Alright, I'm going to say it...

**Mr. Nerfect** · 12-20-2007, 11:00 PM

Even though I'm not a big fan of the guy, I hope Jeff Hardy wins the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble. I believe it should be Matt Hardy who gets the big World Title win first, but being unbiased for a second, the WWE does have a great opportunity on their hands with Jeff Hardy.

He doesn't need to be WWE Champion for long, but the benefits on even a short reign would be there:

1. It allows the WWE to go with a surprising Royal Rumble winner. Jeff Hardy winning the WWE Championship is feel-good enough that a heel can win the Rumble Match, and it's surreal enough that anything afterwards could be seen as possible. Hardy winning the WWE Championship would be more unusual than, say, Mr. Kennedy winning the WWE Championship.

If Randy Orton was WWE Champion, and Mr. Kennedy won the Royal Rumble, then things are a lot more depressing. Jeff Hardy winning basically opens the floodgates to WrestleMania possibilities.

2. It creates a star. I get really pissed off for the WWE dropping the ball with Matt Hardy in 2005, Chris Jericho in 2005, Chris Jericho now and even fucking Rhyno in 2002. The WWE have the opportunity in front of them to say "This is Jeff Hardy, and he can win the big one, and anything can happen." If they say "Randy Orton wins again." Bleh. No good comes of that, because I'm fairly certain that Orton won't even be heading into WrestleMania as WWE Champion.

3. I'd argue that Jeff Hardy is a bigger draw than Randy Orton. I'd also argue that he is a lot more interesting to watch than Randy Orton (who is wrestling's equivalent to paint drying). Let's say Jeff is the guy to carry the WWE Championship into WrestleMania: all the match possibilities seem great. Jeff Hardy vs. Shawn Michaels, Jeff Hardy vs. Chris Jericho and even Jeff Hardy vs. Triple H to a degree. Shouldn't the WWE care about who is going to draw more for their company? If I had to bet on either Hardy or Orton, I'd go Hardy.

I've always been keen for a miracle run heading into WrestleMania. Either a "fluke Royal Rumble winner", or "fluke Champion," on top of their world, and technically the world of everyone else, but cannot buy the respect they deserve for it, because no one ever envisioned them there.

Besides, if Jeff Hardy makes it to World Title status, Matt Hardy returns and looks on par with that. It'd help out both of them.

12-20-2007, 11:00 PM	#1
Mr. Nerfect Posts: 61,634	Alright, I'm going to say it... Even though I'm not a big fan of the guy, I hope Jeff Hardy wins the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble. I believe it should be Matt Hardy who gets the big World Title win first, but being unbiased for a second, the WWE does have a great opportunity on their hands with Jeff Hardy. He doesn't need to be WWE Champion for long, but the benefits on even a short reign would be there: 1. It allows the WWE to go with a surprising Royal Rumble winner. Jeff Hardy winning the WWE Championship is feel-good enough that a heel can win the Rumble Match, and it's surreal enough that anything afterwards could be seen as possible. Hardy winning the WWE Championship would be more unusual than, say, Mr. Kennedy winning the WWE Championship. If Randy Orton was WWE Champion, and Mr. Kennedy won the Royal Rumble, then things are a lot more depressing. Jeff Hardy winning basically opens the floodgates to WrestleMania possibilities. 2. It creates a star. I get really pissed off for the WWE dropping the ball with Matt Hardy in 2005, Chris Jericho in 2005, Chris Jericho now and even fucking Rhyno in 2002. The WWE have the opportunity in front of them to say "This is Jeff Hardy, and he can win the big one, and anything can happen." If they say "Randy Orton wins again." Bleh. No good comes of that, because I'm fairly certain that Orton won't even be heading into WrestleMania as WWE Champion. 3. I'd argue that Jeff Hardy is a bigger draw than Randy Orton. I'd also argue that he is a lot more interesting to watch than Randy Orton (who is wrestling's equivalent to paint drying). Let's say Jeff is the guy to carry the WWE Championship into WrestleMania: all the match possibilities seem great. Jeff Hardy vs. Shawn Michaels, Jeff Hardy vs. Chris Jericho and even Jeff Hardy vs. Triple H to a degree. Shouldn't the WWE care about who is going to draw more for their company? If I had to bet on either Hardy or Orton, I'd go Hardy. I've always been keen for a miracle run heading into WrestleMania. Either a "fluke Royal Rumble winner", or "fluke Champion," on top of their world, and technically the world of everyone else, but cannot buy the respect they deserve for it, because no one ever envisioned them there. Besides, if Jeff Hardy makes it to World Title status, Matt Hardy returns and looks on par with that. It'd help out both of them. Pfft