Post by RI Richmark on Nov 19, 2012 23:06:49 GMT -5
Back in 2009 on RAW, a battle royal was held to determine a challenger for either the WWE or World Title. What made this battle royal different was that none of the participants (with the exception of Randy Orton who whined his way in) had held either of the top titles.
Ultimately, Sheamus won that battle royal and made his way into main event status by defeating John Cena for the WWE title.
Now in 2012 I decided to simulate another Breakthrough Battle Royal to see who the FAN thinks is worthy of a title shot.
Here's how it works. Above are all the WWE Superstars who have never held either the WWE or World Championships.
Note: Even superstars that are currently injured (like Evan Bourne) are participating. For purposes of the contest just assume that they are healthy.
Every day you select two superstars you want to eliminate. The superstar with the most votes is eliminated. The last superstar left standing is the winner.
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As expected, the NXT Trio set their sights on Ryback. And even Big Hungry looked finished as the threesome had him on the ropes. But then Sin Cara & Zack Ryder, furious about their eliminations, rushed back into the ring and attacked the trio. And while Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins managed to rid the ring of them, it left Roman Reigns one on one with Ryback. He didn't last long.
Now we are down to 13. Who is the next superstar to go?
PREVIOUS ELIMINATIONS:
1. Camacho by Trent Barreta
2. Mason Ryan by Wade Barrett
3. JTG by Ryback
4. Brodus Clay by Kofi Kingston, Antonio Cesaro, R-Truth,Ted DiBiase & The Prime Time Players
5. Ezekiel Jackson by Ryback
6. Curt Hawkins by Zack Ryder
7. Jinder Mahal by Ryback.
8. Epico by Primo
9. Ted DiBiase by The Rhodes Scholars
10. Alex Riley by Sin Cara
11. & 12. Jimmy & Jey Uso by Tensai
13. Santino Marella by Antonio Cesaro
14. Yoshi Tatsu by Wade Barrett
15. Johnny Curtis by Ryback
16. Michael McGillicutty by Kofi Kingston
17. David Otunga by Kofi Kingston & R-Truth
18. Trent Barreta by Drew McIntyre & Heath Slater
19. Tensai by Sin Cara, Justin Gabriel & Tyson Kidd
20. Primo by Cody Rhodes
21. Evan Bourne by R-Truth
22. R-Truth by Himself
23. & 24. William Regal & Darren Young by Titus O'Neil
25. Titus O'Neil by Zack Ryder
26. & 27. Sin Cara & Zack Ryder by Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins
28. Roman Reigns by Ryback
Ultimately, Sheamus won that battle royal and made his way into main event status by defeating John Cena for the WWE title.
Now in 2012 I decided to simulate another Breakthrough Battle Royal to see who the FAN thinks is worthy of a title shot.
Here's how it works. Above are all the WWE Superstars who have never held either the WWE or World Championships.
Note: Even superstars that are currently injured (like Evan Bourne) are participating. For purposes of the contest just assume that they are healthy.
Every day you select two superstars you want to eliminate. The superstar with the most votes is eliminated. The last superstar left standing is the winner.
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As expected, the NXT Trio set their sights on Ryback. And even Big Hungry looked finished as the threesome had him on the ropes. But then Sin Cara & Zack Ryder, furious about their eliminations, rushed back into the ring and attacked the trio. And while Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins managed to rid the ring of them, it left Roman Reigns one on one with Ryback. He didn't last long.
Now we are down to 13. Who is the next superstar to go?
PREVIOUS ELIMINATIONS:
1. Camacho by Trent Barreta
2. Mason Ryan by Wade Barrett
3. JTG by Ryback
4. Brodus Clay by Kofi Kingston, Antonio Cesaro, R-Truth,Ted DiBiase & The Prime Time Players
5. Ezekiel Jackson by Ryback
6. Curt Hawkins by Zack Ryder
7. Jinder Mahal by Ryback.
8. Epico by Primo
9. Ted DiBiase by The Rhodes Scholars
10. Alex Riley by Sin Cara
11. & 12. Jimmy & Jey Uso by Tensai
13. Santino Marella by Antonio Cesaro
14. Yoshi Tatsu by Wade Barrett
15. Johnny Curtis by Ryback
16. Michael McGillicutty by Kofi Kingston
17. David Otunga by Kofi Kingston & R-Truth
18. Trent Barreta by Drew McIntyre & Heath Slater
19. Tensai by Sin Cara, Justin Gabriel & Tyson Kidd
20. Primo by Cody Rhodes
21. Evan Bourne by R-Truth
22. R-Truth by Himself
23. & 24. William Regal & Darren Young by Titus O'Neil
25. Titus O'Neil by Zack Ryder
26. & 27. Sin Cara & Zack Ryder by Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins
28. Roman Reigns by Ryback