
my pick for this year's
Royal Rumble winner:

the Loud Mr Kennedy..Kennedy..
dunno why. well, other than the fact that he had to drop his Money-In-The-Bank contract due to his injury middle last year, Mr Kennedy has been consistently performing well with the feud with Shawn Michael. it would be interesting to see if WWE decides for Mr Kennedy to start a feud with the Ultimate Opportunist Edge, since it was Edge that took the MitB, and cashed it to win the WWE championship from John Cena. Mr Kennedy VS Edge.. that should be the match for this year's WrestleMania.
yeap. i am predicting that the final 4 would be the uprising WWE superstars: Mr Kennedy, CM Punk, Shelton Benjamin and Umaga.
oh please, oh the Power-To-Be, please give the win to these young superstars. Please delete the likes of HHH, Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, or even Mick Foley from winning this year's Royal Rumble.
Edge vs Rey Mysterio: well, the new Guerreros will definitely play a major role in ensuring Edge retains the championship belt.
Jeff Hardy vs Randy Orton: Man.. as much as i'd love to see Hardy wins, i am a big fan of Randy Orton since his early days with Evolution. Randy is doing a good job living up with his character as The Legend Killer. he's a good heel. a heel champion. and he will retain the championship belt as well.
i truly believe that there will be no belt changing hands on this PPV. however, at subsequent PPVs, yes, we will see new champions.
Ric Flair vs MVP: Look, the Naitch is not retiring now. he could not. only the Man will retire him, and it will be done at WrestleMania. however, i'll be expecting some awesome from the power-rangers wannabe MVP. and the match will end with the Nature Boy wins the match, due to DQ by MVP, and the Nature Boy will bleed like hell. or even, be in serious injuries. well, injuries could justify the ending for "Career Threatening Match".
Y2J vs JBL: match of acronyms :) i am a self-professed jericho-holics. therefore, to see him not winning the WWE title from Randy Orton was a bit let down. especially after the Save_Us_Y2J campaign. nevertheless, putting him against JBL is a good approach. it shows that how big or famous you are, you just can never just come in and expect to win the title instantly. Y2J will win this fight. and expect this feud to continue till WrestleMania, this March.
the road to WrestleMania begins with Royal Rumble!!!

post Royal Rumble note:
well, most of my predictions hit right on the bullseyes! well technically. altho i must say my reasonings were way-off course!
the surprise of the night sure had to be the return of John Cena. seriously, i never thot this is coming. well, for sure we all knew beforehand that Cena will make an appearance at Royal Rumble.. but to be the entrant #30, and won the Rumble by defeating Triple H... that was awesome!
(OK, for the record i am not cena-basher, nor cena-lover.. i just like his methods and charisma. well, the fact that ira cheers for Cena makes a good point, tho hehe)
with the return of Cena, where will Hardy falls in then? my speculation? cena, hardy, HHH and Mr Kennedy will participate in the Elimination Chamber (at No Way Out) for the right to face Orton at WrestleMania. and please... please don't make it a triple-threat match please. three is just too much. hehe
i will return back tomorrow for my RAW thoughts and comments. till then,
Misterrrrrr Kennnnnedddddyyyyyyyyyyyyy............
Kennedy...