WWE Royal Rumble

Interesting Fact...all wrestlers who left last year's WM as a champion is currently out with an injury.

What i can't understand, is why Cena is taking such a chance in damaging himself. I consider, as do many others, him one of the finest actors performing today. And he makes so many important films, with issues that are confronting society today, that him risking life and limb in such a dangerous event as the Royal Rumble has me confused and nervous. What John Cena contributes is too important.

Ok ok so Cena is out.

John Cena (injured)
Sting (injured)
Seth Rollins (injured)
Daniel Bryan (injured)
Randy Orton (injured)
Cesaro (injured)
Alberto Del Rio (mid-card)
Dolph Ziggler (mid-card)
King Barrett (mid-card)
The Miz (mid-card)
Rusev (mid-card)
Ryback (mid-card)
Kane (jobber status)
Big Show (jobber status)
Mark Henry (jobber status)
Sheamus (out)
Dean Ambrose (out)
The Undertaker (out)
Chris Jericho (out)
Kevin Owens (out)

Sheamus - We just had I Sheamus vs. Roman Reigns at TLC and on Raw. Selling a rematch for Wrestlemania 32 would be a really hard sell.

Dean Ambrose - I believe he’s a main eventer and would be my choice if I had a say in the decision. I think Ambrose vs. Reigns would be a great Wrestlemania main event. I don’t think Vince looks at him as face of the WWE material.

The Undertaker - It would be awesome to see the dead man to main event Wrestlemania one last time. I doubt Vince would put the
Undertaker vs. Roman Reigns. All the work Vince put in to get the fans to cheer on Reigns would go in the toilet.

Chris Jericho - He’s a wrestling legend that’s upper mid-card part-timer. He always performs for a few months and leaves to work something else. His main event days are over.

Kevin Owens - He’s been demoted to mid-card status after the Cena feud. No chance in hell that Vince puts him in the main event at Wrestlemania 32.

1.Brock Lesnar    
2.Triple H
3.The Rock
4.Bray Wyatt
5.Roman Reigns

Now the list is down to only five real possibilities. When you say you’re betting the field over Brock Lesnar. You’re betting that the bottom four will possibly win. You’ve already said that you don’t believe Reigns will win, again. And, I agree with you on that. That eliminated it down to three real possibilities.

Bray Wyatt - Triple H - The Rock

Bray Wyatt - Wyatt and Reigns have wrestled at Hell in a Cell and Battleground. I don’t think Vince would book another matchup between them.

Triple H - This is a real possibility. There is already an angle between these two. If Lesnar doesn’t win, my money is on Triple H. This match is extremely marketable.

The Rock - A match between the Rock and Reigns would put the Rock as face and Reigns as a heel. I think this matchup has a great story line angle. You could really push Reigns over with a win over the Rock at Wrestlemania 32. This match is highly unlikely but it would be interesting.

It’s going to be Brock Lesnar, Triple H, or The Rock headlining Wrestlemania 32. My money is on Brock Lesnar winning the Royal Rumble and headlining Wrestlemania 32 against the Undertaker or Roman Reigns for the WWE world heavyweight championship. It’s the only two realistically possible matches that will get the most amount of main stream attention.

Vince needs to get a matchup that will be talked about on Sportscenter, Sportsnation, and Good Morning America etc. By betting on the field over Brock Lesnar, you’re betting that the Rock will win the Royal Rumble. Is that what you’re thinking, Scalabrine?

I can't see a surprise winner being pushed by Vince into the main event at Wrestlemania 32. There's too much money on the line. He has to make sure the wrestlers in the main event at Wrestlemania have worldwide main stream appeal.

Vince is trying to sell out Cowboys stadium, sell the WWE network, and gain media attention. Vince has a very select few that he trusts. The only wrestlers available that Vince trusts are Brock Lesnar, the Rock, the Undertaker, and Triple H.

Roman Reigns isn't a big enough name to sell Wrestlemania 32.

If Roman Reigns does surprisingly win, it's a lock that Brock Lesnar, the Rock, the Undertaker, or Triple H will be one of his opponents at Wrestlemania 32.

Thanks. Yeah, that’s the way to go. Reigns has respect now but doesn’t have the star power yet. Brock, the Rock, Triple H, and Undertaker are the only real superstars Vince has at his disposal. I believe Vince wants the belt in the hands of one of his top guys to make the media rounds to sell Wrestlemania 32.

Why else would Rock be at Mania? To compete in a mid card match, I think not

My thoughts and prediction.

nasty boyz defeat new day to become the oldest tag team champs ever at Wrestlemania 

It's been leaked that the WM main event is going to be HHH vs. Reigns, so it's likely that it will be one of them to win. Also, that they want the Royal Rumble to set up a match for Fast Lane to try and increase the PPV's standing, so it looks like it would have to be either HHH or Reigns winning the Rumble then winning their match there to set up WM.

Also interesting is that after the creative meeting that was held on Monday, Stone Cold alluded that he will be at RR and in some way part of the creative. Rock can't wrestle at WM due to an insurance issue, so we can take him out of the equation.

One prop I like is Brock Lesnar to eliminate somebody by suplex @ -130. I can definitely see him storming into the ring against a group of guys gunning for him and throwing them out left, right and center.

Reports are that Triple H will face Reigns at WM so Shango is on par there and it makes sense to have The Authority/Rock be in the corners of each considering, if Rock was able to compete, they already had an angle set up to have him face Triple H but since he isn't (like Popo said because of insurance issues), having him involved works.

Comments after Raw tonight if anyone has a change of opinion are welcome.

I definitely think what kapono said is also possible. Personally, I'm not throwing the option out that Reigns can't win. I think he can.

RIP Iron Mike Sharpe    

Great ending. I didn't expect the Wyatt Family to end it like that. I figured either Lesnar, League of Nations or Roman to end it on top but it makes sense for the Wyatts to end it on top.

Why are we not taking out second mortgages and laying it all on "will someone break Rey Mysterio's record time in the Rumble of 1:02:12 -- NO" at -210?

No way they come close to that, correct? Why am I not parlaying this with a number of other things?

They wouldn't let Reigns win two in a row, win the Title, AND beat Mysterio's record all in one Rumble,  would they?