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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Jan 30, 2017 16:11:59 GMT -5
Call me a troll but I laughed my head off and couldn't wait to go online to see the reactions.
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Post by tg11 on Jan 30, 2017 16:13:38 GMT -5
Call me a troll but I laughed my head off and couldn't wait to go online to see the reactions. I still can't stop ing laughing LMAO
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Post by Dan on Jan 30, 2017 16:16:06 GMT -5
So many things that just don't make any sense for me from this Rumble. You had Goldberg squash Lesnar once again, but where was the payoff? Lesnar didn't retaliate, he just vanished, clean, again. It's like they still don't know which way they are going to go, and are just keeping their options open. They've teased Undertaker vs Goldberg by having Undertaker eliminate him, yet they also teased Undertaker vs Roman Reigns. They then had Strowman completely cost Reigns the Title. It looks pretty much like John Cena vs Undertaker is off the cards once again though. It all just seems like there's still no clear direction of where they are heading.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2017 16:18:41 GMT -5
So many things that just don't make any sense for me from this Rumble. You had Goldberg squash Lesnar once again, but where was the payoff? Lesnar didn't retaliate, he just vanished, clean, again. It's like they still don't know which way they are going to go, and are just keeping their options open. They've teased Undertaker vs Goldberg by having Undertaker eliminate him, yet they also teased Undertaker vs Roman Reigns. They then had Strowman completely cost Reigns the Title. It looks pretty much like John Cena vs Undertaker is off the cards once again though. It all just seems like there's still no clear direction of where they are heading. yeah I really hated how quick Lesnar disappeared after getting eliminated. I didn't even see him walk the ramp out he just sat on the ground looked shocked then vanished. It would've been great for him to storm the ring and attack everything in sight or at least destroy stuff ringside. Now he just looks like a weak opponent who doesn't even care that he was eliminated and embarrassed once again by Goldberg
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Post by Escape The Rules on Jan 30, 2017 16:22:04 GMT -5
While that wasn't the worst Rumble ever, it certainly was a bit of a letdown to what it could've been considering how unpredictable and amazing it looked on paper. The pre show was decent enough, Disappointed that Sheamus and Cesaro lost. Charlotte vs. Bayley was good. Owens and Reigns was very good, I've never been so happy to see Braun Strowman in my life! Good to see Neville win, decent enough match, even if the crowd was dead at this point. I was watching live with my friend and he tuned out the entire match and was on his phone! Cena vs Styles was brilliant but needless to say the result annoyed me. Nothing is sacred anymore. And yet another wrestler's momentum derailed by John ing Cena. Way to go. The rumble match not having any major surprise entrants was disappointing, although Tye Dillinger was a nice touch. This match looked huge on paper and the biggest names in the match barely lasted a few minutes. I recorded mine and my friend's live reaction to the number 30 entrant and it's hilarious. I've never felt the energy leave a room so quickly. Why are they still trying with that idiot? Randy Orton spared us both a ing heart attack. Disaster averted! Hopefully it's Orton vs Wyatt or Styles at WrestleMania now.
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Post by J12 on Jan 30, 2017 16:25:28 GMT -5
So many things that just don't make any sense for me from this Rumble. You had Goldberg squash Lesnar once again, but where was the payoff? Lesnar didn't retaliate, he just vanished, clean, again. It's like they still don't know which way they are going to go, and are just keeping their options open. They've teased Undertaker vs Goldberg by having Undertaker eliminate him, yet they also teased Undertaker vs Roman Reigns. They then had Strowman completely cost Reigns the Title. It looks pretty much like John Cena vs Undertaker is off the cards once again though. It all just seems like there's still no clear direction of where they are heading. I was vehemently against Goldberg squashing Lesnar at Survivor Series, but after they did it, I figured doing it again at the Rumble would probably be the best idea. Rather than tie them up 1-1 (in this series), it instills additional doubt that Lesnar can hang with Goldberg headed into their final encounter, presumably at Wrestlemania. I fully expect Lesnar to get his win back, probably in pretty definitive fashion, in the final match. That will be the payoff. Whether or not it was worth doing in the long run is debatable, but I assume that's where they're going. I think they teased Taker/Goldberg because of the stare down Monday and to keep their options open. If nothing comes of it, nothing comes of it, but they could always have it be a special attraction at Summerslam or something if they need a boost. Taker/Reigns set up the Wrestlemania match between the two of them pretty simply. As for Strowman, they needed a way to get Reigns out of the title picture without actually losing to Kevin Owens cleanly (because god forbid they do something like that.) He's gonna be the guy who gets fed to Roman at Fast Lane while Taker is off TV. Regarding Cena/Taker, it absolutely has to have occurred to Vince McMahon that John Cena vs. The Undertaker is the more intriguing match-up. That's been thrown around for years as potentially being Taker's swan song. So, perhaps a conversation was had where Taker said he had two more Manias left in him, which prompted Vince to shift that match to 34 and free up Taker to do something else this year. Naturally, the choice becomes Reigns. This is all just speculation, but you have to think that Vince is saving Taker/Cena. Whether that's the right thing to do or not is a topic of debate in and of itself, but I presume that's the mindset here. The problem is that it leaves John Cena with very little to do this year, and who knows how many Manias he has left. I suspect he winds up in a multi-man title match, which is pretty undesirable if you ask me. The best case scenario would be for Joe to get called up and get put right into a program with Cena. John has very strategically been placed with top-level workers in the last few years to ensure that he gets everything out of his big matches. It's a smart strategy, and one I have no doubt Cena is heavily involved in cultivating. Samoa Joe, like AJ Styles, would fit that bill tremendously.
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Post by Tim of thee on Jan 30, 2017 16:32:08 GMT -5
Samoa Joe vs Cena would kill
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Jan 30, 2017 17:15:44 GMT -5
They absolutely know they're in a war with their core audience, and they don't care. You can tell, because they frequently throw little, inconsequential bones to fans as an appeasement, or perhaps a reminder that they listen when it doesn't interfere with Vince's tired vision. Take last night for example - Tye Dillenger entering at number ten, as senseless as it was, was the bone. They knew they were going to piss people off with Roman Reigns entering, and Orton winning, so they gave Tye as a consolation prize. Last year at Wrestlemania is probably the best example, though. They knew the entire show was a downer. They knew people didn't give a crap about Triple H vs. Roman Reigns, so they gave the fans the Zack Ryder moment, only to undo it hours later. These are calculated decisions. They have their fingers on the pulse of the community, they just don't care. That's it in a nutshell. and it's they have no reason to care until people stop watching. Are you going to stop watching?
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Post by Rude Awakening on Jan 30, 2017 17:17:57 GMT -5
That's it in a nutshell. and it's they have no reason to care until people stop watching. Are you going to stop watching? No he won't because he is trying to start some anti wwe movement lol
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Post by Dan on Jan 30, 2017 17:21:58 GMT -5
So many things that just don't make any sense for me from this Rumble. You had Goldberg squash Lesnar once again, but where was the payoff? Lesnar didn't retaliate, he just vanished, clean, again. It's like they still don't know which way they are going to go, and are just keeping their options open. They've teased Undertaker vs Goldberg by having Undertaker eliminate him, yet they also teased Undertaker vs Roman Reigns. They then had Strowman completely cost Reigns the Title. It looks pretty much like John Cena vs Undertaker is off the cards once again though. It all just seems like there's still no clear direction of where they are heading. I was vehemently against Goldberg squashing Lesnar at Survivor Series, but after they did it, I figured doing it again at the Rumble would probably be the best idea. Rather than tie them up 1-1 (in this series), it instills additional doubt that Lesnar can hang with Goldberg headed into their final encounter, presumably at Wrestlemania. I fully expect Lesnar to get his win back, probably in pretty definitive fashion, in the final match. That will be the payoff. Whether or not it was worth doing in the long run is debatable, but I assume that's where they're going. I think they teased Taker/Goldberg because of the stare down Monday and to keep their options open. If nothing comes of it, nothing comes of it, but they could always have it be a special attraction at Summerslam or something if they need a boost. Taker/Reigns set up the Wrestlemania match between the two of them pretty simply. As for Strowman, they needed a way to get Reigns out of the title picture without actually losing to Kevin Owens cleanly (because god forbid they do something like that.) He's gonna be the guy who gets fed to Roman at Fast Lane while Taker is off TV. Regarding Cena/Taker, it absolutely has to have occurred to Vince McMahon that John Cena vs. The Undertaker is the more intriguing match-up. That's been thrown around for years as potentially being Taker's swan song. So, perhaps a conversation was had where Taker said he had two more Manias left in him, which prompted Vince to shift that match to 34 and free up Taker to do something else this year. Naturally, the choice becomes Reigns. This is all just speculation, but you have to think that Vince is saving Taker/Cena. Whether that's the right thing to do or not is a topic of debate in and of itself, but I presume that's the mindset here. The problem is that it leaves John Cena with very little to do this year, and who knows how many Manias he has left. I suspect he winds up in a multi-man title match, which is pretty undesirable if you ask me. The best case scenario would be for Joe to get called up and get put right into a program with Cena. John has very strategically been placed with top-level workers in the last few years to ensure that he gets everything out of his big matches. It's a smart strategy, and one I have no doubt Cena is heavily involved in cultivating. Samoa Joe, like AJ Styles, would fit that bill tremendously. Yeah, the above was my initial reaction immediately following watching. However, now I've sat back and taken a moment to piece things together, I think the picture is pretty clear. I don't believe they are going to go with Undertaker vs John Cena at all at this point now though. I can't see what sense it would make to have Undertaker go over Reigns, and with Lesnar looking likely to take the Title from Goldberg, I think that right there gives them the build for a Match at Summerslam. Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns II, for the Title, with both being the ones to have beaten Undertaker at Wrestlemania. We'll of course get Undertaker raising Reigns hand in a sign of respect at Wrestlemania, in yet another attempt to try and get him over. I think you're right in that Cena will most likely be added to the WWE Championship Match, only the more I think of it, the more it feels like Wrestlemania will be the place that he breaks the all time record for his crowning career moment. Orton's in the Match by winning the Rumble, Wyatt wins the Title at Elimination Chamber, and Cena still has his rematch clause to earn his way into the Match. Joe is a very likely possibility, but I think there's too many other big one vs one grudge Matches on the Card for it to happen. I imagine they'll hold Finn Balor & Nakamura off until after Wrestlemania now, as their instant momentum and overness from the crowd would only cause a threat to hijacking their plans, and the almighty board would not want that. It's a shame that the whole outcome of Wrestlemania in terms of match winners is pretty much a nailed on given, but I guess it is a slightly fresher and more unique card than of recent years. At least Roman vs Taker will guarantee a good amount of drama, and I'm without a doubt in favour of Brock Lesnar now winning the Title at Wrestlemania, despite the bigger picture leading unpleasantly to Roman.
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Jan 30, 2017 17:40:06 GMT -5
Still disappointed in that Rumble. There were no returns/ surprise entrants. I am happy with Dillinger, but why did we need Roman, Enzo, Kalisto, etc.? And does anyone realize that there really was no Seth?! I am shocked by that. I really thought Triple H would have been a surprise entrant and then Seth would come out to ruin it. How did that not even happen?!
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Jan 30, 2017 17:57:58 GMT -5
A little question. Where has all the Kalisto hate came from? It seems that people feel he was underserving of being apart of the rumble despite being a regular on Smackdown.
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Post by JokerFC on Jan 31, 2017 10:02:55 GMT -5
Really enjoyed Owens vs Reigns and Cena vs AJ but man oh man Reigns being in the RR too really surprised me....and not in a good way.
So Reigns gets 2 shots at the title in one night? Pretty weird booking. Crowd chanting "this is bullcrap" made me LOL. Reigns is never gonna get over....Jesus the crowd absolutely despises him.
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Post by J12 on Jan 31, 2017 10:35:36 GMT -5
Really enjoyed Owens vs Reigns and Cena vs AJ but man oh man Reigns being in the RR too really surprised me....and not in a good way. So Reigns gets 2 shots at the title in one night? Pretty weird booking. Crowd chanting "this is bullcrap" made me LOL. Reigns is never gonna get over....Jesus the crowd absolutely despises him. WWE's new favorite tradition with the Royal Rumble is seeing how long they can build the crowd's anticipation before delivering the worst case scenario and exposing themselves to "refund" and "bullcrap" chants. Probably not the best business strategy, but they seem to like it.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Jan 31, 2017 11:56:14 GMT -5
Really enjoyed Owens vs Reigns and Cena vs AJ but man oh man Reigns being in the RR too really surprised me....and not in a good way. So Reigns gets 2 shots at the title in one night? Pretty weird booking. Crowd chanting "this is bullcrap" made me LOL. Reigns is never gonna get over....Jesus the crowd absolutely despises him. He needs to be a heel so badly.
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