Brock Lesnar Vs. Big Show At The Royal Rumble

I remember watching the PPV where Big Show beat Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship. That was over 10 years ago. In 2014, these two are once again facing each other at a PPV.

This seems like a basic feud to put Brock over prior to his title match. Nothing to get excited over. Then again, these two did break the ring once. I wouldn't expect anything like that again. But Big Show is a good choice to really put over Brock before he moves on to even more important things. Should you expect Big Show somehow winning? How about Paul Heyman turning on Brock and joining Big Show? Again, this seems like just a basic feud to put Brock over. I would not expect anything tricky. No need to kill his momentum or separate him from Heyman.

I would have been more excited for a feud between Brock and Mark Henry, even if Mark Henry would just put Brock over in the end. Mark Henry coming out over the last few weeks to stand up to Brock was something I liked. Mark Henry is at a place right now that he was not at 10 years ago. I think they could have developed him as a worthy foe for Brock Lesnar. It would have also been fresher than restarting the feud between Brock Lesnar and Big Show. There are some feuds that were so great in the past and you want to see revisited. Lesnar and Show had their moments in the past, but this is not a feud you need to revisit that badly. Oh well, Mark Henry was used as a stepping stone to set up the feud between Brock and Big Show.

Something else to talk about for the Royal Rumble, Batista is returning and is in the Rumble match. A lot of things to talk about on that subject, but let me just start with one. On the scale of how much of an impact a returning former World Champion can make, where does Batista fit? I have said that getting Brock Lesnar to come back now and then is big. I have also said that a guy like Sheamus returning would not be that big of a deal. No offense to Sheamus fans, but he just isn't that big of a deal as Brock Lesnar or The Rock. Batista would be in between there. He has dabbled in some of the activities that Brock Lesnar and The Rock have also done outside of wrestling, but I don't think he's made that much of an impact. We will have to see how much he really draws. A feud with Alberto Del Rio is also not a sign that the WWE is making too much with his return. It matters, but not as much buzz as you would get for Brock Lesnar.