The Natural Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 F4W is saying its Sheamus vs. Bryan at WrestleMania, so maybe he won't be in the Rumble this year. Sheamus's best ever match was with Daniel Bryan at Extreme Rules 2012 but it doesn't feel like a WrestleMania XXX match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Wade has stated he's stepping out of the Rumble for a legend to take his spot. The clue was voodoo. The notion that a wrestler would give up his chance to fight for a title shot at Wrestlemania for ANYBODY to take their place is pretty stupid. If I were Wade, I'd really start speaking up for myself more, consequences be dammed. Wade has tweeted that Papa Shango was going to be in the rumble the last two or three years as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I don't think WWE knows quite where they want to go yet. They have Batista, Lesnar and Bryan who would all make sense as champion. I'll reiterate what I said before... If Bryan is not in the Rumble I think whoever is #30 and whoever ends up winning it will be shit on. I expect "DAN-IEL BRY-AN" to hijack the arena. If I was there I'd be chanting it right along with them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontaneous Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Yeah, I cannot see whoever wins, unless it is some really crazy surprise winnner like Edge was in 2010, getting anything but boos if it is not Daniel Bryan. CM Punk would probably be the only one to avoid this. I still have this hope that we are all being worked and that Bryan will be in it. Batista vs. Lesnar at Wrestlemania is enough of a big match I think to sell people on. I still am going with Orton over Cena with shenanigans and Bryan winning the rumble. Sheamus-Bryan III, Thrice in a Lifetime would be such a big middle finger to fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebbie Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Wade has stated he's stepping out of the Rumble for a legend to take his spot. The clue was voodoo. The notion that a wrestler would give up his chance to fight for a title shot at Wrestlemania for ANYBODY to take their place is pretty stupid. If I were Wade, I'd really start speaking up for myself more, consequences be dammed. Err... like um.. "Wrestlers are always working"? I wonder if the will let Wade do commentary at the Rumble. It seems like a match made in heaven for his gimmick. Which would fo more than him actually being in it.. good or bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Hattrick Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Maybe Sheamus is the one that eliminates Bryan in the Rumble. That would give reason for their WM match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offspring515 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Sheamus coming in as Triple H's thug would be kinda cool. Still that's programming Bryan in the midcard for mania below Brock/Taker Batista/Orton and Punk/Hunter. Does that leave Cena with Bray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I will say.. I do like that everything is still up in the air or at least appears to be. It's much much better than "oh so it's going to be The Rock vs. Cena again with Cena getting his receipt" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Past Cena vs Taker or some sort of Cena/Real Americans interaction with Hogan, I think Bray's his most interesting potential match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Hattrick Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 As much as I would like to see Bray v. Cena, I have a feeling that it will be Orton/Batista/Cena. Where does that leaves Bray? Umm, Bray v. Taker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I'd like to see Barrett give up his spot in the Rumble and give a Bad News speech while looking into a mirror. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Taker's still a toss up. If WWE really does end up signing Sting, that's Taker's match. If not, then it'd be Bryan, then Cena if he's not busy, then Bray. I would agree, as much as I see Batista winning because of standard Mania booking and promotions afterward, its not the lock that Cena winning was last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Taker's still a toss up. If WWE really does end up signing Sting, that's Taker's match. If not, then it'd be Bryan, then Cena if he's not busy, then Bray. 'Taker's match is THE match at WrestleMania XXX. Very interested to see who will wrestle him and Daniel Bryan at the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 If WWE signs Sting, he will need to get back into shape since WWE won't let him wrestle in a shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 If WWE signs Sting, he will need to get back into shape since WWE won't let him wrestle in a shirt. I remember the shape Sting got into for his Bound for Glory 2006 match against Jeff Jarrett: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 All I really care about is the big Brodus vs. Tensai blow-off match. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneybrown Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Taker's still a toss up. If WWE really does end up signing Sting, that's Taker's match. If not, then it'd be Bryan, then Cena if he's not busy, then Bray. I would agree, as much as I see Batista winning because of standard Mania booking and promotions afterward, its not the lock that Cena winning was last year. Huh? I thought Taker-Lesnar was a given. And I think the only reason Batista wouldn't win is that it's too telegraphed. Not announcing whether Bryan is or isn't in the match is the only thing keeping Batista from being an absolute lock to win. And the Outlaws wear shirts when they wrestle, I don't see why Sting couldn't wear one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Personal Jesus Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 #30 will win the Rumble this year. They're gonna use that to tie Vince back into the angle. Either Hunter gives it to himself, or Orton/Batista as his representative and that person wins or DB/Bray gets 30 and wins and it's revealed that Vince is either behind the Wyatts (who abducted Kane) or is behind Kane being in Authority and is on Bryan's side now. Ambrose will eliminate Reigns and Taker will return and eliminate Ambrose, with Reigns leaving the Shield and either he or Ambrose will face Taker at Mania (You'll probably get Ambrose/Reigns or a Shield Triple Threat for the right to face Taker). Punk runs the gauntlet down to the final 6, and is eliminated by Hunter or a Hunter crony to set up Punk/HHH at Mania, and Bryan will leave EC #1 contender for Mania either by winning the Rumble and defending the shot or by beating the Rumble winner for the shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Personal Jesus Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 #30 will win the Rumble this year. They're gonna use that to tie Vince back into the angle. Either Hunter gives it to himself, or Orton/Batista as his representative and that person wins or DB/Bray gets 30 and wins and it's revealed that Vince is either behind the Wyatts (who abducted Kane) or is behind Kane being in Authority and is on Bryan's side now. Ambrose will eliminate Reigns and Taker will return and eliminate Ambrose, with Reigns leaving the Shield and either he or Ambrose will face Taker at Mania (You'll probably get Ambrose/Reigns or a Shield Triple Threat for the right to face Taker). Punk runs the gauntlet down to the final 6, and is eliminated by Hunter or a Hunter crony to set up Punk/HHH at Mania, and Bryan will leave EC #1 contender for Mania either by winning the Rumble and defending the shot or by beating the Rumble winner for the shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 PWInsider/Johnson is the one reporting the Bryan/Sheamus match, not F4W/Alvarez. F4W also reported it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libs Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Unless it was said on one of the shows yesterday or today (unlikely, given the content), nope. The last thing Alvarez reported in the newsletter about Bryan and Mania was that they were told that his match had changed from what it had been planned to be (likely a Bray blow-off) a couple weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 On this day in 2004, 29 competitors competed in the Royal Rumble match. The match ended when Big Show somehow threw himself over the top rope and no winner was declared. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneybrown Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 You're being ridiculous. There was no 2004 Royal Rumble match. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontaneous Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 2004 was such a weird year. Orton wrestled himself for the title at SummerSlam, 29 guys in the Royal Rumble, that weird Mania main event with Michaels and HHH both losing to no one. That Goldberg-Lesnar match. Weird year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 You're being ridiculous. There was no 2004 Royal Rumble match. I don't blame them. How could you top the previous year where Kurt Angle wrestled himself to a five star match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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