Dandy 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2005 During Edge's match on Raw, JR commented that whoever wins the Royal Rumble will have the option of which world champ he faces at WM. I haven't heard anyone talk about this since. I think it opens up quite a few more possibilities. What do you think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Lushus 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2005 it was an option last year? i thought Benoit just sorta did it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dandy 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2005 It wasn't mentioned before the Rumble, but I assume the storyline is it set the precedent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooneyTune Report post Posted January 14, 2005 In my wacky "Think WWE" POV, this means no one is jumping unless the writing team is backed into a corner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2005 Maybe this means Orton wins, jumps to SD and takes the title while HHH/Big Dave ME Mania... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2005 Orton this means Orton wins, jumps to SD and takes the title while HHH/Big Dave ME Mania... Except for the fact that Orton won't be in the Royal Rumble match, due to him most likely having a World Title match at the Rumble. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jericholic82 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2005 yea this is also mentioned in the new raw magazine in the rumble preview (which has many ridicoulous typos like referring to this years coming rumble as the 2004 rumble) and one more thing in a follow up to my earlier post about the hulk hogan name this mag has pics of rumbles past including a pull out poster which shows hogan in the 92 rumble wearing his shirt, but they have blurred out hulk hogan on it (it was the shirt he wore at this time to wm 8 a yellow shirt with flag in middle and hulk on top and hogan on bottom) oh man does this mean hulk a blurring as well as logo blurring in future wwe dvds? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taker666 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2005 I remember at the Royal Rumble 2003, the rules were that the winner faces his brands Champion. they should of just kept this rule. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooneyTune Report post Posted January 14, 2005 It's a cheap way to move someone to another show. I'm kinda glad Benoit did, because him on Smackdown would mean countless Benoit vs. Suzuki/Dupree/other really bad wrestlers. On the other hand, Benoit on Smackdown would mean another big name, but they have enough faces already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jericholic82 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2005 yea in 03 it was implied that you face your brands champ. however, last year austin and benoit explained that the contract for the rumble match didnt say which champion to face, like a mistake or loophole for benoit. youd think that in storyline terms wwe would fix that mistake, but oh well the writers need an out sometimes like you said (hell we all thought last year that heyman would trade benoit to raw for goldberg remember?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Loss Report post Posted January 14, 2005 WWE should hire Rudo as a continuity consultant and have him keep a storyboard of all existing storylines in company history, paying him $100,000 a year to do so. They would then screen any scripts through him, where he'd point out any continuity errors. Seriously. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UseTheSledgehammerUh 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2005 I was the first to bring this up in the Raw thread, actually, and there's already been discussion on it. It's obviously going to play into effect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Secret Agent 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2005 Well, it is Smackdowns turn to main event WM, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bigm350 Report post Posted January 14, 2005 Well, it is Smackdowns turn to main event WM, right? I don't think SD will main event any dual PPV's anymore; the way it looks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2005 I think the last time Smackdown main evented a dual brand PPV was Judgment Day '03, with Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show Stretcher match for the WWE Title. Let's see...after that they went to the one brand shows except for the big 4... Summerslam 03: Elimination Chamber Survivor Series 03: Goldberg vs. Triple H Royal Rumble 04 (not counting Rumble match): Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels WrestleMania XX: Triple H vs. Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels Summerslam 04: Chris Benoit vs. Randy Orton Survivor Series 04: Randy Orton, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho & Maven vs. Triple H, Batista, Edge & Gene Snitsky. ...yep. ...that's just sad. McMahon has abandoned the title that his family made in favor of a belt that was last represented by a company that went out of business. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fook Report post Posted January 14, 2005 WWE should hire Rudo as a continuity consultant and have him keep a storyboard of all existing storylines in company history, paying him $100,000 a year to do so. They would then screen any scripts through him, where he'd point out any continuity errors. Seriously. IIRC, they actually did hire someone to check for continuity errors and the like, but he quit because they weren't even listening to the basic stuff he was pointing out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Phenom Report post Posted January 14, 2005 I hope Layfield/Show/Angle gets higher billing than HHH/Orton. 3>2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2005 Orton this means Orton wins, jumps to SD and takes the title while HHH/Big Dave ME Mania... Except for the fact that Orton won't be in the Royal Rumble match, due to him most likely having a World Title match at the Rumble. On Tuesday, they had Orton vs. HHH listed on WWE.com as a match scheduled for the Rumble. It's since been removed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angle-plex 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2005 Who's the odds on favorite to win the Rumble this year? Since Orton's in a title match with Triple H (even if they don't fight at the Rumble, I doubt they'll have Trips/Orton Round IV as WrestleMania), I guess Batista and Cena would be most logical. Cena winning would mean ANOTHER Smackdown guy winning (would be 3 years in a row), so does that mean the Rumble favorite is BATISTA?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dandy 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2005 WWE should hire Rudo as a continuity consultant and have him keep a storyboard of all existing storylines in company history, paying him $100,000 a year to do so. They would then screen any scripts through him, where he'd point out any continuity errors. Seriously. IIRC, they actually did hire someone to check for continuity errors and the like, but he quit because they weren't even listening to the basic stuff he was pointing out. I think he was fired, actually. For pointing out too many inconsistancies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fook Report post Posted January 15, 2005 WWE should hire Rudo as a continuity consultant and have him keep a storyboard of all existing storylines in company history, paying him $100,000 a year to do so. They would then screen any scripts through him, where he'd point out any continuity errors. Seriously. IIRC, they actually did hire someone to check for continuity errors and the like, but he quit because they weren't even listening to the basic stuff he was pointing out. I think he was fired, actually. For pointing out too many inconsistancies. That actually makes it even funnier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2005 I'd like to see Edge win for RAW even though I'm just putting faith into a lost cause. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest sek69 Report post Posted January 15, 2005 I'm thinking they're pointing this out so when Batista wins the Rumble they'll do an angle where HHH assumes he's going to jump to SD! so Evolution can have the top beld on both brands, then have Dave announce he wants the RAW title. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2005 Remember Brock being paid to be "exclusive to Smackdown"...but they just made another title for Raw and when Show won the title from Brock they didn't even so much as mention that the championship would be disputable? Neither does WWE. I doubt WWE remembers or cares, because there's nobody on SD that looks to be making a Raw jump, and nobody on Raw storyline-wise would *want* to go to SD. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChick 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2005 WWE should hire Rudo as a continuity consultant and have him keep a storyboard of all existing storylines in company history, paying him $100,000 a year to do so. They would then screen any scripts through him, where he'd point out any continuity errors. Seriously. IIRC, they actually did hire someone to check for continuity errors and the like, but he quit because they weren't even listening to the basic stuff he was pointing out. I think he was fired, actually. For pointing out too many inconsistancies. I remember hearing a story that when Edge was injured, they asked him for imput in booking. He pointed out so many mistakes and was "too negative" for Steph. They stopped asking for his imput. Now, if a wrestler who isn't publically critical of the company is "too negative", you can imagine what an outsider had to say... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2005 Well, it is Smackdowns turn to main event WM, right? Name me any possible match with the current Smackdown roster that's worthy enough to main event Mania. If I gave you a week to ponder it - you still wouldn't be able to find one. Face it, HHH vs. pretty much anyone is, sadly, better than pretty much anything Smackdown has to offer. Unless Vince goes crazy, hires Hogan back, and books a JBL / Hogan program. But then you start getting into the issue of hiring workers / trading workers, which goes back again to my point that there is no existing matchup with the current SD roster that's near worthy enough to headline Mania. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooneyTune Report post Posted January 15, 2005 When pointing out the flaws of the WWE booking, you're basically saying the entire shows script is 100% wrong. Edge is now my hero... for 3 hours. Edge: I'm pretty sure Rhyno isn't the big tall guy with a big pimple on his knee. Stephanie: Uh... go home! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
