Great post, especially the bolded part.
#27 is an extremely important number.
@Lockard23 I'm not sure of the stats, but its worth Michael Cole mentioning on air.
Rollins has plenty of business. It will draw him heat and would allow him to win the title and keep the briefcase once Mania is over.
But.... the main reason is to set up his Wrestlemania match with Dean Ambrose.
Thanks, bruh.
I'm pretty sure Ambrose/Rollins feud can be picked up on at any point. It may happen at the Rumble, or at any other time, I guess. Dean can just be like 'You didn't think I really forgot about you, Seth? This is far from over, you son of a bitch.'
I doubt it's gonna happen at the Rumble, though. But if it does, then alright. You were right and I was wrong and all's cool.
My guess is that Rollins is gonna get screwed out of the victory at the Rumble, whoever his opponent may be, I think Orton's gonna appear and RKOOUTTANOWHERE Rollins and continue their feud into Fast Lane PPV. (Woo-hoo, it's the Memphis Grand Prix, yo! I'm wondering what cars the superstars are gonna be driving? LOL)
Another plausible scenario is that Orton may return next week and continue his feud with Seth heading into the Rumble. That's where another scenario comes to play, like you mentioned... Rollins, Reigns, Ambrose and Orton are the final four in the Rumble match and the Ambrose/Rollins feud is set to culminate at WM31 from that point on.
But, I'm not really a fan of this idea of having Rollins compete in the Rumble. It'd be like, Lesnar as the WWE-WHC wins the Rumble and then he's like 'Bye, bye, bitches! I won the Rumble, there's no WM opponent for me, I can't fight myself, so I am gonna do what I do best - Disappear.'