[quote name='007']I honestly get the feeling that Miz holds the belt until at least WM. Who he faces, I have no idea, but I'd be shocked if he loses before then. Cena does seem a likely candidate, and building it with the backing of the story from last year would be great. Either way, I'll assert right now that Miz goes into WM27 as champion.
Whether he gets involved with Miz/Morrison or not, I expect Sheamus to be in the Rumble. Am I correct in saying that he's actually not been in one yet? He's really only been in the company for a short time, and he missed last year's because he was in the title match with Orton. I feel like 2009 would've been too early for him to have been in it.
Problem with Sheamus is, and has been, that it's just a matter of time until HHH comes back. No matter what he accomplishes now, it stops dead once that happens. I'd like to see HHH come back in time for WM, which is a distinct possibility if Taker isn't going to be ready. It'd be a big match, and keep both of them away from the title hunt.
Randomly, I've never liked having a PPV between the Rumble and WM, least of all since they changed it to Elimination Chamber matches. Seriously, just build a WM match for two months.[/QUOTE]
I've had this looming thought in the back of my head, what if Sheamus wins the Rumble, and then HHH comes back at EC and wins the WWE title? Seems like something they would do, and then they'd hype the crap out of Sheamus Vs HHH for the WWE title, only for HHH to retain and further bury Sheamus ala Orton Vs HHH a few years back.
In my perfect world, CHRISTIAN would return and win at the rumble, setting up Edge Vs Christian at WM. This would be a perfect way to finally get the strap around Christian and I would love to see what they can do with the feud. Especially seeing how they shit the bed in 2001 with the original 2 month long feud.
The only other option I see them going with is Cena winning the rumble and facing Miz at WM, but that's even worse than Sheamus / HHH

I really hope they pull a surprise.