Triple H not in the rumble

that was the plan , so i guess triple H wont be in the rumble than again...maybe he will be in a bigger match.....say a 2 ton steel bleep match?

I originally thought when William Regal made the switch back to Raw he was in line for a singles push instead of getting stuck in the GM role again. He is fully capable in the ring and I have never understood why he's constantly kept out of serious matches (Example: not last nights Regal vs. Hornswaggle match). I almost think of Regal in a JBL type of way, where I never expected JBL to become a huge singles star during his Acolyte/APA days, but once they let him do his thing on the mic with the right gimmick, anything can happen.

Now as to HHH, I expect him to get a title shot at Wrestlemania one way or another, whether its through a random match on Raw or the rumored Elimination Chamber coming up at No Way Out. However, since Regal and HHH had an intense stare down at Raw's 15th anniversary show, I started to get the feeling that these two might be facing off one on one at the Rumble. Now that HHH has lost his chance at the Rumble match it will be pretty likely to see this match after Regal's interference in the main event of the Flair vs. HHH match.

To me this seems like the a great way to go about making Regal a serious upper card wrestler again as HHH and Regal are known to have a great backstage relationship. By having these two face off at a PPV where the Rumble match itself sells the show, Regal does not have the pressure of getting fans to shell out $40 to watch him wrestle after not being in a wrestling spotlight like this before. It also gets him the same kind of rub Jeff Hardy received from HHH at Armageddon, win, lose, or draw. For those who say HHH is only out for himself in the WWE, they don't know what they are talking about. He has helped establish many of today's current main eventers, allowed Jeff Hardy to sneak out a win last month that made both wrestlers look really good, and might be helping Regal re-establish his singles career. Now I'm not saying HHH hasn't done some questionable things in the past, but sometimes his backstage rep gets blown out of proportion.

I think its a good thing that HHH is being kept out of the Rumble match because if he wasn't going to win it, there's no reason to have him go out there and get eliminated quickly. (It wouldn't have been a bad idea for Vince to give HHH the #1 spot and torture him for 60 minutes until someone eliminated him very late in the match, but this has been done many times over already.) So, all in all, I'm crossing my fingers for a HHH vs. Regal match to show up on PPV.

Hulkamaniac wrote:

I originally thought when William Regal made the switch back to Raw he was in line for a singles push instead of getting stuck in the GM role again. He is fully capable in the ring and I have never understood why he's constantly kept out of serious matches (Example: not last nights Regal vs. Hornswaggle match). I almost think of Regal in a JBL type of way, where I never expected JBL to become a huge singles star during his Acolyte/APA days, but once they let him do his thing on the mic with the right gimmick, anything can happen.

Good point. Who knows? Regal COULD've been a major star. It certainly helped that he was good friends with Trips, but unforunately he didn't jump out towards fans like RVD and Booker did after WCW/ECW died. Maybe because he's kept in the same damn spot all the time is because he doesn't have much credibility, but nonetheless, I think Regal is very good on the mic and is a good technical wrestler and seller and could get you a good PPV match and Triple H vs Regal at the Rumble is perfect for him to begin to kickstart a singles career in the ring again, especially that RAW is lacking heels right now.

Hulkamaniac wrote:

Now as to HHH, I expect him to get a title shot at Wrestlemania one way or another, whether its through a random match on Raw or the rumored Elimination Chamber coming up at No Way Out. However, since Regal and HHH had an intense stare down at Raw's 15th anniversary show, I started to get the feeling that these two might be facing off one on one at the Rumble. Now that HHH has lost his chance at the Rumble match it will be pretty likely to see this match after Regal's interference in the main event of the Flair vs. HHH match.

True again, I believe Trips will win the Elimination Chamber match and go onto face Batista at WrestleMania.

Hulkamaniac wrote:

To me this seems like the a great way to go about making Regal a serious upper card wrestler again as HHH and Regal are known to have a great backstage relationship. By having these two face off at a PPV where the Rumble match itself sells the show, Regal does not have the pressure of getting fans to shell out $40 to watch him wrestle after not being in a wrestling spotlight like this before. It also gets him the same kind of rub Jeff Hardy received from HHH at Armageddon, win, lose, or draw. For those who say HHH is only out for himself in the WWE, they don't know what they are talking about. He has helped establish many of today's current main eventers, allowed Jeff Hardy to sneak out a win last month that made both wrestlers look really good, and might be helping Regal re-establish his singles career. Now I'm not saying HHH hasn't done some questionable things in the past, but sometimes his backstage rep gets blown out of proportion.

I feel the same way about Regal. This is a guy who has been off and on in the ring and has remained consistent without having ring rust. I'm sick of seeing him being used as some weak authority being used to put people over who are in feuds with Vince. It's a shame that he's being used like that and a legit feud with Trips could boost him into a match at No Way Out and possibly even WrestleMania.

Hulkamaniac wrote:

I think its a good thing that HHH is being kept out of the Rumble match because if he wasn't going to win it, there's no reason to have him go out there and get eliminated quickly. (It wouldn't have been a bad idea for Vince to give HHH the #1 spot and torture him for 60 minutes until someone eliminated him very late in the match, but this has been done many times over already.) So, all in all, I'm crossing my fingers for a HHH vs. Regal match to show up on PPV.

HHH was already #2 and lasted technically the whole 'Rumble in 06. So it's been done before, yes. Still, I agree that it's a good thing Trips is out of the Rumble as it leaves with some more unpredictablity. It really opens it up though, really, and I do too see HHH-Regal happening as I don't see anyone facing HHH in the near-future.

i reckon that

Triple H will win the royal rumble