Official Royal Rumble 05 Entrance List

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OK, figured I'd start this thread up now. Here we go:

 

RAW

1: Shelton Benjamin

2: Edge

3: Chris Jericho

4: Shawn Michaels

5: Christian

6: Kane

7: Johnathan Coachman

8: Viscera

9: Batista

10: Muhammed Hassan

11: Ric Flair

12: The Hurricane

13: Simon Dean

14: Gene Snitsky

15: Chris Benoit

 

 

SMACKDOWN!

1: Daniel Puder

2: Booker T

3: Charlie Haas

4: Orlando Jordan

5: Luther Reigns

6: Mark Jindrak

7: Scotty 2 Hotty

8: John Cena

9: Rey Mysterio

10: Kenzo Suzuki

11: Eddie Guerrero

12: Hardcore Holly

13: Rene Dupree

14: Paul London

15:

 

Speculation is welcome as well.

[Guest LooneyTune]

Knowing the participants right now, I predict Daniel Puder.

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Edited since changed.

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Predictions:

Raw

Benoit

Edge

Batista

Shelton Benjamin

 

Smackdown

E. Guerrero

C. Guerrero

Booker T

Big Show

[Guest LooneyTune]

Edited AGAIN.

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Personally, I'm predicting that the other 5 men in the Elimination Chamber match that don't win it will most likely be in the Royal Rumble.

 

So, there's a chance (albeit a small one) for any 5-man combo of HHH, Jericho, Benoit, Edge, Orton, and Batista.

[Guest LooneyTune]

Are you pointing up or posting a japanese animation eyes shape?

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Are you pointing up or posting a japanese animation eyes shape?

The latter.

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I predict Paul London will be in the royal rumble

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I predict Paul London will be in the royal rumble

Good thing I didn't read that wrong.

 

Almost read that as you saying he'd WIN the Royal Rumble.

[Guest LooneyTune]

WWE should let the first 9-10 be cruiserweights, let them do a little match, then have the heavyweight jobbers, then the guys who have a shot at winning, instead of mixing the jobbers around then doing the guys who have a shot at winning.

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...the first 9-10 people being cruiserweights sounds like it would almost equal an old WCW Battle Royal.

[Guest LooneyTune]

Ok, 6 or 7. Kinda like the Hardcore portion of 2001. That was the most entertaining portion of the match until the final 3.

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For the record...here's the list (Alphabetized by first ring name minus nicknames) of every participant in the Royal Rumble since it's inception, including those that never made it to the ring like Spike and Bastion Booger.

 

1-2-3 Kid/X-Pac

Adam Bomb

Ahmed Johnson

Al Snow

Aldo Montoya

Andre the Giant

Animal

Arn Anderson

Ax

B. Brian Blair

Bad News Brown

Bam Bam Bigelow

Barbarian/Seone

Barry Horowitz

Bart Gunn

Bastion Booger

Batista

Berzerker

Big Boss Man

Big John Studd

Big Show

Bill DeMott

Billy Gunn

Blackjack Bradshaw/Bradshaw

Blue Meanie

Bob Backlund

Booker T

Boris Zhukov

Bret Hart

Brian Knobbs

British Bulldog

Brock Lesnar

Brutus Beefcake

Bull Buchanan/B-2

Butch

Butch Reed

Carlos Colon

Chainz

Charlie Haas

Chavo Guerrero

Chris Benoit

Chris Jericho

Christian

Christopher Nowinski

Chuck Palumbo

Chyna

Cibernetico

Col. Mustafa

Crash Holly

Crush

Damien Demento

Dan Severn

Danny Davis

Diamond Dallas Page

Dick Murdoch

Diesel

Dino Bravo

D-Lo Brown

Doink the Clown

Don Muraco

Dory Funk Jr.

Doug Gilbert

Drew Carey

Droz

Duke Droese

Dusty Rhodes

Earnest "The Cat" Miller

Earthquake/Golga

Eddie Guerrero

Edge

Eli Blu/Skull

Faarooq

Fatu/The Sultan/Rikishi

Flash Funk

Gangrel

Gillberg

Goldberg

Goldust/The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust

Grand Master Sexay

Greg Valentine

Haku

Hakushi

Harley Race

Hawk

Henry Godwinn

Hercules

Hillbilly Jim

Honky Tonk Man

Hulk Hogan

Hunter Hearst Helmsley/Triple H

Hurricane

Irwin R. Schyster

Isaac Yankem/Diesel 2/Kane

Jacob Blu/8-Ball

Jake Roberts

Jamal

Jeff Hardy

Jeff Jarrett

Jerry Lawler

Jerry Saggs

Jesse James/Road Dogg

Jim Brunzell

Jim Duggan

Jim Neidhart

Jimmy Del Ray

Jimmy Snuka

John Cena

Junkyard Dog

Kabuki

Ken Shamrock

King Kong Bundy

K-Kwik

Koko B. Ware

Kurrgan

Kurt Angle

Kwang/Savio Vega

Lance Storm

Latin Lover

Lex Luger

Luke

Mabel/King Mabel/Viscera

Mankind/Dude Love/Cactus Jack/Mick Foley

Mantaur

Marc Mero

Mark Henry

Marty Jannetty

Matt Hardy

Matt Morgan

Maven

Max Moon

Mil Mascaras

Mo

Mosh

Mr. Perfect

Nikolai Volkoff

Nunzio

Omari

One Man Gang/Akeem

Owen Hart

Papa Shango/Kama/Kama Mustafa/Godfather/Goodfather

Paul Roma

Perry Saturn

Phineas Godwinn

Pierroth

Prince Albert/Albert/A-Train

Randy Orton

Randy Savage

Raven

Razor Ramon 2

Red Rooster/Terry Taylor

Rene Dupree

Rey Mysterio

Rhyno

Ric Flair

Rick Martel

Rick Rude

Rick Steiner

Rico

Ringmaster/Stone Cold Steve Austin

Rob Van Dam

Rocky Maivia/The Rock

Roddy Piper

Ron Bass

Ronnie Garvin

Rosey

Saba Simba

Sam Houston

Samu

Scott Steiner

Scotty 2 Hotty

Sgt. Slaughter

Shane Douglas

Shawn Michaels

Shelton Benjamin

Sid Justice

Skinner

Smash/Repo Man

Sparky Plugg/Bob Holly/Hardcore Holly

Spike Dudley

Squat Team I

Squat Team II

Steve Blackman

Steven Dunn

Tajiri

Tatanka

Tazz

Ted DiBiase

Tenryu

Terry Funk/Chainsaw Charlie

Test

Texas Tornado

Thrasher

Tiger Ali Singh

Timothy Well

Tito Santana

Tom Brandi

Tom Prichard

Tommy Dreamer

Tugboat/Typhoon

Tully Blanchard

Ultimate Warrior

Undertaker

Vader

Val Venis

Vince McMahon

Virgil

Warlord

William Regal

Yokozuna

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Dick Murdoch

 

95....that was awesome

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Dick Murdoch

 

95....that was awesome

Yeah, it was.

 

First time I actually saw an Airplane Spin used in wrestling.

 

...course, I didn't start watching until Mid-94.

[Guest LooneyTune]

You didn't see I.R.S. do it? Rotundo's specialty was the airplane spin

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You didn't see I.R.S. do it? Rotundo's specialty was the airplane spin

...if I did, I don't remember it.

 

I started watching in mid 94, so he may have done it before then.

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Dick Murdoch

 

95....that was awesome

Yeah, it was.

 

First time I actually saw an Airplane Spin used in wrestling.

 

...course, I didn't start watching until Mid-94.

My favorite was the headbutts delivered from the all fours position, and then watching whoever it was having to sell them

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Dick Murdoch

 

95....that was awesome

Yeah, it was.

 

First time I actually saw an Airplane Spin used in wrestling.

 

...course, I didn't start watching until Mid-94.

My favorite was the headbutts delivered from the all fours position, and then watching whoever it was having to sell them

Well, that guy didn't really sell them.

 

Because that guy was Fatu...and at the time he was a member of the Headshrinkers...

[Guest LooneyTune]

I just remembered... Dick Murdoch eliminated himself! I remember back then laughing my ass off. I always laughed when Lex Luger screamed when he got hit...by ANYTHING.

 

"OHHHHHH!" "AAAAAAH!"

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I just remembered... Dick Murdoch eliminated himself! I remember back then laughing my ass off. I always laughed when Lex Luger screamed when he got hit...by ANYTHING.

 

"OHHHHHH!" "AAAAAAH!"

Well, for the Luger thing, that's probably the only way he knows how to sell a move. ...it was fun to watch him flip Mabel out like he was a Cruiserweight though.

 

As for Murdoch...well, he wouldn't be the first...though some would make the case that Henry Godwinn eliminated him.

 

For true self eliminations...see Andre in 89, Ahmed and Mil Mascaras in 97 and Drew Carey in 01.

[Guest LooneyTune]

This was when I was still a kid though, and it was so fucking funny because he just stumbled backwards and fell out. Kinda like Luger slipping outside the ring at WM X and.... I don't know, I still bust a nut laughing at it so much, I'm out of nuts.

 

Laughing at Luger > Anything

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Small new factoids about the Royal Rumble Participants:

 

Out of the 209 participants that have been in the Royal Rumble over the years:

 

11 Were or became NWA World Champion: Dan Severn, Dory Funk Jr., Dusty Rhodes, Harley Race, Jeff Jarrett, Ken Shamrock, K-Kwik (as Ron "The Truth" Killings), Ric Flair, Ronnie Garvin, Terry Funk, and Texas Tornado (as Kerry Von Erich),

 

19 Were or became WCW World Champion: Big Show (as The Giant), Booker T, Bret Hart, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Diamond Dallas Page, Diesel (as Kevin Nash), Faarooq (as Ron Simmons), Goldberg, Hulk Hogan, Jeff Jarrett, Kurt Angle, Lex Luger, Randy Savage, Ric Flair, The Rock, Scott Steiner, Sid Justice (as Sid Vicious), and Vader

 

25 Were or became WWF/E Champion: Andre the Giant, Big Show, Bradshaw (as JBL), Bob Backlund, Bret Hart, Brock Lesnar, Chris Jericho, Diesel, Eddie Guerrero, Hulk Hogan, Triple H, Kane, Kurt Angle, Mankind, Randy Savage, Ric Flair, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Sgt. Slaughter, Shawn Michaels, Sid Justice (as Sycho Sid), Ultimate Warrior, Undertaker, Vince McMahon and Yokozuna

 

5 became World Heavyweight Champion: Chris Benoit, Goldberg, Triple H, Randy Orton, and Shawn Michaels

 

and

 

10 Were or Became ECW World Champion: Aldo Montoya (As Justin Credible), Bam Bam Bigelow, Don Muraco, Jimmy Snuka, Raven, Rhyno, Shane Douglas, Tazz, Tito Santana, and Tommy Dreamer

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RAW:

 

1. Randy Orton

2. Chris Benoit

3. Chris Jericho

4. Batista

5. Edge

6. Ric Flair

7. Shelton Benjamin

8. Eugene

9. William Regal

10. Christian

11. Hurricane

12. Simon Dean

13. Gene Snitsky

14. Kane

15. Maven

 

Smackdown:

 

1. Kurt Angle

2. Luther Reigns

3. Doug Basham

4. Danny Basham

5. Renee Dupree

6. Keno Suzuki

7. RVD

8. Rey Mysterio

9. Chavo Guerrero

10. Undertaker

11. Booker T

12. Eddie Guerrero

13. John Cena

14. Heidenreich

15. Daniel Puder

 

Undercard:

 

Triple H vs ? for the RAW Title

Big Show vs JBL for the Smackdown Title

Shelton vs Maven for the IC Belt

Gene Snitsky vs Kane

Funaki vs Billy Kidman for the Cruiserweight Belt

 

Rhyno and / Or Tajiri vs Conway and / or Grenier on Heat

[Guest Coffey]

Nice to see that they fucked up the Royal Rumble already. At least in the way that I feel it should be done.

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Nice to see that they fucked up the Royal Rumble already. At least in the way that I feel it should be done.

How so?

[Guest LooneyTune]

It's no worse than DREW CARREY in the Royal Rumble. At least Puder is an actual athlete.

[Guest Coffey]

It's not the fact that it's him that makes me mad. It's the fact that the number one slot is given away AGAIN. It takes away a lot of what made the Rumble appeal to me. The unpredictability of it all. That's one thing that wrestling has lost over the years, and the Rumble at least retains a little bit of that.

 

It seems to get worse each and every year though, so soon it'll be as bland as Smackdown.

 

I remember watching waiting to see who number one and number two were. When it was Demolition as 1 & 2 I almost shit myself.

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It's not the fact that it's him that makes me mad. It's the fact that the number one slot is given away AGAIN. It takes away a lot of what made the Rumble appeal to me. The unpredictability of it all. That's one thing that wrestling has lost over the years, and the Rumble at least retains a little bit of that.

 

It seems to get worse each and every year though, so soon it'll be as bland as Smackdown.

 

I remember watching waiting to see who number one and number two were. When it was Demolition as 1 & 2 I almost shit myself.

Um, I don't think he's number one as in the first man to enter the match.

 

I think he's just the first person to be signed up for the match.