ChrisMWaters

Well, as bad as Buffer can be... 1)At least at the 08 Rumble, he got all the pronunciations right. (No "Bret Clark" incidents...though not saying the name "Shawn Michaels" was bad) and 2)He didn't do what a voiceover for a houseshow in Wildwood did a few years ago...prounounce the name Cena with a short vowel sound (like the e vowel) insted of a long vowel sound (like how Cena's last name REALLY is pronounced)

OK, didn't know if that in-ring promo that he did with DiBiase introducing him was late 95 or early 96.

Money Incorporated: Branch 2!

If Ted Jr. wasn't in "Legacy", I would almost like to see Irwin be his manager.

...Okaaay with Danshoku Dino... Anyway, speaking of Japanese entrances: I always loved how in ECW (and I think a few times in TNA too), certain Japanese wrestlers would get the rolls of streamers thrown into the ring for them.

I thought Austin was more Late 1995 than he was 1996? I know that DiBiase introduced him before the 1996 Royal Rumble, but I can't remember if it were before or after New Year's Day.

You forgot a prediction: Will they get Michael Buffer to do the ring announcing for the Rumble again?

If you dare, watch her porn with X-Pac, "One Night in China", and that may answer your question. EDIT: Plus, she only really got "cute" after she got about as much surgery as The 6 Million Dollar Man did.

Papacita: I think my favorite Taker entrance was his Mania 21 one...where he seemed to "Float" to the ring And I will admit, I thought for a second when I saw you post here that you were gonna revert to your old ways and mention Chyna with her blaster thing that she had near the end of her in-ring career.

Now that's just cold... Ah yes, forgot about that. And how the announcers played up that Bret had to walk through that glass as he was announced second.

I'd like to see if he could get back into THIS shape.

One thing interesting about the nWo... How many groups in wrestling have parody/tribute groups in more than one promotion. WCW: they made the LWo ECW: The bWo WWF/E: Some people say DX, when it started, was slightly based on the nWo. not much, but yeah.

At the time I thought at least a couple of them would become stars. I wonder how their careers would have gone if WCW had not died. Wasn't there talk of Sean O'Haire winning the World Heavyweight title? Yeah, on WCW's welcome back ppv. He was going to be Bischoff's golden child pretty much. But you're not telling us anything that we don't already know.

I liked him on "Cha$e". Maybe he should wear that suit as his ring attire.

Scroby: During the plug for ECW tomorrow night, they mentioned Mark Henry and Finlay are in the Rumble.

Maybe this is a sign of who will win the Royal Rumble; Orton celebration perhaps? I wouldn't mind that. It's about time that we got a heel Royal Rumble win. Last one was...technically Batista, but he was being cheered despite TECHNICALLY being a heel with Triple H.

Thats what I think. Steph is the one who tried to kill him and had Orton punt him tonight. Heheh. I have to say this... Rewatching Royal Rumble 2003, they had a backstage segment with Orton, Bischoff and Steph. Funny to see them friendly (Steph and Orton) in that. ...and funny to see Orton with his haircut there.

Well, at least the Wii version didn't use the old Animated Series coloring.

You know, ...and I don't know why this came to my mind...but I had this twisted thought that Beth Phoenix, did she not have the title match, would be a funny surprise entrant for the Royal Rumble. Maybe I'm just sick in the head though.

If Jericho gets re-hired, will he have to change his video to "Third Coming"?

It would work better if they still had the Women's Tag Team Titles.

Yeah. She turned face shortly before One Night Stand 08...then got injured and was out for a good while. She came back, still a fac.e

For the new Marlena...would you use a current Diva, or one that hasn't been called up yet?

Obviously. There's been less than 30 Rumbles. If I were a wrestler, and was allowed to win a Royal Rumble, I would want Number 15, since that one hasn't won one yet.

Bout time they had a Goldust/Cody meeting.