Royal Rumble 2014 Predictions and Discussion

[stewie34732]

Jan 26, 2014 15:13:55 GMT -5 SoonDragon67 said:

Jan 26, 2014 15:13:24 GMT -5 stewie34732 said:

all signs point to a batista rumble win

No they don't. It's fairly obvious that he's going to feud with Del Rio.

we'll see 

[Raven_turns#HEELYESBITW]

Raven's Picks:
1. New Age Outlaws
2. Double DQ for Wyatt and Bryan
3. Lesnar
4. AJ Lee
5. Orton
6. Elite 8: Bryan, Punk, Batista, Del Rio, Sheamus, Reigns, Wyatt
7. Winner: Batista or Bryan

[Raven_turns#HEELYESBITW]

Jan 26, 2014 15:17:29 GMT -5 SoonDragon67 said:

Wait...

what if Batista wins the Rumble and feuds with Del Rio...

Then Del Rio gets the title AGAIN at EC and we're forced to watch the most boring match in Wrestlemania history since Lesnar vs Goldberg.

You are making to much WWE sense............

[TomJohns]

Jan 26, 2014 15:51:13 GMT -5 Raven_turns#HEELYESBITW said:

Raven's Picks:
1. New Age Outlaws
2. Double DQ for Wyatt and Bryan
3. Lesnar
4. AJ Lee
5. Orton
6. Elite 8: Bryan, Punk, Batista, Del Rio, Sheamus, Reigns, Wyatt
7. Winner: Batista or Bryan

Bryan himself said he isn't scheduled to be in the Rumble match..

[SoonDragon67]

Jan 26, 2014 15:53:12 GMT -5 TomJohns said:

Jan 26, 2014 15:51:13 GMT -5 Raven_turns#HEELYESBITW said:

Raven's Picks:
1. New Age Outlaws
2. Double DQ for Wyatt and Bryan
3. Lesnar
4. AJ Lee
5. Orton
6. Elite 8: Bryan, Punk, Batista, Del Rio, Sheamus, Reigns, Wyatt
7. Winner: Batista or Bryan

Bryan himself said he isn't scheduled to be in the Rumble match..

In a kayfabe interview.

[Raven_turns#HEELYESBITW]

Jan 26, 2014 15:53:12 GMT -5 TomJohns said:

Jan 26, 2014 15:51:13 GMT -5 Raven_turns#HEELYESBITW said:

Raven's Picks:
1. New Age Outlaws
2. Double DQ for Wyatt and Bryan
3. Lesnar
4. AJ Lee
5. Orton
6. Elite 8: Bryan, Punk, Batista, Del Rio, Sheamus, Reigns, Wyatt
7. Winner: Batista or Bryan

Bryan himself said he isn't scheduled to be in the Rumble match..

I won't believe it until I see it.

[TomJohns]

Jan 26, 2014 15:53:53 GMT -5 SoonDragon67 said:

Jan 26, 2014 15:53:12 GMT -5 TomJohns said:

Bryan himself said he isn't scheduled to be in the Rumble match..

In a kayfabe interview.

Yup.

I wouldn't expect him to be in it though. He was only cleared from a legit concussion 6 days ago, He's only been back in the ring for 1 day. There would be to much of a risk that a 2nd concussion would happen if he competed twice in one night & We all know if he were to compete in the Rumble he'd be in it for a long period. 

Though I would love to see him win it if only for the reaction to him standing there chanting yes pointing at the WM30 sign

[Raven_turns#HEELYESBITW]

Jan 26, 2014 16:00:02 GMT -5 TomJohns said:

Jan 26, 2014 15:53:53 GMT -5 SoonDragon67 said:

In a kayfabe interview.

Yup.

I wouldn't expect him to be in it though. He was only cleared from a legit concussion 6 days ago, He's only been back in the ring for 1 day. There would be to much of a risk that a 2nd concussion would happen if he competed twice in one night & We all know if he were to compete in the Rumble he'd be in it for a long period. 

Though I would love to see him win it if only for the reaction to him standing there chanting yes pointing at the WM30 sign

So he has competed? Then he will be a surprise entrant after his "war" with Wyatt.

[TomJohns]

Jan 26, 2014 16:04:54 GMT -5 Raven_turns#HEELYESBITW said:

Jan 26, 2014 16:00:02 GMT -5 TomJohns said:

Yup.

I wouldn't expect him to be in it though. He was only cleared from a legit concussion 6 days ago, He's only been back in the ring for 1 day. There would be to much of a risk that a 2nd concussion would happen if he competed twice in one night & We all know if he were to compete in the Rumble he'd be in it for a long period. 

Though I would love to see him win it if only for the reaction to him standing there chanting yes pointing at the WM30 sign

So he has competed? Then he will be a surprise entrant after his "war" with Wyatt.

Friday or Saturday night I believe in a losing effort against Wyatt in a Steel Cage

[Raven_turns#HEELYESBITW]

Jan 26, 2014 16:06:05 GMT -5 TomJohns said:

Jan 26, 2014 16:04:54 GMT -5 Raven_turns#HEELYESBITW said:

So he has competed? Then he will be a surprise entrant after his "war" with Wyatt.

Friday or Saturday night I believe in a losing effort against Wyatt in a Steel Cage

In a cage? Yeah he will be in the match. And lose to Batista in a heroic effort.

[SoonDragon67]

Batista isn't winning the Rumble.

[BaneTheDestroyer]

Jan 26, 2014 16:12:03 GMT -5 Raven_turns#HEELYESBITW said:

Jan 26, 2014 16:06:05 GMT -5 TomJohns said:

Friday or Saturday night I believe in a losing effort against Wyatt in a Steel Cage

In a cage? Yeah he will be in the match. And lose to Batista in a heroic effort.

You've returned!!!!

[Raven_turns#HEELYESBITW]

Jan 26, 2014 16:13:09 GMT -5 BaneTheDestroyer said:

Jan 26, 2014 16:12:03 GMT -5 Raven_turns#HEELYESBITW said:

In a cage? Yeah he will be in the match. And lose to Batista in a heroic effort.

You've returned!!!!

I've been very busy with grad school and my girlfriend so yeah lol.

[TomJohns]

Jan 26, 2014 16:12:03 GMT -5 Raven_turns#HEELYESBITW said:

Jan 26, 2014 16:06:05 GMT -5 TomJohns said:

Friday or Saturday night I believe in a losing effort against Wyatt in a Steel Cage

In a cage? Yeah he will be in the match. And lose to Batista in a heroic effort.

If he is in the match, I'm expecting him to be a late number as a surprise like 29 or 30 & He'll beat Batista to win because that's the kinda guy the Authority.
Similar to Rey winning against the bigger man in Randy Orton

[iodill8]

Jan 26, 2014 16:16:30 GMT -5 Raven_turns#HEELYESBITW said:

Jan 26, 2014 16:13:09 GMT -5 BaneTheDestroyer said:

You've returned!!!!

I've been very busy with grad school and my girlfriend so yeah lol.

" Busy"
With your girlfriend, eh? *wink wink*
Jk jk jk
I'm glad you're back.

[TomJohns]

JR's Royal Rumble Predictions 

I'd expect no less than 6-8 talents to have 'memorable moments' tonight in Pittsburgh. If not, then something's wrong.



The individual matches provide what every talent seeks and that's 'opportunity.' Do you have the ability and the desire to "steal the show/PPV" when you take the ring in a non Rumble match? There are no excuses in being merely average of which most people are proficient.



Throughout the Rumble match, talents will be provided specific opportunities to make themselves stand out and become more marketable thus making them more valuable to their employer. At no time of the PPV year does 'maximize one's minutes' ever hold more true.



If, for example, Roman Reigns eliminates a dozen men, which would be one more than Kane's record of 11, then Reigns can notch his gun even if he doesn't win the Royal Rumble. Big E Langston is another young talent to keep an eye on tonight.



One of the best matches of the night will likely be on the pre game show when the Rhodes Brothers face the New Age Outlaws. I will watch this match with great interest. Cody and Dustin win...."if you weilll." The grandsons of a plumber will have a good night.



I've got Daniel Bryan beating Bray Wyatt but if it goes the other way I won't be shocked. I can see an argument made for each participant to win in this match. As a matter of fact, the more I think about it, the more I see Wyatt grinding out a physical victory.



It's official...Bray Wyatt will be the winner vs. Daniel Bryan.



Part time superstar and full time badass Brock Lesnar has to get on a roll to monetize his obvious upside so I've got Lesnar beating Big Show. Brock using a fan favorite finisher, the 'F5,' on the near 500 pounder would be impressive. Something tells me that if Lesnar wasn't aligned with the masterful Paul Heyman that the former Golden Gopher would be a MAJOR fan favorite in WWE. What is there to detest? Exactly....Heyman! (That's a compliment by the way.)



Randy Orton will retain his WWE World Title with a victory or a non finish decision over John Cena. I'd be very surprised if Orton leaves Pittsburgh without the championship. One thing about this matchup is that these two have had multiple opportunities to develop chemistry. This match should be very good.



It would be a great story for #1 entrant CM Punk to go door to door and win the Rumble match but wait, doesn't that also apply to the #2 entrant?



Punk's issues are seemingly with the authority figures within WWE which usually end up biting a fan favorite like Punk in the backside. Just remember back to many of the predicaments that Stone Cold Steve Austin found himself in back in the day with 'authority figures.'




With that said, like many others, I've got Batista winning the Rumble match especially if he enters at #20 or above.

[Raven_turns#HEELYESBITW]

Jan 26, 2014 16:28:55 GMT -5 iodill8 said:

Jan 26, 2014 16:16:30 GMT -5 Raven_turns#HEELYESBITW said:

I've been very busy with grad school and my girlfriend so yeah lol.

" Busy"
With your girlfriend, eh? *wink wink*
Jk jk jk
I'm glad you're back.

Lol. Yeah she has kept me very busy but it's a good thing. We'll be watching the Rumble tonight. This will be the last PPV I buy sense I'm getting the WWE Network. And I always love the Rumble match.

[iodill8]

Speaking of the WWE Network, I hope it's coming out for the PS3 and can be bought with PSN card money.

[Raven_turns#HEELYESBITW]

Jan 26, 2014 16:34:44 GMT -5 iodill8 said:

Speaking of the WWE Network, I hope it's coming out for the PS3 and can be bought with PSN card money.

I'm upset it's not available for Blu Ray players.

[TomJohns]

Elimination Chamber Match predictions for the next PPV?

(The participants of the EC Match)