The OAO Rumble Entry prediction thread

[Slickster 0]

Yeah that's just fucked up...

 

and where has Matt Morgan been anyways? I mean Rhyno just main evented Smackdown two weeks ago...and yet isn't on the card...

Remember, some of these lower-card entrants can be 'replaced' on HeAt with a backstage attack or something like that.

 

1998: Skull KO'd backstage, doesn't enter

1999: Mosh's spot taken by Viscera

2000: Thrasher's spot taken by Bob Backlund

2001: D'Lo/Chaz's spot taken by Drew Carey

[Kurt Angle Mark 0]

Ernest Miller is in the Rumble but Rhyno ISN'T?

 

Vince must really hate Rhyno.

Funny, when they showed the guys in the Royal Rumble on Smackdown, Rhyno's pic was there.

 

However they never mentioned he was in it or is listed to be in it in WWE.com

[Aero 0]

Maybe the final TBD spot on the WWE.com site will be Rhyno, but then again, why not just put it up like everyone else? Maybe it's the return of the Undertaker? Any other possible mystery opponents?

[ChrisMWaters 0]

EDIT: Plus, my secret theory about how Michaels and Lesnar are the same person, just after different phases of body development.  Think about it...have we EVER seen HBK and Lesnar in the same place at the same time?

On the Raw before Summerslam 2002, during the Rock-HHH main event, Brock gets on the apron in street clothes while HBK & HHH are fighting inside. HHH ducks a punch, and HBK nails Brock off the apron. The clip is in the HBK-HHH video package at Summerslam.

Forgot about that...

 

...one of them was a hologram! Yeah, that's the ticket!

[clean rob 0]

Jericho isn't retarded enough to DIVE OVER the top rope. He's not Kane (1999) where he's immotionally retarded and doesn't know what the hell he was doing. Only other times I think someone did that was 1992 & 1997. in 92 they let Savage stay, but in 97 they let Ahmed go.

 

Or Jericho eliminating himself is just too corny.

If they are going to do that angle, I maintain the best way is for a bunch of guys to be doing the "all shoving a big man over the top" spot, and Y2J to head top the top turnbuckle, looking to missile dropkick them all over the top rope (possibly having done the same spot once already in the match so the crowd can plainly see what he's about to do), when he sees his damsel in distress on the floor. This makes it much more believable for him to go STRAIGHT OFF the turnbuckle onto Christian or whoever it is threatening Trish, as it's a split second, emotional (or immotional, if you prefer) decision for Jericho.

 

And yes, it is corny...but in that sense, it fits in with the angle so far.

[eirejmcmahon 0]

Somebody said this on another thread and it sounds very WWE - it comes down to Benoit/Goldberg, Lenar interfers and tries to eliminate Benoit but accidentally knocks Goldberg over the top rope instead.

 

It's perfect in that it's a shit way to kickstart Goldberg/Lesnar and does nothing for Chris Benoit.

[Aero 0]

And indeed, Rhyno was just added to the Rumble match over at WWE.com.

[Guest Choken One]

well shit...

 

There goes ANY SORT of drama...

 

And The Cat and Morgan are here why?

 

Morgan, I can understand as he is/was heyman's hench man and will be there to take out Benoit...they need to have a segment with RHYNO AND MORGAN where Heyman and Lesnar implores that their only purpose is to get rid of Benoit and yet in the matchRhyno and Morgan screw up and they go at it allowing for Benoit to casually push them over...

[Guest Coffey]

Of course, except for #1 & #30, all of mine are complete guesses. Also, Rhino is listed as an entrant on the Royal Rumble official site, so I assume he's in it.

1. Chris Benoit
2. A-Train
3. Matt Morgan
4. Kurt Angle
5. Ernest "The Cat" Miller
6. Rene Dupree
7. Charlie Haas
8. Chris Jericho
9. Rob Van Dam
10. Christian
11. Booker T.
12. Scott Steiner
13. Billy Gunn
14. Nuzio
15. The Hurricane
16. Rico
17. Tajiri
18. Matt Hardy
19. Spike Dudley
20. Shelton Benjamin
21. John Cena
22. Randy Orton
23. Test
24. Bradshaw
25. Rhyno
26. Rikishi
27. Kane
28. The Big Show
29. Mark Henry
30. Goldberg

[Guest Choken One]

god that would suck.

[Guest Coffey]

Well, those are the entrants, and I just assumed a lot of the hosses would be towards the end of the Rumble so the commentators could talk about weight and how hard it will be to over come such size and all the other bullshit.

[spiny norman 0]

Okay, my order:

 

1. Chris Benoit

2. Christian

3. Charlie Haas

4. Rico

5. Big Show

 

Big Show eliminates Rico, gets the other two heels to help him work against Benoit.

 

6. The Hurricane

 

Rushes to Benoit's aid, is eliminated.

 

7. Nunzio

8. Chris Jericho

 

Jericho goes in, eliminates Charlie Haas, Nunzio and Big Show. Christian is left attempting to eliminate Benoit, draws Jericho over for help, but Jericho eliminates Christian instead. Jericho and Benoit make an alliance to be the final two. Christian goes back in and lays them both out.

 

9. Billy Gunn

 

Comes in with a massive, grandiose entrance. After a while and the announcers putting this over as such a huge return, he goes over to Benoit, who is easy pickings to eliminate, but Benoit fires back and knocks out Gunn.

 

10. Kane

11. Renee Dupree

 

Kane beats the hell out of Benoit and Jericho who can't get one-upmanship on him. Dupree enters and tries to attack Kane, but Kane eliminates him.

 

12. Matt Morgan

13. Booker T

14. Matt Hardy

15. Kurt Angle

 

The heels dominate the faces. The faces get a brief moment of being on top with Booker, but that is cut short. Angle's entrance gives them the advantage again, as he eliminates Morgan.

 

16. Shelton Benjamin

17. A-Train

18. Ernest "The Cat" Miller

 

Benjamin and A-Train give the advantage back to the heels, but Train and The Cat begin brawling and are eliminated together by Jericho and Benoit while they brawl near the ropes.

 

19. Tajiri

 

Tajiri attacks everyone and is promptly thrown out. Kane, Hardy and Benjamin are still dominating.

 

20. John Cena

 

Cena cleans house, eliminating Hardy and Benjamin. Cena, Angle, Booker, Jericho and Benoit unite to try and get Kane out.

 

21. Test

22. Rhyno

23. Undertaker

 

With the entrance of Test and Rhyno the heels begin to dominate again. Undertaker comes in (in the place of the injured Spike Dudley) and disposes of the two of them. Kane eliminates Booker and goes face to face with Taker. The announcers put over big time how Kane's the reason Taker could get in, blah blah blah. The two brawl for a while as Benoit, Jericho, Angle and Cena get a breather.

 

24. Mark Henry

25. Scott Steiner

26. Rikishi

 

Those three enter and everyone begins fighting amongst one another. Rikishi begins strongly against everybody and brawls with Steiner near the ropes and the two of them are eliminated by Taker.

 

27. Rob Van Dam

 

RVD and Jericho eliminate Mark Henry together.

 

28. Randy Orton

29. Bradshaw

30. Goldberg

 

In the ring: Benoit, Jericho, Kane, Angle, Cena, Undertaker, RVD, Orton, Bradshaw, Goldberg.

 

Goldberg eliminates Bradshaw. RVD tries to do some crazy move and in the process propels himself over the top rope.

 

Goldberg and Undertaker see Kane as their biggest threat and team up to eliminate him. They do so, but Orton sneaks up behind them and throws them both over the top. The remaining five fight for a while until Orton eliminates Cena.

 

Final Four: Benoit, Jericho, Angle, Orton. Angle realises that he has to eliminate either Benoit or Jericho due to their alliance of sorts and so goes for the attack. He is about to suplex Jericho over the top rope when Orton attacks and knocks them both out. However, Jericho manages to land on the apron. Orton hits the RKO on Benoit and leaves him out while he faces off against Jericho. Orton has the advantage and is on the verge of eliminating Jericho when Benoit comes and throws him out.

 

Final Two: Benoit, Jericho. The two pause when they realise they made it to the final two. After shaking hands, they fight it out for a good while, but it all ends with Benoit eliminating Jericho without controversy. Jericho congratulates Benoit post-match, and the show goes off the air with Jericho holding Benoit's arm high.

 

Feel good moment of the year.

[spiny norman 0]

Just in case you don't want to read that.

 

Order Of Entry:

 

1. Chris Benoit

2. Christian

3. Charlie Haas

4. Rico

5. Big Show

6. The Hurricane

7. Nunzio

8. Chris Jericho

9. Billy Gunn

10. Kane

11. Rene Dupree

12. Matt Morgan

13. Booker T

14. Matt Hardy

15. Kurt Angle

16. Shelton Benjamin

17. A-Train

18. Ernest “The Cat” Miller

19. Tajiri

20. John Cena

21. Test

22. Rhyno

23. Undertaker

24. Mark Henry

25. Scott Steiner

26. Rikishi

27. Rob Van Dam

28. Randy Orton

29. Bradshaw

30. Goldberg

 

Order Of Elimination:

 

1. Rico

2. The Hurricane

3. Charlie Haas

4. Nunzio

5. Big Show

6. Christian

7. Billy Gunn

8. Rene Dupree

9. Matt Morgan

10. A-Train

11. Ernest "The Cat" Miller

12. Tajiri

13. Matt Hardy

14. Shelton Benjamin

15. Test

16. Rhyno

17. Booker T

18. Rikishi

19. Scott Steiner

20. Mark Henry

21. Bradshaw

22. Rob Van Dam

23. Kane

24. Undertaker

25. Goldberg

26. John Cena

27. Kurt Angle

28. Randy Orton

29. Chris Jericho

30. Chris Benoit

[Crippler Crossface 0]

As logical (and really cool) as it sounds, this is the WWE. Logic here is backwards.

[TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0]

1. Chris Benoit

2. Nunzio

3. Randy Orton - Anyone notice the symbolism? Then they have Orton tease eliminations every minute ala Martel in 91.

4. Hurricane

5. Charlie Haas

6. A-Train

7. Booker T

8. Rico

9. John Cena

10. Mark Henry

11. Kane

12. Spike

13. Christian

14. The Cat

15. Rob Van Dam

16. Test

17. Scott Steiner

18. Tajiri

19. Chris Jericho

20. Matt Morgan

21. Rikishi

22. Rene Dupree

23. Bradshaw

24. Rhyno

25. Big Show

26. Shelton Benjamin

27. Kurt Angle

28. Billy Gunn

29. Matt Hardy

30. Goldberg

 

Eliminations:

1. Nunzio - by Benoit about 1:40 in

2. Hurricane - by Orton about 1 minute after Hurricane enters

3. Rico - by Benoit about 5 seconds after he gets in the ring

4. A-Train - by Cena about 1:30 after Cena enters

5. Booker T - by Kane about 35 seconds after Kane enters

6. Charlie Haas - by Kane about 20 seconds after Book

7. Mark Henry - by Kane about 1:50 after Kane enters(announcers make a big deal of this)

8. Spike - 5 seconds after he enters he is javelined over the top and half way up the ramp into Mark Henry by Kane

 

In ring: Cena, Benoit, Orton, Kane

 

9. Cat - spinkicked out by RVD about 1 minute after RVD enters

10. Test - by Steiner 1:45 after Steiner enters(announcers make a big deal about the betrayal)

11. Christian - by Jericho about 45 seconds after Jericho enters(Xtian says to work together but Jericho tosses him)

12. Matt Morgan - by Kane about 1:20 after he enters(him and Kane do a power showdown)

13. Kane - eliminates himself after a Taker video plays on the screen(something like that) about 20 seconds after dumping Morgan

14. Steiner - by a Rikishi superkick about 1:20 after Rikishi enters

15. Dupree - by Bradshaw in some patriotic BS about 1:40 after Bradshaw enters

16. Bradshaw - dumped by Orton about 10 seconds later after Dupree started pulling Bradshaw out

 

In ring: Cena, Benoit, Orton, Rikishi, RVD, Tajiri, Jericho

 

17. Tajiri - by Big Show 10 seconds after Show enters

18. Rhyno - by Angle about 30 seconds after Angle enters

19. Rikishi - by Show about 1 minute after Gunn enters

20. Hardy - by Goldberg about 10 seconds after Goldberg enters

21. Gunn - by Goldberg about 20 seconds after that

 

In ring: Cena, Benoit, Orton, RVD, Show, Goldberg, Benjamin, Angle, Jericho

 

22/23. RVD/Cena - they try to double clothesline Show out but he ducks and sends them both out

24. Benjamin - Angle slammed out by Angle

25. Big Show - Benoit muscles him out(to a huge pop and shock from the announcers)

26. Jericho - sent flying by Goldberg

 

Final 4: Benoit, Orton, Angle, Goldberg

 

27. Orton - Superkicked out by Goldberg to a massive pop

28. Goldberg - Orton starts pulling him out and Angle takes advantage and dumps him

29. Angle - Tossed by Benoit

 

Winner: Benoit