What's with the Rumble having Terrible World Title Matches as of late

[Gertner]

Two years ago we were treated to Hardcore Holly vs Brock Lesnar, and this year its Kurt Angle vs Mark Henry. I can just think of the ratings......er.....amount of bathroom breaks being taken

[Lock Jaw]

I have never missed out on a Rumble ever since I started watching wrestling but I may just not order this one.

Don't give a crap about Angle/Henry, Edge/Cena, JBL/Boogeyman...

And the Rumble Match itself is looking pretty horrible.

[Disturbed316]

Triple H vs Scott Steiner was one of the worst for ages.

[loopydate]

I never order the Rumble for the undercard, however great or awful it is. I always order it, though, because I love the Rumble itself.

[Y3J]

I agree, the RR is all about the Rumble match, the other matches are just fillers IMO.

[guddu]

the royal rumble is 1 of the biggest wwe ppv although other matches suck but the royal rumble match is always a treat

[Y3J]

the royal rumble is the biggest wwe ppv

[guddu]

i said 1 of the biggest ppv stupid

[Y3J]

i am stupid

Look at your avator you twat.

[Cuzziebro]

HAHAHA, owned!

[Scarface]

Two years ago we were treated to Hardcore Holly vs Brock Lesnar.

Oh yeah. :rofl:

The rumble is the main reason to watch this PPV though. Dont let the shitty undercard put you off.

[rob11]

I am not sure whether to get it this year but like Loopy, I don't get it for the undercard but for the Rumble itself although having no suprise entries makes it suckier. I miss when there were always a few suprise entries.

[Kane Knight]

Well, last month we were treated to Mark Henry/Batista. I don't think it's an issue of the Royal Rumble only in this case.

I suspect WM will be Masters/Henry for the HWT unification/World's Shittiest Hoss.

[loopydate]

I am not sure whether to get it this year but like Loopy, I don't get it for the undercard but for the Rumble itself although having no suprise entries makes it suckier. I miss when there were always a few suprise entries.

Well, they still haven't announced all 30 guys. There may be a surprise or two.

Already Announced
Chavo Guerrero
Kane
Lashley
Rob Van Dam
Shelton Benjamin
Sylvan
Trevor Murdoch
Triple H
Viscera

Ostensibly Eliminated (lost qualifiers, not that that means anything)
Antonio
Gregory Helms
Lance Cade
Rob Conway
Scotty 2 Hotty
Snitsky
Tyson Tomko
Val Venis

There are still 13 SmackDown slots to fill and eight for RAW.

[Loose Cannon]

wow, what a shitty roster. this may be the shittiest lineup in a while.

[Loose Cannon]

oh, I'm looking at the guys eliminated as if they were in. nevermind

[Kane Knight]

They're probably saving the big guys for last. I hope.

[Skippord]

RVD gonna own everyone

[Kane Knight]

It's not a Rumble unless Scotty is eliminated while trying to pull out his "Worm."

[Skippord]

Or just gets punched out on his way out

[Pegasus Crawford]

Come to think of it, hasn't it been like 7 years since the last time the WWE/World title actually changed hands at the Royal Rumble (Rock vs. Mankind, I Quit Match at RR '99)?

[Kane Knight]

God Damn, has it been that long?

[rob11]

Well, they still haven't announced all 30 guys. There may be a surprise or two.

Already Announced
Chavo Guerrero
Kane
Lashley
Rob Van Dam
Shelton Benjamin
Sylvan
Trevor Murdoch
Triple H
Viscera

Ostensibly Eliminated (lost qualifiers, not that that means anything)
Antonio
Gregory Helms
Lance Cade
Rob Conway
Scotty 2 Hotty
Snitsky
Tyson Tomko
Val Venis

There are still 13 SmackDown slots to fill and eight for RAW.
Ahh, cool. Hopefully they will have something up their sleeves.

[starfox8500]

It's not a Rumble unless Scotty is eliminated while trying to pull out his "Worm."

*Salutes Scotty*

I'm a scotty mark :shifty: ... what?

Is it just me or, did last years rumble seem shorter than 04's?

[Fox]

It's another Triple H power trip thing. He got shown up by Benoit/Angle with his horribly pathetic Steiner-World Title defense, so now, every year, he books a stinker.

That way, after the show, when the other guys are like "Wow, that was a horrible title match," he can say "Yeah, it happens every year, must be a Royal Rumble curse or something." Shifty bastard.

[Corkscrewed]

:lol:

[Savio]

1993: * WWE Champion Bret Hart over Razor Ramon.
94: * Casket Match: WWE Champion Yokozuna over The Undertaker.
95:* WWE Champion Diesel battled Bret Hart to a draw.
96* The Undertaker over WWE Champion Bret Hart via DQ.
97* Shawn Michaels over WWE Champion Sid Vicious for the title.
98* Casket Match: WWE Champion Shawn Michaels over The Undertaker.

99* I-Quit Match: Rocky Maivia over WWE Champion Mankind to win the title.
00 Street Fight: WWE Champion Triple H over Cactus Jack.
01 WWE Champion Kurt Angle over Triple H.
02 WWE Champion Chris Jericho over The Rock.
03* Scott Steiner defeated World Heavyweight Champion, Triple H, via DQ.
* WWE Champion, Kurt Angle, defeated Chris Benoit.
04* WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar, defeated Hardcore Holly.
* Last Man Standing Match: World Heavyweight Champion, Triple H, wrestled Shawn Michaels to a draw.
05* Triple Threat Match: WWE Champion, John Bradshaw Layfield, defeated Kurt Angle & The Big Show.
* World Heavyweight Champion, Triple H, defeated Randy Orton.
06 *Cena defeated Edge to win the title
*World Heaveyweight Champion Kurt Angle defeated Mark Henry

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Incase you were wondering.

[Pegasus Crawford]

Forgot to mention...

1991: Sgt. Slaughter over WWE Champion Ultimate Warrior for the title
1992: Ric Flair wins the Royal Rumble to become WWE Champion

;)

[Savio]

yeah but 92 was the rumble and no one watched in 91

[Evil Vito]

Well, they still haven't announced all 30 guys. There may be a surprise or two.

Already Announced
Chavo Guerrero
Kane
Lashley
Rob Van Dam
Shelton Benjamin
Sylvan
Trevor Murdoch
Triple H
Viscera

Ostensibly Eliminated (lost qualifiers, not that that means anything)
Antonio
Gregory Helms
Lance Cade
Rob Conway
Scotty 2 Hotty
Snitsky
Tyson Tomko
Val Venis

There are still 13 SmackDown slots to fill and eight for RAW.

<font color=goldenrod>And to add to that, I'm pretty certain that on Smackdown, while he was making his entrance the announcers mentioned that Orton was going to be in as well...plus Masters and Carlito hinted at their participation, neither of those 3 are official though I suppose.

Out of boredom, here's my predicted list of other participants:

Raw - Carlito, Masters, Show, Flair, HBK, Lawler (token old timer entry), and because I can't help but dip into the qualifier-losers, Tomko and Snitsky

Smackdown - Orton, Nitro, Mercury, Finlay, Hardy, Benoit, Rey, Regal, Daivairi, Nunzio, Simon Dean, JBL, and Boogeyman (I think they'll be put in to beef up the match, despite going one-on-one earlier)</font>

[St. Jimmy]

i never knew that holly was in a title match with lesnar on a PPV...
what fucking reverse universe was that shit booked in?

[Pepsi Man]

Well, last month we were treated to Mark Henry/Batista. I don't think it's an issue of the Royal Rumble only in this case.

I suspect WM will be Masters/Henry for the HWT unification/World's Shittiest Hoss.
Actually, we never got up to Henry vs. Batista. That's what the Rumble was gonna be for. I guess we were sort of upgraded.

[D Mac]

I never order the Rumble for the undercard, however great or awful it is. I always order it, though, because I love the Rumble itself.

[Volare]

Oh Dear God..My Name is Volare, and I'm watching the Royal Rumble...But there's one problem, Everybody Absoloutly Sucks!!