With the number of Republican Presidential Primary Candidates not declining as quickly as expected, the Republican National Committee is considering a change in their debate format. The current format of an overloaded main debate among candidates leading in the polls as well as a “kiddie-table” debate among those candidates at the bottom of the polls has proven cumbersome at best.
In an effort to trim the ranks of candidates to a manageable size, the Republican National Committee is considering a WWE Royal Rumble-style “debate” format. Every candidate will be allowed in the ring, and the format is “anything goes.” The only rule is that any candidate thrown over the top rope will not be allowed back in the ring.
Breaking from the WWE Royal Rumble format, the last candidate standing will NOT be the Republican Presidential nominee and all candidates will be allowed to continue in the race. Asked to clarify how this rumble/debate format will trim the field of candidates, a spokesperson for the RNC explained, “We expect that many of the candidates will end up hospitalized and unable to continue their campaign. We know that NJ Governor Chris Christie is already working on a move off the top rope called the Jersey Shore Splash. Hopefully, we’ll get the chance to see if Carly Fiorina can get up after being on the receiving end of one of those.”
Leading in the polls, Donald Trump is no stranger to the WWE having once “owned” the WWE in one of their storylines.
Asked if that could give Trump an advantage in such a rumble/debate, the RNC spokeperson commented, “I’m not going to beat around the bush when I say that we have one candidate that trumps all others and could cruise to victory against the Democrats. I just hope that the best candidate can grab the folding chair slid to him at the right time during the debate.”
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