Royal Rumble 5 Rumored Winners of the 2016 Royal Rumble

[The GOAT]

Perhaps it's irrelevant to you but it's not irrelevant to everyone. Predictability was the major factor that many fans seemed to complain about when Roman Reigns won the Rumble last year and set up the main event vs. Lesnar. Fans may pay to see the main event simply because it's Triple H, but to say the predictability is irrelevant is just not accurate.

I'm not saying predictability is never a negative factor - I certainly would prefer for things to be unpredictable as often as possible - but I don't think it's as big of a deal as some make it out to be.

People's complaint about Reigns winning the Royal Rumble had more to do with the dread of seeing Reigns pushed over Bryan (or pushed period) than with how guaranteed him winning it at all was. A lot of people, even those that liked Reigns, didn't quite find him interesting enough to want to see pushed as the next face of the company and shoved down their throats as "the next John Cena", a push that was set to begin with one of the biggest kayfabe victories in history, which was to be him conquering the seemingly unconquerable Brock Lesnar just a year after Lesnar shocked the world by ending The Undertaker's WM Streak. However, if Reigns had still been out with an injury and if Bryan had won it instead (in other words, if his victory was 'predictable' on account of there being no one else in the match who could have believably won), then 99% of those same people wouldn't have had an issue with it because it would have been a conclusion they liked.

I can probably count on one hand how many times people were genuinely surprised by who won the Rumble. The Royal Rumble match is generally one of the most predictable matches of the year. It usually comes down to either one of two guys winning it at best.

 

[Neptune]

I'm not saying predictability is never a negative factor - I certainly would prefer for things to be unpredictable as often as possible - but I don't think it's as big of a deal as some make it out to be.

People's complaint about Reigns winning the Royal Rumble had more to do with the dread of seeing Reigns pushed over Bryan (or pushed period) than with how guaranteed him winning it at all was. A lot of people, even those that liked Reigns, didn't quite find him interesting enough to want to see pushed as the next face of the company and shoved down their throats as "the next John Cena", a push that was set to begin with one of the biggest kayfabe victories in history, which was to be him conquering the seemingly unconquerable Brock Lesnar just a year after Lesnar shocked the world by ending The Undertaker's WM Streak. However, if Reigns had still been out with an injury and if Bryan had won it instead (in other words, if his victory was 'predictable' on account of there being no one else in the match who could have believably won), then 99% of those same people wouldn't have had an issue with it because it would have been a conclusion they liked.

I can probably count on one hand how many times people were genuinely surprised by who won the Rumble. The Royal Rumble match is generally one of the most predictable matches of the year. It usually comes down to either one of two guys winning it at best.

The most unpredictable thing with the rumble is usually guest wrestlers/legends in the rumble. They keep that covered fairly well. I don't mind it coming down to 2 or 3 guys because it makes it suspenseful. Like it coming down to the Undertaker, Brock, and HHH would be epic and yet still unpredictable enough to keep me interested.

 

[Swift]

He should I mean the beard has been his thing for so long now. Even a short beard would be fine.

I'm disappointed in you. ity2:

Bryan wins the Rumble or I riot.
Bryan keeps his beard or I riot.
(I'm still stuck in 2013 dammit!)

 

[Swift]

inb4 The Rock

 

[Neptune]

I'm disappointed in you. ity2:

Bryan wins the Rumble or I riot.
Bryan keeps his beard or I riot.
(I'm still stuck in 2013 dammit!)

At least 2013 kept my attention for more than 20 minutes lolol

 

[Nice Person]

inb4 The Rock

Ya know; give your Avatar an mustache, cigar, and gender reassignment surgery, and she/he could be a long haired Grouch Marx

 

[C.M. Shaddix]

What is the right thing to do: Clear Bryan, have him return and win the rumble in a major shocker and put on another great match with Roman at Wrestlemania 22

What WWE thinks is right: Have John Cena or Brock Lesnar when the rumble, when Cena should continue with the US title old guard gimmick and Brock Lesnar SHOULD FEUD WITH KEVIN OWENS

On thing WWE thinks is the right thing to do and is a good idea: Have Triple H return somehow, win and build him up as a monster heel like back in the day to take on Reigns which already has some good heat when Reigns beat up Hunter at TLC

 

[Prince Bálor]

What is the right thing to do: Clear Bryan, have him return and win the rumble in a major shocker and put on another great match with Roman at Wrestlemania 22

What WWE thinks is right: Have John Cena or Brock Lesnar when the rumble, when Cena should continue with the US title old guard gimmick and Brock Lesnar SHOULD FEUD WITH KEVIN OWENS

On thing WWE thinks is the right thing to do and is a good idea: Have Triple H return somehow, win and build him up as a monster heel like back in the day to take on Reigns which already has some good heat when Reigns beat up Hunter at TLC

WrestleMania 32* :smirk2:

Clearing Bryan will probably hurt Reigns' overness. So, that's a big no-no for Vince.

I can see 3 scenarios involving Cena while heading into 2016:
1. He regains the US title.
2. He wins the Rumble and sets up a match 'tween him and Reigns at Mania, thus passing the torch to Reigns as the new babyface of WWE.
3. He wrestles Taker at Mania

Bork winning the Rumble is probably my favorite option right now. And while I'd have nothing against a feud with KO, KO ain't ready for Lesnar yet... In terms of he hasn't killed enough people for Borkman to take him seriously/see him as a threat.

 

[Nice Person]

Just have the announcers fight each other while the 'rasslers do the commentary. Yeah...that's the ticket....live long and prosper....I'm a lumber jack and I'm ok........44-40 or fight!.....I believe..that this Nation......before this decade is out...should set forth...to landing a man on the moon...and returning him safely to Earth.....I am not a crook....hey..(hey)..you...(you)...get off of my cloud...

 

[Prince Bálor]

:Roddy:

 

[Nice Person]

:Roddy:

I have *no idea* whom that smiling fellow above is....

 

[Prince Bálor]

I have *no idea* whom that smiling fellow above is....

Click here

 

[Mr. Roman Empire]

Just have the announcers fight each other while the 'rasslers do the commentary. Yeah...that's the ticket....live long and prosper....I'm a lumber jack and I'm ok........44-40 or fight!.....I believe..that this Nation......before this decade is out...should set forth...to landing a man on the moon...and returning him safely to Earth.....I am not a crook....hey..(hey)..you...(you)...get off of my cloud...

Jerry Lawler vs Michael Cole at Wrestlemania part II?

 

[Leo C]

If HHH doesn't win I will be disappointed.

 

[Nice Person]

Jerry Lawler vs Michael Cole at Wrestlemania part II?

Noooo, Michael Cole VS JBL....anything to shut JBL's gas bag mouth up