Royal Rumble Surprise Returns

[Jacob Fox]

Okada Kazuchika, obviously

But seriously, very little would beat the Rock.

 

[CFCrusader]

The Rock coming in and not winning would be great, add in Bo Dallas, maybe even The Dudleys (hopefully to set up a Fast Lane match with The Ascension), Zack Ryder (but I think he's still injured), Y2J and another legend like DDP would be so fun. WrestleMania season is HERE!

 

[The GOAT]

I really can't see The Rock being a surprise entrant unless he's agreed to work Wrestlemania and they're gonna jump-start a feud between him and Lesnar during the Rumble match (i.e. Brock loses the title, steals someone's number and enters the Rumble, dominates until The Rock comes out and eliminates him, then retaliates by F-5ing Rocky and costing him the match, etc.) Even then, I find it hard to believe they wouldn't promote THE ROCK being in the match just to add to the star power and unpredictability factor of who was winning (not to mention the extra Network subs.) I get the need for complete surprise moments sometimes, but...

 

[Jacob Fox]

I really can't see The Rock being a surprise entrant unless he's agreed to work Wrestlemania and they're gonna jump-start a feud between him and Lesnar during the Rumble match (i.e. Brock loses the title, steals someone's number and enters the Rumble, dominates until The Rock comes out and eliminates him, then retaliates by F-5ing Rocky and costing him the match, etc.) Even then, I find it hard to believe they wouldn't promote THE ROCK being in the match just to add to the star power and unpredictability factor of who was winning (not to mention the extra Network subs.) I get the need for complete surprise moments sometimes, but...

Oh I doubt the Rock would actually be in it, but it would be an awesome surprise if he was.

 

[CFCrusader]

Is The Rock vs Rusev still out of the question? Assuming Reigns won't be the 1 to beat him, Cena won't be (hopefully) and nobody else is most likely going to step up, can't we see Rusev take out The Rock as revenge for one of the incident during one of the 2014 RAWs? This could set up The Rock beating Rusev, who would still go over just being a threat to The Rock. Then again, The Rock would have to hold the US title which probably wouldn't be happening.

 

[The GOAT]

Is The Rock vs Rusev still out of the question? Assuming Reigns won't be the 1 to beat him, Cena won't be (hopefully) and nobody else is most likely going to step up, can't we see Rusev take out The Rock as revenge for one of the incident during one of the 2014 RAWs? This could set up The Rock beating Rusev, who would still go over just being a threat to The Rock. Then again, The Rock would have to hold the US title which probably wouldn't be happening.

I don't know that it was ever in question... Rock tearing down Rusev verbally and physically was clearly just a one-time thing. There's far better young talent that could use a rub from feuding with The Great One than Rusev can anyway. If Rock is available to them in any way, I'm sure they're not gonna hesitate to do Rock vs Lesnar.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Is The Rock vs Rusev still out of the question? Assuming Reigns won't be the 1 to beat him, Cena won't be (hopefully) and nobody else is most likely going to step up, can't we see Rusev take out The Rock as revenge for one of the incident during one of the 2014 RAWs? This could set up The Rock beating Rusev, who would still go over just being a threat to The Rock. Then again, The Rock would have to hold the US title which probably wouldn't be happening.

Aye, mate.
Rocky vs Rusev was just a one time thing. And it's better off that way, I think.
Stars are made at Mania, bro. They don't have to have Rocky or Cena who are mega-stars defeat Rusev.
A young, up-and-coming talent like Ambrose or Reigns, for instance could do that.
We'll know for sure tonight if Reigns will end up facing Rusev, 'cause they've been doing it at live events, so... If Reigns doesn't win the Rumble, then I guess we'll bet getting Rusev/Reigns at Mania.

Quite frankly, I don't see Rocky at this year's Rumble, nor do I see him at Mania, but it'd be nice, though. Not to mention it means [HASHTAG]#MONEH[/HASHTAG] for the Empire.

 

[The GOAT]

Stars are made at Mania, bro. They don't have to have Rocky or Cena who are mega-stars defeat Rusev.
A young, up-and-coming talent like Ambrose or Reigns, for instance could do that.

What about that young up-and-coming talent John Cena? He looks like he's got a bright future ahead of him...

 

[Prince Bálor]

What about that young up-and-coming talent John Cena? He looks like he's got a bright future ahead of him...

Having Cena defeat Rusev at Mania isn't predictable and plus, it's what's best for business!

 

[Just Kevin]

Quite frankly, I don't see Rocky at this year's Rumble, nor do I see him at Mania, but it'd be nice, though. Not to mention it means [HASHTAG]#MONEH[/HASHTAG] for the Empire.

The Rock tweeted today that he was in Philadelphia and he was spotted with WWE crew in his hotel.

Could he be shooting a documentary or something? Possibly. Will he be a surprise entrant tonight? It's a high probability.

 

[Prince Bálor]

The Rock tweeted today that he was in Philadelphia and he was spotted with WWE crew in his hotel.

Could he be shooting a documentary or something? Possibly. Will he be a surprise entrant tonight? It's a high probability.

Oh, I wouldn't have anything against him showing up. I'm a huge fan of The Rock.

It's just that he mentioned a couple of months ago that he probably won't be working Mania, so... That's kinda led me to think he won't show up tonight. Maybe they should've also announced him showing up, it'd be good news for the Network.

But we'll see how it goes.

 

[Gav back in the championship]

Update on the rock appearing

As as reported last night, The Rock posted a photo of himself on the streets of Philadelphia, the site of tonight’s WWE Royal Rumble PPV, and it has lead to obvious speculation that he might be making an appearance at the PPV.

According to F4WOnline.com, word is The Rock will indeed be appearing at the PPV tonight, but there is no word as to what he will be doing on the show.

Rumors have been circulating that The Rock might be facing Rusev in a match at WrestleMania 31, but that does not appear to be the case.

WrestleMania 31 matches with John Cena and Brock Lesnar have also been rumored for The Rock in the past year, so it will be interesting to see how he’s used tonight.

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/546...t-the-royal-rumble-wrestlemania-31-plans-more

 

[Prince Bálor]

Update on the rock appearing

http://www.wwe.com/news/546119-big-...t-the-royal-rumble-wrestlemania-31-plans-more

What's the update, mate? It leads to the WWE's website.

 

[Gav back in the championship]

What's the update, mate? It leads to the WWE's website.

Fixed

 

[Prince Bálor]

Fixed

Oh, I see.

Well, it's gonna be interesting to see what he does if he shows up tonight.

I feel like if they were gonna include him in RR match, then maybe they should've advertised him for the event.

It'd help the Network and draw more subscribers.

But alright, we'll see how it goes.