The 2014 "Why the heck is there no Royal Rumble thread yet" Thread!

[owenbrown]

L O FUCKING L if El Torito wins the Rumble

[FourFifty]

That midget bull? REALLY?

[ron the dial]

poor fandango

[#1-norm-fan]

LOL Fandango.

[parkmania]

Who will Fandango get to be his partner against Los Matadores?

[GD]

Cesaro baby! Woooo...

[Droford]

you could time it yourself but they stole your watch lol

[el bobbo]

You could time it yourslef, but they stole your watch.

I hope Cesaro has a good moment in this match.

[Hanso Amore]

Big Swing please

[#1-norm-fan]

You could time it yourself but they stole your watch.

LOL!!!!!

[Cuzziebro]

Cesaro SWING!

[#1-norm-fan]

Zeb Colter is unbelievable.

[Fenix122]

LOL seth rollins with the save

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Awesome swing...yeah yeah yeahhh Harper.

[GD]

I am highly impressed by Cesaro's swinging skills.

[#1-norm-fan]

Its obviously going to be Shield/Punk as the final 4

I can't imagine Batista not AT LEAST being in the final four.

[el bobbo]

This has been a great match. El Torito was the highlight though.

[FourFifty]

Who took out El Torrito?

[Fenix122]

Who took out El Torrito?

Roman Reigns

[el bobbo]

Harper looks scary as fuck.

[KIRA]

Still hoping they'll put bryan in this match

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

JBL! JBL! JBL! JBL! JBL!

[Cuzziebro]

JBL's DEBUT!

[FourFifty]

YES!

[KIRA]

WOW REALLY

[#1-norm-fan]

WIN THIS SHIT, JBL!!!

[Droford]

I thought Cole was gonna pull JBL out

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

YOU STILL GOT IT!

[ron the dial]

that jbl spot was not good

[FourFifty]

ONE MORE PERSON FOR ROLLINS TO TAKE OUT! GO TIPSTERS!

[GD]

Only 4 spots remaining. Fuck Ryback!

[Razzamajazz]

zero reaction for eric rowan

[Hanso Amore]

LOL YOU STILL GOT IT JBL!

[#1-norm-fan]

lol. JBL getting eliminated and then immediately going back into hype mode.

[ron the dial]

that harper clothesline. oh my.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

MACKLE! You Screwed me!

[#1-norm-fan]

that jbl spot was not good

I'm usually all for ridiculous "shocker" entrants. Like when all the announcers went in a couple years ago just for lols.

That one was completely pointless though.

[Cuzziebro]

How many eliminations is Reigns up to?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

EU Fight.

[parkmania]

Does Ryback have heat with Orton now that he stole his "Stupid!" gimmick?

[Evil Vito]

No Bryan :( still have Rey, Batista, and Big E

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

NEXT 28 IS MY CHOSEN NUMBER!

[KIRA]

3 SPOTS TO GO

[FourFifty]

So if you signed up for Rollins to take out the most number of guys, I think you can start thinking of how awesome your points are going to be for Tipsters.

[Innovator]

Yeah no Bryan probably

[#1-norm-fan]

Alright, who's left. Batista... Axel... and... a surprise?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

BATISTAAAAA

[KIRA]

:(No Bryan :( still have Rey, Batista, and Big E

[Innovator]

They're the boobirds

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Clone Wars.

[#1-norm-fan]

Come on, WWE... Don't do it.

[owenbrown]

Konami Code entered

[BigCrippyZ]

WTF is up with Batista's wardrobe selection so far since his return?

[#1-norm-fan]

Oh yeah. Rey's still left. Bleh. Unless there's a shocker here, Batista's pretty much a lock.

[Evil Vito]

Alvarez tweeted that Kane is under the ring. So he's gonna cost Punk.

[#1-norm-fan]

Well there you have it.

[FourFifty]

Ugh, I meant Roman in my previous post.

[owenbrown]

it's only 10:30 Eastern is something going to happen?

[Cuzziebro]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... No Daniel Bryan

[Hanso Amore]

If this isnt Bryan that place is going to riot

[Droford]

Crowd died after Rey entered #30 not Bryan lol

[el bobbo]

Rey Mysterio gets huge boos. People are pissed off.

[KIRA]

GODDAMN IT

[Razzamajazz]

lol this crowd is not happy

[Nark Order]

Crowd is pissed. They are so dumb.

[Evil Vito]

WWE deserves to be booed. The crowd doesn't care.

[#1-norm-fan]

it's only 10:30 Eastern is something going to happen?

Yes. This match will go for 15 more minutes.

[KIRA]

It amazing this crowd DIED when mystero came out

[Razzamajazz]

reigns ties kane

[Nark Order]

No Bryan. Crowd is pissed. They are so dumb.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

booooo fuck you wwe.

[owenbrown]

hey Kane is already eliminated that elimination doesn't count

[Nark Order]

Hey double post

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

If that's a legal elimination then Kane ties the record of eliminations.

[GD]

Crowd is living.

[owenbrown]

C'mon Reigns

[#1-norm-fan]

No Bryan. Crowd is pissed. They are so dumb.

B+ star

[parkmania]

Wish I hadn't moved away from Pittsburgh back in September. I led the "Thank you Dave!" chants at Bragging Rights when Batista F'ed up Rey. Glad to see my influence is still there to this day.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Booo WWE ruining this for Reigns if he wins by not including Daniel Bryan.

[Cuzziebro]

SIGN POINTING

[#1-norm-fan]

Fuck Batista already.

[rob11]

I don't remember a more hostile crowd to a final 3.

[el bobbo]

This crowd is fucking pissed. So am I

[GD]

The crowd is very upset.

[owenbrown]

This crowd is shitting all over this

[Innovator]

Poor Sheamus and Reigns have to be lumped into this crowd reaction

[Cuzziebro]

Reigns breaks the record! He better win.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

It's good, the WWE needs crowds to turn on them. Better they are hostile then dead.

[GD]

Reigns breaks the record.

[owenbrown]

Change the finish! ROMAN REIGNS FOR THE WIN!

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Broken record! Sorry Kane.

[FourFifty]

Pretty sure I cleaned house at Tipsters today.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

SUPERMAN THAT HOE!

[Razzamajazz]

he fucked that spear up

[owenbrown]

Roman Reigns chant fuck yeah

[Blonde Moment]

People are going to be even more pissed when Reigns gets tossed

[#1-norm-fan]

The crowd doesn't appear to be shitting on this. They're chanting for one of the guys in the ring. lol

[Razzamajazz]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[owenbrown]

Technically CM Punk should still be in this

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

FUCK YOU WWE

[Skippord]

Roman Reigns is really benefiting from how much the crowd loves Daniel Bryan and wants Batista dead

[ron the dial]

god i am not looking forward to batista being back at all

[Innovator]

Ahahaha

[Nark Order]

Man. They fucked up so bad. Like really bad. How did they ruin a Royal Rumble?

[Evil Vito]

WWE deserves to be booed. The crowd doesn't care.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!

[SammyG]

GGGGGGGGGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Btw, damn, those predictions were spot on

[owenbrown]

Konami Code successful.... WWE stuck in 2005.... Pittsburgh riots

[Hanso Amore]

I love that the crowd shit all over this PPV

[rob11]

You can almost see Vince squatting over the crowd.

[el bobbo]

fuck fuck fuck.

[Evil Vito]

Get fucked, WWE.

[NoJabbaNoBogRoll]

Awful.

[Arrogance]

What's the matter Dave? Blown up old man?

[#1-norm-fan]

Well I'm instantly looking forward to WrestleMania less.

[Droford]

EVOLUTION EXPLODES AT WM 30

[Fenix122]

That was a terrible end to what was a pretty good PPV...

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Dave steals a push from a guy who has been busting his ass for 13 months in his first match back? FUCK YOU

[rob11]

They will have to edit the crowd for highlights tomorrow like on Smackdown.

[el bobbo]

Same old shit. They aren't booing because he's a heel.

[#1-norm-fan]

Technically CM Punk should still be in this

lol. Guys get eliminated by guys who are already eliminated pretty much every year.

[Fenix122]

Thank god Wrestlemania will only cost me $10

[Innovator]

I can't wait for that Bryan/Sheamus card opener.

[el bobbo]

I can still here all of the boos over that loud pyro and music.

[rob11]

For my 1,000th post, FUCK YOU VINCE!

[#1-norm-fan]

Does WWE think Batista is a Rock-level celebrity because he's been in movies? Because he's not.

[Razzamajazz]

and a pay per view goes off the air to the sound of boos

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

it's strange how they insist on being out of touch

[GD]

I hated this year's Royal Rumble.

[ron the dial]

seriously. just an awful decision.

[Blonde Moment]

Thank god Wrestlemania will only cost me $10

Thinking on waitig a bit before even signing up for that to check out what they have for classics first because the way it looks right now WM30 looks like shit

[Hanso Amore]

I seriously dont get the WWEs refusal to book new stars.

[slik]

Good show overall

[parkmania]

Match at Elimination Chamber set: Punk vs Batista.

Would have originally said Punk vs Kane, but they'll give us that one on Raw in a couple weeks.

[KIRA]

It cant be good for the WWE to have a crowd demanding a performer and the WWE constantly shitting on that and giving you something else.

[#1-norm-fan]

Dave steals a push from a guy who has been busting his ass for 13 months in his first match back? FUCK YOU

It's the same thing Rock did. And rightfully so.

My only problem with this is Batista is no Rock.

[Evil Vito]

It is beyond startling how out of touch WWE are with their audience. It's not even an IWC thing. An entire fucking arena voiced the exact same opinion. Good lord nobody wants to see Orton/Batista.

[rob11]

This is when I would excuse fans throwing garbage in the ring. Flaming garbage would be a bonus jk

[el bobbo]

and a pay per view goes off the air to the sound of boos

And not good ones. Just "This fucking sucked" boos.

[slik]

While Daniel Bryan clearly should've won the Rumble, I do like Batista. Not interested in Batista vs Orton at all though.

Cena-Bray I am ok with.

Overall good show.

[Innovator]

Way to shit on your roster and the guys who are there all 12 months.

[Vastardikai]

Once again, WWE goes for the "safe" option that no one wants to see.

[Evil Vito]

I feel depressed right now. Wrestling has been my main hobby for 15 years and for the first time ever, I feel like I don't even care about it anymore.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Here is your winner of the Royal Rumble Pickem...



28. SLICKY TRICKY DAMON!

[screech]

If this makes Batista all "yup, I'm going to WrestleMania. Deal with it, fuckers" then at least something good will come from it.

[rob11]

Mick Foley ‏@realmickfoley

Does @WWE actually hate their own audience? I've never been so disgusted with a PPV.

[Hanso Amore]

Good show overall

If by good you mean a great opener, a so so Lesnar match, a Decent Title match, and OK rumble match with the Crowd shitting on the entire evening, then yea, good show.

Seriously Reigns or Bryan could have been legitimized as main eventers tonight.

Instead they give reigns a record most people wont think of very much and really doesnt mean anything. The Shield breakup and Rhodes Breakup is looking GREAT THOUGH. Wyatt vs Cena...Ok whatevs.

Tonight could have been the launch of 3 new stars in Reigns Wyatt and that final push for Bryan.

Instead we get a Main event for Wrestlemania with a guy who has been gone for 4 years that no one cares about.

[road doggy dogg]

jesus christ what a terrible PPV.

[el bobbo]

This is Pittsburgh too. Not some super smark crowd like Philly, New York or Chicago. I just hope everyone at every crowd shits on this.

[screech]

Was pulling for Nash though, obviously.

[#1-norm-fan]

It is beyond startling how out of touch WWE are with their audience. It's not even an IWC thing. An entire fucking arena voiced the exact same opinion. Good lord nobody wants to see Orton/Batista.

I wouldn't mind Batista vs Orton without the title involved. Just as a grudge match with the story of Orton thinking the authority brought back Batista to replace him as the face of the company. That would be a great addition to the WrestleMania card.

I hate the idea of either of them walking out of WrestleMania with the title though. Especially while Cena and Wyatt are in an inconsequential match that would be much more intriguing with the title at steak.

[Hanso Amore]

If this makes Batista all "yup, I'm going to WrestleMania. Deal with it, fuckers" then at least something good will come from it.

Heel-Tista vs Bryan would be epic.

Face-Tista vs Orton can suck my balls 5 years ago

[FourFifty]

Pretty sure I bombed one match with Tipsters (Bryan/Wyatt), but aside from that I made very few mistakes. Orton won via RKO, Billy got the pin, Punk was in the rumble longer than Roman, and life is good.

[rob11]

Daniel Bryan ‏@WWEDanielBryan

They try to keep US down and away from the top spots, but they can’t ignore the reactions forever. Keep voicing your opinions.

[rob11]

"No Daniel Bryan" is trending. Put that on Raw WWE.

[Hanso Amore]

Way to shit on your roster and the guys who are there all 12 months.

Who cares about that. Bats is a name so I dont care if he hasnt been around. But to give him the rumble when hes already a star, and the Main event of Wrestlemania, and to ignore the fact that for 6 months there hasnt been a bigger star in the company than Bryan and they refuse to cash in on it is just stupid.

[slik]

ALL HAIL YOUR KING,

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[Ol Dirty Dastard]

The problem is if WWE books Bryan at the top, they'll book him to fail like they did before.

[Innovator]

Ahaha, Foley shit all over this

[slik]

Batista needs to go back to shiny tights though.

I was all "I ain't feeling muted grey bro" at my screen.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

They also need to realize he's not Chris Benoit or Chris Jericho. As great as those guys were/(or in Jericho's case, ARE), fans didn't hijack segments and entire main events of pay per views in their name, fans weren't captivated by them. It's so weird to see what is happening and how it's being ignored.

[Droford]

WWE will end up having Daniel Bryan main event the WM preshow vs El Torito in an epic 30 second squash match, with the stupid little bull winning.

[Hanso Amore]

Its like they think "Oh lets keep dragging this out" but eventually this shit is going to fizzle when people get tired of not getting a payoff.

Or they think "Bryan is over and selling merch no need to push him".

[slik]

Actually the Daniel Bryan rumor for WM is

re-match with Sheamus

[johnsmagic]

So much for the wwe audience picking their champion what a crock

[Nark Order]

http://imageshack.com/a/img46/1214/p2ed.jpg

After the Rumble.

[Blonde Moment]

Actually the Daniel Bryan rumor for WM is

re-match with Sheamus

O boyoboyoboyoboyoboyoboyoboyoboyoboy!!! this is the part where they shit on Daniel Bryan and have him get squashed again right?

[el bobbo]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Does <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE">@WWE</a> actually hate their own audience? I've never been so disgusted with a PPV.</p>&mdash; Mick Foley (@realmickfoley) <a href="https://twitter.com/realmickfoley/statuses/427649348693147649">January 27, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[SammyG]

Sausage fest

[FourFifty]

Actually the Daniel Bryan rumor for WM is

re-match with Sheamus
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[Innovator]

Poit's duckface conveys sadness

[Sting Fan]

Wow, tuned into the end of the Rumble after seeing a few Bryan segments and how hot the crowd is for him recently... absolutely amazing to see the crowd take a big dump all over the final 3.

I would say the WWE cant ignore that but I thought they couldn't ignore the cage top Raw ending a few weeks back either and tonight's Rumble would be all Bryan.

[James Steele]

Ok...I'm done waiting to see where they go with this. Come the fuck on with Bryan already. I'm hoping this means HBK/Daniel Bryan or Bryan/Taker is a lock.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Batista needs to go back to shiny tights though.

I was all "I ain't feeling muted grey bro" at my screen.

Batista needs to go back....to hell.

[Droford]

LOL

It could end up being worse.

Lesnar could win the belt from Orton.

Lesnar vs Batista as the main event would be awesome. Two guys who probably won't be around 1 week after Wrestlemania. OOH

[Sting Fan]

Wow, tuned into the end of the Rumble after seeing a few Bryan segments and how hot the crowd is for him recently... absolutely amazing to see the crowd take a big dump all over the final 3.

I would say the WWE cant ignore that but I thought they couldn't ignore the cage top Raw ending a few weeks back either and tonight's Rumble would be all Bryan.

[VSG]

Ya I don't really want to post anymore about this. Fuck WWE.

[owenbrown]

http://imageshack.com/a/img46/1214/p2ed.jpg

After the Rumble.

You all should have had your middle fingers up as a big "fuck you" to WWE

[rob11]

It's not like Batista has the kiddies to cheer for him like Cena does. He is going to get weak pops and boos.

[NoJabbaNoBogRoll]

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[KIRA]

Daniel is hotter than the sun and yet this company keeps saying no if the rumors that Taker requested Bryan as a WM opponent are true theres no better endorsement.

[rob11]

On Twitter Austin praised Reigns and said he has a "hell of a babyface run" in him. Reigns was impressive.

[JimmyMess]

That was the weirdest thing ever.... they all cheered Batista's music, and when he came out in his gear they immediately boo'd.

The crowd murdered the end of the Rumble. Couldn't beat Bryan/Wyatt

Loved the pops for Reigns... I have to say, after tonight, I think he's got the IT factor. Just drawn towards watching him.

But Kevin Nash YAH!

[rob11]

Lance Storm thinks it will be Cena and Bryan vs the Wyatts at WM. *Facepalm*

[Blonde Moment]

Almost feel sorry for Batista I don't think he saw this reaction coming.

[el bobbo]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The ending to the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23RoyalRumble&amp;src=hash">#RoyalRumble</a> was worse than the ending to Dexter.</p>&mdash; Dan Mueller (@TheDanMueller) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheDanMueller/statuses/427655592035889152">January 27, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[rob11]

I feel bad for Rey for coming out at #30 and getting booed. Not his fault.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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[rob11]

Think about if at the 98 Rumble, Austin wasn't even an entrant and Ken Shamrock won it because that's what it feels like.

[JimmyMess]

We all knew Batista was going to win. As much as I saw people cheering for Bryan and booing when he didn't come... I never expected him to be in the Rumble. The way his match ended, it didn't make sense for him to be in the Rumble.

[Droford]

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I dont agree with that. If I ran a burger place and people were coming in screaming for Pizza I'd give them directions to Pizza Hut.



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[Hanso Amore]

Think HHH is in charge much?

Outlaws are tag champs, Nash was in the rumble and Bryan wasn't.....

[JimmyMess]

For the record, I did want him in it!

[Hanso Amore]

Hhh also hand picked Maddox and mistico.

Love hhh the wrestler, as an exec he's garbage

[JimmyMess]

Think HHH is in charge much?

Outlaws are tag champs, Nash was in the rumble and Bryan wasn't.....

My highlight was Kevin Nash actually...

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

https://www.facebook.com/wwe#

[Droford]

Remember last year how people were pissed off that CM Punk lost to the Rock with a people's elbow and John Cena won the Rumble?

Well hey, it can always be kind of as bad if not worse!

[KIRA]

I dont agree with that. If I ran a burger place and people were coming in screaming for Pizza I'd give them directions to Pizza Hut.



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Why would you give business away rather than get started making pizza.

[Damian Rey]

I think my bigger question is why Batista? Even when he was with the company, he wasn't "the man". He peaked shortly after his win at Mania 21, and was shipped off to the B show by mid year in favor of pushing John Cena as the number one guy in the company. The closest he ever got to being the main guy was on his way out the door as a heel.

I just don't get it. It's clear as day people want Bryan as the champion. Every arena, regardless if it's a "rasslin" town or not, wants to see Bryan in the limelight and it's painfully obvious.

[Blonde Moment]

Fans are voiceing their opinion need more No!

[Bad News Gertner]

It's wrestling, who gives a shit.

[Droford]

Why would you give business away rather than get started making pizza.

Maybe I don't want to spend thousands of dollars to invest in new equipment (Pizza Oven mainly) on the whim of customers demands.

Really has nothing to do with this though, its apples and oranges. If enough people get fed up with Vince's handling of the product, they can always go watch something else.

oh wait

[Damian Rey]

By the way, Gerty, I love your #bad news gimmick.

[rob11]

Daniel Bryan ‏@WWEDanielBryan 49m

Sorry guys, the machine wanted me nowhere near the Royal Rumble match. But I thank everyone for their support. YOU are the #YESMovement

[Blonde Moment]

I think my bigger question is why Batista? Even when he was with the company, he wasn't "the man". He peaked shortly after his win at Mania 21, and was shipped off to the B show by mid year in favor of pushing John Cena as the number one guy in the company. The closest he ever got to being the main guy was on his way out the door as a heel.

I just don't get it. It's clear as day people want Bryan as the champion. Every arena, regardless if it's a "rasslin" town or not, wants to see Bryan in the limelight and it's painfully obvious.

Because Batista is going to be in a movie this year that should gross at least 600 million world wide, unless they fuck it up, with the potential for sequels, unless they fuck it up, so they gave the big B a 2 year contract to take advantage of that fact.

[Damian Rey]

Because Batista is going to be in a movie this year that should gross at least 600 million world wide, unless they fuck it up, with the potential for sequels, unless they fuck it up, so they gave the big B a 2 year contract to take advantage of that fact.

I get the reasoning for bringing him back in some capacity, but wouldn't the idea of giving a guy a 2 year deal and having it excepted tell you he probably doesn't have a shit ton going on is a tad bit lucky to be doing an Avengers themed film in the first place?

I dunno, I don't see the logic here. People are clamoring for DB. I have never seen this type of reaction to one guy sustained this long in the current era. It's amazing at how ridiculously over he is and how little they give him to do.

[Droford]

Daniel Bryan ‏@WWEDanielBryan 49m

Sorry guys, the machine wanted me nowhere near the Royal Rumble match. But I thank everyone for their support. YOU are the #YESMovement

#YESMovement sounds like an ad campaign for some pill for constipation

[Shisen Kopf]

It's wrestling, who gives a shit.

er...excuse me...rasslin is very VERY serious business. Change your tune bud!

[Bad News Gertner]

I'm literally masterbating with smark tears from fat basement dwelling virgins on other websites. Friggen hilarious. It's like a little kid crying after the circus because the fucking seal didn't balance a ball on its nose.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>It took 15 years, but I'm finally ready for a break. I was optimistic after SummerSlam, but my interest in the product has waned considerably throughout the fall and this fucking show was the one that finally did me in. WWE is just completely out of touch with their audience at this point and it's clear as day they don't see any reason to create new stars when they still have Cena and Orton around or when they can just bring back a part timer with any sort of name value. I almost never get worked up over WWE's decision, but this is too much even for me.

I'm sure I'll be back someday. But it's not going to be for a while. 3 hours a week is just way too much time to waste on a product you don't enjoy any more.</font>

[Shadrick]

I'm not the type to have knee-jerk reactions to PPVs, especially a few moments after they end. Also, my posts never get on Noid status (sup, Noid? *bro fist*), I usually keep my opinions light and engage in somewhat healthy debates here and there. However, this is one time, I have to say this, with affirmation:

Fuck you, WWE.

I'm an adamant supporter of the "lets just see where it goes" logic. As a person in my every day life, I make a point to have the "glass half full" approach. When Daniel Bryan won the title at Summerslam, and then Orton cashed in, I said "well it sucks that the moment wasn't 'authentic' but he'll chase the title, and eventually win it in some valiant fashion. Fast forward, and he faces Orton and A FAST COUNT by Ref Armstrong (which I don't think was ever explained, someone help me out here, please) and he's stripped of the title? Okay.

Enter the Wyatt family. My mind says "Alright, this will give Bryan something to do outside of the title picture. It was a good test run and they see he's over as shit so a decent run with the belt is a lock, right?" I was wrong. I'm not even including all of the times Raw ended with him not getting the upperhand when he should have. What made Austin/Rock so mesmerizing during face runs is that SOMETIMES they got the better of the authority, and sometimes the authority got the better of them. There was a balance that kept you rooting for the guy, and you legit didn't know if he'd come out on top at the end of each episode. That made it entertaining.

I completely understand Cena being the top dog and getting the belt off Del Rio in order to unify it at TLC. So now I'm saying "Well, Bryan wins the rumble, he's hot, and he gets an even BIGGER moment by winning BOTH belts after chasing them, at the biggest stage of them all." Too many times though, it seemed as if Cena just deferred to Bryan on some "Hey give this kid another shot." another thing I think hurt the momentum. But I was cool with it if it had an endgame.

After being screwed so many times, I started to wonder if WWE was doing it on purpose, to cool him off. Even if they were, it didn't work. When he broke away from the Wyatt family, and that entire crowd was with him, I had never seen anyone that white hot in a long time. Yeah, the Summer of Punk was amazing, but he was a tweener, going up against Cena, who still had major support from a good amount of the audience. Daniel Bryan had EVERYONE on their feet for him. I had never seen a crowd that involved in one guy in a very long time. Including The Rock.

Here comes Batista.

People start mentioning how Batista could win the rumble and I legit thought "no way." I didn't think there was a way a guy could come back after a few years, and just win a rumble. Just like that. One Raw, and then "oh hey guys i win lol." I'm not a Batista hater, I just thought they wouldn't do that. DB was white hot. Concussion was an issue? Clearly it wasn't, he just had a match. He could have come in at 30, bruised and beaten, and gone for a few minutes.

Fan touched on it before, Batista is no Rock. When Rock came back in 2011, it was to host Mania. When he wrestled in 2012, it was for a major match, two marquee names, you thought you'd never see. When he wrestled in 2013, it was against a guy who had an active 434 day reign, longest in the modern era. And the point was to transition over to Cena. That made perfect business sense. No one was hot enough at the time for me to warrant the "Rock is taking peoples spots" logic. But I say that to say...

I had some friends of mine joke with me today about a surprise Rock return at the Rumble to win the whole thing, and they said "Shad, I bet you'd love it if Rock came back and won the rumble" and without hesitation I said "No. That would suck. That would be a terrible decision because DB is so hot right now. Besides, Rock wrestling in a 3rd straight main event? I'm over it. I'm a Rock fan; I grew up on him like some guys grew up on Savage and Hogan, but no. NO ONE was as white hot as DB right now when Rock returned before. I just knew the WWE would do the "right" thing.

So I'm watching the rumble and 29 comes out and I say "30 has to be DB" and my buddy reminds me "Rey Mysterio." And my face falls flat. I'm not even the type to get too vested in this sport; I like to just see where things go, but honestly, if they're trying to shit on the fans, they just did an amazing job. Summerslam was 6 months ago. And Bryan has not been capitalized on like he should have been. The rumble was the chance to do so and they did not. A rematch with Sheamus would be a waste, I don't care how good the match has the potential to be.

What would have happened if in 98, they would have had a returned Kevin Nash win the rumble instead of the white hot Austin? Seems blasphemous right? Competition existed back then though.

I'm just ranting. I'm legit annoyed by the outcome of this rumble. Cheers. /Noid post.

[Shisen Kopf]

anyway, I was hoping Hacksaw was going to enter. He is am all-time great. USA USA USA!!

[rob11]

Meh, this was the first WWE I've watched since August and I'm going to go ahead and go back to not watching.

[Bad News Gertner]

The fuck happened to Heath Slater!!! I'm writing the WWE a nasty letter.

[Droford]

I'm literally masterbating with smark tears from fat basement dwelling virgins on other websites. Friggen hilarious. It's like a little kid crying after the circus because the fucking seal didn't balance a ball on its nose.


Feels like last year all over again

[rob11]

Lol even random Armando tweet.

You're not allowed to get over in @Wwe unless they want you to. If you do, you can and will be punished. Has happened to many over the years

[el bobbo]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>After the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23royalrumble&amp;src=hash">#royalrumble</a> Batista confronted a fan who flipped him off &amp; flipped him off back. then tried to start a yes chant. didnt work</p>&mdash; Heather Miller (@hm_pufnstuf) <a href="https://twitter.com/hm_pufnstuf/statuses/427664061002559488">January 27, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[GD]

I don't remember hating a Royal Rumble PPV before.

[dronepool]

Fuck.

[el bobbo]

I think Sheamus' return was fucked over because of tonight.

[Nark Order]

Welcome to the era of Triple H creative.

[KIRA]

I'm literally masterbating with smark tears from fat basement dwelling virgins on other websites. Friggen hilarious. It's like a little kid crying after the circus because the fucking seal didn't balance a ball on its nose.

I friggin love you!

[VSG]

Ya poor Sheamus didn't deserve this. Roman Reigns at least got cheered when he got offense in on Batista. Rey can go retire tonight for all I care, he is injury prone and not as smooth in the ring anymore. Heck he barely gets any reaction these days.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46775303@N02/12166560484/

[#1-norm-fan]

So fucking retarded. How fucking hard is it to understand when you've got a guy that crowd is that into, YOU FUCKING PUSH HIM AND MAKE A STAR OUT OF HIM. They have to be TRYING to kill the business at this point. Seriously. How the FUCK did Fandango not win that Rumble?

[GD]

Brie Bella

“Daniel Bryan should of been in the #royalrumble He should be going for the championship! We hear you all, I wish the authority did too!!! #yesmovement #yesyesyes”


should've ?

[Droford]

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We need a sequel

[Blonde Moment]

Tomorrow night they should have HHH out and award Daniel Bryan a Toy belt and let the real performers wrestle in the big league.

[Damian Rey]

Rey went from being arguably top 5 most popular superstars on the current roster to getting marred by injury and losing somewhere around 2 years on his career and not mattering at all. Poor guy.

[el bobbo]

I think that most WWE PPV events start off really hot and then end cold as fuck. They need to bring the mid card guys up to the main event scene instead of trying to rely on Orton/Cena/Batista/ whoever the hell else is returning.

[Bad News Gertner]

Also, thanks WWE for taking BadNewsBarrett out of the Rumble after being shown in the graphic and getting my ass 3 weeked in the Survivor Pool.

[rob11]

4,000 thumbs up
14,600 thumbs down

[Bad News Gertner]

Lol I can't wait for dweebs making youtube videos cutting promos and spazzing out over tonight. Love those.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

How do you embed Flicker photos now? They changed everything!

[Shisen Kopf]

The fuck happened to Heath Slater!!! I'm writing the WWE a nasty letter.

send them a haiku of extreme anger....like this

No Heath Slater, why?
Do you not know how to book?
bushwhacker luke wooooo!

[Droford]

Tomorrow night they should have HHH out and award Daniel Bryan a Toy belt and let the real performers wrestle in the big league.

Daniel Bryan should just start calling himself the Real People's Champion.

[rob11]

The only thing that could save WM would be for EL Torito to jump Batista before WM, and have a HIAC match.

[Shisen Kopf]

Lol I can't wait for dweebs making youtube videos cutting promos and spazzing out over tonight. Love those.


Gonna see if I can find my old camcorder. Havent used it since I tried to get on America's Funniest Home Videos. They never played my tape or gave it back. Thieves!!

[Shisen Kopf]

The only thing that could save WM would be for EL Torito to jump Batista before WM, and have a HIAC match.

ERAG match you mean. ERAG.

[Bad News Gertner]

Bryan should job to Khali tomorrow and give the internet a stroke.

[Vastardikai]

Bryan should job to JTG tomorrow and give the internet a stroke.

[KaosDarksol]

Also, thanks WWE for taking BadNewsBarrett out of the Rumble after being shown in the graphic and getting my ass 3 weeked in the Survivor Pool.

wow I can't believe they took him out of the rumble. Talk about wasted talent.

[MoFo]

Fun event, shit crowd.

El Tonito is a fun little midget to watch, Daniel Bryam should take some tips the faggut.

Also lol @ Big Sexy looking younger than his WCW days.

[el bobbo]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The Big Show is the fanbase. Brock Lesnar symbolizes The Authority. The chair is what VKM thinks is best for business. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WWE&amp;src=hash">#WWE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23RoyalRumble&amp;src=hash">#RoyalRumble</a></p>&mdash; Jesse B. Kelsey (@Jesse_B_Kelsey) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jesse_B_Kelsey/statuses/427670067791155200">January 27, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[Bad News Gertner]

I think they'd have a stroke seeing that JTG still has a job.

[Droford]

Daniel Bryan will go on a wrecking spree taking out the 11 non announced Royal Rumble Entrants that took his possible spot

1) Kane
2) Rusev
3) Swagger
4) Dolph Ziggler
5) Kevin Nash
6) Great Khali
7) Sheamus
8) El Torito
9) Cessaro
10) JBL
11) Ryback

It'd be like Final Destination but with Daniel Bryan playing death

One of them also took Xavier Woods spot since he was supposed to be in it

[Nark Order]

Oh, look. Gertner is being a contrarian. That's odd.

[owenbrown]

The fuck happened to Heath Slater!!! I'm writing the WWE a nasty letter.

yeah, he should have been #30 instead of boring Mysterio :shifty:

[Rammsteinmad]

All the talent the WWE has today! All the established stars that can "go"! All the guys that bust their ass day-in and day-out and are over! And yet somehow "creative" thought... "yeah, Batista vs. Randy Orton, that's exactly what people wanna see headline the 30th Anniversary of Wrestlemania.

I hope so badly every arena everywhere shits all over this.

[Rammsteinmad]

Also, what were any of the "high spots" of the Rumble? Didn't feel like there were any legit moments. Just everyone coming out and brawling.

Loved the 2011 Rumble... was choreographed perfectly from start to finish.