Thread: Who do you HOPE to see win the Royal Rumble Match
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Old 01-29-2005, 12:15 AM   #3
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I can see where you are coming from. Cena and Batista have been groomed for the win, but for that same reason I think they should probably skip them.

I personally think Batista can continue this slow-burn towards the World Heavyweight Championship. I'd personally like to see Triple H retain the title, then have Triple H come out and pull the ropes down on Batista about 3/4 of the way through the Rumble. Everyone in the arena and the Rumble (including Flair) stops and turns their attention towards Batista staring down Triple H on the entrance way, expecting the big man to explode. Triple H then says there is no reason for Batista to be in the match since he retained the Championship. This would be especially dramatic if Batista actually was the key player in The Game retaining.

Anyway Batista swallows up his rage and walks to the back with Triple H. Flair is quickly eliminated by Jericho.

I think more fans care about Batista getting his hands on Triple H then they do seeing Batista with the World Heavyweight Championship. I can even see the wrestlers trying to get Batista to turn against Evolution. Even Flair seems unsure of the situation.

As for Cena, he would make a decent pick for the Rumble, but I just can't see the guy leading the WWE in a time like this. Next year for sure, but right now he's like a rapping version of The Hurricane. He's so protected it isn't funny (despite him having the skills to put on great matches), and he's gotten so corny recently with his "Chain Gang" stuff.

I'd give Cena a year to re-discover himself, and his edge, before giving him the nudge. I know he's over with wrestling fans, but I think anyone who just turned on SmackDown! and was new to the WWE would be completely turned away by Cena. If Cena were to win the Rumble, I'd prefer it if he jumped to RAW and beat Triple H at Mania. It's out of the blue, true, but I think Cena is a bit of a wonky choice to lead the entire company when "Ruck Fules" is censored on his clothing.

Chris Jericho isn't exactly the wave of the future, but I think the wave needs to be built-up instead of being discharged so early.

I understand Batista winning (and maybe Cena) would be good for business at the moment, but I think that business will be there in few months as well. The longer they hold off Batista vs. Triple H, the more the people will be excited ot finally see the match.

If the WWE put Jericho vs. Benoit for the World Heavyweight Championship, Triple H vs. Batista and Flair vs. Foley on a card like Backlash, then I think there would be EXTREMELY high buyrates compared to a lot of other single-brand PPVs.

As much as I'd like to see Batista win the title at Mania, I think they can hold it off until a smaller event and really make it seem epic. How many people would buy Backlash for Batista vs. Triple H the rematch? While it would certainly be high, I think the first encounter between the two would do better than the Elimination Chamber at NYR, and with the WWE typically losing interest towards the middle of the year, I think they should use WrestleMania to really LAUNCH Triple H vs. Batista, rather than finish it.
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