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Who will be the winner of Men's Royal Rumble 2024?

  • CM Punk

    Votes: 2 40.0%

  • The Rock

    Votes: 2 40.0%

  • Cody Rhodes

    Votes: 1 20.0%

  • The Gunther

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Dean Ambrose

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Sami Zayn

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Someone else

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    5
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The Royal Rumble 2024 is set to take place on 28th January 2024 at Florida. So guess and pick the winner for the upcoming mega event.

1. CM Punk
2. The Rock
3. Cody Rhodes
4. The Gunther
5. Sami Zayn
6. Dean Ambrose
7. Someone else

Also do mention whom the winner of Royal Rumble will choose as his opponent in WrestleMania this year? Roman Reigns or Seth Rollins
 
My pick is the Rock. I think he is going to win the royal rumble this year and then will face Roman Reigns at this year's Wrestlemania.
 
I think a new guy should win it to give his career a boost.

The Rock shouldn't win because he is a veteran. Royal Rumble is supposed to propel a young and promising wrestler.
 

WWE Royal Rumble 2024 Lineup:​

  • WWE Undisputed Universal Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles vs. LA Knight
  • Men’s Royal Rumble match
  • Women’s Royal Rumble match
  • WWE United States Championship: Logan Paul (c) vs. Kevin Owens
Which match are you really looking forward to?
 
sweep_shot said:
I think a new guy should win it to give his career a boost.

The Rock shouldn't win because he is a veteran. Royal Rumble is supposed to propel a young and promising wrestler.
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Yep it will be good to give some new guy the win. Ideally Gunther should be the guy. Well bro, who would you love to see as the winner?
 
The Bald Eagle said:
Yep it will be good to give some new guy the win. Ideally Gunther should be the guy. Well bro, who would you love to see as the winner?
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I am not in touch with modern day wrestling much. I haven't followed much since 2012.

Someone who hasn't won before should win it. That's how it used to be like back in the days (pre-2012).
 
sweep_shot said:
I am not in touch with modern day wrestling much. I haven't followed much since 2012.

Someone who hasn't won before should win it. That's how it used to be like back in the days (pre-2012).
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Agree with your idea bro.
 
Rhodes and Punk are two of the favorites to win this year's match.

The clock is ticking on the 2024 Men's Royal Rumble match. Along with the women's Royal Rumble contest, the card will only feature four official matches.

With Roman Reigns defending the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against three of SmackDown's top stars, three potential favorites are out of the match. AJ Styles, Randy Orton, and LA Knight will try to dethrone The Tribal Chief.

Whoever loses the match may enter the contest, but those chances are lessened if the Fatal 4-Way closes the show. Will The Rock show up? Who will eliminate the most superstars? Here are last-minute predictions for the 2024 Men's Royal Rumble match.

#5. The first entrants in the matchJimmy and Jey still have unfinished business with each other
Jimmy and Jey still have unfinished business with each other
With Rhea Ripley and Gunther both starting last year's match, the eventual winner should not come from the first five entrants. Both The Eradicator and The Ring General were among the final two participants in their respective Rumbles.

If Knight, Orton, and Styles were pulling double duty, it would make sense for those three to be among the first 10 entrants. They could continue their battle from SmackDown, and one could have a long run.

Paul Heyman hyped Jimmy Uso up during SmackDown, claiming he needs to win the Royal Rumble and bring the World Heavyweight title to the Bloodline. When he picked his number later in the night, he did not appear to be happy.

Jimmy and Jey could start the match off and battle throughout most of it. One could eliminate the other to kickstart a match for WrestleMania 40.

#4. Other potential showdownsMcIntyre and Priest don't like each other.
McIntyre and Priest don't like each other.

Due to the face-to-face confrontations on RAW's side, there will be several staredowns during the contest. CM Punk and Cody Rhodes will face off at some point, as will Drew McIntyre and Punk.

McIntyre and Damian Priest will also cross paths after their recent history on RAW. R-Truth picked a number for the match, so he'll resume his Judgment Day shenanigans. He'll probably have a hand in JD McDonagh or Priest being eliminated.

Big Hoss showdowns will likely take place between Bronson Reed, Gunther, Otis, and Bobby Lashley. If Solo Sikoa enters the match, he'll have an encounter with Jey Uso. A lot of potential matches for Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania 40 will take place in the heart of the men's Royal Rumble contest.

#3. What surprises, returns, or debuts can fans expect?

Brock Lesnar will return as the Royal Rumble is the beginning of The Road To WrestleMania. He won't win the match but could set up a program for The Show of Shows.

Omos will also re-emerge as he will be a special attraction in the specialty match. Sheamus has also been out but with an injury. His return would give him a reset since the Brawling Brutes have disbanded. Sami Zayn will return to active duty as well. He'll be gunning for Drew McIntyre.

NXT will have a few representatives, especially with Ava's presence on the go-home SmackDown. Carmelo Hayes, Axiom, and Bron Breakker would also be logical choices to participate. Breakker is a future World Champion, while Axiom faced Dragon Lee a month ago.

Unless Kazuchika Okada negotiated a deal to have his contract end before the Royal Rumble, he won't be a part. One star who will be, however, is Andrade. He departed AEW at the end of 2023 and was a favorite of Triple H.

#2. Who will have the most eliminations and be this year's Iron Man?Gunther wants a title match with Seth Rollins and will eliminate the most men.

Gunther wants a title match with Seth Rollins and will eliminate the most men.
Kofi Kingston will have his usual spot to stave off elimination. Ricochet will also return to one-up the former WWE Champion with his own impressive spot. Due to crowd support, Jey Uso will likely have a long run in the match. He makes sense as this year's Iron Man as he's successfully embarked on a singles run.


Gunther may win the whole match. If he doesn't, however, he'll be on a mission to eliminate as many people as possible. He declared that the one person he couldn't eliminate last year, Rhodes, was the only reason he didn't win.

Dominik Mysterio will stave off several elimination attempts, much to the chagrin of the WWE Universe. CM Punk will send him out of the match.

#1. CM Punk will win the 2024 Men's Royal Rumble match

The list of this year's favorites includes Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Gunther, Drew McIntyre, and Bobby Lashley. If he wasn't included in the Fatal 4-Way, LA Knight would also be a part of the list.

Lashley told Paul Heyman the only Bloodline business he cared about would involve Roman Reigns. While he's a heavy fan favorite, the Final Testament will probably factor into his ejection from the match.

Rhodes wants to be the first back-to-back winner since Stone Cold Steve Austin, but won't get that honor. CM Punk will make good on his return promise and win the 2024 Royal Rumble match.

Current champion didn't pay attention to The Rock's return.

Source: Sportskeeda
 
The Bald Eagle said:
@Rana ,@kingusama92,@The_KING , ,@shaz619 ,@Suleiman whom do you guys fancy as winner??
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Haven’t been following wrestling for a long time bro.

The Rock being in it is interesting. I feel he will get eliminated by a surprise attack through Brock Lesnar to set up a mega wrestlemania match between Rock and Brock. Rock maybe has 1 year left in his body to give a proper wrestling match. Everyone from his era has retired, it’s the last chance to cash this match, although a big match of this level requires 6-12 months of booking instead of the small 3-4 month period from RR to WM.
 
hassan918 said:

WWE Royal Rumble 2024 Lineup:​

  • WWE Undisputed Universal Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles vs. LA Knight
  • Men’s Royal Rumble match
  • Women’s Royal Rumble match
  • WWE United States Championship: Logan Paul (c) vs. Kevin Owens
Which match are you really looking forward to?
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If the WWE Championship match and the Royal Rumble are the first two on the card, it means wrestling has also lost its direction just like Pakistan cricket has
 
Also, CM Punk hasn’t returned to wrestling without any promises I assure you. He is the kind of guy that will leave the business if he isn’t getting his way.

-Rock will be eliminated
-Punk will win the RR to finally get his dream Wrestlemania main event match

That’s probably the deal he has struck with WWE. It’s big money for all.

Rock v Brock

Punk in Wrestlemania main event.
 
Rana said:
Also, CM Punk hasn’t returned to wrestling without any promises I assure you. He is the kind of guy that will leave the business if he isn’t getting his way.

-Rock will be eliminated
-Punk will win the RR to finally get his dream Wrestlemania main event match

That’s probably the deal he has struck with WWE. It’s big money for all.

Rock v Brock

Punk in Wrestlemania main event.
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I think bro they won't let Brock vs Rock to happen again. And yep you are right either Punk or Rock is going to be the winner. Punk definitely has returned with some big matches assurance.

The pity is since the resignation of Mcmahon two days ago, the company has lost its direction being evident from the fact that Brock Lesnar has been pullet out from RR just in the last minute.
 
It should be Punk. That is the only logical choice. I hope it isn’t someone like Gunther who I find really boring.
 
It should be someone like CM Punk or may be The Rock (not gonna happen). CM punk made his return on some guaranteed big matches and he is going to be champion soon.
 
A joke that Cody Rhodes won the rumble by eliminating CM Punk. They just ruined Punk’s return.
 
Interesting finish. Seems like they’re going with Punk vs Rollins at WM so he’ll probably win at EC.
 
The_KING said:
A joke that Cody Rhodes won the rumble by eliminating CM Punk. They just ruined Punk’s return.
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Now it's sure Cody is going to end Roman reigns at WM. But still not sure whether they will let Punk win against Seth Rollins in WM.
 
Rajdeep said:
There are rumours that it will be triple threat match for world title in Wrestlemania between Roman Reigns, The Rock and Cody Rhodes.
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Nah Rock ain't going to come for the world title between Roman and Cody. That's the story that WWE's been telling for over a year now. Cody is taking the title. And Roman and Rock can go into a lengthy feud (after Mania till the next Mania) over the family stuff. Punk vs Rollins will be the other Mainevent.
 
Triple H's booking is steady and predictable usually. It lacks a bit of magic that Vince (in his prime) had but it's usually very balanced. He's still switching between booking and catering to the smaller fanbase of NXT to the worldwide fanbase (mostly children) of main roster.
Cody is THE man. He will dethrone Roman. Roman has been a part timer for a year now.
I am not much interested in Rollins Punk tbh. Rollins isn't easy to root for these days. His matches have been very conventional and one dimensional and has been booked way too strong than he should have been.

I guess Mania will be solid but not fantastic this year again.

Bayley has the best storyline going into Mania now with her challenging for Iyo.
 
The bad signs are Drew is probably going to leave WWE once his contract expires. If he loses to Sami at Mania, it means he's probably done. He in my opinion is toe to toe with Cody Rhodes in terms consistency and matches. Roman and Brock are the top draws still but they work part time while Cody and Drew wrestle every week(plus live events). Miz did a fantastic promo on the two with Cody and Drew being the Superman and Batman of WWE universe respectively. It can be a fantastic storyline if they re sign Drew.
 
WWE Rumors: The Rock vs. Reigns 'Still Happening' After Cody Rhodes' Royal Rumble Winwe

The highly anticipated dream match between The Rock and Roman Reigns "is still happening," according to Wrestling Observer Radio's Dave Meltzer
Rajdeep said:
There are rumours that it will be triple threat match for world title in Wrestlemania between Roman Reigns, The Rock and Cody Rhodes.
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BunnyRabbit said:
Nah Rock ain't going to come for the world title between Roman and Cody. That's the story that WWE's been telling for over a year now. Cody is taking the title. And Roman and Rock can go into a lengthy feud (after Mania till the next Mania) over the family stuff. Punk vs Rollins will be the other Mainevent.
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Meltzer added a rematch between Reigns and Cody Rhodes is also on tap at some point after Rhodes won the men's Royal Rumble match Saturday night.

"It is going to be Cody and Roman Reigns in a singles match, and Dwayne is coming," Meltzer said. "Dwayne-Roman Reigns match, whenever it is, it is still happening. I just don't know where, and Bryan, you may know where because you probably know discussions that I may know too, and I can't talk about them."

From the moment The Rock returned at Raw Day 1 and teased a fight with Reigns, many fans were left to wonder if Rhodes would be shuffled to the side a bit.

The Rock clearly wouldn't come back on a full-time schedule, and it's tough to envision WWE staging his grand return at a secondary premium live event such as Elimination Chamber, even if that's scheduled to be a stadium show in Perth, Australia.

If The Rock vs. Roman is tentatively slated for WrestleMania, where does that leave Rhodes? The beauty of a two-night WrestleMania is that The Rock and Reigns could headline the April 6 show, with Rhodes getting his title shot to close out the event April 7.

Perhaps WWE will avoid the problem altogether by delaying The Rock's comeback until a later date, presumably SummerSlam.

The Royal Rumble typically provides clarity regarding the top of the WrestleMania card, but so much still feels in flux.

Source : Bleacher Report
 
BunnyRabbit said:
Triple H's booking is steady and predictable usually. It lacks a bit of magic that Vince (in his prime) had but it's usually very balanced. He's still switching between booking and catering to the smaller fanbase of NXT to the worldwide fanbase (mostly children) of main roster.
Cody is THE man. He will dethrone Roman. Roman has been a part timer for a year now.
I am not much interested in Rollins Punk tbh. Rollins isn't easy to root for these days. His matches have been very conventional and one dimensional and has been booked way too strong than he should have been.

I guess Mania will be solid but not fantastic this year again.

Bayley has the best storyline going into Mania now with her challenging for Iyo.
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I want Punk to be the winner against stupid dancer Rollins
 
grown men discussing a fictional event.......

come on, who watches this in 2024
 
I only watched the RR main event itself, best bits were the R-Truth Hot Tag lol and Cody/Punk in the last 15-20mins.

Watching this, it made me appreciate my earlier years so much more, we were blessed to have the likes of Michaels, Taker, Benoit, Angle, Jericho, Austin etc RR matches in the past were a lot more fun and the finishing stretch was often so thrilling (though the standard set by Shawn/Taker in 07 is difficult to surpass).

Jimmy/Jey - Started out, great idea, but a flat finish, it was a good opportunity to set up a mania match, have them beat the living daylights out of each other and then one or the other eliminates the other, I mean it could have interesting to have them in the final four to.

There were no fun spots this year or anyone I could consider a genuine wrecking machine.

It was a bit lazy the lack of narratives going into the match.

Punk/Cody was the best angle and the two were fantastic at the end, Punk used every vet trick in the book to get as much babyface heat on Cody’s eventual win
 
The Bald Eagle said:
I want Punk to be the winner against stupid dancer Rollins
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He’s a drag queen Rollins, that’s the WHC, you went from the likes of Batista, Shawn, Taker, Edge, Benoit, Angle et al holding that title to him, it’s embarrassing. Gunther looks more like a WHC as the IC belt holder then he does
 
I am a bit disappointed that WWE did not let Gunther win RR. Agree that he is more deserving for a WHC run.
shaz619 said:
He’s a drag queen Rollins, that’s the WHC, you went from the likes of Batista, Shawn, Taker, Edge, Benoit, Angle et al holding that title to him, it’s embarrassing. Gunther looks more like a WHC as the IC belt holder then he does
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In an alternate universe, Vinny Mac’s music hits while Punk/Cody are the last two, he then brings out Lesnar who crushes both to win the RR :yk

Would be worth it just for the meltdown on social media
 
shaz619 said:
I only watched the RR main event itself, best bits were the R-Truth Hot Tag lol and Cody/Punk in the last 15-20mins.

Watching this, it made me appreciate my earlier years so much more, we were blessed to have the likes of Michaels, Taker, Benoit, Angle, Jericho, Austin etc RR matches in the past were a lot more fun and the finishing stretch was often so thrilling (though the standard set by Shawn/Taker in 07 is difficult to surpass).

Jimmy/Jey - Started out, great idea, but a flat finish, it was a good opportunity to set up a mania match, have them beat the living daylights out of each other and then one or the other eliminates the other, I mean it could have interesting to have them in the final four to.

There were no fun spots this year or anyone I could consider a genuine wrecking machine.

It was a bit lazy the lack of narratives going into the match.

Punk/Cody was the best angle and the two were fantastic at the end, Punk used every vet trick in the book to get as much babyface heat on Cody’s eventual win
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When you have Logan Paul fighting for a title then you know you well and truly are scraping not the bottom of the barrel, but the dirt said barrel was resting on.
 
Suleiman said:
When you have Logan Paul fighting for a title then you know you well and truly are scraping not the bottom of the barrel, but the dirt said barrel was resting on.
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There are fans who legit think he is good, the worst bit is, there are similarities between him and Rollins who is a vet and perhaps more sound technique wise but you know what I mean.
 
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shaz619 said:
I only watched the RR main event itself, best bits were the R-Truth Hot Tag lol and Cody/Punk in the last 15-20mins.

Watching this, it made me appreciate my earlier years so much more, we were blessed to have the likes of Michaels, Taker, Benoit, Angle, Jericho, Austin etc RR matches in the past were a lot more fun and the finishing stretch was often so thrilling (though the standard set by Shawn/Taker in 07 is difficult to surpass).

Jimmy/Jey - Started out, great idea, but a flat finish, it was a good opportunity to set up a mania match, have them beat the living daylights out of each other and then one or the other eliminates the other, I mean it could have interesting to have them in the final four to.

There were no fun spots this year or anyone I could consider a genuine wrecking machine.

It was a bit lazy the lack of narratives going into the match.

Punk/Cody was the best angle and the two were fantastic at the end, Punk used every vet trick in the book to get as much babyface heat on Cody’s eventual win
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i think the standard set by 2001 rumble was only ever matched by 2020 rumble (when drew won)
the goosebump spots havent happened in last 3 rumbles because of absence of Pat Patterson.
Think they are pushing Jey to have a match and possibly dethrone Gunther at Mania.
R truth is gold.
I thought Bron Breakker looked pretty great.
Now that Andrade is back, I am hoping we'll get to see some well worked matches possibly with Escobar.
The fatal 4 way had so much potential but seemed like Roman didn't have his heart working that one.
 
shaz619 said:
He’s a drag queen Rollins, that’s the WHC, you went from the likes of Batista, Shawn, Taker, Edge, Benoit, Angle et al holding that title to him, it’s embarrassing. Gunther looks more like a WHC as the IC belt holder then he does
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Seth was good as a heel and his matches with Edge, Roman, KO, Cesaro etc were genuinely good. But the guy has been an abysmal failure as a champion in all of his runs especially the current one. And the worst thing is there are no excuses this time around that he had to feud with boring wrestlers like Corbin etc He was given Finn and Drew (Finn the guy he has the best chemistry with alonside Roman and Edge, And Drew who is consistently the best performer day in day out in WWE at par with Cody). He should have lost the title to Finn who unironically he had the best match of his current run with earlier this year. I think Seth gets complacent when he gets the title and runs out of ideas to make his feuds or matches interesting or add anything to them.
 
The Bald Eagle said:
WWE Rumors: The Rock vs. Reigns 'Still Happening' After Cody Rhodes' Royal Rumble Winwe

The highly anticipated dream match between The Rock and Roman Reigns "is still happening," according to Wrestling Observer Radio's Dave Meltzer




Meltzer added a rematch between Reigns and Cody Rhodes is also on tap at some point after Rhodes won the men's Royal Rumble match Saturday night.

"It is going to be Cody and Roman Reigns in a singles match, and Dwayne is coming," Meltzer said. "Dwayne-Roman Reigns match, whenever it is, it is still happening. I just don't know where, and Bryan, you may know where because you probably know discussions that I may know too, and I can't talk about them."

From the moment The Rock returned at Raw Day 1 and teased a fight with Reigns, many fans were left to wonder if Rhodes would be shuffled to the side a bit.

The Rock clearly wouldn't come back on a full-time schedule, and it's tough to envision WWE staging his grand return at a secondary premium live event such as Elimination Chamber, even if that's scheduled to be a stadium show in Perth, Australia.

If The Rock vs. Roman is tentatively slated for WrestleMania, where does that leave Rhodes? The beauty of a two-night WrestleMania is that The Rock and Reigns could headline the April 6 show, with Rhodes getting his title shot to close out the event April 7.

Perhaps WWE will avoid the problem altogether by delaying The Rock's comeback until a later date, presumably SummerSlam.

The Royal Rumble typically provides clarity regarding the top of the WrestleMania card, but so much still feels in flux.

Source : Bleacher Report
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If you followed the wrestling thread on PP in 2021-23, you'd know how much me @shaz619 and @RedwoodOriginal hate Meltzer the cry baby. The guy has lost all credibility since AEW began and now he is merely an internet troll disguised as a "sports journalist". His news are usually false and bogus.
 
Major said:
grown men discussing a fictional event.......

come on, who watches this in 2024
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bro, no offense, but i find it more entertaining and uplifting than the "poorly written" scripted Pakistani politics that everyone is losing their minds over.
 
This men’s rumble was one of the worst I can remember. Mostly boring with no surprise entry and a midcarder winning it.

The women’s rumble was far better and I am really happy for Bayley. She is so underrated.
 
BunnyRabbit said:
If you followed the wrestling thread on PP in 2021-23, you'd know how much me @shaz619 and @RedwoodOriginal hate Meltzer the cry baby. The guy has lost all credibility since AEW began and now he is merely an internet troll disguised as a "sports journalist". His news are usually false and bogus.
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O thanks for clearing the air. I am not aware of this Meltzer guy and do feel you are right. But still I am doubtful regarding hhh story line skills. Don't think he could make Cody vs Reigns match anything special.
 
BunnyRabbit said:
i think the standard set by 2001 rumble was only ever matched by 2020 rumble (when drew won)
the goosebump spots havent happened in last 3 rumbles because of absence of Pat Patterson.
Think they are pushing Jey to have a match and possibly dethrone Gunther at Mania.
R truth is gold.
I thought Bron Breakker looked pretty great.
Now that Andrade is back, I am hoping we'll get to see some well worked matches possibly with Escobar.
The fatal 4 way had so much potential but seemed like Roman didn't have his heart working that one.
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2020/2018 had some feel good factor, 18 maybe the one which Nakamura won.

Nothing will ever surpass 1992, 2001, 2004, 2006, 1996 (is that the one which Shawn won after the concussion angle?), 2007 and 2008 (MSG Cena?)

These Rumbles should present enthralling narratives, highly charged on the emotion etc I think we are sort of there with Cody, but I can’t help but feel something is missing, maybe we can go to that place at Mania because a Rhodes going over for the big one is professional wrestling ‘heritage’ (quoting Jose Mourinho there)

Outside that this years was like WWE game simulations, everything solid but no soul, basically Hunter’s booking lacks the spark
 
The_KING said:
This men’s rumble was one of the worst I can remember. Mostly boring with no surprise entry and a midcarder winning it.

The women’s rumble was far better and I am really happy for Bayley. She is so underrated.
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I haven’t seen the womens one yet, was Kelly Kelley in it 🤔 genuinely pleased for Bayley though, she has been the stand out performer the last 18 months in the womens division and damage control are a good faction, she helped bring Iyo Sky to the limelight to
 
shaz619 said:
I haven’t seen the womens one yet, was Kelly Kelley in it 🤔 genuinely pleased for Bayley though, she has been the stand out performer the last 18 months in the womens division and damage control are a good faction, she helped bring Iyo Sky to the limelight to
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No Kelly Kelly but Jordynne Grace, Naomi and Jade Cargill were nice surprises. The men’s royal rumble had no surprises.
 
The Bald Eagle said:
O thanks for clearing the air. I am not aware of this Meltzer guy and do feel you are right. But still I am doubtful regarding hhh story line skills. Don't think he could make Cody vs Reigns match anything special.
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Cody, Roman and Heyman are good enough entertainers to map out a well done Mania main event.
 
shaz619 said:
2020/2018 had some feel good factor, 18 maybe the one which Nakamura won.

Nothing will ever surpass 1992, 2001, 2004, 2006, 1996 (is that the one which Shawn won after the concussion angle?), 2007 and 2008 (MSG Cena?)

These Rumbles should present enthralling narratives, highly charged on the emotion etc I think we are sort of there with Cody, but I can’t help but feel something is missing, maybe we can go to that place at Mania because a Rhodes going over for the big one is professional wrestling ‘heritage’ (quoting Jose Mourinho there)

Outside that this years was like WWE game simulations, everything solid but no soul, basically Hunter’s booking lacks the spark
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Didn't see 1992. 2004 is the Benoit Rumble I think. I always liked the 2005 one more (where Batista Cena got eliminated at the same time). Didn't watch 1996 and 2008 one either.
2018 for me was overrated. 2020 was one that I loved after a long long time because of the narrative of Brock eliminating everyone and then Drew doing one of the best eliminations in Rumble history. Plus Edge's return.
 
BunnyRabbit said:
Didn't see 1992. 2004 is the Benoit Rumble I think. I always liked the 2005 one more (where Batista Cena got eliminated at the same time). Didn't watch 1996 and 2008 one either.
2018 for me was overrated. 2020 was one that I loved after a long long time because of the narrative of Brock eliminating everyone and then Drew doing one of the best eliminations in Rumble history. Plus Edge's return.
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I enjoyed every single Rumble from 2002 till 2009. Buildups were great and deserving wrestlers won those.

We generally don't see that type of quality in today's wrestling. Something feels missing (as @shaz619 wrote).
 
The Bald Eagle said:
He has been writing some great scripts especially the Sami Zayn stint with Bloodline was phenomenal.
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Yes. But I think the idea of inclusion of Sami Zayn in the bloodline was put forward by Triple H. Him and KO were his NXT's first stars.
 

Rumor Roundup (Jan. 31, 2024): Brock Lesnar, WrestleMania 40 changes, Cody Rhodes announcement​

Rumors for the Day:

Dave Meltzer said on Wrestling Observer Radio that “some people think” that Brock Lesnar may never come back to WWE.
Meanwhile, WrestleVotes says there are “new card variations on the table” for WrestleMania 40 now that Lesnar and CM Punk are out and Seth Rollins’ status is still questionable. WWE will apparently “take their time” and “consider just about everything.”

Meltzer on Cody Rhodes not announcing his WrestleMania opponent on Raw and teasing that he’ll think about Seth Rollins’ offer: “The idea is they can build up for a week or two and pop a big rating for Cody’s decision.”

Source: Cageside seat
 
The Bald Eagle said:
@BunnyRabbit, @shaz619. Your thoughts on this change of script?

www.cagesideseats.com

Roman Reigns vs. The Rock is happening at WrestleMania 40

Cody Rhodes steps aside to make way for "The Great One."
www.cagesideseats.com www.cagesideseats.com
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If the Rock wants to work, they need to make the match with Reigns happen; he has talked about it for years, wanting to put his cousin over as one of his final matches. It's the biggest drawing match to, and at Wrestlemania, they'd be maximising their financial returns given the increase in media attention for the event.

This is why the match cannot happen at Elimination Chamber. It just wouldn't have the same effect.

Punk is injured allegedly and Seth no longer has a big Night 1 opponent to.

With Cody winning the Rumble again and the need to establish him as the new cash cow, these are the viable options:

Option 1:

Wrestlemania Night 1; in my humble opinion making Gunther 'the next big thing' would be the smartest thing to do by having him absolutely crush Seth Rollins, and you have him close the night lifting the IC & WHC bit like the Ultimate Warrior at WM6.

Wrestlemania Night 2; Roman Reigns vs The Rock vs Cody Rhodes (elimination rules), Cody Rhodes pins both The Rock and Reigns; making him the biggest star in the company, all the eyeballs on him etc

Option 2:

WM Night 1: Rock vs Reigns is the biggest match possible, therefore it makes sense for it to happen, why not do this match with the winner having to defend the title against the winner of the Royal Rumble on Night 2 right?

WM Night 2: Reigns vs Cody


Either of these solutions are much better then the current proposal. They want to do Seth/Cody Night 1 and Reigns/Rock Night 2, if this indeed is the plan then I don't see HHH changing it, he doesn't have the vision of a radical promoter such as Vince who was very frustrating at times in creative, but because of his radical booking we got some of the greatest storylines ever, and he had a knack for making the next big star in wrestling; in fact Cody has his support to, which would have vetoed any animosity between Cody and HHH. With the current plan, honestly I would rather have Seth beat Cody for the WHC, when Cody wins it needs to be the no.1 guy and for the biggest prize in wrestling, but this comes with risk because anything can happen between now and Wrestlemania 41; on the flip side, by that point I think fans would be rioting if Cody didn't go over.

I must say that I really enjoyed the burial of Seth on Smackdown this week by Reigns 'You call yourself the no.1 guy after running around in your wife's clothes for a year" :))) :))) @Suleiman
 
Major said:
grown men discussing a fictional event.......

come on, who watches this in 2024
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I would rather watch fictional wrestling instead of watching Babar/Rizwan Dosti Yaari acting. But you would rather watch that kind of fiction
 
The Bald Eagle said:
@BunnyRabbit, @shaz619. Your thoughts on this change of script?

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Roman Reigns vs. The Rock is happening at WrestleMania 40

Cody Rhodes steps aside to make way for "The Great One."
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Very awkward. Cody's disappointment was visible even with him doing his best to keep his smile on.

Dwayne isn't usually the kind of guy to politick his way to the top. So don't know why they did it. He looked a "bit more" toned up than he did in his last two appearances in WWE. Seems like he's been working out and training for wrestling since his last appearance. So either him and Nick Khan had this match planned and didn't bother telling Triple H or there's something else going on (maybe Triple H deliberately tried to push Cody to get Dwayne bad heat but they're all conspiracy theories). Can't really say why it happened. But they clearly have got to it in the worst way possible. There were so many angles that could have led to this match happening. But it was done awfully. Cody came out looking like a total loser on this Smackdown. Also devalued the whole Rumble. Plus seems like we're going to get another 1 year of Roman's reign as champ.

The only positive is Drew might possibly get inserted to the Seth Cody match and might get to feud with Cody which would be gold.

The other potential positive is the promos we are going to get in the build up to Mania now. (I hope it's not done like Cena vs Theory last year with Cena showing up just once in the entire buildup before Mania and half heartedly doing the job)

I think the injuries to Punk and Brock's non presence played a part here but not sure.

One thing you might have noted was Dwayne kept saying something to Cody in ear during their embrace at SD.
 
BunnyRabbit said:
Very awkward. Cody's disappointment was visible even with him doing his best to keep his smile on.

Dwayne isn't usually the kind of guy to politick his way to the top. So don't know why they did it. He looked a "bit more" toned up than he did in his last two appearances in WWE. Seems like he's been working out and training for wrestling since his last appearance. So either him and Nick Khan had this match planned and didn't bother telling Triple H or there's something else going on (maybe Triple H deliberately tried to push Cody to get Dwayne bad heat but they're all conspiracy theories). Can't really say why it happened. But they clearly have got to it in the worst way possible. There were so many angles that could have led to this match happening. But it was done awfully. Cody came out looking like a total loser on this Smackdown. Also devalued the whole Rumble. Plus seems like we're going to get another 1 year of Roman's reign as champ.

The only positive is Drew might possibly get inserted to the Seth Cody match and might get to feud with Cody which would be gold.

The other potential positive is the promos we are going to get in the build up to Mania now. (I hope it's not done like Cena vs Theory last year with Cena showing up just once in the entire buildup before Mania and half heartedly doing the job)

I think the injuries to Punk and Brock's non presence played a part here but not sure.

One thing you might have noted was Dwayne kept saying something to Cody in ear during their embrace at SD.
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Poor for cody he should have been the man to dethrone Roman didnt expect that from rock.
 
shaz619 said:
If the Rock wants to work, they need to make the match with Reigns happen; he has talked about it for years, wanting to put his cousin over as one of his final matches. It's the biggest drawing match to, and at Wrestlemania, they'd be maximising their financial returns given the increase in media attention for the event.

This is why the match cannot happen at Elimination Chamber. It just wouldn't have the same effect.

Punk is injured allegedly and Seth no longer has a big Night 1 opponent to.

With Cody winning the Rumble again and the need to establish him as the new cash cow, these are the viable options:

Option 1:

Wrestlemania Night 1; in my humble opinion making Gunther 'the next big thing' would be the smartest thing to do by having him absolutely crush Seth Rollins, and you have him close the night lifting the IC & WHC bit like the Ultimate Warrior at WM6.

Wrestlemania Night 2; Roman Reigns vs The Rock vs Cody Rhodes (elimination rules), Cody Rhodes pins both The Rock and Reigns; making him the biggest star in the company, all the eyeballs on him etc

Option 2:

WM Night 1: Rock vs Reigns is the biggest match possible, therefore it makes sense for it to happen, why not do this match with the winner having to defend the title against the winner of the Royal Rumble on Night 2 right?

WM Night 2: Reigns vs Cody


Either of these solutions are much better then the current proposal. They want to do Seth/Cody Night 1 and Reigns/Rock Night 2, if this indeed is the plan then I don't see HHH changing it, he doesn't have the vision of a radical promoter such as Vince who was very frustrating at times in creative, but because of his radical booking we got some of the greatest storylines ever, and he had a knack for making the next big star in wrestling; in fact Cody has his support to, which would have vetoed any animosity between Cody and HHH. With the current plan, honestly I would rather have Seth beat Cody for the WHC, when Cody wins it needs to be the no.1 guy and for the biggest prize in wrestling, but this comes with risk because anything can happen between now and Wrestlemania 41; on the flip side, by that point I think fans would be rioting if Cody didn't go over.

I must say that I really enjoyed the burial of Seth on Smackdown this week by Reigns 'You call yourself the no.1 guy after running around in your wife's clothes for a year" :))) :))) @Suleiman
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I'd like Roman to main event both nights. Night 1 vs Rock, Night 2 vs Roman.
Cody vs Rollins isn't a money match and there's no real story there to have it be the main event of Night 1. We've already seen the match 3 times.

One weird plan would be to have a 4 way match Seth vs Drew vs Cody vs Sami with Sami winning the match. And a well booked 4 way match will be great fun. But then again this devalues the whole Rumble.

Last year was the best time for Dwayne to have a match with Roman but he just rebuffed those plans.
 
The Bald Eagle said:
Poor for cody he should have been the man to dethrone Roman didnt expect that from rock.
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He'll still be the one to dethrone Roman. Rock isn't winning that 99% given. Rock has said countless times he wants to put Roman over. So we're getting another year of Roman's reign. He'll probably feud with AJ, Randy, Lashley and Solo probably during that one year.
 
BunnyRabbit said:
He'll still be the one to dethrone Roman. Rock isn't winning that 99% given. Rock has said countless times he wants to put Roman over. So we're getting another year of Roman's reign. He'll probably feud with AJ, Randy, Lashley and Solo probably during that one year.
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yep will have to wait another year.
 
Why dont WWE makes it a triple threat Main event at Wrestlemania with The rock, RR and Cody in it. Still much better than cody fighting with Rollins.
 
The Bald Eagle said:
Why dont WWE makes it a triple threat Main event at Wrestlemania with The rock, RR and Cody in it. Still much better than cody fighting with Rollins.
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Would love to see Rock vs Roman.

Rock being in a triple threat match is pointless I feel.
 
Cody will win for sure because of Rock assistance as Roman wants to leave for hollywood soon.
 
It's an open secret that Cody will win tonight against Roman Reigns and that too with the help of the Rock, but the only thing of interest is how will they script it.
 

@Suleiman congratulations, he has finished his story​

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Cody Rhodes' WrestleMania 40 Win vs. Roman Reigns Launches a New Era of WWE​

While perhaps a year later than some fans expected, Cody Rhodes is indeed the man to steer WWE into a completely new era.

His triumph over Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40 and the post-triumph celebration were the proof of concept.

Case in point, the post-match happenings in which Rhodes asked for a microphone and addressed the crowd while joined by loved ones and other Superstars in the ring, eventually asking Triple H himself to come down.

The man behind the creative of said new era obliged:

This blurred-lines gathering of creative forces and Superstars themselves was something of a new twist for the end of a premium live event—and especially the biggest show of the year.

Some of those stars had past beefs with Roman Reigns, sure, but they're also supposed to be guys gunning for the very title Rhodes just won.

A nod of respect, even from Seth Rollins, one of Rhodes' biggest adversaries, is perhaps a signal of the idealist slant of this new era.

Rhodes recently filed a trademark for "The Renaissance Era," so the aptly named eon further embracing the blurred lines and acknowledging the slim gap that exists between company and fans now is smart.

But it was the userhing in of a new era in execution, too. Fans knew there were going to be interferences, especially after Rhodes and Rollins lost to The Rock and Reigns in the Night 1 main event, enforcing "Bloodline Rules" for Sunday's show-ender.

However, those interferences were unpredictable and—mercifully—short. Jimmy Uso got counteracted by Jey Uso quickly. Solo Sikoa threw his weight around, only for John Cena to return and get revenge. And The Rock came out for a staredown with Cena, only for Undertaker to appear for all of 20 seconds and put an end to that.

Some fans will rightfully call it overbooked and, in a way, it was. There's an elephant in the room, too, when so many fans expected "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to be in 'Taker's slot. But there was a respect to the whole thing in that it was brief and made historic moments.

Perhaps more importantly, as has been the case for the Triple H era that got acknowledged by Rhodes himself after the match, there was some carefully placed storytelling that overruled all the other interferences.

Source: Bleacher Report
 
Royal Rumble 2025 is around the corner, I think HHH will push CM Punk as the winner and it would be just boring. Need to come up with an exciting plot. Rock vs Roman may happen this WM
 
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