Question about the gold rush tournament...

[Mr. Nerfect]

Why shouldn't Edge be in the tournament? He's one of the top guys on RAW, both wrestling-wise and storyline-wise, and he's got plenty of heat. I don't see the point in keeping him out.

What would have been nice is if the Gold Rush Tournament was a 16-Man one, and have it look something like this:

Round 1
Christian vs. The Hurricane
Winner: Christian via pinfall.

Kane vs. Romeo
Winner: Kane via pinfall.

Shawn Michaels vs. Antonio
Winner: Shawn Michaels via pinfall.

Shelton Benjamin vs. Rob Conway
Winner: Shelton Benjamin via pinfall.

Triple H vs. William Regal
Winner: William Regal via submission.

Edge vs. Viscera
Winner: Edge via pinfall.

Chris Jericho vs. Val Venis
Winner: Chris Jericho via submission.

Chris Benoit vs. Tajiri
Winner: Chris Benoit via submission.

Round 2
Christian vs. Kane
Winner: Christian via pinfall.

Shawn Michaels vs. Shelton Benjamin
Winner: Shawn Michaels via pinfall.

William Regal vs. Edge
Winner: William Regal via submission.

Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit
Winner: Chris Benoit via pinfall.

Round 3
Christian vs. Shawn Michaels
Winner: Shawn Michaels via pinfall.

William Regal vs. Chris Benoit
Winner: William Regal via submission.

Round 4
Shawn Michaels vs. William Regal
Winner: William Regal via pinfall.

So yeah, basically this would become the William Regal experiment. In the final match, have him turn heel, and have him built-up as a threat to Batista's reign. I would even go as far as putting the title on a heel Regal.