AaronRT
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Post by AaronRT on Jan 29, 2012 23:46:38 GMT -5
Loved the PPV. I was entertained throughout the whole show.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2012 23:51:14 GMT -5
Tune in next month when everyone bitches about the Elimination Chamber, regardless of what happens. Seriously, if it doesn't happen exactly how someone wants, its the end of the World. It's not the end of the world though, and I think that's where the problem is. judging by this thread, sheamus winning and the end of the world is one in the same
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Post by J12 on Jan 29, 2012 23:55:09 GMT -5
I enjoyed the show early on, but I was a little let down by the number of the throwaway entrees in the Royal Rumble.
That, and I'm not too keen on the finish. They seemed to be rushing to get to the final two, but for what reason? Having Orton and Show go out so soon seemed strange, and then having Jericho and Sheamus go so long just destroyed the pacing of the match.
I just don't understand the decision to go with Sheamus. I like the guy, but I can't think of many title match scenarios that are interesting.
That, and after making that statement last week on Raw, Jericho shows up and competes as if this angle hadn't been occurring, and then loses? It just doesn't add up.
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Unit/V-C2/4
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Post by Unit/V-C2/4 on Jan 30, 2012 0:02:05 GMT -5
Worst possible thing I see out of this is Sheamus being turned heel again, why do I really see that happening?
Didn't think Kharma would be back so soon, it was a surprising moment, and she had some great spots. Divas division is obviously waiting for her.
Road Dogg kicked ass, 'nuff said.
Those were probably the two best entries in the Rumble, there must have been at least 7 wasted pointlessly.
Wade was my most hyped, and I got nothing out of that, he was literally gone before anything big could have happened.
Miz and Cody Rhodes are in there from the beginning and look legit as , then passively are eliminated? WTF
Jericho teases the end of the world, then competes normally, not correlating at all with his recent actions?! There were a lot of great moments, but this may be one of my least favorite Rumble matches.
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Post by clifford on Jan 30, 2012 0:08:03 GMT -5
I'm gonna try to argue the charge for this PPV with my credit card company.
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Post by Epic Z on Jan 30, 2012 0:08:26 GMT -5
Bad ending, didn't want Sheamus to win. And instead of Michael Cole going into the match why not someone like Seth Rollins and debut? And Ziggler got buried by ing Kharma. If you want a new face to win then why not a guy like Dolph Ziggler,Wade Barret, or Cody Rhodes? or even take away this whole Zack Ryder injury angle and make him win? he's the most over face right now Other than that it was a good show. The Rumble match was a big let down. And where was Heath Slater and where was Hornswoggle they were announced to be in the match I liked how they didn't waste an entrant on John Cena. But I was really disappointed by having Big Show as no.30. I also really liked the video package that they had for Cena. I also am starting to like the way this Cena/Ryder/Eve/Kane storyline is going. Looks like there taking Cena out of the storyline and getting him ready for Rock and putting Ryder more as the guy thats feuding with Kane, because Ryder's got taken out the most I mean first the "abyss" under the ring, When he got chocked slammed in the parking lot, thrown threw the stage, and now got tombstoned and taken out of his wheelchair.
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Post by clifford on Jan 30, 2012 0:15:10 GMT -5
At least we now know that "EVERY WWE SUPERSTAR IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE RUMBLE" really just means lets fill the match with the friggin announcers. You got me good WWE, but I won't fall for that again!
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Post by Chicago on Jan 30, 2012 0:18:02 GMT -5
After really looking forward to it, I must say Im a bit let down by the event. The world title match was really lackluster and the ending really didnt seem like the ending to it. The Kane/Cena match understandably had a dirty finish but I was expecting a bit more than ryder just being tombstoned. The WWE title match didnt quite live up to what it should have been either and it kind of made Ziggler look mid card level. The rumble, was very...odd. Picked sheamus a long time ago so that didnt surprise me but jericho had no shocking moment and there were too many joke/throwback entries for a 30 man field, should have gone back to 40 with that many. Some entires also made no sense, epico/primo, riley, one uso, big show? When you look at the list of people that entered, it didnt have much star power to it and it was pretty mismatched. I enjoyed some returns and parts of the rumble were pretty entertaining but the whole thing was just..weird. Almost exactly how I feel. Something seemed off about this Rumble; it wasn't necessarily the best, nor worst, Rumble PPV, but it definitely did not live up to my expectations. The World Heavyweight Title match was hampered by Henry's injury, but the premature finish didn't help matters either. The set-up to the finish was awkward and I feel like the longer WWE holds off on a legitimate win for Bryan, the worse his title reign will become. Beth's team winning over Kelly Kelly was the right call, but I really couldn't care less about the Divas division or their throwaway matches every week. Kharma's return is the only good that will come out of Divas matches in the foreseeable future. Brodus Clay's appearance at the Royal Rumble was surprisingly booked right (meaning, no eventual loss in the Rumble match), and the match also furthers Drew McIntyre's storyline on SmackDown! I had no problems with this, and it went pretty much as expected. The double count out for Kane/Cena makes sense, but the match itself was nothing to brag about. Ryder's inclusion in the storyline is ridiculous and needs to come to an end. Broken back? Herniated disc? Does anyone even care at this point if Kane throws him off of a cliff? I can't wait for this god-awful storyline to be finished and rightfully reserve its Gooker Award one year in advance. I wish Punk/Ziggler could have been more about the match and less about the referee situation (until at least the last five minutes). With that said, it was still best of the night which isn't saying much, but I'm curious as to where this leaves Ziggler. I wouldn't mind a Ziggler/Swagger tag title reign for the next few months with Air Boom done. Similar to Kane/Cena (though nowhere near that level of bad), I can't wait to see Punk move on to bigger and better things (and by that I mean Jericho). As for the Rumble match, it had its moments, but it will remain largely forgettable for me after tonight. There were one-too many surprise entrants, and the pace was too fast to sit back and enjoy it. In fact, the whole thing was booked strange and seemed like it was building to something that never materialized. What is the purpose of Jericho's return now? I have no problems with a guy like Sheamus winning (who does deserve another world title shot), but his win came in a year where almost a dozen other finishes could have happened and would have made more sense. I don't normally rate PPVs, but this Rumble would be lucky to break 2.5 out of 5 stars.
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June
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Post by June on Jan 30, 2012 0:24:57 GMT -5
I was expecting a better show for 55 bucks.
The undercard bored me, Ziggler had no place being in a title match, but it was only the Rumble the same PPV where Bon Holly, and IRS got shots in the past.
I can't wait for the Cena, Kane, Ryder saga to die.
The rumble match was lackluster, and what do you expect from aargh that kicked off with the stale Miz and a jobber? Way too much comedy, the rumble wad basically buried IMO, not even the finishing minutes could save the show.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2012 0:26:39 GMT -5
I really want to upgrade my service to HD. These PPV's aren't the best looking in SD on an HDTV.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 30, 2012 0:57:01 GMT -5
I was expecting a better show for 55 bucks. The undercard bored me, Ziggler had no place being in a title match, but it was only the Rumble the same PPV where Bon Holly, and IRS got shots in the past. I can't wait for the Cena, Kane, Ryder saga to die. The rumble match was lackluster, and what do you expect from aargh that kicked off with the stale Miz and a jobber? Way too much comedy, the rumble wad basically buried IMO, not even the finishing minutes could save the show. I honestly feel sorry that you people in the US have to fork out $55 for the PPV. We pay AU$30/35 which currently is like US$28-33. I dont watch many because they are pretty pricey but at $55, I think that is about asking the impossible. And for a PPV such as tonights, I can see why some would be so let down. WWE had been on such a good roll with their PPVs and the rumble had SO much to offer but it never really amounted to much.
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Post by kimberlysghost on Jan 30, 2012 1:18:58 GMT -5
Regardless if you loved or hated the PPV WWE did deliver a surprising Rumble winner.
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Post by Roadie Codes on Jan 30, 2012 2:05:06 GMT -5
My predictions: Punk retains. Bryan retains. Sheamus wins the Rumble. From Jan 23rd. I had a very marked out night.
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Post by Roadie Codes on Jan 30, 2012 2:09:36 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind a Ziggler/Swagger tag title reign for the next few months with Air Boom done. I don't normally rate PPVs, but this Rumble would be lucky to break 2.5 out of 5 stars. The fact that you would book Ziggy and Jack as tag champs proves you know nothing.
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Post by Phantom on Jan 30, 2012 2:11:26 GMT -5
If Jericho wanted to win The Rumble all he had to do was say so. Hell, it was probably his idea not to win it. I like Sheamus. Hes an amazing worker. His character right now is kinda corny though. Telling stories about people and animals from Ireland. Either way hes an entertaining guy. Hopefully he wins the WHC at WM. The Rumble winner hasnt won at WM in the last 4 years and 55% is pretty weak.
The Steel Cage sucked. They should have just took Mark Henry out of the match and told everybody he was injured. Big Show and Daniel Bryan could have put on great match. I'm glad Bryan won though but the match could have been so much better. Kane/Cena was abysmal and so was the stuff with Ryder. Ziggler and Punk put on an outstanding match as expected. The Rumble itself was entertaining, I'll give them that. They went overboard on the comedy and "shocks" but Sheamus and Jericho put on an amazing show at the end. I would have preferred Jericho winning but oh well. Hes gonna face Punk or Taker at WM and I'm ok with that.
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Post by MX5 on Jan 30, 2012 2:36:16 GMT -5
I love that anyone that dislikes anything WWE does is instantly labeled a mark or an IWC smark and so on. This pay per view was lackluster and you don't have to just accept that just because you feel like you should or because you're a fan.
Honestly, to me it was garbage and I'm glad I didn't personally spend the $45 on it.
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Post by Edge618 on Jan 30, 2012 2:39:58 GMT -5
I'm gonna try to argue the charge for this PPV with my credit card company. LOL what's the argument? Everything advertised happened plus more. Unless you had technical difficulties you shouldn't argue.
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Post by Nathan from Aus on Jan 30, 2012 3:02:11 GMT -5
My predictions: Punk retains. Bryan retains. Sheamus wins the Rumble. From Jan 23rd. I had a very marked out night. Wow congrats dude
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Post by The Sexy Psychotic on Jan 30, 2012 4:40:58 GMT -5
Wow, really, what a crapPPV, I mean nothing of any interest happened. Jericho's whole stoyrline wasn't even mentioned at all until he came out, the biggest thing leading into the match and nothing. Then he doesn't even win and we get Sheamus (really?), plus the rest of the Rumble match was just horrible, too many wasted spots, and it felt farrrrrr too quick, it took like 40 minutes for all the enterants to come out, just didn't feel important at all.
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Jan 30, 2012 5:08:04 GMT -5
Seriously this Rumble was a HUGE letdown, While i was watching the Rumbe match itself i knew there would be the complaints from the guys who expected more while the same old never bash the WWE marks just praise the hell out of it, We're not bitching were telling it how it is.
The Cage match started off fast and the crowd was into it but it should have been about 5 minutes longer, I actually enjoyed Kane/Cena alot because it was just an entertaining brawl and had some good Wrestling and the crowd was into it, The Tombstone on Ryder and Chokeslam on Cena at the end was great.
Cena's WM hype up video was actually great while Rock's sucked balls and it didn't cover his love for the WWE it covered his lame movie career. It was good to see Clay in action squashing Mcintyre.
Punk/Ziggler was the MOTN for me but also could have been longer and had a better ending.
The Rumble itself was a letdown, Why waste 7 spots on Cole, Booker, Lawler, Kharma, Road Dogg, Hacksaw and even Ricardo when WWE should have had Cena, Kane, Henry, Christian, Del Rio and 3 other guys (Brodus, Mcintyre, Taker, HHH, Nash, Rey, Sin Cara, Or even a Rock appearance...) but we got a bunch of lame surprises although i enjoyed Cole's appearance but why have Del Rio cut a promo on winning the Rumble when he doesn't even compete in it. Seriously there was a ton of wasted spots and what happened to multiple guys in the ring at once, This match felt really empty and the worst thing is the winner turned out to be SHEAMUS? He has no big build up into the Rumble, Was feuding with guys like Slater and Mahal, Has a lame character and sucks as a face and hes going to WM? Hopefully this World Title match turns into some multi man match like a 6 or 7 pack challenge so guys like Christian, Show, Henry, Orton and Barrett can get into the World Title match and to even make Sheamus look stronger have him be the winner so although 5/6 guys were added into his match he still pulled off a big win at WM.
The final minutes with Jericho and Sheamus was great but Sheamus winning just killed it... Where do we go from here? No Jericho vs Punk? When will Rey, Cara, Nash, Taker, Christian and Del Rio return? Where does Kane go from here? Well with a lackluster Rumble hopefully the Elimination Chamber has a great build and great card and can deliver a better show than the Rumble and Hopefully WM still delivers.
Can't believe i thought this would top the 01 Rumble, This isn't the worst Rumble PPV but a big letdown and the Rumble itself was lame, The undercard was still entertaining.
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