Royal Rumble Predictions

So last year, I shared some of my thoughts, I figure this year - go big or go home - let's share it all.

So a week ago, O send an email to my brother and cousin who come over and watch with me. We place small bets ($75 total pot) and each individually come up with who we think is going to win, whether it will be by pin or "other" and the time for the match bell to bell in case a tie breaker is needed. For the rumble, closest to each slot for an entrant wins (so if Bayley is out first, whoever had her closest to the first spot wins the bet).

Deal was we would be done and emailed by end of Wednesday - so no late dirtsheet reading to hedge bets.

Below is what we each came up with...though I have removed names for now (so I can take credit for the best one later...just kidding).

Brock vs. Balor		Winner		Brock Lesnar		Brock Lesnar		Brock Lesnar
		By		Pin		Pin		Other
		Time		11:13		17:23		12:25
Bryan vs. Styles		Winner		Daniel Bryan		Daniel Bryan		Daniel Bryan
		By		Pin		Pin		Pin
		Time		18:22		19:12		18:19
Asuka vs Becky Lynch		Winner		Asuka		Asuka		Asuka
		By		Other		Other		Other
		Time		14:01		15:31		16:44
Rousey vs Banks		Winner		Ronda Rousey		Ronda Rousey		Ronda Rousey
		By		Other		Other		Other
		Time		9:20		11:56		13:33
The Bar vs. Shane / Miz		Winner		Shane / Miz		Shane / Miz		Shane / Miz
		By		Pin		Pin		Pin
		Time		12:40		14:43		11:50
Murphy vs Kalisto		Winner		Buddy Murphy		Buddy Murphy		Buddy Murphy
vs Tozawa vs. Itami		By		Pin		Pin		Pin
		Time		12:01		15:01		14:41
Men's Royal Rumble		Entry
		1		Mustafa Ali		Rey Mysterio		Andrade
		2		Velveteen Dream		Dolph Ziggler		Apollo Crews
		3		Cederic Alexander		Heath Slater		Ricochet
		4		Jeff Hardy		Kofi Kingston		Mustafa Ali
		5		Curt Hawkins		Jeff Hardy		Jeff Hardy
		6		Xavier Woods		Golddust		Mojo Rawley
		7		Matt Hardy		Jinder Mahal		Matt Hardy
		8		Jinder Mahal		Elias		Seth Rollins
		9		Abyss		Apollo Crews		Xavier Woods
		10		Lars Sullivan		Tye Dillenger		Tye Dillinger
		11		Baron Corbin		Mustafa Ali		Big E
		12		Elias		Bobby Lashley		Baron Corbin
		13		Pete Dunne		Shane Strickland		Dean Ambrose
		14		Rey Mysterio		Titus O'Neil		Bray Wyatt
		15		Andrade		Randy Orton		Kofi Kingston
		16		Lio Rush		Seth Rollins		Elias
		17		Apollo Crews		Drew McIntyre		Samoa Joe
		18		Bobby Lashley		Harper		Kurt Angle
		19		Ricochet		Bray Wyatt		Randy Orton
		20		EC3		Ricochet		Lars Sullivan
		21		Samoa Joe		Booker T		Titus O'Neil
		22		Big E		Andrade		Jinder Mahal
		23		Titus O'Neil		Matt Hardy		Batista
		24		Drew McIntyre		Dean Ambrose		Drew McIntyre
		25		Bray Wyatt		Xavier Woods		Velveteen Dream
		26		Randy Orton		Big E		Rey Mysterio
		27		Seth Rollins		Baron Corbin		Bobby Lashley
		28		Kofi Kingston		Samoa Joe		Dolph Ziggler
		29		Dean Ambrose		Shawn Michaels		Kenny Omega
		30		R-Truth		R-Truth		R-Truth
		Last Elim.		Drew McIntyre		Shawn Michael		Drew McIntyre
		Winner		Seth Rollins		Drew McIntyre		Seth Rollins
Women's Royal Rumble		Entry
		1		Ember Moon		Charlotte Flair		Naomi
		2		Alicia Fox		Natalya		Becky Lynch
		3		Bayley		Ember Moon		Dana Brooke
		4		Alundra Blayze		Sasha Banks		Mandy Rose
		5		Mandy Rose		Bayley		Lana
		6		Liv Morgan		Billie Kay		Bayley
		7		Naomi		Alicia Fox		Shayna Baszler
		8		Ivory		Maria Kanellis		Billie Kay
		9		Dana Brooke		Ruby Riott		Nia Jax
		10		Toni Storm		Zelina Vega		Ember Moon
		11		Nia Jax		Dana Brooke		Peyton Royce
		12		Charlotte Flair		Sarah Logan		Liv Morgan
		13		Sarah Logan		Lacey Evans		Maryse
		14		Tamina		Kacy Catanzaro		Sonya Deville
		15		Peyton Royce		Liv Morgan		Tamina
		16		Ruby Riott		Alexa Bliss		Lita
		17		Lana		Lana		Ruby Riott
		18		Rhea Ripley		Mandy Rose		Alexa Bliss
		19		Billie Kay		Lita		Sarah Logan
		20		Io Shirai		Candice LeRae		Mickie James
		21		Sonya Deville		Sonya Deville		Charlotte Flair
		22		Zelina Vega		Naomi		Natalya
		23		Shayna Baszler		Trish Stratus		Trish Stratus
		24		Alexa Bliss		Toni Storm		Nikki Bella
		25		Nikki Cross		Tamina		Brie Bella
		26		Lacey Evans		Brie Bella		Zelina Vega
		27		Mickie James		Peyton Royce		Lacey Evans
		28		Natalya		Alicia Fox		Nikki Cross
		29		Becky Lynch		Nikki Bella		Alicia Fox
		30		Carmella		Becky Lynch		Carmella
		Last Elim.		Alexa Bliss		Charlotte Flair		Becky Lynch
		Winner		Becky Lynch		Becky Lynch		Charlotte Flair
First person interfering in a match				Charlotte Flair		Becky Lynch		Braun Strowman

Yeah - 5 of the singles matches we called exactly the same with the times only being a few minutes abart on each. That's why we need the time tie break. Doesn't mean any of them are correct, but at least it means those matches will just come down to how long the match takes.

As for the rumbles, a little more all over the place, but some consistency in both Drew McInture and Becky Lynch expected to do well by us all.

Will I come to be embarrassed by how far off I am on the above, or will it be so bang on that I will gloat about it repeatedly....I don't know yet, but I do know, win, lose or draw, the three of us have a blast doing it and it's a fun time - also, no one ever leave ahead or behind more than $5 usually - so no harm done to the wallet either.

I guess I should have some cards posted here as well, so let's post some cards that came in so far from a trade (on TCDB of course). I am waiting for the last package, but here are the first two PWEs in my trade with mrmike...

Some older sets pre the Booket T, and newer Topps base sets after. A nice variety and all needs, so some nice fits to the growing collection - closing in on 2,000 cards in the collection, from about 100 a year ago, so not too bad.