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[Booster Gold]

Jericho's return last year was a huge surprise, this year not so much.
I really doubt he'll win it even though he was the first undisputed champion and all that.
Sheamus should be all set to return at the Rumble - no surprises there.
I'm also expecting Roman Reigns to beat Kane's record for most eliminations.

This year's Royal Rumble commercial is much better than last years...

An extended look at the 2014 Royal Rumble commercial - YouTube

An extended look at the 2014 Royal Rumble commercial - YouTube

WWE Royal Rumble 2013 Promo - People Are Talking - YouTube

WWE Royal Rumble 2013 Promo - People Are Talking - YouTube

Last year's Royal Rumble by the numbers video was cool.

WWE Royal Rumble: By The Numbers - YouTube

WWE Royal Rumble: By The Numbers - YouTube

thats a ten yard penalty for being fine. haha.

I'm looking forward to the match more than the past few years. It is always pretty predictable. Sheamus winning last year was a surprise to me because I thought if Jericho was ever going to win, then last year would be his year to win. His big return then. Other years it has been easy to predict.

Maybe next week it will be easier to pick the winner.

I think Roman Reigns beating Kane would be a good bet (so many jobbers to eliminate), also one of the other members or both of the shield to eliminate Reigns would be a good bet. All I'm thinking about the shield now is when Roman Reigns goes on his own. maybe him throwing Ambrose and Rollins over would be an even better bet.

or maybe they just get on and they all get eliminated by Cena

The Shield are an established force, Punk wasn't in the match last year, he is obviously a favorite, Bryan maybe. I guess we have to see since he has two storylines going together at the minute. hot shit. I'm thinking he wont get a title match, but I could be wrong.

Sheamus has said he wont be clear for a certain time, but maybe that is just being WWE. telling lies and shit. Batista? who knows. Options are still open at the minute.

[Absent Friend]

I never shared these highlights from last year's Royal Rumble...




I remember sharing this though.

The weird thing, they can easily fill the 30 man slot with their current main roster, but they feel the need to import special guests. The 2012 version with Michael Cole, Lawler, and Booker made it too excessive. Last year was better, this year, who knows? I would read sometimes of Jake Roberts wanting to do a Royal Rumble gig. The cool thing about the Royal Rumble every year is that you never know exactly who gets in.


Back to Chris Jericho, WWE.com interviewed him and mentions a possible return to the ring.

On Dec. 9, 2001, Chris Jericho became the first Undisputed Champion in WWE history when he defeated both The Rock and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin on the same night to unify the WWE and WCW Championships. Twelve years later, Randy Orton beat John Cena in an epic Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match to combine the WWE and World Heavyweight Titles and become the first-ever WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

To get a better perspective on what it means to be the only Superstar at the top of the mountain, WWE.com reached out to Y2J to get his opinion. In between touring with Fozzy, creating the web series “But I’m Chris Jericho!” and launching his podcast “Talk Is Jericho,” The Ayatollah of Rock ‘n’ Rolla was able to squeeze us into his hectic schedule.

WWE.COM: What did it mean to you to be Undisputed Champion? What was it like the night you won?

CHRIS JERICHO: Winning is one of those things I look back on very fondly, even though I don’t remember a lot about it. The night itself is almost a blur, because it happened so fast. I remember more about afterwards, when I had to drive to Anaheim [Calif.]. By the time I got to my hotel, everything was closed. I had to order a pizza from Domino’s, but they wouldn’t deliver to my room. I had to go down to the lobby and I locked myself out of my room. I had to argue with the desk guy to let me back in the room, where my two titles were. It was a classic “dining with kings and queens, ending up in the gutter eating pork and beans” type of thing, all in one night.

WWE.COM: Do you think there should only be one champion?

JERICHO: I thought it was a great idea to unify the championships in the first place back in 2001. Whether I wanted it or not, I thought it was diluting it to have two champions. I didn’t really understand the reason why. It’s like boxing; when you have the WBA champion and the WBC champion, there’s like 10 world champions. Who’s the real world champion?

WWE.COM: Was one championship perceived to be more important than the other?

JERICHO: It always seemed like Raw’s championship had a little more steam than the SmackDown championship. So, why even have two? I was always confused by the names, too. Is it the World Championship? Is it the WWE World Championship? They’re almost the same. So when they put them together, I thought it was a smart move. Then, a couple years later, they switched back to having two championships, which I’ve never been a fan of. I think in WWE, the reason why you’re there is to become WWE Champion. It’s like having two Stanley Cup winners or two Super Bowl winners or two Best Band winners at the Grammys. You can’t do that, it’s like kissing your sister. When I heard they were going to unify the titles again, I thought it was the best idea for the company, because we know who the champion is.

WWE.COM: What’s it like in the locker room when there’s only one champion?

JERICHO: When you’re the only champion, everybody’s your best friend until you turn your back. They’re all trying to stab you. When you’re on top of the mountain, everybody’s trying to push you off. I know that. I became Undisputed Champion and from the moment I won until the moment I lost it four months later, I was public enemy No. 1 in the ring and behind the scenes. Competition-wise and politically, everyone wanted to unseat me. I didn’t care. It was my time and I was going to do everything I could to hold onto that title for as long as I could.

WWE.COM: How do you deal with the pressure of having that target on your back?

JERICHO: That’s what being a WWE Superstar is. It’s all about pressure. The advantage I had is that I was in the business 11 years before I won the title. When I finally won, I wasn’t letting it go for anybody.

Some people get the title and grow from it, and some collapse under the pressure. In my case, it wasn’t my best title run, not even close. But it was the first time. Once you get the first under your belt, you realize if you have what it takes to win it again. I think anybody can win the championship once, but can you win it twice? Can you win it three times?

WWE.COM: How do you think Randy Orton will handle being WWE World Heavyweight Champion?

JERICHO: I think he’s going to handle it the way he should handle it, which is knowing that it wasn’t easy to get it. Anybody who’s going to take it away from him is going to do it at the expense of their own safety. There’s not a lot of guys in the company that have more experience than him or more championship runs. It’s going to be very hard to beat him. I expect him to react like he’s never reacted before. He’s going to be a whole new guy. If he doesn’t, he’s going to lose it quickly.

WWE.COM:You see the WWE World Heavyweight Championship making things more cutthroat in WWE.

JERICHO: When there’s only one World Champion in the company, it makes things even direr. Every match is more important. It’s not like before when you could be like, “Oh, if I lose this one, I’ll jump over and try for that one.” There’s only one chance now, one grand prize. That’s the way it should be.


WWE.COM: Your new podcast, “Talk is Jericho,” is already taking off. How did that come about?

JERICHO: My good friend Steve Austin has a podcast. He’s one of the few guys I still talk to on a regular basis from my time in WWE. He called me and asked me to do his podcast. He mentioned that the people that he worked for at PodcastOne were interested in me doing one. I’ve been looking for a way to break into that world. It was very much an act of happenstance that Steve called me and said they were looking for me.

WWE.COM: How are you enjoying it?

JERICHO: It’s great because I can talk about music, I can talk about wrestling, I can talk about horror movies, TV shows, whatever I want. You never know how people are going to respond to it.

My first two shows, Steve Austin was my guest [and] it was a huge boost. I think the diversity I have is going to make it very entertaining. My competition is Adam Carolla and Chris Hardwick, those are the guys I’m going up against. There’ll be music guests, wrestling guests and everybody in between. I’m real excited about it. It’s something I’ve been looking forward to doing for a long time. It’s right up my alley for sure.

WWE.COM: WrestleMania season’s approaching. The WWE Universe wants to know — are you getting the itch to get back in the ring?

JERICHO: I don’t really have the itch. I’m super busy with all the stuff I’m doing, between Fozzy tours, we’re getting ready to record a new record, the podcast, “But I’m Chris Jericho,” which is another big hit. I’m also finishing my third book. There’s a lot of stuff going on. Having said that, I’d be open to it, but I haven’t had any conversations or anything like that. It’s WrestleMania. Anybody that’s been in WWE wants to be involved. If I’m there, it’ll be awesome and I’ll do everything I can to have the best match on the show. If I’m not, I’ll have a great time watching it, I’m sure.

Just a very interesting tidbit, Jeff Jarrett resigned from TNA.

On December 22nd, 2013 I officially resigned from TNA Entertainment. Thanks to everyone involved for all the fantastic memories! #grateful

— Jeff Jarrett (@JeffJarrettTNA) December 23, 2013

I mention this because he could be part of the Royal Rumble.

[Booster Gold]

It is official and the announcement was just made on RAW tonight.
The Animal Batista returns to RAW on Jan 20.

Batista returns to WWE on Jan. 20, 2014 - YouTube

Batista returns to WWE on Jan. 20, 2014 - YouTube

I would bet on Batista winning the Royal Rumble match this time

Sign of the evening:

[talltrekkie]

The big question with Batista is what he's coming back as, I can't shake the idea of him coming back as an ally/lapdog of Orton/HHH. Getting the band back together so to speak. At least until someone stabs the other in the back, maybe setup a Batista/HHH match at mania.

I'm thinking Orton vs Batista right now.

Maybe he does come in and is all chummy with his old mates, then a quick thumbs down and Orton goes through a table. sounds like something that happened before . It would be nine years later, so new to most/a lot.

whatever

playtime is over children

Dave Bautista, via Twitter, commented on his scheduled return to WWE at the 1/20/14 edition of Raw in Dayton, Ohio, writing, "I can't wait to get to the Cheesefest in Hoakietown and punch somebody right In the f'n face! Playtime's over children

[Love Buzz]

Batista wants to fight Lesnar apparently. Sounds good to me. I'm all excited again, I like to have the big stars back.

Batista returning to WWE in 2014! he wants Brock Lesnar!

Batista returning to WWE in 2014! he wants Brock Lesnar!

Off track but wouldn't mind seeing Double J in the Rumble, doubt it'll happen though.

It would be cool to put him in the RR and have a diva eliminate him, maybe Aksana.

[Booster Gold]

Originally Posted by Alan Kellerman

It would be cool to put him in the RR and have a diva eliminate him, maybe Aksana.

lol Eva Marie enters the Royal Rumble and eliminates Batista. That would be epic! Epic fail that is! Realistically speaking, I can see someone like Lita entering the Rumble match and eliminate Santino and Jinder.

More news about Batista from PWInsider

The deal for Batista to return during WrestleMania XXX season is something he and Triple H have been working on for several months now. Batista will be working TV tapings, pay-per-views and even some live events. The deal will see him stick around for at least some time after WrestleMania XXX.

Before announcing it on RAW last night, the original idea was that he return as a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble. WWE had copy of the promotional materials that were scheduled to be sent out to local arenas and one theory is that those were sent out prematurely without a notice to hold it back until he had already debuted at the Rumble. To say that WWE officials were upset is an understatement. One WWE source joked that it was a good thing Vince McMahon was overseas visiting troops when the return leaked or he may have killed someone.

One person who saw Batista over the weekend noted that he has put on a lot of muscle and looks more ripped than usual.

looking more ripped. BrassBody is going to show Ryback how it is done.

I wouldn't be upset and I'm sure the original story was released on purpose. I'm fully on the it is better for people to know bandwagon, especially for something like a Royal Rumble match. a surprise entrant that has no chance of winning is fine, but when points can be won and lost in prediction contests, then I want to know if a big name is going to be there.

I'd have Fandango win the IC title next week. he is more entertaining than Big E. Having Summer Rae is a big advantage. I don't see why they shouldn't make Fandango champion. I know they wont. I'm pretty sure Big E squashes him and will not impress me. I hope they keep it a little competitive before Big pulls the strap down and unleashes his super powers.