teammadness
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Post by teammadness on Jan 28, 2024 7:31:33 GMT -5
I thought the women’s rumble was excellent..The men’s rumble on the other hand was a snooze fest. Genuine question, would Jimmy and Jey USO be able to put on a match against each other at Wrestlemania if the super kick was banned?
The first half of the men’s Rumble was extremely boring and could have benefited from an ‘LA Knight’ or ‘Randy Orton’ pop. The crowd didn’t help because they didn’t make a peep until the ‘this is awesome’ chant when it was down to the final 2. Lastly, CM Punk looks OLD in the ring….On a positive note, Bron Breakker, Jade Cargill and that TNA female all looked incredible and really brought the energy!
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Jan 28, 2024 7:33:06 GMT -5
Dread it. Run from it.
Destiny arrives all the same.
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Post by TKO Propagandist on Jan 28, 2024 7:40:27 GMT -5
Legends returning in the Royal Rumble match is a thing of the past
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Jan 28, 2024 8:11:25 GMT -5
Please tell me CM isn't already injured
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Post by J-MANN on Jan 28, 2024 8:12:11 GMT -5
Please tell me CM isn't already injured 🤦🏻♂️
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Post by J-MANN on Jan 28, 2024 8:12:28 GMT -5
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Jan 28, 2024 8:15:31 GMT -5
Please tell me CM isn't already injured 🤦🏻♂️ I hope he's not but I wouldn't be shocked if he was. And that's why you don't hotshot guys over the top babyface workhorse. Doesn't take much brain to know that.
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Post by J-MANN on Jan 28, 2024 8:18:24 GMT -5
Doesn't take much brain to know that. For some folks, it’s harder than you think 🤣
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Post by Evil Abed on Jan 28, 2024 8:38:20 GMT -5
Took the night to sleep on it but all in all I think someone put it best that this was a very "safe" event from WWE.
Nothing really grabbed.
The Womens Rumble was pretty bad from the start. The first two-thirds was an absolute chore to sit through. Super sloppy spots from the rookie club (Maxinne/Ivy/etc...) Didnt really get interesting until Jade showed up. Shows how much of a star she can potentially be. Jade/Bayley Winning are easily the best parts of the match. (5/10)
The Universal Title match was a snooze. Never felt like it got going. Only real "OMG" moment was when it looked like Orton might actually take the title. Of course this was overshadowed within 3 seconds as we realized it was the same 'ol booking yet again where Solo saves Roman. (Never seen that before). All 4 guys left looking worse than they did when the event started IMO. Roman got no offense yet still never looked in danger of losing the title. (2/10)
KO/Logan was probably the match of the night for me although through no fault of their own, the crowd was completely dead from the first two painful matches. DQ finish kinda stunk but made sense and it was a decent way to protect Logan. I wish they'd get rid of whoever that clown from the podcast was with security. Coulda just had Theory and Waller interfere and it would have flowed much better. (6/10)
Men's rumble also never really grabbed. I have no issue with the "no legends" situation. I'd much rather have Bron in there wrecking people than having guys like Hulk Hogan who can barely walk let alone go over the top rope. It felt like another rumble that felt disjointed. Jey/Jimmy should have been a good story but ended pretty much when Waller entered at 3. The McAfee spot was dumb. Ricochet was just in there to take a bump from Drew. Guys like Miz, Kofi, Theory had no purpose in the match. Punk looked like he was moving at half speed. Only good spots were Bron, Cody winning, and Andrade returning. (5/10)
Overall I give the event a 4/10, definitely a step down from last year and a huge drop from the buzz that was happening after Survivor Series a couple of months ago.
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Ohtimate Wahriah
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Post by Ohtimate Wahriah on Jan 28, 2024 9:59:18 GMT -5
The Rumble use to be my favorite PPV but the older I get the less I like it. As a kid I guess the idea that anybody could win was present and I seriously thought, like, if Max Moon has a great night, he’ll fight for the belt at Mania and it just is what it is.
Now, you get entrants like JD and it’s just 😴😴😴. He isn’t going to win, we all know that. I also don’t like how the number 1 entrant is in the ring for almost an hour all the time. Somebody needs to just dump them out early to keep it unpredictable. Every number 1 entrant is an iron man now.
I’m glad Cody won but the process to get there has become stale. I wish there was something they could do to freshen up the rumble. It definitely needs to have all the stars in it. (Orton, Styles, LA etc)
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theafricandream
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Post by theafricandream on Jan 28, 2024 10:00:35 GMT -5
Overall I give the event a 4/10, definitely a step down from last year and a huge drop from the buzz that was happening after Survivor Series a couple of months ago. Agree 100% with this take. I can’t remember be this underwhelmed with a big 4 event in quite some time. Terrible crowd as well.
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Ohtimate Wahriah
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Post by Ohtimate Wahriah on Jan 28, 2024 10:12:40 GMT -5
Thinking about how hot the crowds were last year, I still wish they would have just had Cody go over while the iron was hot. It was still taboo to beat Roman then, now, we all know he’s gonna lose. He HAS to, he’s never on tv.
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Post by J-MANN on Jan 28, 2024 10:17:15 GMT -5
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Post by johnnyhanson21 on Jan 28, 2024 10:43:41 GMT -5
I would seriously like to refresh the Rumble moving forward.I would like to go back to the original idea of just 20 men and 2 minutes in between.Really build it up as the best of the best and a lot less lower card talents.Have matches throughout the month eith people earning their spots in the Rumble.Have 8 from RAW ,8 from Smackdown,2 from NXT and 2 spots opened for a big return or shocking debut.
Trimming the fat this year and changing the WWE Title bout could have left us with a field of,
AJ Styles Andrade Bobby Lashley Bron Breakker Brock Lesnar(if the story didn't leak) Carmelo Hayes CM Punk Cody Rhodes Damien Priest Dominik Mysterio Drew McIntyre Finn Balor Gunther Jey Uso Jimmy Uso Kevin Owens LA Knight Logan Paul Sami Zayn Solo Sikoa
That would have been Stacked and still left us Reigns/Orton in a title bout and if Rollins wasn't hurt of if they didn't pull the trigger early could have had Rollins/Mahal as well in terms of the title bouts.
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Rocky Balboa
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Post by Rocky Balboa on Jan 28, 2024 10:54:32 GMT -5
If I were to say what I wanna say I would be banned.
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Post by rkmo: Just a Fact of Life on Jan 28, 2024 10:59:19 GMT -5
People who unironically like season 8 of Game of Thrones be like:
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Post by J-MANN on Jan 28, 2024 11:19:05 GMT -5
If I were to say what I wanna say I would be banned. Lol I don’t think you’re alone.
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Post by Rocky Balboa on Jan 28, 2024 11:23:18 GMT -5
If I were to say what I wanna say I would be banned. Lol I don’t think you’re alone.
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Post by J-MANN on Jan 28, 2024 11:23:43 GMT -5
I mean…
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Post by Evil Abed on Jan 28, 2024 11:37:52 GMT -5
If thats the honest truth, Dom eliminating Brock would have certainly been something.
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