TripleG

1) Ryback = Getting a big push now and I can see him going after Big Show for the title.

2) John Cena = It is going to be Cena/Rock II, probably for the WWE Title, so there you go.

3) The Miz = They just turned him face, so they might try to rejuvenate him. Who knows?

4) Randy Orton = Because he is Randy Orton and they always find something for him to do.

5) Dolph Ziggler = I only have him at five because he already has the MITB and God knows when that is going to be cashed in. But with the push he is getting now, who knows? They might give him the Rumble too. Hell, he could get the title shot at the Rumble, lose, and then cash in the MITB for the immediate rematch.

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xdoomsayerx

ryback was my clear favorite favorite, but now idk about him. Since wwe says he still has a future title match in the near future.

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Randy Orton
John Cena
Kane
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cyrus_cesar

In order

John Cena (for obvious reasons)
Ryback (getting a big ass push)
Randy Orton (hasn't done shit all yr, so why not?)
Wildcard..maybe Lesnar?

I honestly can't even think of a 5th person

Iron Head

VERY LIKELY:
Ryback. Dolph Ziggler. John Cena.

SURPRISE WINS:
Mark Henry. Undertaker. The Rock.

RANDOM PICK:
Antonio Cesaro.

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It's going to be Ryback winning the Rumble and facing Show at 'Mania for the World Title.

Cena will cash in the Money In The Bank he won from Dolph at TLC against The Rock, who beat Punk at RR, even though the contact's supposed to be for the World Heavyweight Title -_-

And Punk will end up facing 'Taker at 'Mania, with Trips facing Lesnar.

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Vin Ghostal

So Barrett is going from MAYBE squeaking by Kingston at TLC for the INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP to winning the Rumble a month later? Riiiiiiiiiiiight.

If I've said it once, I've said it 47 times: if Barrett couldn't win the 2011 Rumble, he's not winning one anytime soon.

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1. Ryback
2. Dolph Ziggler
3. The Miz

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5. The Miz. Like him or not, he's already one of the more decorated talents on the roster, and is one of the company's biggest stars. MOST of the Rumble winners in the recent past were superstars who were well-accomplished and guaranteed major players. Well, Miz is that. His recent face turn could lead him to a big push. He's on the list because there's not too many others on the roster who deserve to win it more.

4. John Cena - Because he's John Cena. They don't mind giving him every accomplishment in the book. He doesn't NEED to win a Rumble match to have title shots or big Mania matches, but if it means Cena is constantly in the spotlight, then he'll shamelessly be there to win. They gotta set up Rock vs Cena II, so they can neglect their other talents as usual, and feed Cena a SECOND Rumble victory. >.>

3. Brock Lesnar - Lesnar is another guy who has already won the Rumble, so he doesn't need it, but the WWE doesn't care. I don't think they're beyond making the same guy win multiple Royal Rumbles, which is a waste of a once a year only event. It's an easy way to set Lesnar up for a big match, and he will inevitably be at WM.

2. Ryback - They're gonna pull another Del Rio with this meathead and push him to the moon way before he should. Most Rumble winners are guys who have been world champs, but Ryback will be another ADR in that he isn't. He's another one of the WWE's pet projects, so he gets all the opportunities without any of the work.

1. CM Punk - NOBODY on the roster deserves it more in my opinion. Since Punk will no doubt be dropping the belt to Rocky, he can at least have his Rumble moment. I don't see why he can't work both matches. Just have him come in the Rumble towards the end and win. He could do something similar to the 2011 Rumble where instead of having The Nexus help him eliminate people, he could use The Shield. Only this time he needs to actually win. Punk is a seasoned superstar who has a lot of accolades under his belt, but a Royal Rumble victory is one of the few things he hasn't done yet. They might as well have him win it while he's the top guy. He won't be around forever.

I will be all kinds of pissed if ANY of the following guys win the Rumble: John Superman Cena, Rybotch, Blandy Boreton, or some other up and comer who WWE gets a hair up their ass to push for no reason.

Others I wouldn't mind winning: Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler, Wade Barrett, Big Show.

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Odds:
Ryback - 65% - He's the very clear favorite here, and him challenging for the WHC seems pretty obvious. Whether it's against Show, Orton, or Ziggler, whatever, he's probably winning the Rumble and probably walking out of WrestleMania 29 as your World Heavyweight Champion.
CM Punk - 15% - I think CM Punk's the next most likely candidate, because I could see a situation where he drops the title to the Rock at the Rumble and then wins the Rumble later in the night (I know, Punk/Rock will most likely be the main event, just speculating here). I think this would have been much more likely if Sheamus had remained WHC however, because that's honestly who I had pinned down as Punk's WrestleMania opponent (please God not Undertaker).
Brock Lesnar - 10% I'm putting Brock Lesnar as my third most likely. I do think there's a good chance he'll be in the Rumble, and they could always go the direction of him vs. Cena vs. the Rock in a Triple Threat at WrestleMania. They won't, but still, if he's in the Rumble, he's either winning it or he's runner-up to Ryback.
John Cena - 5% It's Cena, he always has a chance.
Randy Orton - 4% It's Orton, he always has a chance.
Wade Barrett - 1% Throwing my guy a bone lol.
Dolph Ziggler - 0.01% Just lol.

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Kabraxal

If it is Rock/Cena... Cena obviously.

If the plan is Taker/Punk... Ryback. He will go after WHC, Rock will get screwed out of the title and the next Raw will most likely see the gong after a long promo celebration brag.

If it is Punk/Rock... then it could be Punk or Rock as a surprise entrant.

But I wouldn't be surprised if they think Ryback/Rock would be a draw and have one of the worst WM matchups in history with Ryback taking the rumble after Rock beats Punk <_<

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