Royal Rumble Fallout?
So, the Rumble is in the books, which was awesome live! We have RAW tonight, but now comes the obvious questions...what is the fallout from the Rumble going to look like? Several things happened and here are my scenarios that I can see happening...
Shawn Michaels took a step towards a heel turn at RR I believe. I know that he "snapped" and all, but could we possibly see HHH vs heel HBK at Wrestlemania? I hope so because heel HBK is sooooooo much better than this lame version. I also hope so because I really don't want to see Michaels vs Taker II. The first match was amazing...why try to improve on perfection?
Orton vs DiBiase is obviously coming after last night. Anyone who has been following tpww knows that. My question though is, what happens to Cody Rhodes after all of this? Legacy is obviously done as it would be hard to continue with just Orton and Rhodes. You can't leave him with DiBiase because you are pushing DiBiase in a singles role against Orton. So what happens to Cody in all this? I see Smackdown in his future. I have a feeling that his days in the midcard may be done and its upper card for him in the near future.
What is going to happen with Edge? Two things are pretty clear: Edge will be a face after the reaction he got last night and Edge is going to Wrestlemania. At this point, Edge vs Sheamus would have kind of a lame feel to it. I love Edge, but am luke warm on Sheamus. I just don't see WWE pushing Sheamus vs Edge at WM. So does Jericho somehow get the WC off of Taker to set up Edge vs Jericho at WM? If not, who takes the WWE title off of Sheamus to set up WM?
IMO, Cena vs Batista will happen at WM in a "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immoveable object" type setup. I know I am not at all original in my prediction here as many others have predicted Cena vs Batista at WM. Perhaps "Big Dave" wins Taker's title and Cena vs Dave is for the WC?
Who does Undertaker wrestle at WM? I am honestly up in the air with this one. I think HBK vs HHH is already in motion and that leaves Undertaker without a prospective opponent. Undertaker vs. Rey wouldn't work at WM. Punk I can't see as an option because he is on Vince's shit list for some reason. It would have to be someone that the WWE fans could potentially see beating him as his "streak" is a big deal at WM now. Who would be the perfect opponent in this situation?
Where does Christian go from here? He has faced and defeated every threat to his title in ECW. The man has nothing left to prove there and is OBVIOUSLY the biggest name they have. Where does he go from here? Which brand will he go to? It would be stupid for them to leave him on ECW, but once again we have to consider Vince's shit list with Christian's name on it. I know that Edge vs Jericho is supposed to happen, but I would LOVE to see Christian move to Smackdown and feud with Jericho. Smackdown is missing a top face, IMO. I know they have Undertaker and Rey, but how long can they ride that train? Undertaker is great, but he is not the traditional face that they can throw on the mic every week. Rey is good, but how many times can you try to sell that underdog story with him? With Edge expected to be on RAW, Christian to Smackdown would be great.
I would be interested to hear what you all have to say about my predictions/thoughts or to hear your own... Sorry about the length
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