MORELOCK Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 12 hours ago, RolandTHTG said: Ideally Brock wins and goes through all 29 guys. It'd be a spectacle if nothing else and probably goes a long way toward re-establishing Brock as "not just another guy". Wait, what? Brock is the only wrestler they haven't treated as just another guy in the last 15 years. They've sacrificed the entire roster to make him look strong for years now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 8 hours ago, Niners Fan in CT said: I don't dislike Roman in fact he's been awesome. That said, is another coronation what we want on this menu? Roman winning again really has to be presented as him being the only one who can possibly stop the Fiend. It's just way too early to do that (though next year's Mania is probably going to be too late). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 The men's Rumble will open the show. Brock and whoever is #2 will start. #2 will eliminate Brock immediately. Brock gets to go home early. Brock is working right now like me at work: Do whatever it takes to spend as little time as possible working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, MORELOCK said: Wait, what? Brock is the only wrestler they haven't treated as just another guy in the last 15 years. They've sacrificed the entire roster to make him look strong for years now. And since getting beat by Rollins a heap this year, he's now just another guy again, irrespective of that. Assuming that the goal is for someone to go over Lesnar at Mania - it has to mean something. It didn't last year. Edited January 8, 2020 by RolandTHTG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Well, that's in large part because Seth Rollins is awful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 49 minutes ago, Brian Fowler said: Well, that's in large part because Seth Rollins is awful. There was a collective sense of "Well, there goes the whole year. They really have no direction." when he won last year. It more or less turned out to be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORELOCK Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I feel like that's more of an indictment of the terrible follow up than an indication that Brock is a JAG. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Brock is the furthest thing from a JAG. He's one of the few on the roster who isn't. Drew is MAYBE getting out of that hole. Maybe. We'll see come the Rumble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Roman Reigns vs Baron Corbin has been added because for a company with an enormous roster the thing they needed most was two guys pulling double duty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 2 hours ago, RIPPA said: Roman Reigns vs Baron Corbin has been added because for a company with an enormous roster the thing they needed most was two guys pulling double duty. They should at least add some stakes to it, like Loser is Entered at #2 or something. But knowing, WWE, they want Roman to win the match and Corbin to win the Rumble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 They are crazy but I don't think they are that crazy. Corbin in the main event of WrestleMania would be hilarious. That said, he could win the Rumble and then lose his opportunity somehow even though it would further devalue the Rumble itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarrie Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Do we know for certain Roman and Baron are going to be in the Rumble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Current participants per wikipedia- Roman Reigns Brock Lesnar AJ Styles Erick Rowan Randy Orton Rey Mysterio Ricochet Drew McIntyre Elias King Corbin Dolph Ziggler Otis Tucker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 2 hours ago, tbarrie said: Do we know for certain Roman and Baron are going to be in the Rumble? They said they would last on Smackdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_W_P Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 So who is the best option for #2 to get that reaction vs Brock? Do they put Cain or Riddle in for a pop and immediately send Brock home? Some random jobber like Eric Young or Curt Hawkins to get dumped in 4 seconds? A midcarder like Ziggler to fight for the mins and get dumped before the next entrant? I feel like we are going to get 3-4 jobbers, then maybe a Ziggler type struggle, before number 8-10 is Cain/Riddle/Lee and they hammer Brock and dump him immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 Honestly, I think #2 will be someone "interesting" but will not get the job done. 3,4,5 descending likelihood, then somewhere around 6, then you send in whoever it actually will be that gets Brock out. Hopefully it's Keith Lee, but it's probably someone like Tyson Fury. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_W_P Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Other options: Let Brock go close to breaking the record for eliminations, then Reigns is the 'brick wall' at number 10 before the next entrant dumps Brock out. Keith Lee is the one taking out Brock here, leaving he and Roman to stare down once again. Kofi in at #2, Brock immediately hurls him out but we get a Kofi Rumble Spot and they keep going. This happens 3 or 4 times while Brock is throwing out other people before eventually, Kofi is the one to eliminate Brock. There has always been talk of breaking up the New Day, maybe Kofi is now torn between staying on SD with his friends or moving to RAW to get back the title from Brock? Then if it doesn't work you can always send Woods+Big E to RAW in the next shake up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/11/2020 at 7:14 PM, tbarrie said: Do we know for certain Roman and Baron are going to be in the Rumble? How can Baron win the Rumble if he's not in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontaneous Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Cain dumping Brock before no. 3 even has their countdown on screen is what I imagine happens. Roman wins the Rumble to face The Fiend and Brock wrestles Cain at Mania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I know we do this every year - but boy is it lean trying to get to 30 women Using WWE.com rosters Alexa Bliss Nikki Cross Billie Kay Peyton Royce Charlotte Flair Kairi Sane Lana Liv Morgan Natayla Sarah Logan Zelina Vega Carmella Dana Brooke Lacey Evans Mandy Rose Sasha Banks Sonya Deville So that is 17 women who could be in. (Lacey most likely is facing Bayley but history has shown that doesn't mean she won't be in.) Now if you count folks who theoretically could return from injury Nia Jax, Ruby Riott, Naomi and Tamina you are at 21 but God - four injury returns is really overdoing it for one match. And that means you still have to do 9 of returning Divas and NXT/NXT UK folks. I mean I guess saying NXT IS THE THIRD BRAND is fine and all but when... for the third straight year the are just meaningless filler, who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Don't forget, they'll bring back some older women wrestlers or "divas" for the Rumble as well. Maybe Victoria this year? I wouldn't be shocked to see Steph enter as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 24 minutes ago, RIPPA said: And that means you still have to do 9 of returning Divas and NXT/NXT UK folks. I mean I guess saying NXT IS THE THIRD BRAND is fine and all but when... for the third straight year the are just meaningless filler, who cares? I mean, one of those 9 is definitely Shayna, and I don't think I'm speaking out of turn when I say she's at least a top 3 or 4 candidate to win it all. (Charlotte, Alexa, maybe Sasha) being the others. Add Duke and Shafir, that's 6 left. Three NXT upper carders (Bianca, Io, Candice). Three legends. That's 30. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarrie Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 31 minutes ago, RIPPA said: I mean I guess saying NXT IS THE THIRD BRAND is fine and all but when... for the third straight year the are just meaningless filler, who cares? That's something I've been wondering about, actually. Have they said anything about whether NXT gets ten slots in each Rumble this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Genuinely wondering: How many times have they actually adhered to the standard that each of the main roster brands get an equal number of entrants? I know they've done it or talked about it a couple times, but they generally don't hold themselves to that standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 9 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: I mean, one of those 9 is definitely Shayna, and I don't think I'm speaking out of turn when I say she's at least a top 3 or 4 candidate to win it all. (Charlotte, Alexa, maybe Sasha) being the others. Add Duke and Shafir, that's 6 left. Three NXT upper carders (Bianca, Io, Candice). Three legends. That's 30. My point wasn't that they couldn't find 30 bodies it is more that they really shouldn't be. Throwing everyone in who isn't Shayna is a waste. Especially when they all go back to NXT like nothing happened. I mean Io and Candice "debuted" in last year's Rumble. Wheee! But this is also back to point (that the men have too) that because of the gimmick there is really only 3-5 realistic winners every year and everyone else is out there trying to not fuck up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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