How this years Royal Rumble SHOULD be (IMO)

**NeanderCarl** · 12-18-2005, 12:21 PM

With the brand extention still going, I think this year the WWE should have two simultaneous Royal Rumbles in two seperate rings, one for Raw, one for Smackdown, with 25 men in each match, and entering every 2 minutes alternatively, at a minutes difference between rings (a Raw guy will enter the Raw ring, then a SmackDown guy will join his ring one minute later)

This is the only way we could get the old Royal Rumble feel back, where you know WWE is going to throw a few surprise entrants into the mix (Drew Carey, Honkytonk Man, Haku etc.) With just 15 men from each show, there really is no room to do this anymore, nor to showcase the lower card guys who don't normally get on PPV shows. With 25 spots on each show, Vince could say that the G.M.s have, say, 3 "wildcard" spots each, where they can choose wrestlers not under contract, who are allowed to represent the brand for one night only and maybe earn a title match at Mania. Also, we would then have two Rumble winners to challenge for their respective brands titles at Mania.

I realise this may be too similar to WCW's World War 3 concept, which was invariably a confusing mess, but with carefully planned booking, this really could work.

Either that or increase the number of Rumble entrants to 40, entering every 90 secs.

12-18-2005, 12:21 PM	#1
NeanderCarl That's Not My Name Posts: 9,086	How this years Royal Rumble SHOULD be (IMO) With the brand extention still going, I think this year the WWE should have two simultaneous Royal Rumbles in two seperate rings, one for Raw, one for Smackdown, with 25 men in each match, and entering every 2 minutes alternatively, at a minutes difference between rings (a Raw guy will enter the Raw ring, then a SmackDown guy will join his ring one minute later) This is the only way we could get the old Royal Rumble feel back, where you know WWE is going to throw a few surprise entrants into the mix (Drew Carey, Honkytonk Man, Haku etc.) With just 15 men from each show, there really is no room to do this anymore, nor to showcase the lower card guys who don't normally get on PPV shows. With 25 spots on each show, Vince could say that the G.M.s have, say, 3 "wildcard" spots each, where they can choose wrestlers not under contract, who are allowed to represent the brand for one night only and maybe earn a title match at Mania. Also, we would then have two Rumble winners to challenge for their respective brands titles at Mania. I realise this may be too similar to WCW's World War 3 concept, which was invariably a confusing mess, but with carefully planned booking, this really could work. Either that or increase the number of Rumble entrants to 40, entering every 90 secs.