Ed_666 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Since the winner of the Rumble gets an automatic spot in the Main Event at WM, does this spoil the Rumble, by limiting the winner to a tiny minority of guys? Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_666 Posted January 26, 2006 Author Share Posted January 26, 2006 I voted yes, there may be 30 men in it, but the ones who could concievably win are about 3 or 4. Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Crow Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I think the predictability is spoilt, but the Rumble means far less without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jung Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 To be fair, I'm not entirely sure who's gonna win the Rumble this year. Logic says HHH, but WWE seem to like straying away from logic. So to be fair, for me this Rumble is a bit more open than usual. Although arguably thats not a good thing, more a sign that they don't plan long term, or if they do and that goes wrong, they haven't got much of a plan B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sav Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I think it shouldn't even be mentioned that it will guarantee a main event. That should go without saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Kennedy Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 As Draven Said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave7g Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Thats a good point, never thought about it like that. Although before they decided to have the automatic Mania spot, you could pretty much narrow it down to who was going to win, i.e - HOGAN!!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The B-Man Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Well if anyone other than Orton wins it this year then it will be a surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoTT Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 The Rumble would be absolutely pointless if it didn't lead to a Mania title shot main event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anime Otaku Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I think that it should be like KOTR was, winning the rumble should be for upper mid or lower main event guys to put them up on the level of those fighting over the belt but making it for a title shot usually means you know who is going to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Styles Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 The Rumble is pointless without it... i usually like the rumble.. but even without the title shot on the line the winners would be the same few guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poland74 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I think this year with Batista vacating the World heavyweight title it would have been really interesting to just hang on a few weeks and have made the winner of the Rumble champ, like in 92 with Flair. Would have made the match a hell of a lot more entertaining than it will be anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooneronastick Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 (edited) I agree with Jung. I think this year's Rumble is a lot more open than most people think. HHH and Show are still feuding, Orton/Booker/Benoit/Jordan all intertwined at the moment, Cena/Edge and Angle/Henry all fighting for the titles and not in the Rumble itself, not to mention JBL who's not in the Rumble either. This could be WWE's opportunity to push someone like Shelton Benjamin, RVD or even Matt Hardy into the main event while waiting for the big players that are injured to come back. Edited January 26, 2006 by Gooneronastick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartrouble kid Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 (edited) I agree with a lot of what has been said so far, but I think there is an obvious fix to the problem... Just have someone unexpected win it one year-- problem solved. If, for instance, Carlito won it this year, no-one would be able to rationally say 'only 3 or 4 guys can possibly win' again. Certainly not for about 5+ years anyway... I actually think someone like Carlito SHOULD win infact- because neither Orton nor HHH will gain a damn thing from winning the rumble. Yes, they would land a main-event title match at Mania, but they can be in that position WITHOUT winning the rumble remember(!)... Whatever happened to creative writing etc?! Plus, there are 2 heavyweight belts anyway, so if someone like Carlito were to win the rumble, it wouldn't mean that Wrestlemania would have to be put on his shoulders- because he could just decide to go for the Smackdown title for some reason or other (again, creative writing?!)... As things stand though, yes, the Rumble is more predictable because of the Wrestlemania slot being the prize, but it's only a problem because the creative team aren't smart enough to work around it... Edited January 27, 2006 by Cartrouble kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirteen Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 What Cott said. But mabe what Cartrouble kid said should happen every couple of years to spice things up a bit. As long as it ISN'T Carlito, the kids not ready yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_666 Posted January 27, 2006 Author Share Posted January 27, 2006 The thing is, WM is the biggest event of the year, so therefore the title match is that show's biggest match of the year, so putting someone like Carlito in it wouldn't be right when there's 10 bigger stars who could be in. What I think should be a compromise though is that the winner should get a title shot, but not at WM, because the top guys should be in the match at WM, and that pretty much means only a few guys could win. They're not going to put someone like Masters, or probably even RVD or Kane in the WM main event, and they're top guys. If the title shot was at NWO, people like Benjamin, RVD, Kane, Masters, Lashley, Carlito etc could easily win the Rumble, but at the moment, only RVD and Kane have even a minimal chance. Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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