Think showing X-Pac at the Raw debut was a sign he may come back. He's repeatedly said he wants to come back for a mini run and a Rumble appearance would set the stage for a few matches leading up to WrestleMania.
Damn are Steve & I entering into a feud in 2025 lol ... but on a serious note watching this gave me an idea. They should make Carmelo the iron man in the rumble. That could help push him in the right direction
Depending on the feud, they should have a purposeful Kofi "botch". It could trigger a crisis of confidence storyline that results in them realizing that they aren't really the New Day without Big E
40 absolutely needs to be the new standard. People are too sentimental about shit that doesn't matter. Especially with a 2 night show. People acting like they'll actually not watch with 10 more people.
I don't really care but just an argument against it We will most likely eliminate the possibility of an iron man performance where a superstar lasts more than an hour and gets close to win the rumble, might be too long for first 3 people Having said that, I really don't care as long as it's executed well😊
@@harshadmahajan8765 Easy (ish) to have someone take 10 mins out of the ring. Thrown out but not over the top rope, and is forgotten about, and comes back with 5 mins to go
Fun game, for every pick that is in the rumble, you get 1 point. And for every one who is in the rumble and you guess their correct entrant number, you get 3 points.
That was me. I like any Rumble/battle royal. I’m not a fan of the Saudi shows due to their government, but I can’t hate on the fans there. Sadly, we are stuck with them. Also, I just think 50 people allows more people to get paid and some screen time. WWE has too bloated of a roster for just 30 IMO.
If Cena wins he'll get the 08 "hey we didn't want you " reaction. Cm punk should win since it might be best chance to legit pull trigger in it. Punk Roman and Heyman interfere would go off.
Are we... are we watching a Steve Reacts video ... to Steve reacting to his own video from the week prior? What fucking timeline have I found myself trapped in!!?!
The only thing I would change is that Joe Henry is one of the final four. I say that because Joe Henry will most likely get a massive reaction and also I think Jordynne Grace got to the final four last year in the women's.
Not nesessarily an omission but rumble is in Indy, I think Pat McAfee could get an actual rumble moment this year. Maybe it sets up a mania match of him and Dom Mysterio?
Hey Steve, I think we hold off on the Alestair Black debut at the Royal rumble and instead debut him the Monday or Friday after wrestlemania the same way, he debuted in AEW with the black mask to Cody or whoever the champion is at the time.
I don’t think Malakai’s AEW contract expires until February or March, which means a Rumble appearance wouldn’t be possible. Hopefully I’m wrong and he does appear, that would be so cool!
Went to the Smackdown just this past Friday and i was telling friends Jacob is easily my favorite Bloodline Member, then i had to explain why there's 2 Bloodlines and why Cody is getting involved and a whole thing so I just said "aren't you glad i stayed a fan since 2010?" Cuz that's when my Fandom actually began was back in 2010
Steve Here’s math is not mathing!! He picks Seth to eliminate Punk but Punk is in final 4 and not Seth. Are you saying Seth eliminates Punk from the outside?
Normally theres two heels and two faces in the final 4. For me, solo, reigns, drew and punk in the final 4. 2 big storylines comes to a head once again for the chance to be the number 1 contender. Reigns wants his title back, drew wants his title back after losing it an WM, punk wants to headline WM, solo there just to add a bit of a spanner in the works.
No shot. The Cena thing has to last. I don't think seeing him win Rumble gives fans anything to sink their teeth into for an entire year worth of final john Cena matches. Have him win MITB, declare that his last match ever will be for the championship, have him win, get either the winged eagle or some kind of custom Cenabelt, and retire as the champ after having it go down to the wire. That's the story I think. A heel comes out of WrestleMania as champion, and a contender for a final major feud with Cena. Cena wins at MITB in July. At Summer Slam he has a match for the other brand's championship and loses. At Raw he announces that he's calling his shot for his last match and declaring he's cashing in for a 1 on 1 match for the title on his very last match in WWE. This sets up a feud for the rest of the year, where the heel champion (Potentially Gunther?) tries to take out Cena at every opportunity to make sure he doesn't make it to his last match. This in turn also answers the "Well what's he going to do at Survivor Series" question. Team Heel vs Team Cena. Cena gets a big win that only makes the champ that more intent on ending Cena. But it's no use, Cena makes it to his last match, wins the belt, and sends everyone home happy. Though honestly, if it's Gunther... I'd be fine if Gunther gave John an L in his last match, if it meant it made him look bigger, and solidified his career.
My so called hot take. Alister shows up, is in the final 4 replacing Roman, eliminates Cena and wins. Cena tries to get Black to fall for a title shot match and fails. Black swerves everyone choosing Cody instead of Gunther. Wins at Mania and Cena must reach into his dark side becoming the new Fiend in order to win the title from Black. 😂😂😂 In all seriousness, Alister winning would put a massive thorn in Cena’s return, crisis of confidence, urgency, and more options for stories to be told. Let’s leave out Cena turning into the Fiend lol… for now… :P
I said last they need to increase the number for the men’s rumble and it’s even more this year.. there is a whole rumbles worth of talent on the roster that won’t be in this rumble.. and while having a random legend return task away a spot from “more deserving” talent it adds a charm that the rumbles are missing at the moment.. I’m think next years Saudi Royal rumble could be 50 but I wouldn’t mind this years being a 40
I think the final four are going to be John Cena, Randy Orton, CM Punk and Roman Reigns. I mean come on, man. Those 4 being the final 4 would be insanity
Bruh, I've been waiting for an x-pac rumble return for like 10 years ever since they got everyone back in the company for reunions. This is just ridiculous that this hasn't happened yet and I'd be hella pressed if they do the typical WWE thing and think theme songs aren't really a big deal and he comes out to Dx's theme 🤦♀️ lol.
Expanding the number of Royal Rumble entrants is the same logic that people use to justify 6 hour PPVs. It's just too much and dilutes the big moments.
Here is fantasy booking for 2026: does Punk show up for the Saudi Royal Rumble? We all know how much the Saudi's are willing to pay, for just about ANYTHING. Does Punk toss his morals aside for the payday, and give the Saudi's what they want, or does he stick to his guns?
I think that there will be a tag match between The New Day and Rey Mysterio & Penta so they won’t be in the Rumble match. I would replace these four with Uncle Howdy, Logan Paul, Ludwig Keiser and either Santos Escobar or Tama Tonga.
They should expand to 40. And this would be a wild scenario.....#1 is announced and its.....Adam Pearce. Or Aldis. And then have the other come out at #2. That'd be fun.
I'd rather see Rollins win by eliminating Cena at the very end and turning heel. I could see a triple threat match between Punk, Seth, and Roman for the world title. Roman could beat Gunther sometime after the rumble and Punk could cash in his favor from Heyman for a match at Mania. Roman would accept out of respect for his wiseman thus pissing off Rollins even more
Triple H doesn't book the rumble. Neither did vince. They have several producers that book the matches. Those guys have been the same for the most part over the last several years.
Correct me if im wrong but does Aleister Black's contract end at the end of this month? I know he's leaving but i heard somewhere that hos contract doesn't end until February or March.
I see the last 4 being Cena, Reigns, Cm Punk, and Jey USO. Jey USO winning the rumble he is too over to not headline Wrestlemania. I think Wrestlemania ends with Roman giving Jey USO the Ula Fala as Jey wins Cody’s title. This shows Roman’s growth and it’s a nice call back to Roman telling Jey USO you are next as the tribal chief.
Jey Uso is 1000% a number 1 or 2 Entrant. They love his entrance too much. I would love if he came in towards the middle and did his same entrance as the Rumble is going but Hunter aint that inventive
I'm predicting, and I fully admit this would be lame, but definitely in HHH's wheelhouse, Cody enters and wins the Rumble. He then chooses his own opponent, G1 style. He choses John Cena. Cena, suffering from imposter syndrome, takes challengers for his spot at EC and a SNME before Mania.
Honestly I think instead of Cena winning, he should be the last one eliminated. Who eliminates him? Alester Black. Big return and a big angle for him to have an amazing match vs Gunter at Mania. It would do wonders for pushing those who are on the fence about coming back to return to WWE, as they would see someone come back and get pushed to the moon rather than pushed down the card immediately as they did with Andrade. Cena could go on to have a 3 or 4 way match with Shamus and Bron Breaker for the IC title they havent won before.
wasn’t booker t in the 2023 royal rumble where he got eliminated by gunther ??
Ok this gets pinned because yes, Booker was in. My bad. Still think there won’t be any legends 😬🫠😂
@WrestleJuice LOL it’s ok, i agree! just had a random memory of the ring general throwing him out and was wondering
@@WrestleJuiceflair 😂
Booker made sense too because he’s a Texas local. And that was at the Alamo dome I believe/
Think showing X-Pac at the Raw debut was a sign he may come back. He's repeatedly said he wants to come back for a mini run and a Rumble appearance would set the stage for a few matches leading up to WrestleMania.
Rollins eliminating Punk and having Punk in your final 4 and not Rollins is an interesting take
I could see the legend Giovanni Vinci coming out and getting eliminated in half a second
There's always a clownish elimination every year, so maybe? It worked wonders for Chelsea Green, maybe Vini Vinci can try and make something of it.
That 50 man two ring Royal Rumble has Saudi Arabia written all over it
and its going to have some sort of knockoff, because the Prince of Saudi wants to see Kamala, and unfortunately James Harris has since passed.
Lmao
I’m expecting Royal Rumble in Riyadh to bring back World War 3 from the old WCW graveyard
@@Surv1vor1993i came to bring up WW3, as well. Though it was 60 men, I think (which is obviously doable)
funny that steve just had himself on screen when cena was declared his rumble winner😂
Thanks for reacting to my comment. It really cheered me up. I didn’t expect that.
With all due respect to the guy talking on screen, the one in the video cutaway is way more attractive 😂
With all due respect Steve, I enjoy your content. Thanks.
Carmelo’s stock isn’t falling he’s in a feud with Braun and is teasing a feud with the og bloodline.
Damn are Steve & I entering into a feud in 2025 lol ... but on a serious note watching this gave me an idea. They should make Carmelo the iron man in the rumble. That could help push him in the right direction
(Brad trips at the grocery store)
Steve: I prayed for this to happen and it did.
Also agreed Melo needs a good Rumble!
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Depending on the feud, they should have a purposeful Kofi "botch". It could trigger a crisis of confidence storyline that results in them realizing that they aren't really the New Day without Big E
I’d like to see what you’d do booking the women’s rumble too. More play for legends and NXT spots
R-Truth comes out to K-Kwicks theme and thinks it’s 2001. I believe he was entry 20 in that match.
You guys have the most positive enivornemnt for fans in wrestling
40 absolutely needs to be the new standard. People are too sentimental about shit that doesn't matter. Especially with a 2 night show. People acting like they'll actually not watch with 10 more people.
yeah for women and mens like so many gd female wrestlers in nxt id love to see...
I don't really care but just an argument against it
We will most likely eliminate the possibility of an iron man performance where a superstar lasts more than an hour and gets close to win the rumble, might be too long for first 3 people
Having said that, I really don't care as long as it's executed well😊
@@harshadmahajan8765 Easy (ish) to have someone take 10 mins out of the ring. Thrown out but not over the top rope, and is forgotten about, and comes back with 5 mins to go
I could'nt concentrate on the video cause I was so focused on all the funny Steve faces that was being made by pausing his own video.
Fun game, for every pick that is in the rumble, you get 1 point. And for every one who is in the rumble and you guess their correct entrant number, you get 3 points.
This is the first video I’ve seen of yours and I really love how colorful your setup is!!!!
That person with the 50-entrant Royal Rumble idea must LOVED the "Greatest" Royal Rumble...
That was me. I like any Rumble/battle royal. I’m not a fan of the Saudi shows due to their government, but I can’t hate on the fans there. Sadly, we are stuck with them. Also, I just think 50 people allows more people to get paid and some screen time. WWE has too bloated of a roster for just 30 IMO.
Flair said he really retired this time. This is basically a confirmation that he'll come back so he will be in the Royal Rumble.
A royal rumble with 2 rings and 50 people is the absolute worst idea I’ve heard
all do respect, i love what you do on this channel.
With all due respect wrestle juice, i enjoy your content. Thanks!
Well I just learned about X factor and where the “I got everything I ever wanted” joke came from, this is a good day
I think Seth Rollins , Roman Reigns , AJ Styles and Logan Paul will be in it .
Are you doing one for the women's rumble?
Black won’t get out of his contract till February to March so he can’t be a rumble surprise, probably RAW after mania
The rumble is in February
I’ve been predicting an X-Pac Rumble surprise for years. Come on Triple H! We ain’t got many years left on this one
If it was Vince, i bet Hulkster would make an entrance to "to cash in on that heat" from Netflix premiere
this is galaxy brain, reacting to your own video from just 1 week ago! i love this guys XD
If Cena wins he'll get the 08 "hey we didn't want you " reaction. Cm punk should win since it might be best chance to legit pull trigger in it. Punk Roman and Heyman interfere would go off.
Cena wins the Rumble AND the Chamber. Main events both nights of Mania wins 17th & 18th world title. Just because Cena hates odd numbers. Book it!
AND he wins both titles with a simple roll-up. 🙃
In response to 50 man 2 ring I have 3 words
Greatest Royal Rumble
Are we... are we watching a Steve Reacts video ... to Steve reacting to his own video from the week prior? What fucking timeline have I found myself trapped in!!?!
5:12 peek reaction content creator history being made. 😅😅😅😅
Books T is a legend in my book gotta count him as a rumble entrance last year
If cena wins, we riot
The only thing I would change is that Joe Henry is one of the final four. I say that because Joe Henry will most likely get a massive reaction and also I think Jordynne Grace got to the final four last year in the women's.
He won’t even be in the rumble he’s already booked on the Jericho cruise
i’m not optimistic but i’m hoping for matt cardona
Not having the final four be Roman punk cena and orton seems like a major waste to me
Not nesessarily an omission but rumble is in Indy, I think Pat McAfee could get an actual rumble moment this year. Maybe it sets up a mania match of him and Dom Mysterio?
Theory needs to be in the rumble pleaseeee
Hey Steve, I think we hold off on the Alestair Black debut at the Royal rumble and instead debut him the Monday or Friday after wrestlemania the same way, he debuted in AEW with the black mask to Cody or whoever the champion is at the time.
Steven Flowe needs to be in the Rumble 🤣
Actually made me think it'd be cool if we got 123 Kid... Unlikely, but we see XPac quite a lot with the DX segments at the Anniversary shows etc.
Joe Hendry isn’t gonna be at the rumble homie 😂 he’s gonna be in the middle of the ocean on a cruise ship.
R-Truth is going to come out to Cenas music(while Cena is already in the ring). You heard it here first.
What about Wade Barrett?? I think he is gonna come in and eliminate Drew. Kick off a rivalry
I don’t think Malakai’s AEW contract expires until February or March, which means a Rumble appearance wouldn’t be possible. Hopefully I’m wrong and he does appear, that would be so cool!
Went to the Smackdown just this past Friday and i was telling friends Jacob is easily my favorite Bloodline Member, then i had to explain why there's 2 Bloodlines and why Cody is getting involved and a whole thing so I just said "aren't you glad i stayed a fan since 2010?"
Cuz that's when my Fandom actually began was back in 2010
Steve Here’s math is not mathing!! He picks Seth to eliminate Punk but Punk is in final 4 and not Seth. Are you saying Seth eliminates Punk from the outside?
This might be a time to bring Zilla in just to tease everyone.
Wishing Black were in it. But reports of him with no contract until end of February / Early March.
Travis Scott gonna be in the Rumble.
I feel like Punk wins the title before Mania and Cena challenges him for that title to main event night 1
I kinda want hulk hogan to win the rumble 😂😂 It could genuinely break the entire iwc😂😂
I'm throwing myself of a cliff
Normally theres two heels and two faces in the final 4. For me, solo, reigns, drew and punk in the final 4. 2 big storylines comes to a head once again for the chance to be the number 1 contender. Reigns wants his title back, drew wants his title back after losing it an WM, punk wants to headline WM, solo there just to add a bit of a spanner in the works.
Steve Here watching Steve There…my mind was blown
I'd say the final 4 will be Cena, Punk, Roman and Seth
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do another video on this in a few weeks where you layer this video on the new video.
give the fans a Hardy's pop
WE GOOD ON HENDRY 🗣️🗣️
I think it comes down to Cena and Punk with Punk throwing out Cena to win it.
No shot. The Cena thing has to last. I don't think seeing him win Rumble gives fans anything to sink their teeth into for an entire year worth of final john Cena matches. Have him win MITB, declare that his last match ever will be for the championship, have him win, get either the winged eagle or some kind of custom Cenabelt, and retire as the champ after having it go down to the wire. That's the story I think.
A heel comes out of WrestleMania as champion, and a contender for a final major feud with Cena.
Cena wins at MITB in July.
At Summer Slam he has a match for the other brand's championship and loses.
At Raw he announces that he's calling his shot for his last match and declaring he's cashing in for a 1 on 1 match for the title on his very last match in WWE.
This sets up a feud for the rest of the year, where the heel champion (Potentially Gunther?) tries to take out Cena at every opportunity to make sure he doesn't make it to his last match. This in turn also answers the "Well what's he going to do at Survivor Series" question. Team Heel vs Team Cena. Cena gets a big win that only makes the champ that more intent on ending Cena. But it's no use, Cena makes it to his last match, wins the belt, and sends everyone home happy. Though honestly, if it's Gunther... I'd be fine if Gunther gave John an L in his last match, if it meant it made him look bigger, and solidified his career.
My so called hot take. Alister shows up, is in the final 4 replacing Roman, eliminates Cena and wins. Cena tries to get Black to fall for a title shot match and fails. Black swerves everyone choosing Cody instead of Gunther. Wins at Mania and Cena must reach into his dark side becoming the new Fiend in order to win the title from Black. 😂😂😂 In all seriousness, Alister winning would put a massive thorn in Cena’s return, crisis of confidence, urgency, and more options for stories to be told. Let’s leave out Cena turning into the Fiend lol… for now… :P
I think with the cena thing he should win his mania chance at the last opportunity
I said last they need to increase the number for the men’s rumble and it’s even more this year.. there is a whole rumbles worth of talent on the roster that won’t be in this rumble.. and while having a random legend return task away a spot from “more deserving” talent it adds a charm that the rumbles are missing at the moment..
I’m think next years Saudi Royal rumble could be 50 but I wouldn’t mind this years being a 40
Women's Rumble Next!
Joe hendry came to Memphis wrestling this weekend for the grind city rumble. He was eliminated by AJ Francis aka Top Dolla 😂
Surely Maven will be in it
Those paused Steve faces
I think the final four are going to be John Cena, Randy Orton, CM Punk and Roman Reigns. I mean come on, man. Those 4 being the final 4 would be insanity
I think the final 4 could be roman punk seth and drew with cena being in the final 5
Is Hendry scheduled to be on a boat that weekend? Jericho Cruise or some such?
It will be Rock/Cena
Your shirt is Soundgarden font
@@drewhaueter4502 that is correct
Bad Bunny is gonna be in the Rumble
Logan Paul as well
Bruh, I've been waiting for an x-pac rumble return for like 10 years ever since they got everyone back in the company for reunions. This is just ridiculous that this hasn't happened yet and I'd be hella pressed if they do the typical WWE thing and think theme songs aren't really a big deal and he comes out to Dx's theme 🤦♀️ lol.
I wouldn't hate it if X-Pac came back in a return for the Rumble as The 1-2-3 Kid kinda like, how Nash's first surprise was a Diesel
Expanding the number of Royal Rumble entrants is the same logic that people use to justify 6 hour PPVs. It's just too much and dilutes the big moments.
Steve uou should make a Guns N Roses copy style FriendoClub tshirt or WrestleJuice and a Pantera copy inspired tshirt
YEAH
Here is fantasy booking for 2026: does Punk show up for the Saudi Royal Rumble? We all know how much the Saudi's are willing to pay, for just about ANYTHING. Does Punk toss his morals aside for the payday, and give the Saudi's what they want, or does he stick to his guns?
I think that there will be a tag match between The New Day and Rey Mysterio & Penta so they won’t be in the Rumble match. I would replace these four with Uncle Howdy, Logan Paul, Ludwig Keiser and either Santos Escobar or Tama Tonga.
WWE Legend Collin Delaney will be in the Rumble
Hot take: Keep A-Town Down Under in, get rid of Jimmy Uso and Karrion.
They should expand to 40. And this would be a wild scenario.....#1 is announced and its.....Adam Pearce. Or Aldis. And then have the other come out at #2. That'd be fun.
I'd rather see Rollins win by eliminating Cena at the very end and turning heel. I could see a triple threat match between Punk, Seth, and Roman for the world title. Roman could beat Gunther sometime after the rumble and Punk could cash in his favor from Heyman for a match at Mania. Roman would accept out of respect for his wiseman thus pissing off Rollins even more
Triple H doesn't book the rumble. Neither did vince. They have several producers that book the matches. Those guys have been the same for the most part over the last several years.
Won’t happen but ultimate swerve rock wins coming out a thirty immediate declares he’s taking the title this year and Roman next year
Correct me if im wrong but does Aleister Black's contract end at the end of this month? I know he's leaving but i heard somewhere that hos contract doesn't end until February or March.
Reacting to your own video from a few days ago, pinnacle of content farming haha
The rock number 31 entrance
We Need a 40Men royal rumble
I see the last 4 being Cena, Reigns, Cm Punk, and Jey USO. Jey USO winning the rumble he is too over to not headline Wrestlemania. I think Wrestlemania ends with Roman giving Jey USO the Ula Fala as Jey wins Cody’s title. This shows Roman’s growth and it’s a nice call back to Roman telling Jey USO you are next as the tribal chief.
Jey Uso is 1000% a number 1 or 2 Entrant. They love his entrance too much. I would love if he came in towards the middle and did his same entrance as the Rumble is going but Hunter aint that inventive
I’m saying Drew McIntyre comes in #1 and then Joe Hendry #2 as they both have history from indie wrestling
Booker t disrespect is crazy
Will you be doing the same for the women's rumble?
Seth can't eliminate Punk and Punk still be in the final 4
I'm predicting, and I fully admit this would be lame, but definitely in HHH's wheelhouse, Cody enters and wins the Rumble. He then chooses his own opponent, G1 style. He choses John Cena. Cena, suffering from imposter syndrome, takes challengers for his spot at EC and a SNME before Mania.
Honestly I think instead of Cena winning, he should be the last one eliminated. Who eliminates him? Alester Black. Big return and a big angle for him to have an amazing match vs Gunter at Mania. It would do wonders for pushing those who are on the fence about coming back to return to WWE, as they would see someone come back and get pushed to the moon rather than pushed down the card immediately as they did with Andrade. Cena could go on to have a 3 or 4 way match with Shamus and Bron Breaker for the IC title they havent won before.
Thanks Steve!
Don't you dare take Karrion out! He needs a strong showing to finally push on now hes getting a reaction.