How about a 30 man battle royal at Mania

[mrjl]

Hogan could be in that and not have to bump. Put in say Khali and Brodus so he could toss some big guys.

Have a trophy awarded at the end of it.

[Citizen Snips]

I would bet money they have one...on the pre-show.

[DZ: WF Legacy]

Been my hope for awhile now. I think if they were to do 30 though, they'd have to start out with 10 guys already in the ring. You wouldn't want this match taking up too much time since it's hard enough to get time for singles matches as it is.

This would also be a good way to get several modern guys who rarely have direction for Wrestlemania (BIG SHOW) a respectable spot on the card, too. Gotta have some people to carry it while having your Hogans and Warriors in there for the star power.

[mrbananagrabber]

They would really need a better prize than a trophy. A title match the next night on Raw?

[BigWill]

Move it to the pre-show where it's easily skippable, and I'd be ok with it.

[Instant Classic]

rather Hogan/Real Americans segment.

[Deleted]

I still think they should do a 30 years of Mania battle Royal where each participant represents one of the past manias (that that participant actually competed at) and then give the number 30 spot to someone from NXT (who wins a tournament at Axcess). (would be a good way to use Hogan, he could not take any bumps and still win, aka the "Iron Sheik clause")

[mrjl]

Dec 22, 2013 17:47:14 GMT -5 DZ: WF Legacy said:

Been my hope for awhile now. I think if they were to do 30 though, they'd have to start out with 10 guys already in the ring. You wouldn't want this match taking up too much time since it's hard enough to get time for singles matches as it is.

This would also be a good way to get several modern guys who rarely have direction for Wrestlemania (BIG SHOW) a respectable spot on the card, too. Gotta have some people to carry it while having your Hogans and Warriors in there for the star power.

Dec 22, 2013 17:48:55 GMT -5 mrbananagrabber said:

They would really need a better prize than a trophy. A title match the next night on Raw?

Dec 22, 2013 18:04:44 GMT -5 @graant said:

I still think they should do a 30 years of Mania battle Royal where each participant represents one of the past manias (that that participant actually competed at) and then give the number 30 spot to someone from NXT (who wins a tournament at Axcess). (would be a good way to use Hogan, he could not take any bumps and still win, aka the "Iron Sheik clause")

It would be a thirty man battle royal, not a Royal Rumble, so all thirty men would be in at once. And in my idea yes, they would represent past Manias, so most would be past their primes and not in line for a title shot.

[Deleted]

Dec 22, 2013 18:14:24 GMT -5 mrjl said:

It would be a thirty man battle royal, not a Royal Rumble, so all thirty men would be in at once. And in my idea yes, they would represent past Manias, so most would be past their primes and not in line for a title shot.

Sorry, I didn't read the thread before replying which is why I ended up repeating what you said.

[suave]

I wanna see a 20 man "Heritage Battle Royal". Have a ton of guys from over the years and some from today fight, and the winner gets a big ass trophy. Like a gimmick battle royal, but with more star power.

[MichaelMartini]

WM1-Piper
WM2-Bundy
WM3-Steamboat
WM4-DiBiase
WM5-Hogan
WM6-Hacksaw
WM7-Sgt. Slaughter
WM8-Ric Flair
WM9-Backlund
WM10- Mabel
WM11- Nash
WM12- Vader
WM13-Sid
WM14- Kane
WM15-Big Show
WM16-Foley
WM17-Austin
WM18- Jericho
WM19- Booker T
WM20- Goldberg
WM21-Batista
WM22-Rey Mysterio
WM23-HBK
WM24-JBL
WM25-Kofi
WM26-Swagger
WM27-Miz
WM28- Mark Henry
WM29-Del Rio
WM30- Anyone on the current roster who needs something to do.

These are the guys I would use based on whether or not they can still tumble out of a ring, and for the newer guys, I left off anyone that might have something important to do, like HHH, Taker, Brock, etc. Pretty sure all the guys on the list are still on good terms with WWE. Not sure about Bundy. He might need to be replaced. Same with HBK. They might want him to do something else. I'd book Hogan to win since I don't think he's able to go over the top and it's the Hulkster brother!

[mrjl]

1- Hogan
2- Brutus Beefcake
3- Roddy Piper
4- Honky Tonk man
5- Jim Duggan
6- Ultimate Warrior
7- Sgt. Slaughter
8- Sid
9- Tatanka
10- Razor Ramon
11- Diesel
12- Jake Roberts
13- Vader
14- Road Dogg Jesse James
15- Billy Gunn
16- Rikishi
17- Farooq
18- Diamond Dallas Page
19- Booker T
20- Chavo Guerrero
21- JBL
22- The Boogeyman
23- The Great Khali
24- Finley
25- The Miz
26- R-Truth
27- Wade Barrett
28- David Otunga
29- Fandango
30- Brodus Clay

[jacobsinc224]

WM 30-Man Battle Royal 1 Guy from each past WM:

WM1: Hulk Hogan
WM2: Jake Roberts
WM3: Ricky Steamboat
WM4:The Ultimate Warrior
WM5:Jim Dugan
WM6:Dusty Rhodes
WM7: Animal
WM8: Tatanka
WM9:IRS
WM10: Razor Ramon
WM11: Diesel(w/ Pam Anderson)
WM12: Vader
WM13:Sid
WM14: Taka
WM 15: Kane
WM 2000:Rikishi
WM 17:Christian
WM 18:RVD
WM 19:Shelton Benjamin
WM20:Booker T
WM21:Rey Mysterio
WM22:Big Show
WM23:Great Khali
WM24:JBL
WM25:Chris Jericho
WM26:Jack Swagger
WM27:The Miz
WM28: Sheamus
WM29:Alberto Del Rio
WM30:Brodus Clay

[OGBoardPoster2005]

.......am I missing something here with Hogan?

[mrjl]

a lot of people are talking about Hogan coming back now that he's done with TNA. We know he can't bump, but appearing in a battle royal would let him be ina match

[Kevin Hamilton]

Bumping or no bumping, I honestly don't wanna see Hogan hobbling around, a shell of his former self. As a huge fan since I was years old in 1986, it just makes me sad to see him barely able to do anything. A promo segment? Sure.

[Deleted]

They should have a 30 diva battle royal, where they all enter during a medley that goes on way too long and gets edited off the DVD release, then all of the guest divas there for it are basically not acknowledged and the match is won by Santino.

[CATCH_US IS the Conversation]

Dec 23, 2013 1:27:58 GMT -5 Kevin Hamilton said:

Bumping or no bumping, I honestly don't wanna see Hogan hobbling around, a shell of his former self. As a huge fan since I was years old in 1986, it just makes me sad to see him barely able to do anything. A promo segment? Sure.

I agree. As much as probably no one wants to hear it, the window for an official retirement match has passed. Hogan let that slip away by continuing to go all these years despite his body deteriorating over time.

A 30 years of WM Battle Royal isn't a bad idea, but Hogan not being able to bump means he HAS to win, which basically makes the match all about him and takes a bit of the excitement out of seeing anyone else.

[Todd Pettengill]

Dec 23, 2013 1:36:23 GMT -5 CATCH_US IS the Conversation said:

Dec 23, 2013 1:27:58 GMT -5 Kevin Hamilton said:

Bumping or no bumping, I honestly don't wanna see Hogan hobbling around, a shell of his former self. As a huge fan since I was years old in 1986, it just makes me sad to see him barely able to do anything. A promo segment? Sure.

I agree. As much as probably no one wants to hear it, the window for an official retirement match has passed. Hogan let that slip away by continuing to go all these years despite his body deteriorating over time.

A 30 years of WM Battle Royal isn't a bad idea, but Hogan not being able to bump means he HAS to win, which basically makes the match all about him and takes a bit of the excitement out of seeing anyone else.

Takes no excitement out of it for the 300 Million Hulkamania fans in North America, Brother!

[Deleted]

I don't think we necessarily need a retirement match or anything from Hogan, but I would like to see him have some role or other at the show. If nothing else, have him stand in somebody's corner against the Real Americans or something. Hell, have a segment where he gets them to realize what being a Real American really means and they turn face by dumping Zeb then pose with him or something.