>>19839482keeping the Rumble special is a given, but pulling out the even more rare not cornering yourself in with the kayfabe traditions as an option that has enough cache collected they couldve had the rumble winner gimmick/storyline/angle involve with shenanigans to pull them into not even non-title but merely non-main event spot. Or maybe a little out there, but punk could have dropped to a hypothetical different winner before mania and its not precluded to still have the phil match main event.
