldust and Chris Jericho to the ring... This is definitely key in helping SD! due to the injury of Kennedy, quittings of Hassan and Christian, as well as the unfortunate passing of legend Eddie Guerrero...
Have Austin come out and distract Hogan leading to a possible altercation afterwards setting up their legendary match at WrestleMania... Roddy Piper can be used as an obstacle for Randy Orton, although I would have him overcome all the odds and win the match... His time is now and hopefully he goes over UnderTaker at Armageddon... Orton should be the one to eliminate Taker in the Rumble match, IMO...
I'd give Jericho, Goldust and RVD strong showings... Dusty would certainly be entertaining as well...
Emphasize the dominance of certain superstars, with guys like Bobby Lashley, Paul Birchall, Rey Mysterio, Chavo, Benjamin, Kane and Big Show having especially strong showings...
The final 6 should be: Randy Orton, Kurt Angle or John Cena, Bobby Lashley, Rey Mysterio, Rob Van Dam and Chris Jericho... This would certainly push a new generation of superstars in the company... The final 4 should be: Orton, Angle or Cena, Rey and RVD... Orton eliminates RVD and Angle tosses Rey out of the match... Orton and Angle have a stand down and battle for a few minutes before Orton wins the match...
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