Pythagoras

I got 20 points. Picked Orton to win, Morrison to come out #2, and 4 out of the final 6. I can't believe I didn't pick Santino to last the shortest. I want a do-over.

YES YES YES YES YES! ORTON! ORTON! ORTON!

Yeah, I picked Morrison coming out #2. Suck it!

Here's the quick and dirty version. Act I: The Stone Cold and Mr. McMahon characters are built, mostly through Bret Hart. (1996 King of the Ring to 1998 Royal Rumble) Act II: Stone Cold makes it to the top, Mr. McMahon and others try to knock him off. (1998 Royal Rumble to 1999 Survivor Series) Act III: Stone Cold returns, gets revenge, but ultimately sells out. He makes one last push for the title and comes up short. (1999 Survivor Series to 2001 Vengeance)

1. Winner - Orton. 2. Runner Up - Jericho. 3. Longest - Jericho. 4. Shortest - Charlie Haas. 5. Most Elims - Jericho. 6. #1/#2 - Jericho and Morrison. 7. #27 - Cody Rhodes. 8. #30 - Charlie Haas. 9. Winning# - 21. 10. Surprise Entrant - Kennedy. 11. Endurance Record Broken - No. 12. Final Six - Orton, Jericho, HHH, Rhodes, Kozlov, Undertaker 13. 2 instances of outside interference. 14. No Blood. 15. Batista's music hits at #30 just as Cena's did last year. It's a swerve. It's only Haastista.

Just watched it on my DVR. What's with Orton getting these massive face pops?

They did the same thing in 97 with Austin, but unlike Flair, he was alone in the ring several times before Hitman came out. His dominance over the first 20 entrants elevated him more than any Rumble performance to that point, but like you said, that was all prologue. After Bret comes in, Rocky, Mankind, Vader, and the Undertaker followed, and the real match started.

RAW's ratings could be noticeably higher by consistently making PPV-quality main events and announcing them a week in advance, like tonight. The roster is deep enough to support doing this. Maybe they're finally getting it.

More than anything, Orton's 1st reign was the first plot beat in the HHH v. Batista feud.

I think they'll have Punk vs. Orton all the way to Mania. CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes @ No Mercy CM Punk/Cryme Tyme vs. Priceless/Afa in a Street Fight (fan vote) @ Cyber Sunday CM Punk/CTC vs. Orton/Priceless/Afa @ Survivor Series CM Punk vs. Randy Orton @ Armageddon, Orton goes over, gets a title shot against Batista @ Royal Rumble Punk screws Orton out of the strap at the Rumble, Orton ambushes Punk IN the Rumble They screw each other out of mania title shots at No Way Out Punk goes over in a Mania blow-off

If you said a handful, you are correct.

The WHC has only been around since Fall 02. Sid is a former WWE Champion. I was thinking Orton.

Like Orton's motorcycle accident, their deaths could be elaborate works, no?

Ted DiBiase Jr. looks a lot more like Cowboy Bob than the Million Dollar Man.

What's the point of the U-S-A chants? Everyone in the ring, as far as I know, is American.