Royal Rumble Preview!

So the road to WrestleMania officially begins tonight with the 2023 Royal Rumble. There are plenty of different ways this can play out, I'll just give my humble opinion on what I think will happen not should happen. Granted Vince McMahon coming back into the fold behind the scenes has kind of killed the vibe of the past few months but I'll be an optimist I guess.

Undisputed WWE Universal Championship -- Roman Reigns (c) vs. Kevin Owens:

I don't think the outcome of this match is in any doubt, the Tribal Chief shall remain the head of the table. The real story is going to be a take of two very different stars, Sami Zain and the Rock. The Bloodline storyline with Zain becoming an honorary Uso has been the best story in all of wrestling in my opinion and having the Rock come back just to acknowledge Sami instead of the Tribal Chief would be the perfect jump off to a feud at Mania. 

Winner: Roman Reigns

Raw Women's Championship -- Bianca Belair (c) vs. Alexa Bliss:

Another one where again the ending just isn't in doubt for me. Bianca has been money for over 300 days as champion and I don't expect that to end tonight. The big story being teased is the impeding realignment of Bray Wyatt and Alexa Bliss. And how does Uncle Howdy fit into all of this. Believe me I feel just as silly typing that last sentence as you did reading it.

Winner: Bianca Belair

Bray Wyatt vs. LA Knight (Pitch Black match):

Speaking of the aforementioned Bray Wyatt, this is his return match and again it's not in doubt but can I just take a moment to say I told you so about LA Knight? From the moment he signed I knew from his Impact days that you give this man a mic and he will be the most over person ever and damned if this hasn't worked. Bray Wyatt will win the match but LA Knight has won over the people. And that's just a fact of life. YEAH.

Winner: Bray Wyatt

Men's Royal Rumble:

He wrestled in Hell in a Cell with half a pec ripped off. Of course he's winning.

There are so many ways this could play out but I think we'll get a few surprises, for instance I think Jay White from New Japan makes his debut and a few returning legends, looking at you Edge. I think this comes down however to one man. Cody Rhodes since his return has been booked as a big deal and he has lived up to the hype. I think they find a way to separate the titles off Roman and post Mania Cody begins a lengthy reign on Raw. 

Winner: Cody Rhodes

Women's Royal Rumble:

Rhea Ripley has been booked as a badass for quite a while as well as put up some amazing performances in the Women's rumbles. I expect more surprise entrants in the women's rumble but the person to keep an eye put for Sol Ruca out of NXT. She is wild athletic and going viral weekly for some of the things she pulls off in the ring. 

A preview of Mania?

Winner: Rhea Ripley

So there you have it, my picks for the Rumble, nothing too outside the box but I think the entrants to look out for are Sol Ruca, Carmelo Hayes, and of course the returning Cody Rhodes.

What Are We Talking About?

The NFL Playoffs are in full swing right now and a headline popped up on the tv screen that gave me pause. It read, "Is Joe Burrow the best quarterback in football?" And to that I have to reply with a simple question. What are we talking about? 

What I am bout to lay out here is in no way, shape or form a slight against Joey B. I like Joe Burrow, a lot. I think he has that it factor, is a great leader and can be the guy that's talked about as just being a winner that isn't annoying like Tim Tebow or some dork who couldn't play. Joe Burrow is that dude, a guy who as he put it without sounding like a jerk, as long as he is there your Super Bowl window is open. But come on guys.

What are we talking about?

In the rush to find the next greatest thing let's not forget about someone here. Patrick Lavon Mahomes II is still playing quarterback and frankly the idea that everyone is tripping over themselves to talk them out of the historical greatness we've seen for 5 years now. 

This is a man who has been at the helm of a team that's making it's 5th straight AFC championship, has won a super bowl, been to another and won an MVP award with a 50 touchdown season in his first full year as a starter. 

What are we talking about?

This season was supposed to be the season we saw the numbers dip especially after last season's "down year" in which he still threw for 37 touchdowns, over 4,800 yards, and completed 66% of his passes. He lost his number one receiver in Tyreek Hill, had a platoon at running back including the untested rookie Isaiah Pacheco. He only had a career high in passing yards to go along with 41 touchdowns and a 105 passer rating. 

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?!

Joe Burrow, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, all are great young quarterbacks but when discussing who is the best quarterback in the league, we may have never seen someone historically as dope as Patrick Mahomes. Dan Marino in 16 years had 4 seasons where he threw for more than 30 touchdowns in a season, same as Mahomes in 5 years. In 20 years Brett Favre never threw for 5,000 yards. Mahomes has already done it twice. Hell he has as many or more touchdown passes as 4 hall of fame quarterbacks already. 

AGAIN, WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?!

In the playoffs he has a 4 to 1 touchdown to interception ratio, has led his teams to a 9-3 record, completed 66% of his passes and has a 106.2 passer rating. You can name any quarterback in the history of the NFL and if you told me you'd take Mahomes over him I would get it. He's that damn good. So let's collectively ease up on trying to bring about the metaphorical demise of the best quarterback of his generation and just enjoy what we're witnessing.