This is honestly one of the most unpredictable rumbles in history. You have a solid 7 or so guys that you could make a great case to win it but also there’s a solid reason why each of those guys won’t win it. We’re in for a good one boys
@@raj_whitewolfI get the reason for Cena winning but then they could swerve us and have him be one of the last three or four and get eliminated. Which would give him reason to be at The E.C. and win that instead, that would give him another step on his fair well tour.
@@taifunkchichrisI just do not see Punk challenging for a title at Mania. I think it’ll be him and Roman in a non title match. Gunther will defend the World title against.. someone. And night 2 will be Cody vs Cena.
@@robertheadley3483man she win a lot dude😂😂😂😂she just lost to lyra two times, bayley , bianca and jade in tag match , unholy union (not being pinned) and liv once only dude😂😂 and she has win against bianca, the fatal four way with piper,lash,bianca, win the battle royal ,win against pfc and you say she lost 1/3😂😂😂😂funny dude
Some fun facts: This is Romans first rumble since 2020. Cena's first rumble since 2018. And the first time since 2011 that Cena and Punk will be both be in it.
Not a lot is thinking this. Asuka comes in and eventually wins the IC title. She starts rubbing in to Damage Control. Sane was injured, Sky lost in Quarterfinals and Kai lost in finals. Wrestlemania will be Asuka against Sky for IC title.
I do want Iyo winning the rumble but this would also be a great spot for her so I’m in. Either way she should be showcased in a big way and preferably have gold sooner than later this year.
I think Simon Miller will be this years iron man for the men's rumble. Although I have him getting eliminated by my pick to win the whole thing, Repo Man.
My predictions for the Royal Rumble: For the Women’s Rumble, I have Charlotte Flair winning and we will get Charlotte vs Tiffany, but Charlotte will put over Tiffany. (The Queen of Queens vs the Queen of the Universe.) I’ve got DIY retaining and most likely defend against the Street Profits at Wrestlemania. Cody Rhodes will retain. Randy Orton will win the Royal Rumble. (The top names like Drew, Roman, Seth, and CM Punk will cancel each other out.) Not only will Randy tie with Stone Cold Steve Austin for the most Rumble wins, but we will get Randy vs Cody. (Teacher vs Student.)
That rumble will get booed out of the building. Thats got Vince booking it all over it. If Randy is back, hes 100% aligning with Sami, in Drew, Seth, KO vs Randy, Sami +1 for mania, maybe Roman if hes not working The Rock or Fatu at mania. I think Punk is almost certain to win the Mens, Priest wins EC to face Cody at Mania, so Cody can retain until The Rock is back. If Charlotte wins, i dont think anyone will be happy, Charlotte Cena, Becky Hogan, first night back they win. It reeks. Ive got Liv Morgan to win, i think you do Nia vs Rhea, doesnt need a Rumble win to set up, Becky vs Lyra, can be set up in the Rumble, doesnt need a win, same with Bailey vs Roxanne, already being set up, just furthered in the Rumble. Im pushing for Jade and Charlotte vs Naomi and Bianca, i think thats a really cool Mania match for the Womens tag titles. Maybe at some point you have those 4 as the only ones in the ring and Charlotte and Jade have a short term survival alliance vs the tag team, that grows in the Mania build
I like these predictions tbf. I kinda hope Charlotte and Becky eliminate each other or something and we get that at Wrestlemania but can defo see it being won by Charlotte or nia jax. Surely (Nia vs Tiffy has to happen soon). Feel like punk vs Rollins and drew vs reigns don’t need a title and think they just have to seize the opportunity and have Cody Rhodes turn heel (briefly) for a match against the rumble winner John Cena. Person vs Rhodes will happen eventually but not this year imo
Hear me out…. Owen’s beats Rhodes EC - Cena Eliminated Cody, Owens retains Heel turn - Cody gets so obsessed with Cena eliminating him that it drives him crazy, sets up Cena/Rhodes WM no title. KO/Randy for Title at WK
I think Charlotte winning would be a terrible idea, hyping up her Rumble return then putting her over is classic Vince McMahon booking and a lot of longtime fans will pick up on that. WWE’s also gotten a lot of new fans during her absence who won’t be familiar, so booking her to win would just annoy a lot of old fans and have a lot of new fans asking “why should I care?”
New fans will see her wrestle once and understand her spot. She's not my favorite either but she is better than almost every other woman on the roster.
Roman winning and going after his belt from Cody would be the perfect setup for Punk to cash in on the favor Paul owes him into a triple threat. Punk wins.
Anyone but Charlotte “The Charisma Vacuum” Flair. The promo tactic of taking low and flat to yelling and flat doesn’t do it for me. The only story jeopardy I’ve ever cared about with Charlotte is the meta story of “are they really going to put her over this other talent?” Like Asuka when she was undefeated or the first WrestleMania match with Rhea. If I had to make a prediction, I’d say Liv Morgan, then have her go after Tiffany to fully turn Tiffy face. You could even draw out the choice to make people think she’s going to go after Rhea again.
Her promo technique is designed to be unbearable hateable heel thinking she's better than everyone else, hence why that character suits her so well. Her mannerisms not to mention her family name make her so easy to hate, but let's be honest, to not admit that she really is one of if not the best wrestlers ever, I'm sorry you're a lunatic she really is that good.
I think Motor city needs a character arc. Maybe they should turn heel also or something else. I would like their characters explored more outside of title scene
I'd love to see Sami come in early and go deep, certainly into the final five. Include some near eliminations and he'll have a good chunk of the audience behind him.
Flair, Belair, and Cargill as the final three. Callback to the 1992 Rumble ending with Cargill tossing Belair, Bianca grabbing Jade from outside, and Flair dumping her to the floor for the win. Immediately sets up Flair's title match AND Bianca/Jade for WM41.
“I stayed up until midnight to watch my favorite wrestler win the Royal Rumble … and Cody Rhodes won instead.” - my overtired 11 year old at the end of last year’s match
Nikki would be a perfect heel in this golden era of women's wrestling. There's a great story to be told seeing that she's the last her kind, that being a diva. She could work Rivalries with wrestlers with similar traits like Chelsea or Tiffany, or go up against the opposites like Bayley, Bianca or Rhea. Full circle
In regards to KO vs Cody I feel like a possibility many people are ignoring is Randy screwing over both Cody and KO, then telling the story Cody got too cocky and too obsessed and he has to rebuild himself Meanwhile Randy feuds with KO into the elimination chamber and wins, then declares himself the GOAT this coinciding with Cenas elimination chamber win Cena vs Randy for the world championship is definitely the biggest box office match the WWE can cook up and just because of the box office value there I feel like it's a decent possibility lol It also sets up Cody vs Cena at summerslam to main event their first ever two night summerslam where Cena passes the torch officially to Cody
Simon: rambles on for 12 whole minutes about the Women's Royal Rumble match. Also Simon: doesn't mention Iyo Sky a single time who has like the third best betting odds currently, plus a huge storyline brewing with Ripley lol
Chelsea Green goes from being eliminated in 5 seconds last year to being the iron women in this years Women's Royal Rumble. Winner of Women's Royal Rumble is Alex Bliss if she returns if she doesn't Becky wins Dom will be the iron man in the Men's Royal Rumble. Cena wins the Men's Royal Rumble. I think him winning 17 at WM41 and defending it for his last year is a much more enjoyable story than him chasing it.
I keep looking at potential future stories to factor in the year as well. Damien Priest is a guy with a lot of stock right now, especially with the attention given on him being on Smackdown. I think him beating Cody isn't a good story this year. But you have Cena and Punk win their respective titles. Then you have champion vs champion at the Saudi show to give us 1 more Punk vs Cena match. Then have Cena lose to Priest at Summerslam. This puts a major title back on Priest, who was my favorite wrestler last year with all the good work he did, AND it gives him a John Cena rub before John retires. I think if he can hold out with good feuds until that happens, he is right now the only person in my view that is in a position to be elevated to the tip top of current WWE talent by having that victory on him
@joshmetcalfe7388 reports expect him to go to the back end of the year. Earliest expected end date is Summerslam but people expect him to go through to Survivor Series.
@@peterkefalos7430 A large number of the roster has shown disinterest or straight no desire to go to Saudi, yet they still go. Why? Because they're under contract. Punk will take the payday if WWE says "Hey we need you to go do this Cena match."
@@Iansanity1995 and a large number of the roster aren’t CM Punk if doesn’t want to go he won’t go contract or no. It’s the reason we haven’t seen him at one yet since he’s been back
The Bianca/Jade/Naomi drama will probably have them out earlier than expected. They'll give a top 4 spot to Liv Morgan and possibly Raquel as well, then have whatever two faces are left deal with them.
With all these bonafide main eventers in the mens RR match this year, the biggest surprise they could do is have someone like Jacob Fatu, Bron Breakker or Sami Zayn winning the rumble match.
cm punk vs roman last 2, roman spears punk, paul heyman screws roman, because punk got a favor, punk wins and turns heel with heyman. not gonna happen, but i would like it.
Stratton needs to hold the belt for at least 6 months, DQ loses, countout loses etc. I loved that during the big to do on Smackdown she slipped out and up the ramp. Good heel stuff.
The men's roster is so good right now, I think they should expand the men's Rumble to 35 or 40 entrants. I don't think I'd have any issue coming up with 40 names I'd like to see in the Rumble.
I want iyo sky to win, would be so funny if KO comes out as stardust, think it's between punk, Cena and Roman for mens but would love to see final boss coming out at 31, both rumbles will be amazing, can't wait
Who doesn´t remember when last year WWE removed 5 top stars from the Rumble match, KO, Logan Paul, LA Knight, Orton, AJ and then were shocked the match was mid. This year they were smarter, only KO is out of the match, the other match is for the tag titles.
This guy needs 3 nights of wrestlemania with all the matches he thinks might happen. Especially he thinks there will be a bunch of women’s non title matches. That usually doesn’t happen
What if the royal rumble winner, challenged for the world title and randy costs Owens the wwe title setting up a triple threat at wrestlemania and orton vs cody at elimination chamber and Owens can repay orton then.
I think if AJ Lee does turn up, the women's rumble may go on last. If she turns up and their rumble isn't last, then I reckon Big E would also be returning. Sadly I don't think either will happen, but I will pop huge for one or both if they do.
It’s really telling that the odds-on favorite to win the women’s Rumble is Charlotte just because she’s returning from a long absence. Last I looked Becky was a close second (same reason except she’s not confirmed), and it was before Rhea retained her title on Saturday so they had her at number three. Personally I think it’s gonna be someone we don’t expect like Dakota Kai or Roxanne Perez. The great thing about the Rumble is if you book it right, you can turn a midcarder into a believable contender in one match. For example Dakota’s already got a lot of fan support, so you make her an early entrant (like 4 or 5 so you don’t telegraph it) then book her as the underdog slowly but surely defying the odds through guts, brains and skill. Then you put her against a real bruiser like Nia or Jordynne for the final two, Kota gets the elimination, and she looks like a million bucks. Then it’s just a matter of riding that “popular underdog babyface” wave right into Wrestlemania.
I think you nailed it when you said Owens might win and face Zayn at Mania. I think Punk will interfere and help Owens win, then we'll have Cody vs. Punk at mania because they're so over they don't need a title. Owens will bully Zayn leading up to Mania and Zayn will keep his composure and win as a strong babyface.
Ultimately, I want it to end up with Randy taking the title from Cody at some point and then cena and Orton fight over the title one last time for Cena to break the record. Hopefully that's what they are planning for the year
@perceivedvelocity9914 I think if any wrestler that can't wrestle a least three times a month on TV doesn't deserve to have a title while the other wrestler that put on a show deserve it more plus Punk there every week just to talk not wrestle
@@taifunkchichris she´ll be back in a couple of years, she went as far as to saying so in a podcast. AEW will have problems in two years to hold Sasha, MJF and Ospreay, the first two are gone, Ospreay i dont know.
A few things I want to see in this Men’s Royal Rumble 1. Roman eliminating Drew and Seth (I want Seth, Drew and KO to form a faction focused on ending the Tribal Chief and anyone associated with him) 2. Cena either wins or is in the final 2 3. Pin Bal- I mean Finn Balor to eliminate Priest 4. If healthy, Big E to come back and eliminate the New Day
What about this: Roman wins Royal Rumble, Seth wins World Heavyweight Championship at EC and then CM Punk uses the "favor" with help of Heyman and make it a triple threat main event of Mania which will elevate WHC soooo very much
Men's Final Four: Seth, Roman, Punk, Cena. Punk eliminates Roman, Seth eliminates Punk. Seth wins and challenges Gunther at Mania. Cena becomes #1 contender at Elimination Chamber and challenges Cody. Cody wins at Mania. Cena wins $ in the Bank, and cashes in to become the 17 Time Champ on his last night in the company, leading to a Tournament to crown a new Champion.
I love your ideas Simon but I see so much of this going differently! As a face, Cena challenging Cody just doesn't sit right with me. Also if he beats Gunther then Cena's last run with the heavyweight belt would really make that belt feel like a world title. If Rock returns, he eliminates Punk and challenges Cody (despite Rock not winning the rumble himself). Punk wins the chamber to make it a triple threat. I've made my full pre-rumble mania predictions/fantasy booking below, with a few matches where feuds haven't started yet but I think would be great. I'm probably way off but having fun speculating nonetheless. (Before anyone asks where Iyo is, I think she tags for now and faces Rhea at summerslam.) Night 1: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs Damian Priest Women's tag team ladder match (belts vacated) The War Raiders (c) vs The New Day, with Big E on commentary Chelsea Green (c) vs Asuka, cage match The Wyatt Sicks vs Legado del Fantasma & Dominik Mysterio Rhea Ripley (c) vs Bianca Belair vs Jade Cargill (elimination chamber winner) Gunther (c) vs John Cena (rumble winner) Night 2: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs Charlotte Flair (rumble winner) Bron Breakker (c) vs Jacob Fatu vs Braun Strowman vs Bronson Reed Lyra Valkyria (c) vs Becky Lynch DIY (c) vs Motor City Machine Guns vs The Street Profits vs Pretty Deadly LA Knight vs Chad Gable Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre vs Roman Reigns, Jey Uso and Sami Zayn Cody Rhodes (c) vs CM Punk (elimination chamber winner) vs the Rock
I know Jey Uso isn't going to win the rumble, but if WWE wanted to do a total 180 and throw everyone off guard then Jey would be an awesome choice. He's really come into his own as a singles star, very over with the crowd, and saying that if it was down to him and Roman and he eliminates him the crowd would go mental
I think Grace winning would be a bigger surprise and lead to a Ripley v Grace match or even adding Belair for a triple threat at Mania. Stratton V Morgan (give Morgan her Mania match) and build to a Stratton v Flair at Summerslam. Flair/ Lynch/ Bayley need to be involved in mid card feuds for mania. If not, the belts will not be featured. Lyra v Lunch (IC) / Flair, Bayley, Bliss, Green, Perez, Yim, Iyo (US Ladder Match)
The fact that you didn't even give Iyo the thought of day is insane to me. She's been pushed pretty heavily recently and is 100% a face now. There is no way she isn't in the final four or wins the whole thing in my opinion.
I think Bron Breakker is gonna go off and throw 5-7 guys out, end up with a big moment vs Penta and Penta will end up throwing Breakker out, maybe even with himself. Leading to a fun feud and match at Mania for the Intercontinental Title.
26:40 2 baby face vs baby face Wrestlemania main events and world title matches is a bad idea. They need to have at least 1 heel in there so we have someone to root against.
I feel like it makes more sense for Cena to win the Rumble and punk to win the Chamber. Like if Punk wins the Rumble why wouldn't he pick Cody? Like it's the more established and prestigious championship. Idk this is easily one of the most undpredictable rrumbles.
But if Cena gets eliminated in the rumble he can put in for the chamber and that gets another spot on his farewell tour and would give a slight amount of risk, lose the chamber and possibly never wrestle at Mania ever again. But saying that Punk does seem more suited to the Chamber
For Punk, I actually see him in a mixed tag match with his wife Aj Lee against Rollins and Lynch, simply because the feud between them never really had a conclusion (at least in my opinion). I know they had their match on Raw, but I am not sure if it ended per say. That is my logic behind it though.
I believe making the top four has become a big thing in recent years, and it will continue to be so. 3 out of the final four superstars from both the men's and women's rumble last year went on to win a world championship since then. (Cody Rhodes, Gunther, Drew McIntyre, Bayley, Liv Morgan, Tiffany Stratton.) The only ones who didn't were Bianca Belair, who has held the tag team championships for a long time, and CM Punk who had the feud of the year and was a part of the epic wargames match.
Honestly, instead of Randy returning to screw Kevin over, what if Randy screws Cody over? Don't turn Randy full-on heel, but instead have him explain "The man wanted to end my career, Cody... but, at the same time, I also want to become WWE Champion again, so I decided it'd be better to kill two birds with one stone & make sure Kevin's the champion". Also, for the added drama to help set up a Cody/Orton feud, have Randy say "Cody, you know as well as I do... if our roles were reversed, you'd have done the same exact thing to me, because that's how I taught you", and Cody can't instantly deny it, because he knows it's true, deep down.
The best part about this royal rumble is the unpredictability. I honestly don’t think anyone is going to obviously win. But the worst thing wwe can do here is pick the boring choice. And the most boring choice they could go with is cena. That is a very dull choice going into 2025
♂️Royal Rumble: Entry number 1: Drew Mcintyre Entry number 2: 🎼say his name and he appears Entry number 30: The Rock My pics to win: 1. CM Punk 2. The Rock 3. John Cena ♀️Royal Rumble: Entry number 1: Charlotte Flair Entry number 2: Becky Lynch (Simon you stole my predictions😅) Entry number 30: A.J Lee My pics to win: 1. Iyo Sky 2. Jordynne Grace 3. Trish Stratus
I think the women's Royal Rumble could be the mainevent. My tum-tum is also saying that this women's RR will be big. I want to see many NXT-wrestlers, Giulia, Stephanie Vaquer, Zaria, Sol Ruca, Lola Vice, etc. I hope TNAs Masha Slamovich makes a suprise. However...if the men's RR is the mainevent that means The Rock will win the RR.
Hi Simon. Did I just hear you say Charlotte number 1, Becky number 2? Now, I hate to toot my own horn, but I seem to recall on Dec 5th you predicting Charlotte and Becky at 29 and 30. I left a comment suggesting I'd do the opposite and have them come out number 1 and 2. Hmmm. My number 3 is Iyo. My final 3 are Bianca, Jade, and Iyo. For the record, I have posted a fantasy booking of the 2025 Women's Royal Rumble in 4 parts. It's been up since Sunday afternoon. Obviously I'd love it if you and like-minded individuals gave it a look. Always love your work. You are an inspiration. Mi casa es su casa.
Nikki Bella no joke got legitimately good in the ring by the last year and a half that she was a full time worker. I have 0 qualms about her returning, I think she's great at the job
never liked cena but if this is his last year it makes sense that triple h will let him have that last rumble win. setup one last mania main event match before hanging up the boots full time. cena has always been a big wwe company man so i won't be surprised to see that go down.
Liv being runner-up 2 years in a row and not even being final 4 this year would be ridiculous. Iyo's definitely making the final 4 too, absolutely awful predictions.
This is honestly one of the most unpredictable rumbles in history. You have a solid 7 or so guys that you could make a great case to win it but also there’s a solid reason why each of those guys won’t win it. We’re in for a good one boys
Yep, exactly, that's what makes this year so exciting.
Punk, Roman, Cena are the most obvious but I feel like Zayn could be a great surprise
People say this every year and then the most obvious guy wins lol. It’ll be Cena.
@@raj_whitewolfI get the reason for Cena winning but then they could swerve us and have him be one of the last three or four and get eliminated. Which would give him reason to be at The E.C. and win that instead, that would give him another step on his fair well tour.
@@taifunkchichrisI just do not see Punk challenging for a title at Mania. I think it’ll be him and Roman in a non title match. Gunther will defend the World title against.. someone. And night 2 will be Cody vs Cena.
The crowd singing joe hendry's theme song is going to be sooo loud can't wait
Whos that?
What's interesting is I'm pretty sure KO has fought for the world title at the RR more times than he's actually been in the match itself
Ko probably will win w sammis help, just to loose it at the chamber w Sami turning on him lol
@@XazuyaHayatoI’m all for a shock win actually but Cody will when
He’s been in 3 rumbles, missed 5 due to being in a world title match at the show, missed a 6th due to fighting for the us title
My man forgot Iyo exists 😂
So does WWE to be fair. (i'm kind of kidding)
@@dreamusmenus3759 She only won like 1/3 of her matches in 2024 blame the booking
@@robertheadley3483man she win a lot dude😂😂😂😂she just lost to lyra two times, bayley , bianca and jade in tag match , unholy union (not being pinned) and liv once only dude😂😂 and she has win against bianca, the fatal four way with piper,lash,bianca, win the battle royal ,win against pfc and you say she lost 1/3😂😂😂😂funny dude
Some fun facts: This is Romans first rumble since 2020. Cena's first rumble since 2018. And the first time since 2011 that Cena and Punk will be both be in it.
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Not even a mention for Iyo Sky?!! Defo going to be in final 4 and the one I’m siding with to win it.
Yeah these predictions are BAD
Charlotte beating Tiffany Stratton?
She's winning the Elimination Chamber, it'll showcase her even more as a badass
I want to see Iyo win the Rumble, but botched facelift Charles has to get her way
@@matthewhostetter8974 I see Iyo as the only realistic alternative to Charlotte winning tbh.
I personally don't want that to happen ...
Not a lot is thinking this. Asuka comes in and eventually wins the IC title. She starts rubbing in to Damage Control. Sane was injured, Sky lost in Quarterfinals and Kai lost in finals. Wrestlemania will be Asuka against Sky for IC title.
like where you are going here
I do want Iyo winning the rumble but this would also be a great spot for her so I’m in. Either way she should be showcased in a big way and preferably have gold sooner than later this year.
Yk what man, I like this shii. I’m a huge Dakota fan to so f it, blow up damage cntrl n have her in there aswell 🤷🏼♂️
That makes sense
IYO not being in the top 4 is an absolute crime.
Iyo should win it
And she'll face MAMI at wrestlemania
my man probably forgot she exist
I think Simon Miller will be this years iron man for the men's rumble. Although I have him getting eliminated by my pick to win the whole thing, Repo Man.
You old as fuck too?
My predictions for the Royal Rumble:
For the Women’s Rumble, I have Charlotte Flair winning and we will get Charlotte vs Tiffany, but Charlotte will put over Tiffany. (The Queen of Queens vs the Queen of the Universe.)
I’ve got DIY retaining and most likely defend against the Street Profits at Wrestlemania.
Cody Rhodes will retain.
Randy Orton will win the Royal Rumble. (The top names like Drew, Roman, Seth, and CM Punk will cancel each other out.) Not only will Randy tie with Stone Cold Steve Austin for the most Rumble wins, but we will get Randy vs Cody. (Teacher vs Student.)
That rumble will get booed out of the building. Thats got Vince booking it all over it. If Randy is back, hes 100% aligning with Sami, in Drew, Seth, KO vs Randy, Sami +1 for mania, maybe Roman if hes not working The Rock or Fatu at mania. I think Punk is almost certain to win the Mens, Priest wins EC to face Cody at Mania, so Cody can retain until The Rock is back. If Charlotte wins, i dont think anyone will be happy, Charlotte Cena, Becky Hogan, first night back they win. It reeks. Ive got Liv Morgan to win, i think you do Nia vs Rhea, doesnt need a Rumble win to set up, Becky vs Lyra, can be set up in the Rumble, doesnt need a win, same with Bailey vs Roxanne, already being set up, just furthered in the Rumble. Im pushing for Jade and Charlotte vs Naomi and Bianca, i think thats a really cool Mania match for the Womens tag titles. Maybe at some point you have those 4 as the only ones in the ring and Charlotte and Jade have a short term survival alliance vs the tag team, that grows in the Mania build
@@g.g.baxter4868charlotte wins, Punk Wins. Cody is not dropping the belt to Rock when Rock does come back it’s to fight Roman and then he’s done.
I like these predictions tbf. I kinda hope Charlotte and Becky eliminate each other or something and we get that at Wrestlemania but can defo see it being won by Charlotte or nia jax. Surely (Nia vs Tiffy has to happen soon).
Feel like punk vs Rollins and drew vs reigns don’t need a title and think they just have to seize the opportunity and have Cody Rhodes turn heel (briefly) for a match against the rumble winner John Cena. Person vs Rhodes will happen eventually but not this year imo
@@peterkefalos7430surely if it was rock vs Roman they would’ve started it on the raw Netflix debut tho
@ well they sure as hell aren’t building up Rock Vs Cody anymore. So I highly doubt Rock is the one taking Cody’s belt anymore.
I like how Simon is try to hide the fact he is the surprise entry
Hear me out….
Owen’s beats Rhodes
EC - Cena Eliminated Cody, Owens retains
Heel turn - Cody gets so obsessed with Cena eliminating him that it drives him crazy, sets up Cena/Rhodes WM no title.
KO/Randy for Title at WK
Sounds fun, not gonna happen
I think Charlotte winning would be a terrible idea, hyping up her Rumble return then putting her over is classic Vince McMahon booking and a lot of longtime fans will pick up on that. WWE’s also gotten a lot of new fans during her absence who won’t be familiar, so booking her to win would just annoy a lot of old fans and have a lot of new fans asking “why should I care?”
New fans will see her wrestle once and understand her spot. She's not my favorite either but she is better than almost every other woman on the roster.
Roman winning and going after his belt from Cody would be the perfect setup for Punk to cash in on the favor Paul owes him into a triple threat. Punk wins.
That would be perfect
Anyone but Charlotte “The Charisma Vacuum” Flair. The promo tactic of taking low and flat to yelling and flat doesn’t do it for me. The only story jeopardy I’ve ever cared about with Charlotte is the meta story of “are they really going to put her over this other talent?” Like Asuka when she was undefeated or the first WrestleMania match with Rhea.
If I had to make a prediction, I’d say Liv Morgan, then have her go after Tiffany to fully turn Tiffy face. You could even draw out the choice to make people think she’s going to go after Rhea again.
100% agreed, everybody in the field except Flair can make better cases to win the Rumble for a variety of reasons.
Her promo technique is designed to be unbearable hateable heel thinking she's better than everyone else, hence why that character suits her so well. Her mannerisms not to mention her family name make her so easy to hate, but let's be honest, to not admit that she really is one of if not the best wrestlers ever, I'm sorry you're a lunatic she really is that good.
@notoriousmigz2427 she pretty much talks the same way as a face though.
I think Motor city needs a character arc. Maybe they should turn heel also or something else. I would like their characters explored more outside of title scene
Crazy predictions.: Owens beats Cody. Punk wins RR. Cena wins Elimination Chamber.
Cena vs Owens at WM and Punk vs Gunther.
WWE is so afraid to let Owens walk as champ instead of a box officer
Awful idea
I'd love to see Sami come in early and go deep, certainly into the final five. Include some near eliminations and he'll have a good chunk of the audience behind him.
Will we finally get Heel Cena?? I hope so.
Man if he did.. that would be wild. And I'm not even a Cena fan.. but I'd definitely dig it
@ . If he turns on Cody during the Wrestlemania match, wins the title and then drops it back at Summerslam to Reigns.
Take a shot every time Simon mentions Charlotte Flair....
Flair, Belair, and Cargill as the final three. Callback to the 1992 Rumble ending with Cargill tossing Belair, Bianca grabbing Jade from outside, and Flair dumping her to the floor for the win. Immediately sets up Flair's title match AND Bianca/Jade for WM41.
“I stayed up until midnight to watch my favorite wrestler win the Royal Rumble … and Cody Rhodes won instead.” - my overtired 11 year old at the end of last year’s match
Nikki would be a perfect heel in this golden era of women's wrestling. There's a great story to be told seeing that she's the last her kind, that being a diva. She could work Rivalries with wrestlers with similar traits like Chelsea or Tiffany, or go up against the opposites like Bayley, Bianca or Rhea. Full circle
This gon feed generations man
I swear 😂
Find you someone who loves you as much as Simon loves coming up with surprise entrants off the top of his head.
12:43 words are hard
So many possibilities, theres a bunch of surprises that could happen in both rumbles.
Declaring for the rumble is like Michael Scott declaring bankruptcy
So it doesn't work?
hahahahahahah
In regards to KO vs Cody I feel like a possibility many people are ignoring is Randy screwing over both Cody and KO, then telling the story Cody got too cocky and too obsessed and he has to rebuild himself
Meanwhile Randy feuds with KO into the elimination chamber and wins, then declares himself the GOAT this coinciding with Cenas elimination chamber win
Cena vs Randy for the world championship is definitely the biggest box office match the WWE can cook up and just because of the box office value there I feel like it's a decent possibility lol
It also sets up Cody vs Cena at summerslam to main event their first ever two night summerslam where Cena passes the torch officially to Cody
Man, you could do ASMR with that soothing voice of yours
Simon: rambles on for 12 whole minutes about the Women's Royal Rumble match.
Also Simon: doesn't mention Iyo Sky a single time who has like the third best betting odds currently, plus a huge storyline brewing with Ripley lol
Chelsea Green goes from being eliminated in 5 seconds last year to being the iron women in this years Women's Royal Rumble.
Winner of Women's Royal Rumble is Alex Bliss if she returns if she doesn't Becky wins
Dom will be the iron man in the Men's Royal Rumble.
Cena wins the Men's Royal Rumble. I think him winning 17 at WM41 and defending it for his last year is a much more enjoyable story than him chasing it.
I keep looking at potential future stories to factor in the year as well. Damien Priest is a guy with a lot of stock right now, especially with the attention given on him being on Smackdown. I think him beating Cody isn't a good story this year. But you have Cena and Punk win their respective titles. Then you have champion vs champion at the Saudi show to give us 1 more Punk vs Cena match. Then have Cena lose to Priest at Summerslam. This puts a major title back on Priest, who was my favorite wrestler last year with all the good work he did, AND it gives him a John Cena rub before John retires. I think if he can hold out with good feuds until that happens, he is right now the only person in my view that is in a position to be elevated to the tip top of current WWE talent by having that victory on him
Punk isn’t going a Saudi Show
Cena is done after wrestlemania
@joshmetcalfe7388 reports expect him to go to the back end of the year. Earliest expected end date is Summerslam but people expect him to go through to Survivor Series.
@@peterkefalos7430 A large number of the roster has shown disinterest or straight no desire to go to Saudi, yet they still go. Why? Because they're under contract. Punk will take the payday if WWE says "Hey we need you to go do this Cena match."
@@Iansanity1995 and a large number of the roster aren’t CM Punk if doesn’t want to go he won’t go contract or no. It’s the reason we haven’t seen him at one yet since he’s been back
Just gotta make it through the week!!!! Let's gooooooo!
The Bianca/Jade/Naomi drama will probably have them out earlier than expected. They'll give a top 4 spot to Liv Morgan and possibly Raquel as well, then have whatever two faces are left deal with them.
With all these bonafide main eventers in the mens RR match this year, the biggest surprise they could do is have someone like Jacob Fatu, Bron Breakker or Sami Zayn winning the rumble match.
Hendry could throw out Cena and have a match at mania
I'd buy that for a dollar
I wouldn't even buy that for a dollar
@aloksing😂😂h__3698
cm punk vs roman last 2, roman spears punk, paul heyman screws roman, because punk got a favor, punk wins and turns heel with heyman.
not gonna happen, but i would like it.
This needs to happen
Stratton needs to hold the belt for at least 6 months, DQ loses, countout loses etc.
I loved that during the big to do on Smackdown she slipped out and up the ramp. Good heel stuff.
The men's roster is so good right now, I think they should expand the men's Rumble to 35 or 40 entrants. I don't think I'd have any issue coming up with 40 names I'd like to see in the Rumble.
I want iyo sky to win, would be so funny if KO comes out as stardust, think it's between punk, Cena and Roman for mens but would love to see final boss coming out at 31, both rumbles will be amazing, can't wait
Who doesn´t remember when last year WWE removed 5 top stars from the Rumble match, KO, Logan Paul, LA Knight, Orton, AJ and then were shocked the match was mid. This year they were smarter, only KO is out of the match, the other match is for the tag titles.
This guy needs 3 nights of wrestlemania with all the matches he thinks might happen. Especially he thinks there will be a bunch of women’s non title matches. That usually doesn’t happen
I mean that same thinking applies to the roster with surprise returns and signings.
They have a ton of talent right now that never gets screen time.
What if the royal rumble winner, challenged for the world title and randy costs Owens the wwe title setting up a triple threat at wrestlemania and orton vs cody at elimination chamber and Owens can repay orton then.
Take my money 💷
I think if AJ Lee does turn up, the women's rumble may go on last. If she turns up and their rumble isn't last, then I reckon Big E would also be returning. Sadly I don't think either will happen, but I will pop huge for one or both if they do.
It’s really telling that the odds-on favorite to win the women’s Rumble is Charlotte just because she’s returning from a long absence. Last I looked Becky was a close second (same reason except she’s not confirmed), and it was before Rhea retained her title on Saturday so they had her at number three.
Personally I think it’s gonna be someone we don’t expect like Dakota Kai or Roxanne Perez. The great thing about the Rumble is if you book it right, you can turn a midcarder into a believable contender in one match. For example Dakota’s already got a lot of fan support, so you make her an early entrant (like 4 or 5 so you don’t telegraph it) then book her as the underdog slowly but surely defying the odds through guts, brains and skill. Then you put her against a real bruiser like Nia or Jordynne for the final two, Kota gets the elimination, and she looks like a million bucks. Then it’s just a matter of riding that “popular underdog babyface” wave right into Wrestlemania.
Just to be clear I’m not saying Dakota will win, that’s just an example of how they could book a dark horse winner.
Kofi and Xavier in the ring - heeling it up. "Y'all wanna go big..." Handicap match at mania
IWC is gonna go nuclear if Charlotte wins and goes on to beat Tiffy lol
I think you nailed it when you said Owens might win and face Zayn at Mania. I think Punk will interfere and help Owens win, then we'll have Cody vs. Punk at mania because they're so over they don't need a title. Owens will bully Zayn leading up to Mania and Zayn will keep his composure and win as a strong babyface.
Simon, you just booked 6 women's matches for WrestleMania. I'd be amazed if they had that many.
Well, there are 5 titles now, so it is a possibility more now than ever before
They’ve mentioned the need to speak to a GM at least once to join the rumble. The declaration is just an announcement.
Charlotte, Becky & Iyo final 3.
Punk vs Cena final 2!
Cody and KO each pull down a belt.
Ultimately, I want it to end up with Randy taking the title from Cody at some point and then cena and Orton fight over the title one last time for Cena to break the record. Hopefully that's what they are planning for the year
I need an entire video in Simon’s American accent 😂
I just don't want Punk to win the Royal Rumble WE Don't need another part timer holding any titles
He's on TV every week. Punk isn't exactly a Roman or a Brock.
@perceivedvelocity9914 I think if any wrestler that can't wrestle a least three times a month on TV doesn't deserve to have a title while the other wrestler that put on a show deserve it more plus Punk there every week just to talk not wrestle
Tiffany Straton cannot lose her Mania debut to someone who doesn´t even need the win.
It's a shame that Banks/Mone isn't in the company. I think having Tiff eventually beating all of the four horsewomen would be a great accolade
@@taifunkchichris she´ll be back in a couple of years, she went as far as to saying so in a podcast. AEW will have problems in two years to hold Sasha, MJF and Ospreay, the first two are gone, Ospreay i dont know.
The miz comes in at number 1 and gets 29 eliminations to win it all, he then beats Cody at mania in 2 minutes.
A few things I want to see in this Men’s Royal Rumble
1. Roman eliminating Drew and Seth (I want Seth, Drew and KO to form a faction focused on ending the Tribal Chief and anyone associated with him)
2. Cena either wins or is in the final 2
3. Pin Bal- I mean Finn Balor to eliminate Priest
4. If healthy, Big E to come back and eliminate the New Day
Not even a single mention of Iyo Sky is absolutely crazy. I feel like she is many peoples favorite to win the Rumble and face Rhea at Mania
Bliss is now in a position where she could enter as Little Miss Bliss, Twisted Bliss and Wyatt Bliss, all in the same Rumble. .c. .
What about this: Roman wins Royal Rumble, Seth wins World Heavyweight Championship at EC and then CM Punk uses the "favor" with help of Heyman and make it a triple threat main event of Mania which will elevate WHC soooo very much
Men's Final Four: Seth, Roman, Punk, Cena. Punk eliminates Roman, Seth eliminates Punk. Seth wins and challenges Gunther at Mania. Cena becomes #1 contender at Elimination Chamber and challenges Cody. Cody wins at Mania. Cena wins $ in the Bank, and cashes in to become the 17 Time Champ on his last night in the company, leading to a Tournament to crown a new Champion.
he beat roman at royal rumble 2017 to retain with Jericho in a shark tank
I love your ideas Simon but I see so much of this going differently! As a face, Cena challenging Cody just doesn't sit right with me. Also if he beats Gunther then Cena's last run with the heavyweight belt would really make that belt feel like a world title. If Rock returns, he eliminates Punk and challenges Cody (despite Rock not winning the rumble himself). Punk wins the chamber to make it a triple threat. I've made my full pre-rumble mania predictions/fantasy booking below, with a few matches where feuds haven't started yet but I think would be great. I'm probably way off but having fun speculating nonetheless. (Before anyone asks where Iyo is, I think she tags for now and faces Rhea at summerslam.)
Night 1:
Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs Damian Priest
Women's tag team ladder match (belts vacated)
The War Raiders (c) vs The New Day, with Big E on commentary
Chelsea Green (c) vs Asuka, cage match
The Wyatt Sicks vs Legado del Fantasma & Dominik Mysterio
Rhea Ripley (c) vs Bianca Belair vs Jade Cargill (elimination chamber winner)
Gunther (c) vs John Cena (rumble winner)
Night 2:
Tiffany Stratton (c) vs Charlotte Flair (rumble winner)
Bron Breakker (c) vs Jacob Fatu vs Braun Strowman vs Bronson Reed
Lyra Valkyria (c) vs Becky Lynch
DIY (c) vs Motor City Machine Guns vs The Street Profits vs Pretty Deadly
LA Knight vs Chad Gable
Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre vs Roman Reigns, Jey Uso and Sami Zayn
Cody Rhodes (c) vs CM Punk (elimination chamber winner) vs the Rock
I know Jey Uso isn't going to win the rumble, but if WWE wanted to do a total 180 and throw everyone off guard then Jey would be an awesome choice. He's really come into his own as a singles star, very over with the crowd, and saying that if it was down to him and Roman and he eliminates him the crowd would go mental
I think Grace winning would be a bigger surprise and lead to a Ripley v Grace match or even adding Belair for a triple threat at Mania. Stratton V Morgan (give Morgan her Mania match) and build to a Stratton v Flair at Summerslam. Flair/ Lynch/ Bayley need to be involved in mid card feuds for mania. If not, the belts will not be featured. Lyra v Lunch (IC) / Flair, Bayley, Bliss, Green, Perez, Yim, Iyo (US Ladder Match)
The fact that you didn't even give Iyo the thought of day is insane to me. She's been pushed pretty heavily recently and is 100% a face now. There is no way she isn't in the final four or wins the whole thing in my opinion.
Pushed? How? She's had 2 (two) singles matches in the past 3 months. She lost them both.
I think Bron Breakker is gonna go off and throw 5-7 guys out, end up with a big moment vs Penta and Penta will end up throwing Breakker out, maybe even with himself. Leading to a fun feud and match at Mania for the Intercontinental Title.
26:40 2 baby face vs baby face Wrestlemania main events and world title matches is a bad idea. They need to have at least 1 heel in there so we have someone to root against.
I feel like it makes more sense for Cena to win the Rumble and punk to win the Chamber. Like if Punk wins the Rumble why wouldn't he pick Cody? Like it's the more established and prestigious championship. Idk this is easily one of the most undpredictable rrumbles.
But if Cena gets eliminated in the rumble he can put in for the chamber and that gets another spot on his farewell tour and would give a slight amount of risk, lose the chamber and possibly never wrestle at Mania ever again. But saying that Punk does seem more suited to the Chamber
Stop the glazing Simon!! NIKKI BELLA F'N BLOWS!! And i don't mean Cena...OHHHHHHHHH!!
💯 Agree
For Punk, I actually see him in a mixed tag match with his wife Aj Lee against Rollins and Lynch, simply because the feud between them never really had a conclusion (at least in my opinion). I know they had their match on Raw, but I am not sure if it ended per say. That is my logic behind it though.
Final 4 women: Becky Charlotte Jade Bianca- this is how we find out Bianca attacked Jade as she eliminates her first, showing she’s threatened by her.
I believe making the top four has become a big thing in recent years, and it will continue to be so. 3 out of the final four superstars from both the men's and women's rumble last year went on to win a world championship since then. (Cody Rhodes, Gunther, Drew McIntyre, Bayley, Liv Morgan, Tiffany Stratton.) The only ones who didn't were Bianca Belair, who has held the tag team championships for a long time, and CM Punk who had the feud of the year and was a part of the epic wargames match.
You done did it now Simon. AJ will return just because you said she won’t 😂
Honestly, instead of Randy returning to screw Kevin over, what if Randy screws Cody over? Don't turn Randy full-on heel, but instead have him explain "The man wanted to end my career, Cody... but, at the same time, I also want to become WWE Champion again, so I decided it'd be better to kill two birds with one stone & make sure Kevin's the champion".
Also, for the added drama to help set up a Cody/Orton feud, have Randy say "Cody, you know as well as I do... if our roles were reversed, you'd have done the same exact thing to me, because that's how I taught you", and Cody can't instantly deny it, because he knows it's true, deep down.
I agree with you Simon. I do believe Punk is winning the rumble this year.
Niven vs. Liv is a shocking idea
Hoodie Simon best Simon but Men’s prediction 100% wrong without even watching
“Week to kick Simons Butt”? Simon in Rumble confirmed
Simon’s Mania card: 78 matches
You can do the Wyatt sick entrance and make people think cross but come out with bliss as the final member.
My surprise entrant for the men's RR: Santino Marella
My surprise entrant for the women's RR: Santina Marella
I’m so glad I have tickets. I was at the terrible 2022 Rumble. I have hope that this will make up for it. 🤞
What happened with iyo sky? you were saying she’d win just last week 😅
9:00 Haha, Hihi, Funny Funny, Let's Go to Tea 😂😂😂😂😂
The best part about this royal rumble is the unpredictability. I honestly don’t think anyone is going to obviously win. But the worst thing wwe can do here is pick the boring choice. And the most boring choice they could go with is cena. That is a very dull choice going into 2025
Your prediction makes you a certified goober,Simon.
♂️Royal Rumble:
Entry number 1: Drew Mcintyre
Entry number 2: 🎼say his name and he appears
Entry number 30: The Rock
My pics to win:
1. CM Punk
2. The Rock
3. John Cena
♀️Royal Rumble:
Entry number 1: Charlotte Flair
Entry number 2: Becky Lynch (Simon you stole my predictions😅)
Entry number 30: A.J Lee
My pics to win:
1. Iyo Sky
2. Jordynne Grace
3. Trish Stratus
I think the women's Royal Rumble could be the mainevent. My tum-tum is also saying that this women's RR will be big. I want to see many NXT-wrestlers, Giulia, Stephanie Vaquer, Zaria, Sol Ruca, Lola Vice, etc. I hope TNAs Masha Slamovich makes a suprise. However...if the men's RR is the mainevent that means The Rock will win the RR.
I hope Joe hendry comes in and Nick nemmeth throws him out
Love you, Simon 🙂
Hi Simon. Did I just hear you say Charlotte number 1, Becky number 2?
Now, I hate to toot my own horn, but I seem to recall on Dec 5th you predicting Charlotte and Becky at 29 and 30. I left a comment suggesting I'd do the opposite and have them come out number 1 and 2. Hmmm.
My number 3 is Iyo. My final 3 are Bianca, Jade, and Iyo. For the record, I have posted a fantasy booking of the 2025 Women's Royal Rumble in 4 parts. It's been up since Sunday afternoon. Obviously I'd love it if you and like-minded individuals gave it a look.
Always love your work. You are an inspiration. Mi casa es su casa.
Nikki Bella no joke got legitimately good in the ring by the last year and a half that she was a full time worker. I have 0 qualms about her returning, I think she's great at the job
never liked cena but if this is his last year it makes sense that triple h will let him have that last rumble win. setup one last mania main event match before hanging up the boots full time. cena has always been a big wwe company man so i won't be surprised to see that go down.
Bryan Danielson?
Without The Bloodline stuff Solo is the shits. Fatu surpassed him when he showed up
I would like them to do an angle now where Solo tries to reign in Fatu
Liv being runner-up 2 years in a row and not even being final 4 this year would be ridiculous. Iyo's definitely making the final 4 too, absolutely awful predictions.
My gawd you talk fast
John Cena and Nikki Bella return on same show with their history seems like an odd thing to do .