Since when is the Rumble about elevating young talent? Most rumbles just have a monster that does eliminations, a young star that looks ok (like Punk this year) and the main eventers at the end. I can't think of a young talent that has won that wasn't a main eventer beforehand (Brock is probably the closest, maybe Batista, but he didn't need it either by that point). Plus, despite the fact the the final two could have been the final two in the rumble thirteen years ago, they are millions of times better than any of the bland "young stars" WWE tries to sell us on.