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Firstly, let me first say that the Royal Rumble is an amazing concept and I would never say to get rid of the event.
Moving on....
My issue with the Royal Rumble is that in the past few years, it has really become pointless. It use to be a match that gave somebody the main event push that they needed. It was used to get somebody to the next level.
Good examples: Austin winning in 1998, Benoit winning in 2004, Batista winning in 2005, Rey Mysterio in 2006 (even though he got it for the wrong reasons, IMO)
there were even guys who had been main eventing before, but it still made sense for them to win it.
Examples: brock lesnar in 03, The Rock in 2000, Triple H in '02, etc.
the past several years though have seen the Royal Rumble be used only as an excuse to get an already established main eventer into the main event at Wrestlemania.
the past few years have seen Undertaker, Cena, Orton, and the latest, Edge win the RR. For what though? Non of these guys certainly didnt need to win the RR.
Now there are talks of having Randy Orton winning the Rumble again (probably to face Cean at WM). Im hoping they dont do this and use the Rumble this year to give somebody new a push; and somebody who actually deserves it.
So what is your view on the current state of the Rumble?
Moving on....
My issue with the Royal Rumble is that in the past few years, it has really become pointless. It use to be a match that gave somebody the main event push that they needed. It was used to get somebody to the next level.
Good examples: Austin winning in 1998, Benoit winning in 2004, Batista winning in 2005, Rey Mysterio in 2006 (even though he got it for the wrong reasons, IMO)
there were even guys who had been main eventing before, but it still made sense for them to win it.
Examples: brock lesnar in 03, The Rock in 2000, Triple H in '02, etc.
the past several years though have seen the Royal Rumble be used only as an excuse to get an already established main eventer into the main event at Wrestlemania.
the past few years have seen Undertaker, Cena, Orton, and the latest, Edge win the RR. For what though? Non of these guys certainly didnt need to win the RR.
Now there are talks of having Randy Orton winning the Rumble again (probably to face Cean at WM). Im hoping they dont do this and use the Rumble this year to give somebody new a push; and somebody who actually deserves it.
So what is your view on the current state of the Rumble?