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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Jan 13, 2024 16:29:36 GMT -5
Continuing on with Rumble stuff during season...
Would you guys say that this was one of the GOATS? Great? Good? Bad? Lame? Epic? Classic? Overrated? Underrated?
For me, it was easily one of the best & a huge breath of fresh air. Just amazing stuff. I'd say its easily the best of the 2010s, also better than many from the 2000s,90s,80s,2020s etc.
It had Reigns,Cena,Orton,Rey,Balor,Nakamura, Hurricane,Rusev,Sheamus, Bray,Slater, New Day,Dolph, Rollins,Goldust etc. Lots of top guys, new guys, established guys etc.
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Post by TKO Propagandist on Jan 13, 2024 19:08:21 GMT -5
2017 & 2018 were good in that they got rid of the stink the match had from 2013-2016
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Post by McBlake on Jan 14, 2024 9:02:42 GMT -5
 This was awesome, but nothing else really stands out for me. In terms of recent Rumbles it's between 2020 and 2023 for the best. |
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Post by Codyverse: Tag Team Champion on Jan 14, 2024 13:20:51 GMT -5
No
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Post by Evil Abed on Jan 14, 2024 13:22:55 GMT -5
Meh it was ok/slightly above averags.
Womens rumble was mostly a mess. Surprise appearances were nice but lets just say a certain someone on here probably pulled out all their hair with how many women dropped out to the floor and stayed there during that match.
Mens rumble was decent.
Pros - Balor good some good spotlight, the Slater bit was funny, Nakamura winning was good (probably tainted a bit because of how quickly his stock fell following the rumble win), Mysterio return was nice. The "Kofi Spot" actually worked (I think for the last time). The "New Era" vs. "RA Era" was cool.
Cons - Ziggler being 30 made no sense - quit SD, relinquished the US title and then just showed up in the Rumble and never mentioned it again - whole angle was weird and fans sounded more confused than interested. Reigns overpowering again, was during the "shove as much of that down our throats as you could" era. Aiden English, Titus O'Neill and Goldust entrances late were pointless, no one cared by that point. Cena burying Elias again did him no favors.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Jan 19, 2024 21:04:38 GMT -5
Loved the New Era vs RA Era moment.
Looking back I kinda wish Nakamura didn't win, it led to nothing and began the downfall of his career.
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Post by CM Tusk on Jan 20, 2024 5:07:00 GMT -5
“Shinsuke now! Shinsuke now!!”
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Post by tylerbreezee on Jan 20, 2024 10:22:59 GMT -5
This was awesome, but nothing else really stands out for me. In terms of recent Rumbles it's between 2020 and 2023 for the best. 37 year old Randy Orton going up against a 36 year old Finn Bálor and 37 year old Shinsuke Nakamura. Old Era vs … Old Era? |
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Post by J-MANN: Tag Team Champion on Jan 20, 2024 10:34:49 GMT -5
No lol
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Jan 20, 2024 20:14:15 GMT -5
This was awesome, but nothing else really stands out for me. In terms of recent Rumbles it's between 2020 and 2023 for the best. 37 year old Randy Orton going up against a 36 year old Finn Bálor and 37 year old Shinsuke Nakamura. Old Era vs … Old Era? Wrestling Observer sentiment takes years off a wrestler’s age to preserve their “young guy” stat, so Finn was 19 here and Nakamura was 23. Thus every time Roman Reigns has ever beaten Finn Balor, he was burying the young guys. |
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Jan 21, 2024 2:50:13 GMT -5
Damn I remember everyone loving it back then, lol
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Post by McBlake on Jan 21, 2024 8:13:17 GMT -5
This was awesome, but nothing else really stands out for me. In terms of recent Rumbles it's between 2020 and 2023 for the best. 37 year old Randy Orton going up against a 36 year old Finn Bálor and 37 year old Shinsuke Nakamura. Old Era vs … Old Era? It felt more like a changing of the guard than anything to do with age. Nakamura, Reigns and Balor had about 8 years on the main roster between them. Rey, Cena and Orton had all been there since 2002. |
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Post by CM Tusk on Jan 21, 2024 17:07:46 GMT -5
Rewatching it currently and it’s a really fun Rumble.
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Jan 22, 2024 1:47:04 GMT -5
37 year old Randy Orton going up against a 36 year old Finn Bálor and 37 year old Shinsuke Nakamura. Old Era vs … Old Era? It felt more like a changing of the guard than anything to do with age. Nakamura, Reigns and Balor had about 8 years on the main roster between them. Rey, Cena and Orton had all been there since 2002. Yeah I wouldn't really say it was about age but more like a new era in the main event scene. |
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Post by X-27 on Jan 22, 2024 13:05:37 GMT -5
If the match went the same exact way but had any other winner other than Nakamura, nobody would be talking about it. He was just what was in at the time.
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Jan 24, 2024 15:10:36 GMT -5
If the match went the same exact way but had any other winner other than Nakamura, nobody would be talking about it. He was just what was in at the time. Nak was over big time |
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Post by The Real Chillary on Jan 26, 2024 11:44:45 GMT -5
Top five of all time, imo.
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Post by Eugene69 on Jan 26, 2024 12:00:44 GMT -5
They were right about alot kids here if this rumble is considered good.
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Jan 26, 2024 12:10:24 GMT -5
They were right about alot kids here if this rumble is considered good. I been watching since the 80s lol ... but 2018 was actually good tbh. For the modern era of course and its way better than a lot of the 90s, which I saw all of em live. The 90s is my fav decade but it had some bad Rumbles...99,95,96. I like 97 & 98 but many hated those Rumbles and consider the recent ones to be much better. |
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