Royal Rumble Winner Predictions

[Mr. Nerfect]

Originally Posted by James Steele I'd love to see Jericho win the Rumble and Michaels win the WHC at the Rumble after winning this tournament. HBK/JBL wrestle at NWO to end this stupid angle, and move on to the final stanza of the Jericho/Michaels feud. OR Michaels wins the Rumble match and then HBK/JBL in a WM Title match vs HBK's "freedom" match. HBK beats JBL and then goes on to face John Cena at WrestleMania for the WHC. At WrestleMania, Chris Jericho wins the MITB. Cena and Michaels have a great match (hopefully Cena doesn't forget his injured leg) and HBK wins after countering the FU into SCM. HBK celebrates when all of sudden...543210...JERICHO! Jericho and Michaels then have a classic match of their own, and Jericho wins his 3rd world title in 7 months. I'd have the obvious backlash 3way among Cena/Jericho/Michaels with Jericho retaining by beating Cena. Steph/Shane won't give HBK a rematch at Judgement Day, but gives it to JBL. Jericho beats JBL after HBK botches interference. At One Night Stand, JBL/Jericho/Michaels/Cena compete in Fatal 4-way gimmick match. John Cena wins the title after pinning JBL because Jericho/Michaels take each other out of the match. At Night of Champions, John Cena vs Randy Orton for the WHC and JBL vs HBK vs Jericho vs Batista for the #1 Contender's spot at the Great American Bash. HBK and Jericho have a double pinfall finish. At the GAB, Jericho vs Cena vs Michaels for the WHC. HBK and Jericho then do the double finall finsh on Cena (ala Kane/Taker/Austin). Vince McMahon returns in time to take back control of RAW and demands that the Jericho/Michaels rivalry must come to an end before it tears WWE apart. The World Heavyweight Championship is help up because of the double pinfall, and the title will be decided at SummerSlam. Vince McMahon books a 60-minute Ironman match between Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam. An instant classic is born, and Shawn Michaels wins the World Heavyweight Championship. Jericho/Michaels finally ends as Shawn Michaels begins his "last run" as he builds up to his retirement at WrestleMania XXVI.

Anyone that suggests Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho happens at WrestleMania instantly gets rep from me. Seriously, those two are probably the best two workers at the WWE's disposal right now. I remember thinking that I really wanted to see them wrestle over the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XXIV, just for that very reason. The match would have been a classic, and it would have been a good pay-off for Jericho's return.

There is no doubt in my mind that Jericho deserves to headline WrestleMania this year, and HBK is always a good pick for someone's Mania opponent. They sort of finished their feud, but you do have these little ongoing chapters (for example, they are opponents in the same match on RAW this week). There could be some real closure to it.

Another option is for HBK to win the Royal Rumble, and then for HBK to get away from the same brand as JBL, separating one job from the other, and challenging Jeff Hardy for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania. I'm not the biggest Jeff Hardy fan, but if he is going to take the WWE Title into Mania, I cannot think of a better opponent for him this year than HBK.