Zac_Fu Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Don't discount of them debuting Rousey. That's exactly the kind of thing that would happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 It's only an 8-11 hour flight, but given that she's filming "Mile 22" in Bogota right now... I think Rousey at the Rumble is off the table. Stranger things have happened, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 I mean at this point, you saying something isn't going to happen with this Rumble is almost a guarantee it will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Trying to figure out the winner of the men’s Rumble is tricky. If they are indeed sticking to Roman/Brock at Mania, Reigns doesn’t need to win and would probably get booed again if he did. And if a Smackdown guy is winning, who cold be effectively booked against Styles? People say Nakamura but he hasn’t really looked that good and being off TV for a couple of weeks doesn’t usually bode well for your chances in the Rumble. And Cena seems to be working mostly Raw at this point. In fact, the only guy who’s positioned as a storyline challenger after Zayn and Owens right now is Daniel Bryan. So I guess that’s my dark horse pick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 1 hour ago, JonnyLaw said: I mean at this point, you saying something isn't going to happen with this Rumble is almost a guarantee it will. yeah fuck me for thinking Lana, a manager, and Carmella, who already has a championship match anytime she wants it, being in the Royal Rumble is dumb. Never mind the fact that Meltzer said Ronda is in Bogota filming a movie and it's unlikely, but hey, go ahead and be that guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beech27 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 13 minutes ago, Godfrey said: And if a Smackdown guy is winning, who cold be effectively booked against Styles? People say Nakamura but he hasn’t really looked that good and being off TV for a couple of weeks doesn’t usually bode well for your chances in the Rumble. And Cena seems to be working mostly Raw at this point. In fact, the only guy who’s positioned as a storyline challenger after Zayn and Owens right now is Daniel Bryan. So I guess that’s my dark horse pick? On the subject of Smackdown dark horse picks: Rusev's the most organically over act they've had in forever, and at least used to be presented as credible enough to be champ in a brand-split world. May as well run with it, and see if it has real legs. Alternatively, I'll go with Balor, who then takes his heel-turned BC to Smackdown, in order to challenge AJ. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 11 minutes ago, Casey said: yeah fuck me for thinking Lana, a manager, and Carmella, who already has a championship match anytime she wants it, being in the Royal Rumble is dumb. Never mind the fact that Meltzer said Ronda is in Bogota filming a movie and it's unlikely, but hey, go ahead and be that guy! I guess maybe don't poo poo the litany of people who told you it was perfectly reasonable to expect Lana and Carmella in the Rumble and gave reasons for each. In Lana's case, it's that she has been wrestling. In Carmella's case, it's redundancy because if she wins the Rumble and loses her world title match, then she still has the briefcase to cash in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 21 minutes ago, Beech27 said: On the subject of Smackdown dark horse picks: Rusev's the most organically over act they've had in forever, and at least used to be presented as credible enough to be champ in a brand-split world. May as well run with it, and see if it has real legs. Alternatively, I'll go with Balor, who then takes his heel-turned BC to Smackdown, in order to challenge AJ. Oh yeah, if the winner can switch brands then there's a bunch of options. Joe and Balor, for sure. Cena would be back in the mix. Rusev would be a good pick too but again, he hasn't really been positioned that way. I guess that's the point of the Rumble in the first place, to elevate someone. I just can't remember the last time the winner wasn't someone super obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overly Critical Man Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 On 1/4/2018 at 8:12 PM, Kyuubi said: Stephanie needs a Stone Cold to her Vince. She needs one crazy ass woman to beat the shit out of her on a daily basis. A woman who could give less of a fuck and really just spit on her face anytime Stephanie tries to dress her down because that is the issue. Stephanie tears down people a monthly basis and basically emasculates them. A woman that won't kiss her, her husband's, or her broke down ass dad. It has to be a woman too because this is not the attitude era where women get put through tables for any given reason. Nikki Cross needs to be in the main roster yesterday. Settle down, Hollywood kyuubinetico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overly Critical Man Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 36 minutes ago, Beech27 said: On the subject of Smackdown dark horse picks: Rusev's the most organically over act they've had in forever, and at least used to be presented as credible enough to be champ in a brand-split world. May as well run with it, and see if it has real legs. Alternatively, I'll go with Balor, who then takes his heel-turned BC to Smackdown, in order to challenge AJ. If the winner has to be from Smackdown, I'd take Rusev as the rumble winner over boring-ass Nakamura. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Selfishly, I’d rather keep Rusev down where he can awesome and free from meddling too much, than in the main event program with Shane and DB polluting his stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overly Critical Man Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 WWE World champion Rusev putting Shane and DB in the Accolade simultaneously ON TOP OF A TABLE to write them both off the show is my dream. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sublime Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Probably more likely to have World Champion Shane putting Rusev and DB through a table to write them both off the show. Ohhh maybe Shane wins the Rumble and we get a AJ/Shane rematch at Mania this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 4 hours ago, Casey said: yeah fuck me for thinking Lana, a manager, and Carmella, who already has a championship match anytime she wants it, being in the Royal Rumble is dumb. Never mind the fact that Meltzer said Ronda is in Bogota filming a movie and it's unlikely, but hey, go ahead and be that guy! Jeez man take the L. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 11 hours ago, Beech27 said: Alternatively, I'll go with Balor, who then takes his heel-turned BC to Smackdown, in order to challenge AJ. This is my pick as well. 9 hours ago, Sublime said: Probably more likely to have World Champion Shane putting Rusev and DB through a table to write them both off the show. Ohhh maybe Shane wins the Rumble and we get a AJ/Shane rematch at Mania this year. Or if Owens wins the title from AJ, no better blowoff to the 9 month rivalry then Shane dethroning him at Mania! Shane/AJ was my fav match last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 Per reports - the following person may or may not have been the person Kurt Angle was talking to last night but will be in the Women’s Royal Rumble Spoiler Serena Deeb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 So the person who "hadn't been in the ring in years" was someone who wrestled in WWE last summer.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 If it doesn't happen on RAW, it doesn't count ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The story is... Quote Former WWE star Serena Deeb was spotted in Pittsburgh, PA today according to PWInsider. They were told there has been interest in bringing her back to the company of late. It appears she was in the Steel City for the usual pre-signing medical testing. http://squaredcirclesirens.com/wwe-looking-to-bring-back-serena-deeb/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 So I guess that "I'm retired, just doing the MYC as a one off" gave her the itch to come back that everyone has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 Also - on the radio show, Meltzer said the number of spots for "legends" in the Women's Rumble is between 2-4 because "a lot" of NXT women will be in it. Who knows what "a lot" means but based on all the math we have been doing in the thread - I would say a half dozen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Deeb, Phoenix, and the Bellas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Always limiting to as few legends as possible.. oh well, if Serena is in (or back for good) all is well. Was hoping Lita would be in and figured at least Trish would be in. the Bellas were included in the legends returning for Raw 25 commercial so they'll be in for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCarl Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Would anybody remember Serena Deeb if she were a surprise entrant in the Rumble? She was only around in WWE briefly for the Straight Edge Society, had a shaved head, and never actually wrestled. Seems like the buzzer would sound and she'd come out to silence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, MonteCarl said: Would anybody remember Serena Deeb if she were a surprise entrant in the Rumble? She was only around in WWE briefly for the Straight Edge Society, had a shaved head, and never actually wrestled. Seems like the buzzer would sound and she'd come out to silence. In Philly they will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Do the Bellas count as legends, given that they are still WWE employees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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