Royal Rumble poster, thoughts, and predictions.

[Darkmania]

I found this on an another webiste, not sure if it is an official poster or not.

The Royale Rumble is 7 weeks away.

Who do you think is winning the 2013 edition?

Is there any chance the Rock does not walk away with the WWE title?

Discuss.

[The Champ]

That's a fake, it's a photoshop of another Rock photo.



That's the real one.

[Crippler]

Rock isn't cool enough to sit on the Iron Throne.

[Darkmania]

That's a fake, it's a photoshop of another Rock photo.

Thanks for the info, not surprising really as we are more likely to get an official poster after TLC.

[HollywoodDude]

I'm hoping someone who needs the rumble win to get into the main event wins. Someone like Cody Rhodes, Kofi, David Otunga(seriously), Wade, Damien Sandow, etc

[Zeki]

I'm hoping someone who needs the rumble win to get into the main event wins. Someone like Cody Rhodes, Kofi, David Otunga(seriously), Wade, Damien Sandow, etc

Can't see any of these guys winning it this year. For me I think Ryback is the obvious choice to win. If it isn't Ryback then I can maybe see Dolph winning it if he drops the MiTB case to Cena at TLC.

[The Main Event]

Ryback
Ziggler
Punk/Rock loser (though I fully believe this is the main event, not the Rumble)
Cena

Only options I can really see right now.

[T-Money]

Being a Kofi fan I am marking for him to go and win it, would be a huge chance for an old school face to get that Wrestlemania run.

[Shades of Grey]

That's a picture of Eddard Stark from Game of Thrones sitting on the Iron Throne, with the Rock's head photoshopped onto it. Which make sense, I guess, since ol' Ned does need a new head.

My money would be on Ryback winning it this year, but I'd like it to be Dolph. My third guess would be Cena.

[Ice]

I prefer the posters with everyone on it, but its not a big deal. I'll be most happy if someone fresh wins it. Ill pass on Cenas, Ortons, and Sheamuses.

Someone mentioned Kofi, while I dont hate that idea, id prefer somone of that status thats a little less generic.

[The Champ]

Ryback or Cena will win.

[Nightwolf]

I just want another near-upset like the one Santino had in 2011, it's all I ask for.

[El Maestro]

What tha hell? The WWE Champion, longest one of the entire modern era, is not on the poster? DISRESPECT!

[Ice]

Ryback or Cena will win.

I'd hope Ryback over Cena. I don't wanna see Cena win anymore. Itll feel like a waste of money. And not just him, all repeat winners bore me for the most part.

[Shades of Grey]

I just want another near-upset like the one Santino had in 2011, it's all I ask for.

Exactly, that was actually really fun and interesting. Even having Del Rio win it was still sort of interesting, because he wasn't really on my radar. The Rumble is definitely due for an "upset win" type of storyline, even if they end up chickening out and have the person lose his opportunity somehow before 'Mania.

[The Champ]

Austin won three times. This new thing where the Rumble winner has to be different every year is stupid.

[El Maestro]

The whole thing feels sort of irrelevant when the winner doesn't actually MAIN EVENT WM, kind of defeats the purpose and makes it a random battle royal.

[Ice]

Austin won three times. This new thing where the Rumble winner has to be different every year is stupid.

I wasnt ordering PPVs then so it didn't bother me. I dont think it needs to be new every year. By all means if it's the easiest way to set up a specific Mania match do it.

For my money this year however, I'd prefer a new winner.

[The Champ]

The whole thing feels sort of irrelevant when the winner doesn't actually MAIN EVENT WM, kind of defeats the purpose and makes it a random battle royal.

Exactly. Cena winning would likely mean the RR winner would actually main event the show, which is supposed to be its main purpose.

[HollywoodDude]

I found this on an another webiste, not sure if it is an official poster or not.

The Royale Rumble is 7 weeks away.

Who do you think is winning the 2013 edition?

Is there any chance the Rock does not walk away with the WWE title?

Discuss.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ot2E-EUZnn...en_Demento.png that poster looks more fitting if this guy returned at the Rumble

[RT]

*ahem*

-Ziggler drops the briefcase to Cena on Sunday at TLC.
-Cena announces he's using the briefcase for another shot at The Rock and his WWE Championship after he beats CM Punk at the Royal Rumble, and will face The Rock at Wrestlemania in the ONCE IN A LIFETIME REMATCH.
-Dolph Ziggler wins the Royal Rumble, getting his title shot back and facing (insert WHC here) at Wrestlemania 29.

Book it.

[Justin Valuable]

Whoever wins the Royal Rumble MUST tease which title to go after for a couple of weeks. It's not smart to have someone win and instantly declare which champion they will go after. It has no drama and puts the opposing title feud in a tougher position to have more weeks to fill time with. So after the Rumble it will be three more RAWs until Elimination Chamber -- that's enough time to tease who the Rumble winner will face.

So let's take someone like John Cena. If he wins the Royal Rumble and the champions the next night on RAW are Rock and Big Show there's no drama there. Cena's already faced show many times; it's too obvious he would be going for The Rock. But let's say the World Heavyweight Champion the night after the Rumble is either Sheamus or Dolph Ziggler (via cash in earlier at some point). That makes it interesting because while Cena would love to get revenge on The Rock he's had a recent feud with Ziggler who's been under his skin. Also, Cena's never really been all that successful against Sheamus. That's something WWE could successfully drag out for a few weeks.

[BadNewsFan]

Ryback's a lock to win this year.

[The Champ]

*ahem*

-Ziggler drops the briefcase to Cena on Sunday at TLC.
-Cena announces he's using the briefcase for another shot at The Rock and his WWE Championship after he beats CM Punk at the Royal Rumble, and will face The Rock at Wrestlemania in the ONCE IN A LIFETIME REMATCH.
-Dolph Ziggler wins the Royal Rumble, getting his title shot back and facing (insert WHC here) at Wrestlemania 29.

Book it.

I'm not sure what the point of that would be, when they could just have Cena win the Rumble instead and do the same thing.

[KLockard23]

*ahem*

-Ziggler drops the briefcase to Cena on Sunday at TLC.
-Cena announces he's using the briefcase for another shot at The Rock and his WWE Championship after he beats CM Punk at the Royal Rumble, and will face The Rock at Wrestlemania in the ONCE IN A LIFETIME REMATCH.
-Dolph Ziggler wins the Royal Rumble, getting his title shot back and facing (insert WHC here) at Wrestlemania 29.

Book it.

Ziggler's briefcase is only for the WHC, not the WWE Title.

I've been thinking for weeks that Ryback was the obvious winner this year (with him getting a push and all), and will likely win by tossing out Cena last. But now I'm starting to think Cena will win it and then challenge the new WWE Champion The Rock to a rematch at Wrestlemania. (The Shield will likely cause Ryback to be eliminated by someone.) I can't think of any other way for Cena and Rock to go at each other's throats again, but if Cena win the Rumble, he could see this as as chance to win the title but also prove he can beat the Rock after all, and the feud could start again because of that. Punk would then go on to challenge Taker's streak. I also see them putting Rock/Punk on last at the Rumble, as they should.