The Idea of Becky, Charlotte, Alexa and Asuka returning in the same rumble has me beyond excited. Problem is I don’t see Rhea or Tiffy losing anytime soon
I think unlike when Cody got the belt and needed to keep it as it was 4 years work, all of the women’s titles are interchangeable wether it be one or two ppvs
@ I disagree after having Rhea chase the belt all year after an injury and having Tiffy getting clowned on by Nia for months, I think they deserve a longer reign
tbh I can see Tiffy losing tittle at Mania. It's her first of many so I wouldn't mind if she lose at Mania. It would be fun maybe to have her lose at Mania than win tittle back at Summerslam. But yeah Rhea is not losing tittle soon
For the men's rumble, my weird fantasy pitch is actually for Roman to win. It will be 10 years since his last Rumble win (which everybody hated). In my fantasy pitch, Roman last eliminates CM Punk. Punk then enters the chamber to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship and loses there as well. Punk then uses his favour from Paul Heyman to get inserted into the Roman and Cody match, but similar to Payback 2020 (and Wrestlemania 31), Punk doesn't enter until near the end of the match. Punk wins at Mania because he's fresh. This would accomplish Punk main eventing Mania and turning heel (probably) in the process. It can also build up to a future match between Roman and Punk, add some tension between Roman and Heyman, and maybe even build towards an arch where Seth and Roman appear to mend fences due to their mutual hatred of Punk. So much of Roman's recent storyline arc has been about his past haunting him, and this could be another element of that arc.
In regards to Cena ... honestly, part of me is thinking he should just do a Trish Stratus and win his 17th in his final match. Honestly, I think the story of him failing and struggling to get it is far more appealing than giving him the title this early into the retirement tour. On the other hand, I wouldn't object to him winning the Intercontinental title a bit earlier into the run to make him a grand slam champion.
If Cena loses the rumble and the chamber, there is only one way to get a world title match (in storyline, if he wants to earn it. Because he is John Cena, he can just say he wants it): winning feuds! Becoming Super Cena for his final two months and winning the 17th world title in his last match.
About Cena, I feel they should portray the fact that he's old and washed up now, unable to compete with the new talent. Deliberately have him struggle to catch his breath more often, struggle to perform his regular moves. And lose matches due to this until maybe Raw after WrestleMania. Then he comes out and cuts an emotional promo and says that maybe he's not fit, and maybe the Farewell tour wasn't meant to be. Cut to Randy, Punk or even Triple H himself coming out and giving him a much needed pep talk. Then we can have him back in winning ways, finally wins the world title in December.
I really wish they would take the build to women's Rumble, Elimination Chamber and War Games more seriously. Tell some more stories. Even the recent two tournaments didn't have enough promo to set up more characters for future.
Simons positivity makes these videos so enjoyable. Especially in the world of wrestling it’s so easy to find hate on X or whatever, well done Simon it’s top tier content
Please give a rumble to someone who doesn't already have one . The history of Women's rumble matches is too short to have double winners . No Bianca , no charlotte , no Becky , no Asuka no Bayley . Either a returning Alexa or Iyo or Jade , Liv hell I want Roxanne to Win it more than any of the womens that won it already . We are ready for some new stars on the womens side they just need to try it already .
Yo that Roxanne take would be incredible and I do hope that happens one day. Call up somebody from NXT and they win the Rumble right away would be wild. That'd be a bigger push than Balor beating Seth and Roman to be the very first Universal Champ
The rumble could be good if we had some return that we know arn't happening. How cool would it be if Roxanne is in the Ring and AJ Lee music hits. AJ elimantes Roxanne only for Becky's music to hit. Talk about the ultimate stare down. Then the next night on raw we could have the Two Couples in the ring for the first time. Seth/Beck vs Punk/AJ
I really want IYO to win the championsahip. Last time she had the title riegn, she along with her stable were booked as coward heels. No storyline progression till Bayley's feud. Now she's a babyface. She got the 2nd loudest pop during her entrance in the war games. She's so over. I think she'll have a great reign with banger matches.
i know its dumb but if they dont do the rock coming out at 31 im gonna be disappointed lol i once again fell in the trap of building it up too much in my mind
I feel like people gotta accept that raw Netflix was the rock not confirming but confirming that he isn't going to be involved in WrestleMania. No feud with Roman, no feud with Cody. No one for him to fight and he basically killed the final boss character.
Calling someone up from NXT to win the Rumble would be crazy but it could definitely work. I think it could work with Stephanie Vaquer or Guilia. Give them another year in NXT then have one of them win it next year
The timing of this video as they just announced the official TNA/WWE Partnership. That is going to make the Rumble even more insane. yes I BELIEVE, Joe Hendry will be in the Rumble. As for the winner I'm turn. I feel they are going to give it to Cena, to set up Cena vs Gunther. But I'd personally love to see it be Drew. As for the Women, I want it to be Iyo, but I worry they are going to give it the the Nepotism Queen herself Charlotte.
I think it has to be CM Punk. His work the last two months has been excellent, even above expectations. He's the most compelling babyface on the roster at the moment, by a long shot. Don't know how many more opportunities he's going to have where his position and momentum are this strong. I think CM punk is the only obvious choice, but I'm also usually wrong. Cheers Simon.
This men's rumble is insanely stacked, to me it's the best roster wise since the 2001 rumble. I WANT L.A. Knight to win it to set up a WrestleMania match with Gunther but I think Cena will win. Also would love to see Jacob Fatu absolutely wreck everyone and eliminate like 10-12 people. Continue the build up for him, dude is an absolute super star.
I think Punk will win. Out of him, Cena, Seth and Drew he's the only one who's never won, and it makes sense to put him up against Cody at Wrestlemania (that way Punk gets to win the Rumble and main event WM in the same year). I think this year's WM card will include: Punk v Cody (Undisputed Championship) Roman or Cena v Gunther (World Heavyweight Championship) Cena v Bron (Intercontinental Championship, if Cena isn't facing Gunther) Drew v Solo Io v Rhea Charlotte v Tiffany Usos v Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga (possibly Roman and Usos v Jacob, Tama and Tonga Loa) Sami v Kevin Owens Chelsea Green v Piper Niven (Women's US Championship) Ludwig Kaiser v Shinsuke Nakamura (US Championship; LA Knight might also be in the match).
For the women, ifJade Cargill is in the match, I think she wins it. I think right now what's happening is a little bit of sleight of hand. Out of sight, out of mind. But if her music hits and she's got a late number, she'll automatically become the favourite. If she's not in the Rumble, that's a small disaster for her and the entire women's division cause the Royal Rumble is an all-hands-on-deck situation and all your best performers should be there.
Even though we have nightmares thinking of Royal Rumbles with 30+ participants, this year there is certainly a strong case for a 40 or maybe even a 50 man rumble. The Roster is packed with a plethora of talent you could easily make up 35ish members, 10ish NXT and 5 Surprise/Legends. There are enough big men or monsters that could eliminate alot of bodies very fast if played correctly you could do a 50man in under 1hr10min.
It's so great to be spolit for choice of winners. I wouldn't even moan to see chad gable win it. And I'd love someone from NXT to win it out of nowhere
Who do i want to win mens rumble: Drew. Who is going to win mens rumble: Roman. Who do i want to win the womans rumble: Asuka. Who is going to win womans rumble: Charlotte.
this is how i see it.... Cena WINS the Rumble by eliminating CM Punk (reigniting their past feud).... chooses GUNTHER as his opponent... Punk, who is pissed at his failure at winning the Rumble, is hellbent on ending Cena "for good", vows Cena will NEVER win #17 Punk earns a spot in Elimination Chamber, wins the match, get inserted into the Cena/GUNTHER match at WM (night 1 main event) at WM, Cena wins #17 by pinning Punk (who FINALLY gets his WM main event match he desperately wanted) this is the best way to satisfy EVERYONE... Cena gets #17, spends the summer defending it during his retirement tour, and then he can lose it to Punk at SummerSlam on his way out...
I think WWE should implement a 90 day championship match clause.when u return from a absence because of injury, or if your debuting, and so on. Yu have to have 90 days in before a championship match can be given. It's really unfair for the wrestlers that have been working. Part timers like cena, rock, Logan Paul, shouldn't get a championship match at all.
My picks to win the Royal Rumble: Women's RR: 1. Iyo Sky 2. Jordynne Grace 3. Trish Stratus (I want to see all my three picks to wrestle Rhea Ripley at Wrestlemania) Men's RR: 1. CM Punk 2. The Rock 3. John Cena
Considering I just read about a TNA/WWE multi year deal... What if people like Charlotte flair get into feuds with Masha Slamovich, or Jordynne Grace? Royal rumble winner could even come from TNA?
Becky and Charlotte returning would have the same aura as Cena returning in 2008, or Rdge returning at the Rumble. But i feel that either Lyra Valkeria or Jordyn Grace winning would be the way to go, with the mentioned being the final four. For the men's rumble, it has to be Cena. I wouldn't be mad at punk though because he hasn't won a rumble yet. Besides them two i would say either Breaker, Oba Femi, or Jimmy to further elevate them. I would also love to see Orton return at the rumble
Who do I want to win the men’s rumble? McIntyre. Who I think will win? Punk. Who do I want to win the women’s Rumble? Iyo. Who do I think will win? Charlotte.
One of these years we gotta have a Royal Rumble winner that no one was expecting to win at all to make things even more interesting. Say for example if Sheamus loses his IC title match against Bron next week and just so happens to enter the Rumble and win, it’ll be a huge upset for Roman, Punk, Seth, Cena etc. but then the following Raw he announces instead of going for any of the world championships that he wants to challenge for the Intercontinental Championship instead to become Grandslam champ. That still leaves the title matches open so when Elimination Chamber rolls around I’d have Cena win and face off with Cody at Wrestlemania
Given the state of the current champions, it would make sense for the women's RR winner to be a heel as Tiffany and Rhea are presented as faces. Heel Charlotte could work but she doesn't need the win and I think people will hate it. Bianca, Naomi and Jade are likely to be in a programme when the latter comes back. I wouldn't give it to Nia so soon after dropping the belt, so I think there's potentially a chance we could get an NXT call-up winning. Probs Roxanne.
Here are 2 (probably unlikely) scenarios… 1. Roman wins the rumble to challenge Cody and Punk cashes in his favour to somehow make it a triple threat. 2. Cena wins the rumble to start the show (we think he will challenge Cody because of the rumours), then later in the show rock costs Cody the ladder match and KO wins the title. Sami wins the chamber in his home country to challenge KO at mania and we get both Gunther v Cena and Cody v Rock
I have just a single wish for the Royal Rumble. Okay not so much a wish, but I’d mark out at the following scenario. Simon Miller enters mid-way through the Rumble dressed as Repo Man, takes out a few lower miscarders. All is going well until the next entrant as Barry Darrow arrives as Smash, who Miller / Repo Man embraces in the middle of the ring until Darsow / Smash batters him and launches Miller /Repo Man out of the ring. WM 38 Austin / Owens vibes for a niche part of the IWC. Can’t think of anything that might make Simon Miller happier. Who should throw out Darsow / Smash? Why not Dominic Mysterio?
Simon it has been 30 years since the '94 spot where Bret Hart perfectly clotheslined Lex Luger over the ropes while cuffing the legs to ensure both land at the same time. Me thinks PUNK pulls this off with CENA for the finish.
I think CM Punk being owed a favour from Paul Heyman is why I doubt him winning. Just makes sense for him to join one of the title fights at wrestlemania using that favour in a triple threat match. Ideally, drew or seth win the belt before mania, the other wins the rumble and cm punk joins to make it a triple threat at mania
Seth will probably win the title at EC or on an episode of Raw. Drew wins the rumble by eliminating either Punk or Cena. Punk will use that favour cause he wants to main event WrestleMania that's all. A triple threat between these three sounds cool and has an interesting story too as all three individuals have great history with one another.
I heard from Wrestlelamia that there's a merger between WWE and TNA and Genesis headline by Nic Nemeth vs Joe Hendry is an NXT Event. If that's the case Oba Femi could come face to face with Moose. If this is a true thing happening I can see Jordynne Grace winning the Woman's rumble and Joe Hendry would be a lock to be in the Men's rumble but I've gone through a few 30 man lists and it's literally impossible to have surprises because the line up is so stacked. The Elimination Chamber should be an opportunity to make the main event of Mania a triple threat.
My fantasy pitch for the Women's Rumble for a while now has been for Roxanne Perez to enter and win it. I do think this year is probably the best year so far for an NXT call-up to win the Rumble. If she did do that, I think she should actually challenge Tiffany rather than Rhea. The reason for that is if it main events one of the nights, it will be the youngest Mania main event in history. Roxanne at 23 would be the youngest main eventer, and Tiffany would move into the place of third youngest (Brock was a few months younger than Tiffany would be when he Main Evented Wrestlemania 19 back in 2003). Having Roxanne win could help encourage more people to watch NXT which is something WWE no doubt wants to happen this year with the move to the CW in the US and Netflix internationally. If that doesn't happen, then I think it's going to be either Charlotte, Becky, or Iyo. Out of that list I'd want Iyo, but I just can't get past the traditional Charlotte returns from injury and wins something major (usually a title).
Paul Heyman „owes CM Punk one“. What if Heyman screws Reigns over in the Rumble and Punk wins. You have an amazing storyline to go forward with Heyman and Punk potentially turning Heel together.
I'd say either Punk or John Cena, I don't really think Roman should go after the title again right now because he already had an around 3 year reign with it.
In my opinion John Cena and bianca Belair should win the rumble this year so we can do John Cena vs Cody Rhodes And rhea Ripley vs bianca Belair at wrestlemania *and i believe john cena needs the win more than cm punk and roman they both been on a roll and can stil go to wrestlemania without the rumble
Bit of a different topic regarding the rumble...the runner generally gets nothing, i think with the winner gets the wrestlemania matchup, we should give the runner up a intercontinental championship match at the following ppv or wrestlemania.
I say Sheamus wins and let him go after the IC Title. First time someone uses the win to go after the IC making it feel special, plus Sheamus chases his Grand Slam.
I still have my hopes out for Roman vs. The Rock to happen so my pick for the Men’s rumble is CM Punk and face off with Gunther. If The Rock doesn’t return then I’d like to see Roman vs. Seth. Cena could win the chamber and match against Cody or even a triple threat between Cena, Cody and a returning Randy Orton. I wouldn’t mind Drew vs. Sami again at Wrestlemania, it’s a win that Sami needs that will build him up for a future championship win
Simon when finding how long a title reign is you can't count both the first and last months. That is like saying Wrestlemania 40 was 40 years after Wrestlemania 1. Math does not work like that. I believe the independent companies you've been working for need to give you a concussion test so you can learn how to count to 4.
I'm convince now that Roman wins the Rumble, Cena wins the chamber. And Punk cashes in with Heyman to make the Main Event of Wrestlemania a Triple Threat with Cody, Roman and Punk.
Asuka, Becky, Alexa, and Charlotte should form a faction called We're Back. And they should declare that they are coming for all 4 women's singles titles. And they want them by Wrestlemania, or everyone is getting hurt...BADLY.
Simon give yourself a Golden Up and keep smashing it Champ 💪 I want to see if WWE wastes another Jordynne Grace appearance by having her not make a single elimination bc she's a TNA professional wrestler and not a WWE superstar.
An NXT woman should win the Rumble. It would be a first, as far as I recall, and it's a new and exciting way to get called up to the main roster. What bettwr way of telling the audience that "this person is special" than having them win one of the biggest matches of the year? Noy to mention NXT's roster is absolutely stacked with female talent ready for the main roster.
I don't get how a favor from Paul Heyman can get you a title shot, or get you entered into a Mania main event. Paul is a CEO, COO, or GM. He is just a manager. At most he may have some cronyism pull, with Pierce, Aldis, or HHH, but he would have to ASK THEM, and that means he can't guarantee it. Who asks for a favor, that they could do themselves. Punk could ask for a match, and have just as much pull when asking. It's a silly storyline if it's about getting a certain match.
The only thing that sticks out about this backdrop is the cup of tea on the windowsill looks like a flat image just pasted in and we’re expected to believe it looks three dimensional. What gives?
Jordyn Grace comes in at 30 wins the rumble goes to wrestlemaina to win the woman’s world heavyweight championship while also holding the tna knockout championship
It doesn't really matter when Charlotte Flair comes back because they all put the belt on her within a couple of days anyways so it's really not anything to get super excited about at least that's my opinion
I am hoping for Cena to win by eliminating Reigns at the end. Then it can be the winner earns a championship match at Wrestlemania with it being Punk vs Cena at the Chamber - with the match being the favour for Punk from Paul Heyman. This would annoy Reigns who wants his title back, and somehow costs Punk the match vs Cena. Then we have Punk vs Reigns and Cena vs Rhodes at Mania. I’d love a Cody heel turn to retire Cena, and even hitting a pile driver to win. I think this would be a good story for them to go all in for the 17th title or Cena’s career. It’s something I can picture Cena doing.
Michael Cole: "and here comes number 30! Wait... is that? SIMON MILLER!!!"
*Simon Miller proceeds to toss the Repo man to win the Royal Rumble*
99% of viewers wouldn't know who he is
@@thethedeanshowoooh you're so smart bro, no one even considered that fact
@@jxirocxmpos so why make the original comment then? So stupid
Honestly I was thinking like what if Simon hits it big one day in WWE and we’re all like OMG I WATCHED HIM ON TH-cam!
Simon's been tossing Repo man for almost a decade
The Idea of Becky, Charlotte, Alexa and Asuka returning in the same rumble has me beyond excited. Problem is I don’t see Rhea or Tiffy losing anytime soon
I think unlike when Cody got the belt and needed to keep it as it was 4 years work, all of the women’s titles are interchangeable wether it be one or two ppvs
@ I disagree after having Rhea chase the belt all year after an injury and having Tiffy getting clowned on by Nia for months, I think they deserve a longer reign
tbh I can see Tiffy losing tittle at Mania. It's her first of many so I wouldn't mind if she lose at Mania. It would be fun maybe to have her lose at Mania than win tittle back at Summerslam. But yeah Rhea is not losing tittle soon
@@dimitrijelazarevic6804 yeah they could do a similar thing as they did with Bron, but bigger. I could dig that
I'd be more excited if we got tommy dreamer, scotty 2 hotty, xpac ,and the hardy Boyz
For the men's rumble, my weird fantasy pitch is actually for Roman to win. It will be 10 years since his last Rumble win (which everybody hated). In my fantasy pitch, Roman last eliminates CM Punk. Punk then enters the chamber to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship and loses there as well. Punk then uses his favour from Paul Heyman to get inserted into the Roman and Cody match, but similar to Payback 2020 (and Wrestlemania 31), Punk doesn't enter until near the end of the match. Punk wins at Mania because he's fresh. This would accomplish Punk main eventing Mania and turning heel (probably) in the process. It can also build up to a future match between Roman and Punk, add some tension between Roman and Heyman, and maybe even build towards an arch where Seth and Roman appear to mend fences due to their mutual hatred of Punk.
So much of Roman's recent storyline arc has been about his past haunting him, and this could be another element of that arc.
In regards to Cena ... honestly, part of me is thinking he should just do a Trish Stratus and win his 17th in his final match. Honestly, I think the story of him failing and struggling to get it is far more appealing than giving him the title this early into the retirement tour. On the other hand, I wouldn't object to him winning the Intercontinental title a bit earlier into the run to make him a grand slam champion.
This is literally everyone's opinion
@thethedeanshow maybe so ... does that mean there's an issue somehow with vocalising it?
Then WWE will have a title tournament cumulating at summer slam
If Cena loses the rumble and the chamber, there is only one way to get a world title match (in storyline, if he wants to earn it. Because he is John Cena, he can just say he wants it): winning feuds! Becoming Super Cena for his final two months and winning the 17th world title in his last match.
Yup.
Have him build momentum and lose constantly all year round until his last match when he pins Randy or Punk
About Cena, I feel they should portray the fact that he's old and washed up now, unable to compete with the new talent. Deliberately have him struggle to catch his breath more often, struggle to perform his regular moves. And lose matches due to this until maybe Raw after WrestleMania. Then he comes out and cuts an emotional promo and says that maybe he's not fit, and maybe the Farewell tour wasn't meant to be. Cut to Randy, Punk or even Triple H himself coming out and giving him a much needed pep talk. Then we can have him back in winning ways, finally wins the world title in December.
You forgot about Sami Zayn, and Owens. If its not going to be Punk, I want one of them to win it. 🙏🏽
John Cena consistently advertising himself for the elimination chamber is a giveaway that he won't win the rumble.
Except it means he's gonna be at the PLE, not necessarily the match itself
I'd rather he win the rumble and then squash someone on EC like getting his win back against Austin Theory
He's not winning the chamber either. He's winning money in the bank. Cashing in that night amd losing it at summerslam
*card subject to change*
@@disclaimer.imjokinHe will get his title shot at Summer Slam via the King of the Ring. That's how he will "earn" it aster multiple failed attempts.
I really wish they would take the build to women's Rumble, Elimination Chamber and War Games more seriously. Tell some more stories. Even the recent two tournaments didn't have enough promo to set up more characters for future.
Bro.... Preach. Eish.
I don’t think they really can this year as I think this rumble is a rumble of returns
My personal picks before I watch the video are Seth Rollins and Iyo Sky
Simons positivity makes these videos so enjoyable. Especially in the world of wrestling it’s so easy to find hate on X or whatever, well done Simon it’s top tier content
Please give a rumble to someone who doesn't already have one . The history of Women's rumble matches is too short to have double winners . No Bianca , no charlotte , no Becky , no Asuka no Bayley . Either a returning Alexa or Iyo or Jade , Liv hell I want Roxanne to Win it more than any of the womens that won it already . We are ready for some new stars on the womens side they just need to try it already .
Yo that Roxanne take would be incredible and I do hope that happens one day. Call up somebody from NXT and they win the Rumble right away would be wild. That'd be a bigger push than Balor beating Seth and Roman to be the very first Universal Champ
The rumble could be good if we had some return that we know arn't happening. How cool would it be if Roxanne is in the Ring and AJ Lee music hits. AJ elimantes Roxanne only for Becky's music to hit. Talk about the ultimate stare down. Then the next night on raw we could have the Two Couples in the ring for the first time. Seth/Beck vs Punk/AJ
I really want IYO to win the championsahip.
Last time she had the title riegn, she along with her stable were booked as coward heels. No storyline progression till Bayley's feud.
Now she's a babyface. She got the 2nd loudest pop during her entrance in the war games. She's so over. I think she'll have a great reign with banger matches.
i know its dumb but if they dont do the rock coming out at 31 im gonna be disappointed lol
i once again fell in the trap of building it up too much in my mind
I feel like people gotta accept that raw Netflix was the rock not confirming but confirming that he isn't going to be involved in WrestleMania. No feud with Roman, no feud with Cody. No one for him to fight and he basically killed the final boss character.
@@theonemichaelbarronso then...I'm done with wwe
@@thethedeanshowwe don’t care bro, and neither does Triple H, go ahead and never come back lol
@jxirocxmpos I'm sure many agree tho
Dominik Mysterio... But he chooses to face Rhea at mania.
Calling someone up from NXT to win the Rumble would be crazy but it could definitely work. I think it could work with Stephanie Vaquer or Guilia. Give them another year in NXT then have one of them win it next year
Stop thinking..
I just don't want Punk to win the Royal Rumble WE don't need another part time wrestler winning any titles
The timing of this video as they just announced the official TNA/WWE Partnership. That is going to make the Rumble even more insane. yes I BELIEVE, Joe Hendry will be in the Rumble. As for the winner I'm turn. I feel they are going to give it to Cena, to set up Cena vs Gunther. But I'd personally love to see it be Drew. As for the Women, I want it to be Iyo, but I worry they are going to give it the the Nepotism Queen herself Charlotte.
Simon and Repo man I swear😂
SIMON, your videos are great!
I think it has to be CM Punk. His work the last two months has been excellent, even above expectations. He's the most compelling babyface on the roster at the moment, by a long shot. Don't know how many more opportunities he's going to have where his position and momentum are this strong. I think CM punk is the only obvious choice, but I'm also usually wrong. Cheers Simon.
Truth. Punk must win. Cena already won twice.
RR getting it and will give it up
Punk. Number 30 spot is the favor
@@BrndnNZT48V2.0 Y'know I like that, but if I'm booking this, the favour is simply, "Paul, be in my corner... at WrestleMania."
Maybe the favour for CM Punk would be- "If it comes down to me and Roman, make sure I win" so Paul betrays Roman maybe
This men's rumble is insanely stacked, to me it's the best roster wise since the 2001 rumble. I WANT L.A. Knight to win it to set up a WrestleMania match with Gunther but I think Cena will win. Also would love to see Jacob Fatu absolutely wreck everyone and eliminate like 10-12 people. Continue the build up for him, dude is an absolute super star.
2002 rumble was pretty good
They better stack and more importantly perform bc the women have been dragging them for the past 2. And I expect another great women’s RR.
I think it’s great that there’s so many options compared to WWE of old, where we literally just knew the direction it was going. So refreshing
I wish Sasha Banks return back 🥺
I think Punk will win. Out of him, Cena, Seth and Drew he's the only one who's never won, and it makes sense to put him up against Cody at Wrestlemania (that way Punk gets to win the Rumble and main event WM in the same year). I think this year's WM card will include:
Punk v Cody (Undisputed Championship)
Roman or Cena v Gunther (World Heavyweight Championship)
Cena v Bron (Intercontinental Championship, if Cena isn't facing Gunther)
Drew v Solo
Io v Rhea
Charlotte v Tiffany
Usos v Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga (possibly Roman and Usos v Jacob, Tama and Tonga Loa)
Sami v Kevin Owens
Chelsea Green v Piper Niven (Women's US Championship)
Ludwig Kaiser v Shinsuke Nakamura (US Championship; LA Knight might also be in the match).
No seth?
Drew v solo no chance. Both staying heel
For the women, ifJade Cargill is in the match, I think she wins it. I think right now what's happening is a little bit of sleight of hand. Out of sight, out of mind. But if her music hits and she's got a late number, she'll automatically become the favourite.
If she's not in the Rumble, that's a small disaster for her and the entire women's division cause the Royal Rumble is an all-hands-on-deck situation and all your best performers should be there.
Even though we have nightmares thinking of Royal Rumbles with 30+ participants, this year there is certainly a strong case for a 40 or maybe even a 50 man rumble. The Roster is packed with a plethora of talent you could easily make up 35ish members, 10ish NXT and 5 Surprise/Legends. There are enough big men or monsters that could eliminate alot of bodies very fast if played correctly you could do a 50man in under 1hr10min.
It's so great to be spolit for choice of winners. I wouldn't even moan to see chad gable win it. And I'd love someone from NXT to win it out of nowhere
Who do i want to win mens rumble: Drew.
Who is going to win mens rumble: Roman.
Who do i want to win the womans rumble: Asuka.
Who is going to win womans rumble: Charlotte.
this is how i see it....
Cena WINS the Rumble by eliminating CM Punk (reigniting their past feud).... chooses GUNTHER as his opponent...
Punk, who is pissed at his failure at winning the Rumble, is hellbent on ending Cena "for good", vows Cena will NEVER win #17
Punk earns a spot in Elimination Chamber, wins the match, get inserted into the Cena/GUNTHER match at WM (night 1 main event)
at WM, Cena wins #17 by pinning Punk (who FINALLY gets his WM main event match he desperately wanted)
this is the best way to satisfy EVERYONE... Cena gets #17, spends the summer defending it during his retirement tour, and then he can lose it to Punk at SummerSlam on his way out...
Roman winning would be so boring. He has main evented almost every recent WMs.
and name one he disappointed
@otsdroy3 glad you like everything Roman does. If the majority wants, there might be Cody vs Roman 3.0 at Mania.
@ i didn’t say i like everything im simply saying name the one he disappointed at?
@@otsdroy3 mania 32 to 34 and 38. All boring and waste of a main event
@@akarshprayaga5768hogwash
I think WWE should implement a 90 day championship match clause.when u return from a absence because of injury, or if your debuting, and so on. Yu have to have 90 days in before a championship match can be given. It's really unfair for the wrestlers that have been working. Part timers like cena, rock, Logan Paul, shouldn't get a championship match at all.
Or Punk you only really see him at PPV so I call him a part time wrestler
My picks to win the Royal Rumble:
Women's RR:
1. Iyo Sky
2. Jordynne Grace
3. Trish Stratus
(I want to see all my three picks to wrestle Rhea Ripley at Wrestlemania)
Men's RR:
1. CM Punk
2. The Rock
3. John Cena
Charlotte for the win 🙌🏻🙌🏻💙
Let's be honest the final 4 is truly what matters most
I love this channel and long term watcher but literally was faced with 15 ads trying to get through this video. Surely this isn’t right?!
Considering I just read about a TNA/WWE multi year deal... What if people like Charlotte flair get into feuds with Masha Slamovich, or Jordynne Grace?
Royal rumble winner could even come from TNA?
Becky and Charlotte returning would have the same aura as Cena returning in 2008, or Rdge returning at the Rumble. But i feel that either Lyra Valkeria or Jordyn Grace winning would be the way to go, with the mentioned being the final four. For the men's rumble, it has to be Cena. I wouldn't be mad at punk though because he hasn't won a rumble yet. Besides them two i would say either Breaker, Oba Femi, or Jimmy to further elevate them. I would also love to see Orton return at the rumble
Who do I want to win the men’s rumble? McIntyre. Who I think will win? Punk.
Who do I want to win the women’s Rumble? Iyo. Who do I think will win? Charlotte.
Exactly my feelings
😢
Roman reigns will win RR but will give it to Punk. Reigns and Solo at WM
Punk to beat Cody and Cena will win EC and fail but will win MitB to cash in on Randy at Summerslam who will be on RAW at that time with title.
One of these years we gotta have a Royal Rumble winner that no one was expecting to win at all to make things even more interesting. Say for example if Sheamus loses his IC title match against Bron next week and just so happens to enter the Rumble and win, it’ll be a huge upset for Roman, Punk, Seth, Cena etc. but then the following Raw he announces instead of going for any of the world championships that he wants to challenge for the Intercontinental Championship instead to become Grandslam champ. That still leaves the title matches open so when Elimination Chamber rolls around I’d have Cena win and face off with Cody at Wrestlemania
A small flabby CM Punk shouldn't be a main event in my opinion.
He has had his day he's done
Cry about it if he wins the rumble.
Im pushing the Roman Reigns men’s royal rumble 2025 winner agenda 😈😈
But not booed lol
Saw an interesting theory that Punk's favor from Heyman will be #30 in the rumble, but for Heyman to get that, he had to make Roman's entry #1.
I never knew, until today, that Repo Man was Smash, one half of Demolition.
Same!
Given the state of the current champions, it would make sense for the women's RR winner to be a heel as Tiffany and Rhea are presented as faces. Heel Charlotte could work but she doesn't need the win and I think people will hate it. Bianca, Naomi and Jade are likely to be in a programme when the latter comes back. I wouldn't give it to Nia so soon after dropping the belt, so I think there's potentially a chance we could get an NXT call-up winning. Probs Roxanne.
I think roman will win the rumble but punk will use his favor to get added into the match making it a triple threat
Alexa bliss vs livv morgan would feed familys 😂😂
Alexa should be Roxane first feud on the main roster. There promos would be so good.
Here are 2 (probably unlikely) scenarios…
1. Roman wins the rumble to challenge Cody and Punk cashes in his favour to somehow make it a triple threat.
2. Cena wins the rumble to start the show (we think he will challenge Cody because of the rumours), then later in the show rock costs Cody the ladder match and KO wins the title. Sami wins the chamber in his home country to challenge KO at mania and we get both Gunther v Cena and Cody v Rock
I have just a single wish for the Royal Rumble. Okay not so much a wish, but I’d mark out at the following scenario.
Simon Miller enters mid-way through the Rumble dressed as Repo Man, takes out a few lower miscarders. All is going well until the next entrant as Barry Darrow arrives as Smash, who Miller / Repo Man embraces in the middle of the ring until Darsow / Smash batters him and launches Miller /Repo Man out of the ring.
WM 38 Austin / Owens vibes for a niche part of the IWC. Can’t think of anything that might make Simon Miller happier.
Who should throw out Darsow / Smash? Why not Dominic Mysterio?
Simon it has been 30 years since the '94 spot where Bret Hart perfectly clotheslined Lex Luger over the ropes while cuffing the legs to ensure both land at the same time.
Me thinks PUNK pulls this off with CENA for the finish.
I think Alexa and Punk need to be ths rumble winners.
I desperately want Cena to win, this is the first Rumble I'm getting to go to! Will you be there for live ups and downs this year?
Simon Miller should be a WWE Superstar. He's handsome, muscular, and has alot of charisma
Who should win Royal Rumble: CM Punk
Who will win Royal Rumble: John Cena
Cena should not win
He should win elimination chamber
I think CM Punk being owed a favour from Paul Heyman is why I doubt him winning. Just makes sense for him to join one of the title fights at wrestlemania using that favour in a triple threat match. Ideally, drew or seth win the belt before mania, the other wins the rumble and cm punk joins to make it a triple threat at mania
Ooooh maybe Roman wins and Punk uses Roman title match as the favour, this returning Heyman to a natural heel
Maybe
@jakebudden6704 yeah for sure could be something like that. Only issue is I don't have a clue what they do with Drew and Seth if Punk fights Roman
Maybe the favor is Roman helps Punk win the Rumble…
Drew & Seth v Bloodline for Tag Titles…?
Seth will probably win the title at EC or on an episode of Raw. Drew wins the rumble by eliminating either Punk or Cena. Punk will use that favour cause he wants to main event WrestleMania that's all. A triple threat between these three sounds cool and has an interesting story too as all three individuals have great history with one another.
I heard from Wrestlelamia that there's a merger between WWE and TNA and Genesis headline by Nic Nemeth vs Joe Hendry is an NXT Event. If that's the case Oba Femi could come face to face with Moose. If this is a true thing happening I can see Jordynne Grace winning the Woman's rumble and Joe Hendry would be a lock to be in the Men's rumble but I've gone through a few 30 man lists and it's literally impossible to have surprises because the line up is so stacked.
The Elimination Chamber should be an opportunity to make the main event of Mania a triple threat.
liv morgan win
If any woman is to be the first 2 time RR winner Lynch and Flair are both excellent options.
Not warrior v hogan hogan was still in his prime cena is past that
The 4 horse women reunite and take every title. Dominate 2025/26
I think punk wins rumble, Cena wins the chamber, Roman, Drew, Rollins, solo in a fatal 4 way at wrestle mania 😂💪🏼
My only issue with Charlotte Flair is the “returns from whatever, immediately wins a title” cycle. It’s well beyond annoying.
Jade carigill or iyo sky will win the women’s rumble
My fantasy pitch for the Women's Rumble for a while now has been for Roxanne Perez to enter and win it. I do think this year is probably the best year so far for an NXT call-up to win the Rumble. If she did do that, I think she should actually challenge Tiffany rather than Rhea. The reason for that is if it main events one of the nights, it will be the youngest Mania main event in history. Roxanne at 23 would be the youngest main eventer, and Tiffany would move into the place of third youngest (Brock was a few months younger than Tiffany would be when he Main Evented Wrestlemania 19 back in 2003). Having Roxanne win could help encourage more people to watch NXT which is something WWE no doubt wants to happen this year with the move to the CW in the US and Netflix internationally.
If that doesn't happen, then I think it's going to be either Charlotte, Becky, or Iyo. Out of that list I'd want Iyo, but I just can't get past the traditional Charlotte returns from injury and wins something major (usually a title).
Simon, you are a legend on the mic 🎙️
Paul Heyman „owes CM Punk one“. What if Heyman screws Reigns over in the Rumble and Punk wins. You have an amazing storyline to go forward with Heyman and Punk potentially turning Heel together.
I'd say either Punk or John Cena, I don't really think Roman should go after the title again right now because he already had an around 3 year reign with it.
In my opinion John Cena and bianca Belair should win the rumble this year so we can do John Cena vs Cody Rhodes And rhea Ripley vs bianca Belair at wrestlemania
*and i believe john cena needs the win more than cm punk and roman they both been on a roll and can stil go to wrestlemania without the rumble
Bit of a different topic regarding the rumble...the runner generally gets nothing, i think with the winner gets the wrestlemania matchup, we should give the runner up a intercontinental championship match at the following ppv or wrestlemania.
Cm punk is winning and he will challenge cody rhodes for the title.
I say Sheamus wins and let him go after the IC Title. First time someone uses the win to go after the IC making it feel special, plus Sheamus chases his Grand Slam.
Mens - Sammy Zayn
Pulling for Cargill (eliminating Belair and Naomi) and The Final Boss (eliminating Reigns)
It's the Pencil...cause nothing is ever permanent
I still have my hopes out for Roman vs. The Rock to happen so my pick for the Men’s rumble is CM Punk and face off with Gunther. If The Rock doesn’t return then I’d like to see Roman vs. Seth. Cena could win the chamber and match against Cody or even a triple threat between Cena, Cody and a returning Randy Orton. I wouldn’t mind Drew vs. Sami again at Wrestlemania, it’s a win that Sami needs that will build him up for a future championship win
I feel like there’s 4 or 5 people that could win and I would be happy. If i ‘had the pen’, I would have Punk win.
I watched a house show back end of 23 and Charlotte Flair was the best performer that night imo.
Simon when finding how long a title reign is you can't count both the first and last months. That is like saying Wrestlemania 40 was 40 years after Wrestlemania 1. Math does not work like that. I believe the independent companies you've been working for need to give you a concussion test so you can learn how to count to 4.
I really wish they make new star this year...someone unexpected,mid card wrestler like Chad Gable
I'm convince now that Roman wins the Rumble, Cena wins the chamber. And Punk cashes in with Heyman to make the Main Event of Wrestlemania a Triple Threat with Cody, Roman and Punk.
Asuka, Becky, Alexa, and Charlotte should form a faction called We're Back. And they should declare that they are coming for all 4 women's singles titles. And they want them by Wrestlemania, or everyone is getting hurt...BADLY.
Simon give yourself a Golden Up and keep smashing it Champ 💪 I want to see if WWE wastes another Jordynne Grace appearance by having her not make a single elimination bc she's a TNA professional wrestler and not a WWE superstar.
Whatever build they go with to get to Cena vs Rhodes JUST PLEASE DO NOT HAVE THEM WIN THE TAG TITLES DURING IT
An NXT woman should win the Rumble. It would be a first, as far as I recall, and it's a new and exciting way to get called up to the main roster. What bettwr way of telling the audience that "this person is special" than having them win one of the biggest matches of the year? Noy to mention NXT's roster is absolutely stacked with female talent ready for the main roster.
The tough thing any pairings between CM Punk, Cena, and Cody, is that you will pass off a huge percentage of fans no matter who wins.
Well Cody is the champion so he’s not in the rumble lol
The internet will bitch regardless of what happens. Which is why WWE wisely doesn’t cater to the internet.
I don't get how a favor from Paul Heyman can get you a title shot, or get you entered into a Mania main event. Paul is a CEO, COO, or GM. He is just a manager. At most he may have some cronyism pull, with Pierce, Aldis, or HHH, but he would have to ASK THEM, and that means he can't guarantee it. Who asks for a favor, that they could do themselves. Punk could ask for a match, and have just as much pull when asking. It's a silly storyline if it's about getting a certain match.
The only way I'll cheer for Cena is if he becomes The Doctor of Thuganomics as a heel.
You're still a better wrestling brain compared to Tony Khan .
What if he's DrThuganomics as a face??
Cena might get a losing streak till Summerslam and change his gimmick
@MrDenny137 nope.....heel only.
The only thing that sticks out about this backdrop is the cup of tea on the windowsill looks like a flat image just pasted in and we’re expected to believe it looks three dimensional. What gives?
Simon Miller will win the royal rumble.
I predict a women from NXT will win women's Royal Rumble
Mania card
Drew vs seth
Punk vs gunter (c)
Cena vs Cody (c)
Jordyn Grace comes in at 30 wins the rumble goes to wrestlemaina to win the woman’s world heavyweight championship while also holding the tna knockout championship
Nothing wrong with Liv winning and doing an angle with her and Tiffany
It doesn't really matter when Charlotte Flair comes back because they all put the belt on her within a couple of days anyways so it's really not anything to get super excited about at least that's my opinion
Cena winning would be a total waste of a rumble
Why is it always raining where simon is? 😂
I think cm punk or Roman will win
I am hoping for Cena to win by eliminating Reigns at the end. Then it can be the winner earns a championship match at Wrestlemania with it being Punk vs Cena at the Chamber - with the match being the favour for Punk from Paul Heyman. This would annoy Reigns who wants his title back, and somehow costs Punk the match vs Cena. Then we have Punk vs Reigns and Cena vs Rhodes at Mania. I’d love a Cody heel turn to retire Cena, and even hitting a pile driver to win. I think this would be a good story for them to go all in for the 17th title or Cena’s career. It’s something I can picture Cena doing.