Official Royal Rumble Thread: 1/30/11

Daniel Bryan was awesome. I'm glad he was able to be in there for a long time.

People are talking about lack of main events casual fans will want to see, etc.


But if you want a main event that will get people outside of diehards talking, something casual fans will be interested in and the media will pick up on... Miz Vs. Cena is IT! Cena is the face of WWE right now and by far has the most appeal to casual fans. Miz has so much crossover media appeal it's just insane. Both of these guys are going to be all over talks shows, entertainment shows, web sites. I don't care if you like the Miz or not, he will get the word out.


I personally like the prospect of everything rumored/set up thus far for Mania.

Miz vs. Cena has the crossover appeal and hasn't been run into the ground yet
Orton vs. Punk will be very solid and the build up should be really good (I'd prefer Punk vs Bryan, but that's the geek in me, I guess)
Taker vs. Barrett will also have good build and will completely cement Barrett as a top guy without him winning.
Edge vs. Del Rio has the least potential for build up as a feud, but the match will be solid and Del Rio going after the title should be fun.

There's also talk of Rey Vs. Cody which I think will be a good match. I am interested to see who Bryan defends against, and I really hope Kong debuts before then so I can see her live. I really wish Gail Kim had been the fourth tonight just so it would have led to her and Kong at Mania

And really, how many Mania matches feel bigger than a normal match on paper? Sure, the HBK ones the past three years have, but otherwise they're not only matches that could happen any time, but have happened other times. It's the build that's important.

I'm going to be in Atlanta for Mania and I really can't wait to see this event.

Also, lol at all the "We hate sign guy" signs.

That guy is such an attention whore.

I am sick of MITB and pushing guys that way.

The person always wins the title and for the person that does eventually lose, they'll look like a joke.

It could just be my allegiance to the Northeast, but I've been to a lot of arenas for WWE shows and being a part of a Boston crowd is by and large my favorite, even more so than MSG.

One of my fondest live memories was Summerslam 2006. My entire side of the arena was heckling Cena throughout the whole match with Edge. I was in a really pro-Edge area that went absolutely nuts when he won.

Sure enough, though, without hesitation, as soon as the match was over and the cameras were off, everyone gave a nice round of applause to Cena, who was really just breaking out into his own and was sort of confused about the mixed reaction in his home state. It was a nice little show of respect and a great way to end the night. Boston crowds definitely know how to handle themselves.

Alberto Del Rio is spectacular. Thank you WWE for having the guts to give us something new this year: Cena vs. Miz and Del Rio vs. Edge. Sure, it may be Cena/Punk but I highly doubt it. They're clearly building toward Miz and Cena.

I'll admit, the matches don't SOUND spectacular because we're not used to this youth movement. But we have to start somewhere.

and Del Rio is the greatest person in history. pero ustedes lo sabían.

What a way for the title to be prestigious by having him hold it for only a few days.

Del Rio winning the Rumble was unexpected and him winning the title would be even more unexpected.

Taker winning the belt was unexpected? You say he was a destructive force, shouldn't it have been obvious that he would win it? Would have made him look awful if he lost to Hogan the first time.

Ax, Smash, take your pick. ;D

Agreed. It's the WWE's easy way to get young talent in the main event picture without stepping over proven stars along the way. They want to get the younger stars over while making the proven stars still look good, and if they keep that up, that won't get them anywhere.