The game is simple....guess the order in which everyone in the Rumble will appear. A list of the competitors is located at www.royalrumble.com
Benoit at #1 and Goldberg at #30 at gimmes, so the person who gets closest to 28 points is the winner. In the case of a tie, tiebreakers are your pick to win the Rumble, who will be the first one eliminated, who will last the longest in the match, and who will eliminate the most guys.
I'm also taking the guess that Eddie will be the yet-to-be-announced 30th man in the match.
1. Chris Benoit 2. Booker T 3. A-Train 4. Ernest Miller 5. Shelton Benjamin 6. Test 7. Nunzio 8. Rico 9. Hurricane Helms 10. Kane 11. Charlie Haas 12. Spike Dudley 13. Kurt Angle 14. Billy Gunn 15. Tajiri 16. Eddie Guerrero 17. Rikishi 18. The Big Show 19. Mark Henry 20. Rene Dupree 21. Rob Van Dam 22. Randy Orton 23. Bradshaw 24. Chris Jericho 25. John Cena 26. Matt Morgan 27. Christian 28. Matt Hardy 29. Scott Steiner 30. Bill Goldberg
Winner: Bill Goldberg First man out: Ernest Miller Longest lasting: Chris Benoit Most eliminations: Chris Benoit
Wait…if it’s MLK Jr. Day AND Pat Patterson’s Birthday…who gets the token win here?-- Matt "Excalibur05" Hocking on a match between Mark Henry and Rico
MH: What’s a clever way to say that I have a penis? CJ: Uh…Mark, nobody’s going to buy that shirt. MH: How about if I say that I’ve got…a…uh…? CJ: Coming up with T-Shirt ideas is hard Mark, why not leave it to the WWE marketing department. MH: I know! I’ve got it! CJ: Got what? MH: Stank! That’s Mah Stank! I’m gonna make a fortune!! CJ: “That’s Mah Stank”? MH: On the front it’ll say “Can You Smell It?” and on the back it’ll say “That’s Mah Stank”. Everybody’ll buy it because they’ll think it’s a Rock shirt. CJ: You know…you might be on to something there, sad to say. MH: I can’t wait to show mah stank to Trish.
You know, I have a feeling that Spanky didn’t quit, he was fired. Why? So they could repackage Mark Henry as “Stanky.” Think about THAT! --Matt "Excalibur05" Hocking, 1/19/04 Raw Satire
1. Chris Benoit 2. Rob Van Dam 3. Booker T 4. A-Train 5. Nunzio 6. Ernest Miller 7. Charlie Hass 8. Bradshaw 9. Tajiri 10. Spike Dudley 11. Kane 12. The Undertaker 13. Rico 14. Rene Dupree 15. Matt Morgan 16. Randy Orton 17. Billy Gunn 18. Scott Steiner 19. Test 20. Matt Hardy 21. Chris Jericho 22. Mark Henry 23. Rikishi 24. Big Show 25. John Cena 26. Kurt Angle 27. Shelton Benjamin 28. The Hurricane 29. Christian 30. Goldberg
First eliminated: A-Train Longest time: Chris Benoit Shortest time: The Undertaker Most eliminations: Benoit Longest time with no eliminations: Randy Orton Final 8: Benoit, Goldberg, Hurricane, Christian, Orton, Cena, Angle, Jericho Final 4: Benoit, Goldberg, Angle, Hurricane Final 2: Benoit, Goldberg Winner: Benoit
I simulated the Rumble in HTCP twice earlier tonight. I had to substitute some wrestlers for others since not everyone was in the game and I didn't feel like making them. (D-Von for Spike, Batista for Matt Morgan, Eric Bischoff for the Cat, etc.) These are my guesses, based on what happened in the two rumbles (I'm using my second run, but in my first run I started with Benoit and Angle and immediately tossed Angle... that seemed too fun not to use).
1. Chris Benoit 2. Kurt Angle 3. Big Show (he drew third both times) 4. Randy Orton 5. The Hurricane 6. Bradshaw 7. Spike Dudley 8. Test 9. A-Train 10. Rikishi 11. Billy Gunn 12. Ernest 'the Cat' Miller 13. Kane 14. Rhyno 15. Tajiri 16. Nunzio 17. Shelton Benjamin 18. Rob Van Dam 19. Rico 20. Christian 21. Scott Steiner 22. Charlie Haas 23. Matt Hardy 24. Matt Morgan 25. Renee Dupree 26. Mark Henry 27. John Cena 28. Booker T 29. Chris Jericho 30. Goldberg
Winner: John Cena (Christian won the first rumble, but I don't think he'll win here. Cena did win the second) First out: Kurt Angle Longest Lasting: Chris Benoit Most Eliminations: Chris Benoit (I had 15 with him in the first rumble before Taker caught me. Rico had 7 eliminations in the second rumble. I don't think that's likely.)
Final Four: Mark Henry, Matt Morgan, Goldberg, John Cena
Edit: Replaced Undertaker with Rhyno.
(edited by EddieBurkett on 24.1.04 0057) Time to go kick more dark side ass, KotOR style!
I'm bored and have no life, so I decided to try and predict the entire Rumble. Here's my best guess:
#1 is Chris Benoit. #2 is Rhyno. They fight it out. Rico enters at #3 and gets disposed of quickly. Rhyno and Benoit continue to brawl. Christian enters at #4 and teams up with Rhyno against Benoit. #5 is Booker T to help Benoit out. Matt Morgan is #6 and dominates, knocking everyone out, including the heels, but no eliminations. Hurricane enters at #7 and is quickly disposed of by Morgan. Finally, the Benoit, Christian, and Booker get to their feet and decide to team up against Morgan. However, Rhyno saves him from elimination. A-Train is #8 and goes right after Morgan and Rhyno. Train eliminates Morgan, but turns into a clothesline by Benoit and is eliminated. Tajiri enters at #9 and is a house of fire. Nunzio enters at #10 and squares off against Tajiri. Matt Hardy is #11, and he and Christian desperatley try to get rid of Benoit. Rhyno misses a gore, and is dumped by Booker. #12 is Mark Henry and he too tries, unsuccessfully, to get rid of Benoit. Spike Dudley enters at #13 and gets the upper hand on some of the smaller guys in the ring. Rene Dupre is #14 and quickly eliminates Dudley, however in turn gets eliminated by Henry. Kane enters at #15. He quickly disposes of Nunzio and Tajiri. However, he turns into Booker T, who gets the upper hand. However, Booker misses a side kick, and gets dumped out. Test comes in at #16, but doesn't last too long, as Kane throws him out almost as soon as he enters. Mark Henry decides to try his luck against Kane. However, he comes up short, and is soon gone. Meanwhile, Christian and Matt Hardy struggle to get Benoit over the top. Kane comes up from behind and throws all of them over. Christian & Matt are eliminated, and Benoit lands on the apron. Benoit and Kane go at it. Ernest Miller dances his way to the ring at #17, and dances right on out of it courtesy of Kane. Kane continues to work over Benoit. However, he missteps, and gets eliminated. Benoit rests alone in the ring for a short while. Then, John Cena hits the ring at #18. Benoit and Cena shake hands, and then go at each other. They end up doing the double knock-down spot as the clock ticks down. #19 ends up being Big Show. Show works over both Benoit and Cena. Show goes for the double choke-slam, but Benoit and Cena both give him boot to the nuts, and dispose of him. Again, they brawl, and again they knock each other out. Scott Steiner enters at #20 and picks the bones of both men. #21 is Shelton Benjamin, and he helps Steiner work over Benoit & Cena. Charlie Haas is right behind his partner at #22. However, Rob Van Dam, at #23, comes to the rescue, and quickly disposes of Steiner, before Benjamin & Haas work him over. Kurt Angle comes out at #24 to help out. Randy Orton enters at #25, however, to even the heel sides out. Rikishi enters at #26, and not much happens. Chris Jericho is #27, and he helps the heels out, and disposes of Rikishi. Bradshaw enters at #28, as everyone fights everyone else. Benoit is still hanging in by a thread, as Billy Gunn comes in at #29. Orton ducks a Clothesline From Hell, and eliminates Bradshaw. Goldberg is the last man out at #30. Goldberg goes wild, eliminating Billy Gunn, Shelton Benjamin, and Charlie Haas, right after the other. RVD sets up Orton for a 5-star, but Randy recovers and shoves him off the top and on to the floor to eliminate Van Dam. John Cena and Chris Jericho attempt to eliminate each other, but Goldberg comes up from behind and dumps both men. The final four in the ring (Benoit, Orton, Goldberg, and Angle) all go to seperate corners. Orton charges after Benoit, as Angle and Goldberg duke it out. Angle attempts to Angle Slam Goldberg to the floor, but Bill lands on the apron, and sends Angle flying to the outside. Orton knocks out Benoit with the RKO, but turns into a spear. Goldberg tries to eliminate Orton, but can't do it. Finally, Orton goes for the RKO, but Goldberg avoids it by shoving him into the ropes, and lariats him over the top. Bill turns his attention to Benoit. Goldberg works over Benoit. However, he goes for the spear, and Benoit reverses it, and throws Goldberg over the top rope to end the match.
1. Chris Benoit 2. Y2J 3. Mark Henry 4. Tajiri 5. Test 6. Kurt Angle 7. Randy Orton 8. Rico 9. Rob Van Dam 10. Booker T 11. Charlie Haas 12. Sheldon Benjamin 13. Bradshaw 14. Rikishi 15. Rene Dupree 16. Nunzio 17. Spike Dudley 18. Matt Morgan 19. The Cat 20. Kane 21. Big Show 22. Scott Steiner 23. Hurricane 24. A-Train 25. Matt Hardy V.1 26. John Cena 27. Rhyno 28. Christian 29. Billy Gunn 30. Bill Goldberg
Winner: Bill Goldberg First man out: Tajiri Longest lasting: Chris Benoit Most eliminations: Kane
Damn you WWE for making me change my sig. I'm sure you have good enough reasons to get rid of Shannon, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. Let me thus be the first to say: BRING BACK DAFFNEY!
ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH Called by Tazz & Michael Cole Howard Finkel intros the Rumble, as per usual. 90 second intervals this year. Earlier on the show, Paul Heyman offers a WWE Title shot to whoever eliminates Chris Benoit. ENTRANCE ORDER: #1 Chris Benoit #2 Kurt Angle #3 Rico #4 Ernest Miller #5 Spike Dudley #6 Matt Hardy V1 #7 Test #8 Nunzio #9 Christian #10 Chris Jericho #11 Rene Dupree #12 Rhyno #13 A-Train #14 Tajiri #15 Randy Orton #16 Rob Van Dam #17 The Big Show #18 Booker T #19 John Cena #20 Charlie Haas #21 Scott Steiner #22 Bradshaw #23 Mark Henry #24 The Hurricane #25 Kane #26 Matt Morgan #27 Rikishi #28 Billy Gunn #29 Shelton Benjamin #30 Goldberg STORY: Benoit & Angle fight throughout the match. Randy Orton gets a push. John Cena gets a push. Goldberg enters at 30, gets tossed by Orton. Final Four: Benoit, Angle, Cena & Orton. Tazz declares match a "rocketbuster". Mick Foley appears, distracts Orton long enough for Angle Slam & tossing to cheers. Foley jumps Orton at ringside and fights him up the ramp. Referees all try to corral them. Benoit dumps Angle, but the referees are distracted so he sneaks back in. Cena hits FU on Benoit & goes to toss him. Angle sneaks up from behind and shoves both men out...but Benoit grabs onto ropes and manages to stay in. Angle thinks he's out, celebrates on microphone and demands his title shot...and gets clotheslined out by Benoit for the win.
*The number given includes Benoit and Goldberg as gimmes
1. Torchslasher: 6 (3. Mark Henry, 4. Tajiri, 14. Rikishi, 15. Rene Dupree) 2. Gugs: 3 (24. Big Show) and 3 Tie-breakers (Longest, Most Eliminations, Winner) 3. Omega: 3 (13. Spike Dudley) and 2 Tie-breakers (Longest, Winner) -- I didn't count most eliminations from your booking since it wasn't always clear. I'm sorry if you got screwed out of coming in second here. 3. Eddie Burkett: 3(17. Shelton Benjamin) and 2 Tie-breakers: (Longest, Most Eliminations) 5. Big Bad: 2 and 2 Tie-breakers (Longest, Most Eliminations) 6. Freeway420: 2 and 1 Tie-breaker (Winner)
I hope everyone had fun! Congrats Torchslasher, I guess...
Edit: I should have gone with my first run of the Rumble... it called Benjamin at 17 (again!), Christian at 22, and Cena at 28. Oh well...
(edited by EddieBurkett on 27.1.04 0416) Time to go kick more light side ass, KotOR style!
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