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Post by Funk The Revival on Jan 29, 2018 9:24:46 GMT -5
Really enjoyed both Rumbles. Went crazy for Almas and Sane. Orton and Brooke eliminating them respectively however
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Post by @brit_figs on Jan 29, 2018 9:51:42 GMT -5
That was INSANE! Hands down my favourite PPV for a long longggg time!
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Post by tg11 on Jan 29, 2018 10:02:46 GMT -5
Definitely better than last year's Rumble PPV for sure hell probably better than 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013. Hands down this Royal Rumble PPV was probably the best since 2010 where Edge won it. Nakamura winning in his debut definitely saved it because if Reigns had won it then people would have shat all over the PPV but they definitely saved it booking wise. As far as the women's match they didn't go the predictable route of having Ronda debut in the actual match and winning it but instead have her show up post-match and get in the face of Asuka, Bliss and Charlotte now that definitely was a genius booking right there.
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Post by T R W on Jan 29, 2018 10:38:50 GMT -5
Hurricane and Molly Holly showed up. Best Rumble in years. Been waiting years for that to happen.
Ya'll need to hook me up with some Molly gifs. She was looking THICK last night.
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Post by Halloween King on Jan 29, 2018 11:50:22 GMT -5
I don't keep up with wrestling anymore but I do catch some ppvs every now and then. These are my thoughts on what I saw last night.
AJ vs Owens and Zane
This was a Brain fart to me. AJ is not a big guy so I can't buy into him being able to face to men and hold his own. Also I thought Kevin Owens was one of the tops guys these days but just him being in this match made look like a jobber. The outcome was pretty predictable. This match seemed more like a sideshow act at a circus than a wrestling match to me. They did cool flips and all but it didn't seem Like rasslin to me.
Gable/Shelton vs Usos
It was nice to see Shelton is back/still around. Gable looks, to me, like he is related to Santino. The Usos looked horrible. Their gear.... I thought I was watching wwe but the Usos wore gear as if they were at a small time Indy fed. Tennis shoes and white sweats, they put no effort into their gear. I wasn't interested in this match so I missed a good chunk.
Leaner vs Kane vs Braun
As soon as I saw Kane was in the Match I thought, either they are giving him a title run right before he retires or Kane is doing the Yob. I don't understand why they didn't just let Brock and Braun have a singles match. I Hate seeing them always disrespect the announce tables. Also, the tables seems like snap together furniture so why not reassemble them as soon as possible?
Jordan/Rollins vs Shamus/Antonio
This was another match I did not pay attention to. I just feel it was not needed.
Women's Rumble
First they bring out Stephanie, who I can nk t stand. Stephanie started talking about women's wrestling and how it evolved FROM divas. And as she's talking I'm thinking, God I hope she isn't the person who will run wwe once Vince decides to call it quits or passes. As the Match progressed they bring out women who were nothing but Divas at one time. McCool, Torrie, Trish, Kelly, it made me laugh and think, why bash Divas? I thought bringing out the two lady champs was pointless. I didn't see the men's champs having to sit out at ringside for the men's Rumble. I hope those lady's champs got a good payday for just sitting there. They should have at least had a desk to sit behind with some drinks and a place to set the titles instead of having to hold them the entire time. Lita looked rough. Molly looked better than a good chunk of the younger girls. It was very aggravating to see lady's go out only to come back in at random. I had no idea Beth was in a men's Rumble, I'm glad I missed that one. I was pretty bored the entire match so I stopped watching before it ended.
Men's Rumble.
Balor came out I'm plain gear. This told me two things, he prob didn't want to be out there all night sweating in paint and he wasn't going to win. At the start I thought guys were coming out too fast so I timed them. Times varied from 1.30 to 2 mins. I thought it was awesome to see the Hurricane again. Rey came out and was much faster than a good chunk of the current roster guys. I cant stand Randy Orton. At the end why have the winner announce who he wants to challenge? Why not let him rest and think before announcing?
Small things I hated
Why is it that it seems like every rumble they have to have number 1 and or 2 go for a long time? Toss them out! This year was worst because they did this with both the men and the women.
I Hate that they have a Wrestlemania sign up and they point to it. We get it, Mania is coming up, we get it the winner goes to mania. It's beyond dumb.
Why is it that when a new entrant enters the ring everyone stops what they're doing to get punched/kicked/attacked by the new person? You're not all lead singers here, we need drummers and bass and other band members......
I really HATED the shakey cam. There was a few moves where the camera shook as the attack was done.
The men's Rumble should always be the main event at the event named Royal Rimble!
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Jan 29, 2018 12:19:47 GMT -5
I guess the WWE finally smartened up and and put a wrestler to win the Rumble that the fans were actually gonna cheer. The last few Rumbles were ruined by the fans. They just couldn't handle what guy Vince wanted to have win, so this year he gave the fans what they wanted. Seems to have worked!
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Post by Joey Cush on Jan 29, 2018 12:36:32 GMT -5
Quick thoughts:
Mens Rumble was underwhelming especially being in the middle of the card but I'm okay with it. I felt like nobody really got over during the match and guys were just doing something and getting thrown out. I wish they let the Slater stuff drag on for the entire match. Then with 3 guys left, Slater finally climbs in the ring and he is one of the Final 4 in the Rumble. Rey coming back was a big surprise and he looked great. Finally after years of getting it wrong, the right guy one at the exact right time. Looking forward to AJ/Nakamura.
Universal Title did nothing for me. So incredibly over Lesnar matches as a whole. Announcers relentlessly try and play up the "devastation" and "carnage" every time Lesnar has a match is getting tiresome. Cant wait for the belt to be off Lesnar but the thought of him losing it to Reigns makes my head hurt. Not to beat the dead horse but Lesnar rolls through Goldberg at Mania, Samoa Joe at GBOF, Reigns/Joe/Strowman at Summer Slam, Strowman at No Mercy, AJ at Survivor Series and then Kane/Strowman at the Rumble and now he is just going to lose one on one to Reigns? Bleh
Womens Rumble was fun to watch. Lots of surprises. Cant say any of the surprises looked relatively good in the ring as most never were very good to begin with but thats fine. Trish looked incredibly sexy and has aged so well its scary. My girlfriend was getting annoyed how much i was digging Trish but she goes crazy over Finn Balor so its okay. Asuka winning was the right call though I really thought either Trish or Nikki were going to win it as separate points. Very happy to see Asuka win.
Ronda debut was fantastic.I'm a big fan of hers and happy to see her in the WWE as a full time worker. All the people upset that she took Asuka's moment are crazy. Its called making an impact with your newest signee. Its a huge deal that Ronda is in WWE you may not be excited about it but thousands of other people are. She didnt win the match, she didnt ruin the Rumble or anything. She came and sent a message at the end of the show.
Thought overall it was a good show to kick off the year. Very interested to see how the undercard shapes up with Rollins, Owens, Zayn, Hardy, Strowman, Balor, and all the other superstars.
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Post by Majere on Jan 29, 2018 13:07:43 GMT -5
Welp. Looks like Braun legit got clocked in the head. Yeah. Brock didn't like that botched knee from Braun. Brock shot on him with that punch to the body and head after that. Pretty damn hilarious.
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Post by tarver89 on Jan 29, 2018 13:25:40 GMT -5
Welp. Looks like Braun legit got clocked in the head. Yeah. Brock didn't like that botched knee from Braun. Brock shot on him with that punch to the body and head after that. Pretty damn hilarious. Brock has always been professional but don't try to piss him off or stiff with him. Roman Reigns knows it.
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Post by BROKEN on Jan 29, 2018 14:22:06 GMT -5
Yeah. Brock didn't like that botched knee from Braun. Brock shot on him with that punch to the body and head after that. Pretty damn hilarious. Brock has always been professional but don't try to piss him off or stiff with him. Roman Reigns knows it. What happened with roman?
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Post by robbutler01 on Jan 29, 2018 14:26:43 GMT -5
Gotta say I'm impressed by the rumble. There's always room to improve but this was fun to watch. Hat's off to the women too, fun match with a worthy winner
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Post by tarver89 on Jan 29, 2018 14:35:04 GMT -5
Brock has always been professional but don't try to piss him off or stiff with him. Roman Reigns knows it. What happened with roman? At Wrestlemania 31 Brock stiffed hard with him.
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Post by Sizzle on Jan 29, 2018 16:25:00 GMT -5
Having someone against Reigns in a situation like that is the greatest method of getting his opponent a pop.
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Post by BROKEN on Jan 29, 2018 16:28:21 GMT -5
What happened with roman? At Wrestlemania 31 Brock stiffed hard with him. Welp. Imagine being the guy backstage to tell Brock to knock it off.
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Post by Eugene69 on Jan 29, 2018 17:02:38 GMT -5
Stephanie quote of the night-"Becky told me her gear represents the future."
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Post by One Man Dynasty on Jan 29, 2018 17:42:48 GMT -5
Haven't posted in age, but thought I'd share a few thoughts.
The botch ending for Kami/AJ really irked me, I don't know how long they want to continue this Shane feud..why couldn't Styles win clean?
The mens rumble in the middle of the card just didn't sit right, felt the crowd were totally dead after that and couldn't recover.
The womens rumble had way too many 'older' participants, felt much more time should have been spent with NXT/MYC competitors.
Overall a very good PPV in general though...it just seems when they have a Takeover, it's so hard for them too top it - Almas/Gargano is already MOTY contender.
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Post by McBlake on Jan 29, 2018 18:08:09 GMT -5
Stephanie quote of the night-"Becky told me her gear represents the future." She had some absolute terrible lines. Reminded me of when my Smackdown vs Raw game glitches out and commentators would come out with random lines at any moment completely unrelated to anything that a was going on.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2018 20:15:30 GMT -5
Anyone notice Lita had late women wrestlers written on her arm? Including chyna! Steph must have been pissed
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Post by Quazimoto on Jan 29, 2018 20:26:42 GMT -5
Anyone notice Lita had late women wrestlers written on her arm? Including chyna! Steph must have been pissed Doubt it... She actually mentioned it on air, listing off several of the names Lita had written, included Chyna.
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Post by Mayor McCheese on Jan 29, 2018 20:51:03 GMT -5
I enjoyed this PPV.
Rey Mysterio returning was the highlight. I am a huge Mysterio fan so I was really surprised to see him in the Rumble!
I was really glad that they went with Nakamura over Reigns.. hopefully him and Styles puts on a great match at WM.
I enjoyed the Women's match except for the ending I felt like they could've waited for Ronda Rousey to debut I felt like it took away from Asuka winning.
Also Raw needs to get some more tag teams. I was hoping to see The AOP get called up and destroy everyone in the ring.
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