The Official Royal Rumble 2016 Thread

[Locke]

<table class="tborder" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tbody id="collapseobj_usercp_reputation"><tr><td class="alt2">http://tpwwforums.com/images/reputation/reputation_neg.gif</td> <td class="alt1Active" width="50%"> The Official Royal... (http://tpwwforums.com/showthread.php?p=4761198#post4761198) </td> <td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap">01-24-2016 10:40 PM</td> <td class="alt1" nowrap="nowrap"> SlickyTrickyDamon (http://tpwwforums.com/member.php?u=14383) </td> <td class="alt2" width="50%">you should be banned.</td></tr></tbody></table>

[Maluco]

Henry, Swagger, Goldust, Axel, Stardust etc... Just don't bother. A few surprises would have been nice, especially with this crowd

[Icame4Hookers]

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[James Steele]

Fuck, Reigns better not win.

[#1-norm-fan]

That quick cut video before Wyatt's entrance has a fat guy rubbing his belly. Just noticed.

[Maluco]

Lesnar - Wyatt
HHH - Reigns

[Volare]

And now only James Steele can save us!

[Locke]

Wyatt Family only going to help Bray Wyatt beat Brock Lesnar, they have too much respect for the rules to stay in after that.

[#1-norm-fan]

lol Holy shit!

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

That doesn't count. You cant be thrown out by a disqualified opponent.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>This has been an exceptionally slow Rumble in terms of pace.</font>

[Locke]

<table class="tborder" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tbody id="collapseobj_usercp_reputation"><tr><td class="alt2">http://tpwwforums.com/images/reputation/reputation_neg.gif</td> <td class="alt1Active" width="50%"> The Official Royal... (http://tpwwforums.com/showthread.php?p=4761206#post4761206) </td> <td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap">01-24-2016 10:44 PM</td> <td class="alt1" nowrap="nowrap"> SlickyTrickyDamon (http://tpwwforums.com/member.php?u=14383) </td> <td class="alt2" width="50%">that's right asshole keep it up.;</td></tr></tbody></table>

[Maluco]

Normal Lesnar would have jumped back in and eliminated Wyatt. Why didn't LoN do the same to Roman? Surely they are just highlighting that by doing the same thing with Brock?

[#1-norm-fan]

Wyatt Family only going to help Bray Wyatt beat Brock Lesnar, they have too much respect for the rules to stay in after that.

And apparently Brock has too much respect to go back in and beat the shit out of Wyatt apparently.

[Locke]

That doesn't count. You cant be thrown out by a disqualified opponent.
Can you please point where it says this in the mystical WWE rulebook

[Emperor Smeat]

Should have left Brock in longer since the crowd has slowly stopped caring about the match now.

[Dark One]

Sheamus as 29 and Hunter at 30? Delightful.

[James Steele]

HHH TIME MOTHER FUCKERS

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Aaaaand here comes HHH at #30.</font>

[Crimson]

Crowd booing Reigns

[Locke]

fucking sucker punch from reigns... pussy

[Dark One]

That doesn't count. You cant be thrown out by a disqualified opponent.

You're an idiot. This has happened so many times.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Reigns no selling the beatings done before.

[Fignuts]

Gayýyyyyyyyy

[Volare]

TIPSTERS JACKPOT

[James Steele]

IT'S TIME TO PLAY THE GAAAAAAAAME!!!!!

[James Steele]

yessssss

[Maluco]

Reigns with some good reactions there actually

[Immortal Moose]

Fuck yea.

[#1-norm-fan]

Triple... SWERVE Daniel Bryan.

[owenbrown]

JAMES STEELE HAS JUST FILLED THE CUP!

[road doggy dogg]

You had one job, WWE. Great undercard. Please don't fuck this up.

[Crimson]

This is the first time ever I am rooting for Triple H

[#1-norm-fan]

lolJK Triple H

[James Steele]

FUCK YES!!!! Thank you! THANK YOU SO FUCKING MUCH!!!!

[Dark One]

What a surprise.

[James Steele]

LESS TALK, MORE SLEDGEHAMMER

[#1-norm-fan]

Want something other than HHH or Reigns winning so bad right now.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>The Ghosts of IWC Past are really confused now.</font>

[Immortal Moose]

Want something other than HHH or Reigns winning so bad right now.

Yea, but we know better...

[road doggy dogg]

I'll even take fucking Jericho winning over one of these 2 at this point

[Locke]

The Rock gonna come in at #31

[James Steele]

FUCK YOU DOLPH

[Maluco]

Crowd aren't reacting to much anymore.

[#1-norm-fan]

Triple H should toss Reigns under the bottom rope, pedigree him on the announce table and then leave, having accomplished his mission.

[James Steele]

CORPORATE MINISTRY 2.0 ??

[owenbrown]

goddammit

[James Steele]

Dad gum it.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Sheamus: Save my gym partner fella.

[#1-norm-fan]

Ugh. Goddammit.

[James Steele]

AMBROSE OR HHH

[Asmo]

Ambrose heel turn. Possibly?

[Icame4Hookers]

So The Miz still in it?

[#1-norm-fan]

lol Cole referencing that tension between Jericho and Ambrose that was instantly forgotten about.

[Immortal Moose]

Hell yeah

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Yes

[James Steele]

HOLY SHIT


I LOVE YOU VINCE

[johnsmagic]

Well thank fuck for that

[#1-norm-fan]

Oh shit...

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>COME ON AMBROSE. PLEASE.

I know there's no chance.</font> :(

[#1-norm-fan]

Don't put yourself over Ambrose, Triple H. You fuck...

[#1-norm-fan]

Yeah, Amrose is IC champ. Even less of a chance this is happening.

[James Steele]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[Immortal Moose]

Well, at least there's a new champion.

[road doggy dogg]

oh just fuck right off

[James Steele]

This is the greatest moment in wrestling since WrestleMania 25.

[#1-norm-fan]

lol Fuck it all.

[Locke]

lol come on... that was a great opportunity for Reigns to pull Triple H off the apron and screw The Authority over again with Dean Ambrose as the champion

[Hanso Amore]

Ugh. Jesus really? The retired coo is headlining wrestlemania and is the champ...ugh.

Could easily keep the feud going without this.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Bow down to the King!

[Nark Order]

I'm alright with this. Seems like the best option. Roman and Hunter will be huge.

[Maluco]

Lol great undercard, abysmal royal rumble match. Everything from camera work, faceoffs, roster, lack of surprises, underwhelming entrants, eliminations. One of the worst Rumble matches i can remember.

Great undercard though and guys like Ambrose and Owens looked really good

Think the outcome is correct too. It's the best match with the best story they have.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Ugh. Jesus really? The retired coo is headlining wrestlemania and is the champ...ugh.

Could easily keep the feud going without this.

He never retired.

[#1-norm-fan]

WrestleMania crowd is definitely gonna love Roman Reigns vs Triple H for the title. lol

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

It's a good thing that plucky young upstart HHH was able to get put over strong here over an aging vet like Ambrose, he could really use the rub so he can be even bigger in the next 5-10 years.

[road doggy dogg]

well thank god i don't need to watch raw tomorrow night

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

RIP Lemmy. Last voice heard of the ppv.

[Hanso Amore]

I love the idea of HHH coming in and feuding with reigns but putting the strap on him is just such bad booking.

I think he has a ton left in the tank for the right stories but come on, really?

[James Steele]

BEST RUMBLE EVER. SECOND ONLY TO 2002 RUMBLE MATCH

[Ruien]

That was a fun Rumble. Stop being little dipshits about everything and enjoy the show.

[Volare]

I was happy at least.

[owenbrown]

wow people on the stream I was on were SOOOOOOOOOOO pissed Triple H won lol he hasn't been champ in almost 7 years

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Reigns vs. HHH does not excite me as a WrestleMania main event. Like...at all. I went into this show knowing that was like 98% likely the main event, but was hoping maybe they'd audible out of it.

Back to not watching for me. I'll catch Styles/Owens/Ambrose/Zayn etc. matches later.</font>

[Asmo]

I'm oddly okay with this as well. HHH makes the most sense for Wrestlemania.

[Icame4Hookers]

Wait so what happened to Miz? :s

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

well thank god i don't need to watch raw tomorrow night

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[Mercenary]

The fuck was that?

[James Steele]

I love the idea of HHH coming in and feuding with reigns but putting the strap on him is just such bad booking.

I think he has a ton left in the tank for the right stories but come on, really?


What's to say Reigns doesn't screw HHH at Fast Lane if they do HHH v Ambrose?

[Icame4Hookers]

That was a fun Rumble. Stop being little dipshits about everything and enjoy the show.

The fact is the title, has been in the McMahon's hands forever.

[Emperor Smeat]

Would have been amazing if Ambrose pulled it off but at least the Rumble itself was better overall than the past couple ones.

Probably going to be Ambrose vs Reigns at Fastlane to determine who faces Triple H at Mania. Reigns wins since he's the one in a feud with the Authority and maybe Ambrose gives him another respect hug/handshake like at Summerslam.

[Hanso Amore]

I don't think reigns vs hhh will be as great as you do narc. I think it can work but it won't be a huge match. Will be overshadowed.

[#1-norm-fan]

I'm alright with this. Seems like the best option. Roman and Hunter will be huge.

The story has been built up fine... but the players in the story are still Triple H and Roman Reigns. And they will be headlining WrestleMania against each other. Not good.

[James Steele]

That was a fun Rumble. Stop being little dipshits about everything and enjoy the show.

TRIPLE H IS THE CHAMP MOTHER FUCKERS!!!! Now he can break Flairs record before Cena!

[Locke]

Reigns vs. HHH does not excite me as a WrestleMania main event. Like...at all. I went into this show knowing that was like 98% likely the main event, but was hoping maybe they'd audible out of it.

Back to not watching for me. I'll catch Styles/Owens/Ambrose/Zayn etc. matches later.
Calm down. It doesn't have to be Triple H vs Roman Reigns.

[Maluco]

It is the only long term story they have. Brock/Wyatt could be very intriguing too.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Was actually a hot finish though. Clever booking in that they had to have known Orlando would be anti Roman as a smarky crowd, so have HHH throw out Ambrose would give him the desired heel reaction, and not people worshipping him for finishing Reigns at the end. Because he got a HUGE fucking pop for throwing out Reigns, if that closed the rumble it would just look really bad.

[RaginRonic]

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Let's not forget that this is the reason Paul's rise to ascendancy ever occurred. =P

[VSG]

I am more than ok with this. Not like it was a surprise anyway, but Ambrose getting a big push from this would be good too.

[Lock Jaw]

Thought that was a pretty sweet Rumble, actually. Aside from why the League of Nations wouldn't just roll Reigns back in to be eliminated.

[Mr. Nerfect]

What people perceive as charisma these days is different. Triple H and Roman Reigns don't have that flavor. The crowd got majorly bummed when it was teased, and they weren't even a particularly smarkish crowd -- they wanted everything to be over.

Triple H and Reigns couldn't even get people into their shit in Reigns' homestate and where Triple H is recognised as the Father of NXT. This is not going to work. There was something eerily creepy about the way Michael Cole was announcing Triple H the winner too. Like he's some young cat. He also pretty cleanly eliminated Reigns and only really abused his power to the point where he was #30. He sort of earned the right to call himself champion. A bit weird.

[Ruien]

Seriously, you people need to relax. Does anyone believe Ambrose would be a better draw than HHH? Hell no. This Rumble was played almost perfectly. Super fun and exciting.

[Evil Vito]

Calm down. It doesn't have to be Triple H vs Roman Reigns.

<font color=goldenrod>lol if you don't think that's the planned conclusion</font>

[Hanso Amore]

Nah. They already have the easy booking.

Reigns wants his rematch and will be forced by the authority to beat the League of Nations in some matches to maintain his number one contender status and then will face hhh at wm32

Lesnar vs Wyatt is coming together.

Ambrose will be in a match with Ambrose, styles, Sami or some mixture of that.

Cena might make a come back or Orton and have matches as well.

And probably taker in a retirement match.

Not a great wrestlemania for the biggest crowd ever

[Mr. Nerfect]

The booking of the Rumble was actually pretty good until it got to the point where people are meant to like Roman.

[James Steele]

What people perceive as charisma these days is different. Triple H and Roman Reigns don't have that flavor. The crowd got majorly bummed when it was teased, and they weren't even a particularly smarkish crowd -- they wanted everything to be over.

Triple H and Reigns couldn't even get people into their shit in Reigns' homestate and where Triple H is recognised as the Father of NXT. This is not going to work. There was something eerily creepy about the way Michael Cole was announcing Triple H the winner too. Like he's some young cat. He also pretty cleanly eliminated Reigns and only really abused his power to the point where he was #30. He sort of earned the right to call himself champion. A bit weird.

Triple H has charisma mother fucker. My dick got harder than diamonds.

[#1-norm-fan]

Would have been amazing if Ambrose pulled it off but at least the Rumble itself was better overall than the past couple ones.

Probably going to be Ambrose vs Reigns at Fastlane to determine who faces Triple H at Mania. Reigns wins since he's the one in a feud with the Authority and maybe Ambrose gives him another respect hug/handshake like at Summerslam.

Oh God, having Reigns go over Ambrose again to earn his title shot at WrestleMania would be a REALLY bad idea. lol

[Mr. Nerfect]

* Triple H vs. Reigns

* Brock vs. Wyatt

* Ambrose vs. Jericho

[Simple Fan]

Pretty predictable rumble match. Lost the Network after Goldusts entrance and didnt get it back til Ambrose entered. AJ gave me chills, who eliminated him?

[Lock Jaw]

So Wrestlemania:

Triple H vs. Roman Reigns

Bray Wyatt (and friends) vs. Brock Lesnar

Dean Ambrose vs. Chris Jericho (he eliminated Jericho, and they felt the need to remind us of their beef)

Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks vs. Becky Lynch

Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn


This is actually not sounding too bad right now.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Triple H has charisma mother fucker. My dick got harder than diamonds.

He can hang with someone that has charisma.

[James Steele]

Fuck you.

[CSL]

last 5 minutes were hot, finish was fine, lulled a bit in the middle but it was fun

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Seriously, you people need to relax. Does anyone believe Ambrose would be a better draw than HHH? Hell no. This Rumble was played almost perfectly. Super fun and exciting.

Probably wouldn't do worse though.

Didn't mind the finish, really like how Dean and HHH took in the moment which is what is always cool with the rumble and that was a sweet WHATAMANEUVER combo HHH used to win.

BUT

It woulda been a lot cooler if Ambrose won just out of "WOOOOOO MOTHAFUCKA" value.

[James Steele]

Finally, we can get a 8 month HHH title run with people not appreciating HHHs greatness.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Pretty predictable rumble match. Lost the Network after Goldusts entrance and didnt get it back til Ambrose entered. AJ gave me chills, who eliminated him?

Kevin Owens, they had a nice little showdown.

[James Steele]

So excited.

[Ruien]

Probably wouldn't do worse though.

Didn't mind the finish, really like how Dean and HHH took in the moment which is what is always cool with the rumble and that was a sweet WHATAMANEUVER combo HHH used to win.

BUT

It woulda been a lot cooler if Ambrose won just out of "WOOOOOO MOTHAFUCKA" value.

No way is Ambrose going to have the one time a year fan watch Mania. HHH will get those fans. Getting Mania fans is not about getting the weekly fans but getting g the one time a year fan. The weekly fan will watch regardless.

James Steele knows what is up right now.

[Lock Jaw]

James Steele warming my heart right now with his series of posts

[DAMN iNATOR]

This is the greatest moment in wrestling since WrestleMania 25.

It was certainly a night in the history of our sport!

[owenbrown]

James Steele right now...

hkMoRufEWQo

[James Steele]

I've finally found out how to get an orgasm with my eyeballs.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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Let's not forget that this is the reason Paul's rise to ascendancy ever occurred. =P

Owen was never going to be the champ buddy.

[#1-norm-fan]

No way is Ambrose going to have the one time a year fan watch Mania. HHH will get those fans. Getting Mania fans is not about getting the weekly fans but getting g the one time a year fan. The weekly fan will watch regardless.

James Steele knows what is up right now.

I think you over-estimate how much of a draw Triple H is to those "one time a year" fans.

[Hanso Amore]

Lol at the thought people still buy for hhh. Lesnarvyes. Taker yes.

Hhh isn't a special attraction anymore.

[road doggy dogg]

No way is Ambrose going to have the one time a year fan watch Mania. HHH will get those fans. Getting Mania fans is not about getting the weekly fans but getting g the one time a year fan. The weekly fan will watch regardless.

James Steele knows what is up right now.

except you're totally wrong


I am firmly not an every-week watcher, and pretty much only am excited about Rumble and WM at this point in my life

someone like Ambrose in the WM main event entices me to actually watch

HHH in 2016 as champion is probably the least-entertaining thing I can even think of right now

[Volare]

Heh....maybe I need to hit the casino tomorrow....

Winner: Triple H
Last Participant Eliminated: Roman Reigns (close)
BONUS (+50 points) Winning Number: 30
BONUS (+25 points) First Non-predetermined Entry: Rusev #2
BONUS (+25 points) Last Non-predetermined Entry: Triple H #30
BONUS (+25 points) Participant with the longest time: Roman Reigns
BONUS (+50 points) Random Elimination (ex. Bo Dallas eliminates Cesaro): Roman Eliminates Rusev

[Hanso Amore]

I'm a one time a year fan.

I don't see anything with hhh I want to see.

I bought wm30 for Daniel Bryan,

I bought last year for sting.

This year nothing jumps out at me yet. Reigns hhh certainly isn't it.

[James Steele]

I've got tears in my eye and a crust forming in my underwear. I will forever know where I was at 9:47pm on Sunday, January 24th, 2015.

[#1-norm-fan]

Lesnar vs Reigns was the biggest realistic main event they could have done for WrestleMania given the unfinished business from last year.

Triple H going into WrestleMania as champion at this point is just... weird. Especially against an "underdog" Reigns that the crowd is probably gonna shit on, too.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

No way is Ambrose going to have the one time a year fan watch Mania. HHH will get those fans. Getting Mania fans is not about getting the weekly fans but getting g the one time a year fan. The weekly fan will watch regardless.

James Steele knows what is up right now.

I think wrestlemania is almost its own brand. More the whole show than the main event. The spectacle if you will.

HHH is not that much of a marquee name. Like people don't really give THAT much of a fuck about him. He could probably draw a bit more but not a huge amount. The Wrestlemania brand would be what draws.

Ambrose while maybe not being super mainstream has the potential to be part of the future of your company and you have to take chances on guys, even if they aren't the chosen one.

In saying that, nothing wrong with the finish tonight. Good royal rumble, I enjoyed it.

[Triple A]

Also feel like it was their best option to end it that way...

Still don't "buy" Dean Ambrose as a #1 guy WrestleMania main eventer at all

[Ruien]

except you're totally wrong


I am firmly not an every-week watcher, and pretty much only am excited about Rumble and WM at this point in my life

someone like Ambrose in the WM main event entices me to actually watch

HHH in 2016 as champion is probably the least-entertaining thing I can even think of right now

But you spend how much time around d wrestling on a daily basis? I highly doubt you will not be getting Mania now. The super casual fans is what Mania is about.

[Evil Vito]

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[Ruien]

Also feel like it was their best option to end it that way...

Still don't "buy" Dean Ambrose as a #1 guy WrestleMania main eventer at all

Exactly.

[Hanso Amore]

Hhh is on a two year run where he lost to Bryan, lost to shield, beat a 56 year old sting....

He's not something people spend money on.

[RaginRonic]

I've got tears in my eye and a crust forming in my underwear. I will forever know where I was at 9:47pm on Sunday, January 24th, 2015.

Would have preferred you stepped on a kitchen knife and lost your toes for being a clumsy dumbfuck, but I guess karma hasn't caught up with you yet. =P

[road doggy dogg]

But you spend how much time around d wrestling on a daily basis? I highly doubt you will not be getting Mania now. The super casual fans is what Mania is about.

If the rumored card of like Strowman/Undertaker and HHH/Reigns and Ambrose/Jericho is actually going to take place, I honestly probably won't watch it

[James Steele]

Who gives a fuck. Enjoy tonight and the next month. Fast Lane will be interesting because they have to find av#1 contender and HHH defends his title.

[Volare]

I will watch Mania because it's Wrestlefuckingmania.

[Simple Fan]

Did Roman beat Reys time. Seems like he was in for about 63 minutes.

[DAMN iNATOR]

TRIPLE H IS THE CHAMP MOTHER FUCKERS!!!! Now he can break Flairs record before Cena!

With only 14 titles to Cena's 15? :wtf::roll:

Nah. They already have the easy booking.

Reigns wants his rematch and will be forced by the authority to beat the League of Nations in some matches to maintain his number one contender status and then will face hhh at wm32

Lesnar vs Wyatt is coming together.

Ambrose will be in a match with Ambrose, styles, Sami or some mixture of that.

Cena might make a come back or Orton and have matches as well.

And probably taker in a retirement match.

Not a great wrestlemania for the biggest crowd ever

What do you propose for an Ambrose vs. Ambrose match? Mirror match, MK style?

He can hang with someone that has charisma.

Christian?

[Lock Jaw]

Always hate post-PPV threads..... always get charged up with so much negativity.....

[RaginRonic]

Owen was never going to be the champ buddy.

Due to WWE only keeping Owen around to punish the Hart Family, Bret most particularly, for Bret saying 'no' to Shawn's gross creative naivete and incompetence then.

No WWF Championship shots for Owen was his individual punishment for Bret's 'no' as well.

=P

[Hanso Amore]

I'll admit there weren't many great options with injuries.

I think rr vs hhh without the title sells as well.

Have Wyatt fuck over Lesnar

Hhh screws reigns

Wyatt wins.

The beast vs Wyatt and his goons for the title
Hhh vs Roman reigns in an ultimate grudge match

Think that sells better

[Lock Jaw]

Completely forgot about the Undertaker in my Wrestlemania card, and it was still looking pretty good....

[Hanso Amore]

With only 14 titles to Cena's 15? :wtf::roll:



What do you propose for an Ambrose vs. Ambrose match? Mirror match, MK style?



Christian?

Meant Owens

But love the idea of a Ambrose noob saibot

[#1-norm-fan]

Also feel like it was their best option to end it that way...

Still don't "buy" Dean Ambrose as a #1 guy WrestleMania main eventer at all

Honestly, Ambrose wouldn't have been a good option either but at that point, I at least wanted the "HOLY FUCKING SHIT!" shocking moment. Even if he lost in at Fastlane or something.

Same feeling I had when Santino almost won the rumble and when he almost won the title in the Elimination Chamber. It wouldn't have made sense long term but that moment would have been surreal.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Neither Ambrose (at this point) or HHH are really marquee, but Ambrose has only upside, whereas HHH can probably offer a few more good matches but really nothing else. Beating him means nothing anymore cuz he's an old fuck and losing to him is a big MEH too.

Ambrose winning wouldn't really "fit" with what's been going on. He was an afterthought in the rumble until there was suddenly 2 people left. It would be cool, and fresh if it was as though they called some audible in creative meetings and had Ambrose COMPLETELY OUTTA NO WHERE win the title, even when while he was in the match he was kind of just "hanging in there" and seemed like he was just a background player. You can't act like a second like that wouldn't be super fun and show the companies ready to take a chance and build new stars. People love that shit and they love big reactions like Ambrose would have gotten for winning.

[James Steele]

WrestleMania is 2 hours away from me. HHH is the champ. I'm truly blessed.

[The Condor]

Decent show. 7.7/10

[Hanso Amore]

Completely forgot about the Undertaker in my Wrestlemania card, and it was still looking pretty good....

Owens and Sami won't be a match. They will be in a multi person match. No way they get time at wrestlemania alone. They will probably just have an nxt match. We don't know if Sami is even up full time.

The rest of your card was total meh

Ambrose vs Jericho is not appealing

[RaginRonic]

WrestleMania is 2 hours away from me. HHH is the champ. I'm truly blessed.

Meh....you only say that because of the Unwarranted Self Importance that you live your life by.

Let's face facts...you're the 'Chris-Chan' of Paul Levesque fans, minus you shitting your pants everyday.

=P

[Ruien]

One thing I loved is that the 'suprise' wrestlers were either new or return wrestlers. Was really tired of the old washed up people coming in year after year.

[James Steele]

Classy troll is classy.

[owenbrown]

WrestleMania is 2 hours away from me. HHH is the champ. I'm truly blessed.

Just try not to get arrested at WM, ok? :shifty:

[DAMN iNATOR]

Meant Owens

But love the idea of a Ambrose noob saibot

Oh. LOL...was just trying (and apparently failing miserably) to make a "...because he's also known as "Captain Charisma" reference/joke.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

http://i.imgur.com/r4WmIXb.jpg

Thank you Triple H!

[RaginRonic]

Classy troll is classy.

I guess my Top 3 wrestling talents of all time list, comprising of Taker, Bret, and Warrior, regardless of whether they're alive or dead, does make me a classier person than you.

=P

[#1-norm-fan]

Would be better in Tout form, STD.

[James Steele]

I'm buying a 2nd WWE Network subscription.

[Savio]

Seriously, you people need to relax. Does anyone believe Ambrose would be a better draw than HHH? Hell no. This Rumble was played almost perfectly. Super fun and exciting.

It would have been hot if rollins wasnt injured and we had the triple threat at mania

[Ruien]

STD with a super quality post. Love it man.

[DAMN iNATOR]

RIP Lemmy. Last voice heard of the ppv.

All but guaranteed the annual celebrity spot in this years HoF class.

[Ruien]

It would have been hot if rollins wasnt injured and we had the triple threat at mania

Very true. If we had Cena or DB also I would understand everyone's gripe but look at the roster. Hell, now you don't need to worry about HHH/Rock anymore either.

[Lock Jaw]

BRINGING SOME POSITIVITY INTO THIS THREAD

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[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>christ, a lot of you people have a serious case of Stockholm Syndrome</font>

[Triple A]

Should clean your monitor... @STD

[owenbrown]

some non-PG positivity there, Jaw.

[Lock Jaw]

Please take any and all further negativity into Shisen's thread.

Thank you.

[#1-norm-fan]

Oh yeah. And what the fuck happened with Kofi?

[James Steele]

This thread is now a celebration of the life and times of the greatest superstar of our times... TRIPLE H

[James Steele]

Oh yeah. And what the fuck happened with Kofi?

Cole said he got eliminated during the LoN beat down of Reigns.

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">lol <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoyalRumble?src=hash">#RoyalRumble</a> <a href="https://t.co/rnbymUCbPu">pic.twitter.com/rnbymUCbPu</a></p>&mdash; Jocay (@Jocay19) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jocay19/status/691460058497093632">January 25, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[Lock Jaw]

Oh yeah. And what the fuck happened with Kofi?

Got dropkicked off of Big E's shoulders after getting too close to the ring.... They missed it, but replayed it several minutes later.

[road doggy dogg]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">helluva <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoyalRumble?src=hash">#RoyalRumble</a>
hard to steal the show when it's on a stage, this big. but congrats <a href="https://twitter.com/RonKillings">@RonKillings</a> for always entertaining!</p>&mdash; Dolph Ziggler (@HEELZiggler) <a href="https://twitter.com/HEELZiggler/status/691476429352128512">January 25, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[RaginRonic]

This thread is now a celebration of the life and times of the greatest superstar of our times... TRIPLE H


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Hmm.

=P

[VSG]

So much negativity up in here.

[Vastardikai]

It's fucking 2016.

[#1-norm-fan]

I feel like the thought is that the WrestleMania crowd would just shit on Reigns in favor of Lesnar. So now they'll have no choice but to back Reigns. When in reality, this just feels more like when Batista vs Orton was gonna main event Mania.

[Volare]

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[Shadrick]

I'm kinda with fan on this one.

The ending was predictable. Glad that Dean got to be in the last two. Would have liked some consistency with Brock re-entering the ring and eliminating Bray; Brocks character would never take what they did to him lying down, he'd destroy everything.

AJ Styles was really cool. Marked out for him. That's about it really.

[Frank Drebin]

Fantastic show. Undercard had 4 really fun matches. Owens/Ambrose was great. New Day always fun. Cool Big Ending. Even Kalisto/del rio delivered the goods. Huge pop for Sasha was great. The one great moment from the women's division since the 3 nxt women showed up.

Rumble match itself was the best since 2011. Owens eliminating Styles was a brilliant move. Couldnt have picked a better person to eliminate him.

People are going to complain about HHH winning, but it was the right choice. They aren't going to gamble on an unproven commodity. Not for WM. Not after Daniel Bryan ' s multiple injuries. Great show. Well done. Excited for tomorrow's Raw.

[Shadrick]

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I'm the biggest Sasha Banks fan on this forum. No ones bigger than me right now. Literally and figuratively.

[Lock Jaw]

I'm the biggest Sasha Banks fan on this forum. No ones bigger than me right now. Literally and figuratively.

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[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I just don't understand how anybody can think Triple H main eventing a WrestleMania in 2016 is a good thing. All it does is highlight how piss poor they've been at creating credible, believable main eventers. I know they've had a ton of injuries right now but holy balls, Triple H vs. Roman Reigns is about the most uninspiring main event I can imagine.

Add to that Lesnar/Wyatt in a match that should be hypothetically interesting but will invariably end with Wyatt losing the big match like he always does and Undertaker wrestling somebody like Kane or Braun Strowman in his final match and yeah...the prospects this Mania aren't looking good.

The undercard can still be really good, but that's not going to be enough to get me to sit through 3 hours of Raw every week.</font>

[Volare]

Loving AJ's new theme.

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[#1-norm-fan]

Would have liked some consistency with Brock re-entering the ring and eliminating Bray; Brocks character would never take what they did to him lying down, he'd destroy everything.

That was really fucking weird watching him just kinda "aww shucks" his way to the back. Should have had to empty out the locker room to get him away from Wyatt.

[road doggy dogg]

AJ's got a great flow

really digging his theme too, don't care

[Shadrick]

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My body was chiseled by the Gods themselves lock jaw /dennis reynolds.

I was referring to my erection. 10% body fat for the win :y:

[Shadrick]

AJ's got a great flow

really digging his theme too, don't care

dog his theme is hard as hell lol. i heard those organs and the build up and said "oh shit this is dope." just like sheamus theme is dope as hell too

[road doggy dogg]

yeah defs... was just re: @ someone earlier in this thread who was making fun of it

[ron the dial]

good show

[Shadrick]

Read a report about there being less surprises/legacy entrants because it was for the title and it wouldn't make much sense.

Which I agree with.

[Jordan]

theme is great

[#1-norm-fan]

AJ Styles coming back to Florida to watch the guy who runs the place book himself as champion. Deja vu.

[Shadrick]

AJ Styles coming back to Florida to watch the guy who runs the place book himself as champion. Deja vu.

Fan, you're on fuckin fire right now lol

[Lock Jaw]

Just thought about it, and I think that SASHA BANKS may have got the "pop of the night".... maybe AJ Styles more, but I dunno.

[Corndad]

I enjoyed the Rumble match. The ending was predictable but the injuries have kind of tied their hands. A lot of excellent booking decisions like having AJ come out early, having Owens be the one to eliminate him, have Ambrose against HHH at the end instead of Reigns .

Sasha vs Charlotte at Mania will be pretty good.

Only match I just couldnt get into was Del Rio match but that is mostly because I find him extremely boring .

Owens/Ambrose stole the show with opening match and performances in the Rumble. That is what should have happened a few years ago when Bryan and Wyatt tore down the house in the opener.

Overall after last few Rumbles, this one was really good.

[#1-norm-fan]

Del Rio is awesome. He's just never involved in anything interesting so it's hard to get into him as a character.

[James Steele]

2002 Rumble match is still #1 all time due to Mr. Perfect and HHH/SCSA face off. This is a solid #2 though.

[James Steele]

I still have goosebumps and the hardest erection of my life.

[Fignuts]

I liked this show a lot. Overall, one of the better rumbles of recent years.

Preshow tag match was pointless, since Swagger and Henry were both immediately eliminated from the rumble. If rumors are true about the Bubba singles push, then the dudleys should have won, with bubba eliminating d-von to start the split.

Last man standing match was fantastic. Early MOTY candidate. Great job by both guys. I think they went with the right choice here. Ambrose should have a good long reign, past Mania, so that he can do for the IC belt what Cena did for the US belt.

New Day as awesome as ever, and as uninterested as I am about the Uso's at this point, this was still a great tag match. Brilliant ending too. Kind of want Xavier to take over as tag champ, and give Big E a nice singles push.

I don't care for Del Rio. I don't dislike him, but no matter how hard I try, I just can't give a shit about him. He was ok in this match tho. Kalisto is amazing on the other hand, and is like 96' Mysterio. Just an absolute joy to watch. He made this match a lot of fun. Like the IC belt, I think this needs good long reign. The US has switched hands a few times now, and it's already losing all the luster that Cena built it up with. Kalisto going into every match as the underdog but continuously scraping by with his speed and agility would be a really good story, albeit an oft used one for smaller guys. But with the quality of matches he can deliver, I think it would work.

Great Divas title match. Very poor finish. Getting duped by Flair interference yet again makes Becky look weak. Not even having to use Natural Selection or the Figure 8 makes Becky look weak. Completely ignoring Becky and her emotional selling post match makes her look completely irrelevant. I wanted Becky to win, but I was okay with Charlotte winning as long as it was a very hard earned clean victory. At least that would keep Becky looking strong for a possible 3-way at Mania. Falling for more Ric Shennanigans just made her look dumb. Also, the whole kiss thing just seemed awkward. I don't know how to feel about all this until it plays out more. If they keep becky looking strong for a mania 3-way I'll be okay with all this, but if they just go with Sasha vs Charlotte, then they'll just be doing the same "Champion vs Challenger and everyone else is a jobber" format that has made the division shallow for decades.

The Royal Rumble.

I ain't even mad you guys. I thought it was a great rumble. AJ obviously was awesome. Wish he would have actually hit the Styles Clash on someone after teasing it so much. Saving it for his actual match debut I guess. Some great, fun moments. A few spots that could have been taken by someone more interesting, or another surprise entrant, but for the most part was satisfied with the entrants chosen.

As for HHH winning, I think it was the right move. Yeah, it was a little predictable but honestly, even when Ambrose, the IC title holder mind you, was in there, they did a fantastic job of making it seem like there was a slim chance they were going with him. Can honestly say I was never 100% certain who was winning. Brilliant idea eliminating Reigns before Ambrose.

As far as Mania is concerned, I'm not worried. It's true that HHH isn't a huge marquee name compared to his peers, but I also think people here are underestimating him as well. He's still a big deal to the average wrestling fan, and he has a certain presence, and aura that come from being a long time main eventer. A HHH wrestlemania match always has an epic feel that Bray or Ambrose wouldn't be able to replicate this early in their WWE career. The only other option given all the participants would have been Brock Lesnar. Like #1 Fan said, they have unfinished business, but I don't think most wrestling fans want to see the same main event back to back. At least not Reigns back to back. If it was someone everyone liked you might be able to get away with it, but Reigns is still getting too devisive reactions for it to be a reliable gameplan.

HHH vs Reigns isn't my first pick for the mania main event but given all the injuries, and who they had available they made the right choices. And again, the way they went about it was fantastic and had me on the edge of my seat. As for HHH vs Reigns itself, I'm looking forward to it. Say what you will as far as HHH being a draw, but I'm confident that the match itself will be good. HHH consistently delivers in big match enviornments and it doesn't get any bigger than this year's mania.

There is one more possibility, and that's a Cena vs Reigns main event. I actually would like to see that more than Reigns vs HHH/Lesnar. I'm not sure how they would go about it with Cena being injured, and HHH the current champ (Noid will respond to this with a huge explanation), but if Cena will be ready by Mania, then they should definitely do it.

So yeah. While not perfect enjoyed this show a lot. 4/5 Gobbldy Gookers.

[RaginRonic]

I still have goosebumps and the hardest erection of my life.

Then you're a major faggot who probably enjoys anal rape from George Takei.

=P

[Fignuts]

fuckin' muties

[James Steele]

Post of the Year from Fignuts.

[V]

2016, Triple H still winning everything. not that I'm complaining. :y:

[James Steele]

Raw should be interesting. Fast Lane could be very interesting. The road to WrestleMania should be awesome.

[Black Widow]

http://zonawrestling.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/05_Sasha_11022015mr_0175-1206859393-696x391.jpgShe could kick my ass long as she also nursed me back 2 health:heart:

[VSG]

WWE Fast Lane is still in the way.

[Fignuts]

That was really fucking weird watching him just kinda "aww shucks" his way to the back. Should have had to empty out the locker room to get him away from Wyatt.

Oh yeah, forgot to mention this. Totally agree, it was perplexing. When Ziggler's music hit, I was like "Oh shit I see. He's going to take his frustration out by annihilating Dolph in the aisleway.", but nope. Nothing

Also, totally echo everyone's thoughts on AJ's theme. So many themes now have a lot of energy to them. AJ's is way slower paced, but badass, and the opening will be immediately recognizable, which is really the most important part.

[Black Widow]

I liked the show everyone knew it would be Brock,HHH or Reigns stop whining.

[Volare]

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[Fignuts]

You might even say this Royal Rumble was

PHENOMENAL

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[The CyNick]

Excellent show from top to bottom

[Fignuts]

God imagine how amazing this would have been if they had been able to keep AJ's signing a secret. I mean, with his contract being up in New Japan, and the Rumble being in Orlando, people may have suspected a little bit but it still would have been an insanely shocking moment. As cool as it was, you kinda knew he was coming out tonight.

Hate dirtsheets sometimes. Moments like this kind of make me wanna go completely dark on wrestling and stop coming here and stop reading the sheets, but I love you all too much to deprive you of my magnificent presence.

[Blue Demon]

Found it kinda silly that K.O limped to the ring....then as soon as he got near it, it was as if his injury miraculously disappeared.

[Fignuts]

Selling is hard

[Poit]

Found it kinda silly that K.O limped to the ring....then as soon as he got near it, it was as if his injury miraculously disappeared.

He was suckering people in. Making them think he was hurt.

[el bobbo]

This Royal Rumble was a great damn show.

The opening match with Ambrose and Owens was brutal, fitting their styles so well. Even better was how Owens sold it in the actual Rumble match.

Tag team match was ehh.

Del Rio vs. Kalisto was really fun. Great to see them giving the ball to Kalisto to run with.

Divas match was really good. I need a Flair kissing Becky gif. Awesome match between the two. Sasha coming out and show no allegiance was fucking awesome.

It was a solid fucking Rumble match. We kind of all knew what was going to happen, but the AJ debut was fucking gold. Owens eliminating him was the best thing. Wish Ambrose would have won to set something unexpected up though.

It was damn good.

[Volare]

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[CSL]

AJ obviously was awesome. Wish he would have actually hit the Styles Clash on someone after teasing it so much. Saving it for his actual match debut I guess.

I'm wondering if they'll let him use it at all because if they were going to, there was no reason for him not to hit it. It's a dangerous move and WWE are definitely going to be aware of it going wrong in the past. I thought at first it was maybe some people's "unfamiliarity" with the move in terms of taking it (Jericho etc) but when he got Neville up for it (who he's wrestled more than once) and still didn't hit it, it felt like it was just a tease because he has no other "recognized finish" and that once he actually wrestles, he'll use something new or different. Seeing him do that springboard forearm in a WWE ring was something tho.

[Fignuts]

I dunno They teased it too much not to use it at all. Cole even mentioned it by name. Like I said, I think they didn't want to give everything away on Styles, and are saving it for his raw debut or something. It's not a bad idea.

[CSL]

and total fantasy booking but if Daniel Bryan was cleared this past week in Pittsburgh and they held him out of the Rumble for whatever reason, wouldn't it be just delightful if he showed up on RAW and they go with him as AJ's first PPV opponent

[CSL]

I dunno They teased it too much not to use it at all. Cole even mentioned it by name. Like I said, I think they didn't want to give everything away on Styles, and are saving it for his raw debut or something. It's not a bad idea.

yeah maybe. It just doesn't seem convenient enough for WWE. He's never ever been in a company like WWE where he's one of the smallest guys, he instantly looked "normal" next to Reigns and even Tyler Breeze. Simple fact is is that you can't sell his finish to an audience when he can't do it to like 50% of the roster. I mean, look how awkward it looked when they teased it with Roman. If he uses it, I think it's more of a "special attraction" thing where you see it every now and again.

[Sting Fan]

and total fantasy booking but if Daniel Bryan was cleared this past week in Pittsburgh and they held him out of the Rumble for whatever reason, wouldn't it be just delightful if he showed up on RAW and they go with him as AJ's first PPV opponent

I havent watched a PPV in about 3 years But I would pay for that in a heartbeat.

At this stage I cant see myself buying WM this year again. Makes me a bit sad tbh :wavesad:

[broverboard]

I really enjoyed the show.

Great undercard and the people on the undercard all looked good.

Would I have preferred someone else to win? personally yes, but as with all Rumbles (and most PPV's) there are always very few people you expect to win so I'm neither surprised or disappointed.

With some of the feuds that look like they're coming out of the Rumble (and some fantasy booking on my part), I feel this is the year the "special attractions" and veterans should be used to put over the new talent.

Bray over Brock
Reigns (with Rock) over HHH (with Vince)
Ambrose over John Cena
Owens over Taker
Kalisto over heel Y2J (it's clear they want to push Kalisto)

Throw in a MitB ladder match with AJ Styles winning after interference from a debuting Bullet Club and you've got some new, unseen storylines.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I imagine they'll probably just have Styles do the Bloody Sunday with the Styles Clash being used for special occasions.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I've got no clue how they fit Kalisto and The Undertaker into WrestleMania. There's a sentence I never thought I'd say.

Do they pair up Taker & Kane to take on The Wyatt Family? Does Taker go off with Sheamus -- a reasonably big guy that can work and they want to plug into the main event scene? Do they just do Taker vs. Kane for the feels?

Kalisto could lose the US Title to someone on the Road to WrestleMania, but provided he doesn't, who is their best bet to put him against? Do they send in someone like Neville or AJ Styles to get the best match possible out of him? Does Stardust plug in here as a great character performer to bounce Kalisto off? Do they do some sort of Mask vs. Hair Match against Del Rio? Pay Rey Mysterio a lot of money to come back? Toss a bunch of guys into a Ladder Match?

[Mr. Nerfect]

I'm not convinced that John Cena is going to miss WrestleMania to be honest.

[Mr. Nerfect]

* Triple H (c) vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

* Brock Lesnar vs. Bray Wyatt

* The Undertaker vs. John Cena

* Charlotte (c) vs. Sasha Banks vs. Becky Lynch for the Divas Championship

* Dean Ambrose (c) vs. Chris Jericho for the Intercontinental Championship

* The New Day (c) vs. The Usos vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. Mark Henry & Jack Swagger

* Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn

* The League of Nations vs. AJ Styles, Dolph Ziggler, Kalisto & Neville

* Kickoff: Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal

Or something like that.

[Big Vic]

I feel like Kalisto will be getting pinned quite often now that he is US champ.

[Mr. Nerfect]

He might even lose it back to Del Rio on RAW.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Can anyone else see them adding a Hell in a Cell stipulation to Triple H vs. Roman Reigns at WrestleMania? You know -- just to give it that extra oomph?

[Mr. Nerfect]

If Roman Reigns wins, he's the WWE World Heavyweight Champion and The Authority disappear.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>What made the ending of the match fall flat in my opinion is that they completely forgot the context of what was supposed to be happening. Triple H comes out, and do they sell it as the COO abusing his power to his own nefarious ends? Do they speculate about the fact that the most powerful man in the company drew the best number? Do they talk about how it's obviously a set-up? No, Michael Cole continues his bizarre gimmick for this show of being utterly obsessed with how many Royal Rumbles someone's been in. Rather than all of the storyline-centric comments that I just listed, Michael Cole's reaction to Triple H entering the Rumble is "HE'S BEEN IN NINE ROYAL RUMBLES!".

I expected they'd play up some dissension between Reigns and Ambrose on the "every man for himself!" front, and was genuinely surprised that they didn't, and by the manner of Reigns getting eliminated. That was fun. Ambrose wrestling Triple H was sloppy as hell, though, really ugly stuff.

But now, let's go back to context. Why was Triple H in the match? His end-goal wasn't to become WWE Champion, it was to stop Roman Reigns from becoming champion. Anyone else, practically, would have been preferable. Given the match's earlier history of outside interference, it's clear that Triple H could have screwed over Reigns without entering the match himself. Even if you accept that Triple H had to enter the match to attain his goal, when his target, and only real concern, is Roman Reigns, then why bother dicking around with Dolph Ziggler? And - context again - when we've just seen The Miz sit outside the ring and pick his spots, why wouldn't Triple H do the same? And then, once Reigns is out, why wouldn't he just get back in and help his best friend? You could argue fair play, but surely it's acceptable revenge for the guy who almost certainly orchestrated an assault on Reigns specifically designed to take him out of the match?

So what we end up with is, because of the announcers' inability to sell the story of the feud, and the context-blind booking, Triple H winning clean. We're supposed to think that Triple H screwed Reigns out of the match and be chomping at the bit for Reigns to get revenge, but Triple H didn't do anything wrong. He entered the match as a legal entrant, and eliminated Reigns well within the rules of the match. Not only that, but Triple H was returning from injury and eliminating the guy who put him on the shelf - that's a babyface performance. On top of that, Reigns sat out half the match only to come in later to try and win - admittedly through no fault of his own (arguably - he was capable of walking out) - and that was something we had, only minutes earlier, been encouraged to resent The Miz doing. Context.</font>

[Mr. Nerfect]

Great post. :y:

Triple H wasn't playing slimy boss here. And you're right -- he didn't need to win the Royal Rumble to achieve his goal. Arguably, given what they obviously plan to do for WrestleMania, Bray Wyatt should have won this thing.

[Mr. Nerfect]

And I'm not saying that as a huge Bray Wyatt mark either. It just would have made sense given the context of everything.

[Mr. Nerfect]

* Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

* Triple H vs. Roman Reigns in a Street Fight

That works better than what they're going with, in my opinion.

[drave]

The last paragraph really hits it on the head.

When Reigns was escorted out for "injury" that did it for me, I walked away and didn't care that HHH was going to win. The highlight of the rumble for me was Styles.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

The Rumble was OK but the main plot points they wanted to book were stupid as fuck. Vince doesn't learn 17 years later that you eliminate someone before they're taken to the hospital. They don't want Brock to be an aggressive monster anymore even if he faces injustice and the one time they turned a crowd that was booing Reigns to one that cheers him was when he was pissed off and destroying the Authority. So when he's thrown out he just sits there and looks sad rather than beat up HHH and help his buddy or even beat up HHH after he wins.

[slik]

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[drave]

Yea, I would NOT want to be on the receiving end of anything Lesnar, let alone a big flying knee at full speed.

He hits with such an unmatched intensity, it was very noticeable last night when he was shoulder to shoulder with the other jabronis.

[Big Vic]

Brock should have at least came back in to F5 Bray Wyatt.

[Nicky Fives]

I liked the show, but my only problem was why would Vince have The League Of Nations destroy Reigns at ringside (illegally) and then just leave him there instead of destroying him, rolling him back in and having someone easily throw his lifeless body over the ropes to officially eliminate him..... I'm certain no one in the crowd or watching bought that Reigns wouldn't be coming back, just lazy booking in my eyes.... LON & Vince had enough heat.....

[#BROKEN Hasney]

http://i.imgur.com/u8D1Nwz.png

TIGER KNEE

[Mercenary]

Just try not to get arrested at WM, ok? :shifty:


Hey I got to meet Trish, and not get thrown in jail. I think James will be ok.

[Volare]

But this is JS and he is going to be near his God.

[Dark One]

I'm wondering if they'll let him use it at all because if they were going to, there was no reason for him not to hit it. It's a dangerous move and WWE are definitely going to be aware of it going wrong in the past. I thought at first it was maybe some people's "unfamiliarity" with the move in terms of taking it (Jericho etc) but when he got Neville up for it (who he's wrestled more than once) and still didn't hit it, it felt like it was just a tease because he has no other "recognized finish" and that once he actually wrestles, he'll use something new or different. Seeing him do that springboard forearm in a WWE ring was something tho.

I mean, Michelle McCool used it for years.

[Dark One]

<font color=goldenrod>What made the ending of the match fall flat in my opinion is that they completely forgot the context of what was supposed to be happening. Triple H comes out, and do they sell it as the COO abusing his power to his own nefarious ends? Do they speculate about the fact that the most powerful man in the company drew the best number? Do they talk about how it's obviously a set-up? No, Michael Cole continues his bizarre gimmick for this show of being utterly obsessed with how many Royal Rumbles someone's been in. Rather than all of the storyline-centric comments that I just listed, Michael Cole's reaction to Triple H entering the Rumble is "HE'S BEEN IN NINE ROYAL RUMBLES!".
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[CSL]

I mean, Michelle McCool used it for years.

she was never in a position where she had to do it to somebody bigger than her, she'd never "famously" hurt people with it, she had way more "political stroke" and WWE, even 5/6 years ago, was a completely different company to what it is now. We should find out tonight if it's going to be his finish or not I'd think