I didn’t always like wrestling. As a young kid I remember occasionally watching Hulk Hogan, the Undertaker and a lot of the old school guys every once in a while. I recall IRS, the Honkey Tonk Man and of course the Natural Disasters. Then I started playing sports. My time was spent practicing, playing and watching sports. I can’t recall exactly when I came back to the WWE. I honestly don’t know if it was gradual, or it just happened. I suppose it all started when a friend of mine got a “black box.” This was during the days of cable when you could hear what was on scrambled channels, but could not see it unless you purchased the show. Or in this case, had a black box. We started watching WWE PPV’s at my friend’s house monthly. It was an excuse to hang out in middle school and high school. Eat some nachos and bean dip, drink some lemonade and enjoy the show.
Then Stone Cold showed up.
Stone Cold was brash, cool and sold shirts saying Austin 3:16. My birthday happened to be March 16th. I loved it. I’m not the first person to say that Stone Cold made the attitude era what it was and got me back into wrestling.
Then The Rock showed up.
I saw Raw live in Pittsburgh and a friend of mine brought a sign that said “Rocky is a No Limit Soldier.” What a perfect rap/hip-hop pop culture sign for the late 90’s.
Next thing I knew I was watching Raw or Nitro live every Monday night and taping the other on my VCR.
I was all in. (Not the Cody Rhodes show)
I will never forget where I was when Jericho debuted on Raw. Jericho was one of my favorites on WCW. The attitude ERA was a large part of my growing up. Didn’t everyone get in trouble at school for saying and doing things that DX did?
Then I graduated from high school. The Rock started making movies. Stone Cold took his ball and went home. I stopped watching. Life got in the way. I graduated from college, moved to a new city and got married. Football season ended and I put on Raw for the first time in a long time. They said there would be a special host to WrestleMania and I kind of liked this CM Punk guy. Not long after, The Rock is announced as guest host of WrestleMania. I was back. I have been watching since. (This was 2011 apparently)
I have the network now. I watch every week. My son loves watching and attending live shows. It is everything I wanted as a parent and wrestling fan. I also kind of like to gamble. I found this website called WrestleRumble.com. You can pay money and guess the winners of WWE events and win cash. If you like WWE and you like gambling, you should check it out. They give out cash in addition to other prizes and have season long contests. With the Royal Rumble this week, I thought I would try and guess the answers to the Wrestle Rumble contest along with the gambling odds for WWE. Oh yes, there are betting lines.
Wrestle Rumble Contest Questions
- Who will win rumble? The betting odds say Seth Rollins or Drew McIntyre. I am going with the betting favorite and someone I love, Rollins. He’s currently about +150.
- Who will win women’s rumble? Charlotte is the betting favorite and she is a significant favorite. In terms of betting there is better value elsewhere. I say Flair wins, then challenges both Raw and Smack down Champs for Mania. Also, can we have a tie? Can Lynch lose earlier in the night and then tie Charlotte so we get the Rousey/Flair/Becky match we all want?
- Asuka vs Lynch? Asuka is around -200 currently. I oddly don’t like her due to her lack on promo skills. I’ll stick with the favorite in Asuka, but I want Lynch to be awesome.
- Banks vs Rousey? Come on we all know Banks and Baily are going to win the women’s tag titles right? Take Rousey and lay the -350.
- Brock vs Finn? I hate Brock. I am tired of it all. The only good thing is his matches are short. But Vince will want Brock in a title match at Mania. Bet Brock.
- Daniel Bryan vs AJ Styles? My son loves AJ. He is his favorite. I love DB. I am taking Bryan.
- Shane and Miz vs Bar? Shane and Miz winning is way more fun.
- First entrant in men’s rumble? Seth Rollins being no.1 and running the table would be amazing. I am going with that.
- Second in men’s rumble? Dean would make too much sense at no.2 right? I think Seth clears the ring and Dean comes in at like 5 or so. I’ll go with Dolph at no.2.
- Third in rumble? After two real names no.3 has to be a non-competitor. I’ll say Apollo Crews.
- 29th entrant in rumble? I am going to go with John Cena. Everyone will think Vince is back and pushing Cena maybe, so having him come in and then lose would be great.
- First in women’s rumble? This is a tough one. But they can have Sasha Banks come out first and then mention how she just lost her title match and is exhausted. It is an easy way for a fan favorite to get thrown out.
- Second in women’s rumble? Bailey would be fun. I will go with that.
- Third in women’s rumble? Let’s throw in someone who can lose fast and is not getting a big push. Give me Sarah Logan.
- 29th in women’s rumble? What would make the crowd go insane here? Nikki Bella? I am going to go with Becky Lynch after losing in some strange way to Asuka.
- Last eliminated men’s rumble? John Cena. I said my reason above. He may also not be in it, but that’s why it’s called gambling!
- Last eliminated in women’s rumble? Hmmmm, Carmella. However, both Lynch and Charlotte win the rumble.
- What number will men’s winner enter from? NO.1 SETH FREAKING ROLLINS
- What number will women’s winner enter from? I think I recall reading 23 is the number with the most winners ever, so I am going with that! Did I do some research for this? Yes, yes I did.
- Will Becky enter and what number? Yes! 29!
- When will Seth Rollins enter? 1-15
- When will John Cena enter? 21-30
- Drew McIntyre enter? 21-30
- Kenny Omega be in Rumble? NO
- Any members of undisputed era enter rumble? NO
- Lesnar match over/under 13 min? UNDER. I wish I could bet on this.
- Rousey and banks over or under 12 min? OVER
- Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles over under 18 min? OVER
- Becky and Asuka over 14 min? UNDER
So what do you think? Am I crazy? How would a Becky/Charlotte both winning the Rumble work? I wrote this while listening to the Masked Man Podcast and I know I am pumped for Sunday! There has to be some sort or swerve. There was a PPV recently where every single betting favorite lost. Maybe a Kevin Owens return? Who knows Either way, I’ll be watching and tweeting. Follow us here on twitter and find out more about this contest at Wrestle Rumble!
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