WWE Royal Rumble Discussion

[Innovator]

Show 30 Im

[UmbrellaCorporation]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF--

[loopydate]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell...

[Fox]

damnit. i wish christian had come back tonight.

[Fox]

let's go RVD!

[Theo Dious]

God dammit, I wanted my Christian. :mad:

[thedamndest]

Waste of 30 spot.

[UmbrellaCorporation]

This Rumble has been good, but unless something drastic happens, that seems like kind of a buildup for nothing.

[Juan]

No HBK :n:

[SammyG]

wtf is this shit rumble

[El Fangel]

This is so fucking depressing, Im done watching. I dont fucking care who wins now.

[loopydate]

IT'S NOT THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY, GOD DAMMIT!!!

[Fox]

lol that Kane punch was amazing

[RawRocks]

God empty th ring

[Fox]

whatever I still love the Royal Rumble

[owenbrown]

What a crock of shit. At least Batista didn't come back

[loopydate]

There are still four guys in the ring with a legitimate shot at winning this Rumble, by my count. Orton, HHH, UT, and Jericho. Any one of them would make a logical WM challenger. One of the better-booked Rumbles in a while.

[ClockShot]

Bye punk.

[RawRocks]

watch this come down to Rhodes, DiBiase and Orton

[FourFifty]

So, Christian isn't here tonight. That makes me sad.

[ClockShot]

Here we go. We're winding down now.

[Juan]

Wow, can the refs make it any more obvious that they're communicating with the wrestlers??

[loopydate]

:'( RVD's gone

[loopydate]

Okay, now there's only three legitimate possibilities.

[thedamndest]

Why did you all want Christian to enter the Rumble? He wasn't going to win it and he will be much more effective debuting as part of the Edge/Jeff/Matt story.

[Innovator]

Legacy, Kane, Taker, HHH, Show

[Fox]

and Jericho

[ClockShot]

Fuck. 0 bonus points.

[thedamndest]

Besides Tipsters.

[Fox]

lol Big Show didn't "get it"

[loopydate]

<h1>IT'S NOT THE TWENTY FIFTH ANNIVERSARY, GOD FUCKING DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!</h1>

[loopydate]

Wow, UT's looking old.

[RawRocks]

Again watch this come down to Rhodes, DiBiase and Orton

[loopydate]

UT/Show at Mania? Ugh.

[Innovator]

CMON ORTON

[ClockShot]

Yeah.

[Splaya]

Sweet

Legacy will be taken out leaving HHH and Orton, if Orton wins I would in a sense be very close for the top of tipsters

[Supreme Olajuwon]

So Triple H will eliminate Rhodes and Dibiase and then Orton will win

[thedamndest]

HBK for the save?

[FourFifty]

Bah gawd! Will <strike>Cena</strike> Triple H over come the odds?!?!?!?!

[thedamndest]

Do Rumbles involve run-ins?

[Innovator]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

[loopydate]

YES!

[ClockShot]

YES YES YES YES!

THE AGE OF ORTON RESUMES!

[Theo Dious]

This is nice

[Innovator]

RKO!

[Splaya]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[Fox]

Orton wins

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I had Orton and HHH switched in my tipsters :( poop

[Lux]

RKO RKO RKO

[Juan]

Randy Orton!

[HBKool96]

that was a cheap way to win!

[RawRocks]

ORTON WINS ORTON WINS ORTON WINS ORTON WINS ORTON WINS ORTON WINS ORTON WINS ORTON WINS ORTON WINS ORTON WINS

[Theo Dious]

I HEAR VOICES!!!

[rob11]

Wow, the stream held up, expected ending, but decent.

[Impeccable]

order In

1 – Rey
2 – Morrison
3 – Carlito
4 – MVP
5 – Khali
6 – Vladimir Kozlov
7 – Triple H
8 – orton
9 – jtg
10 – ted dibiase jr
11 – Jericho
12 – knox
13 – miz
14 – finlay
15 – cody Rhodes
16 – undertaker
17 – goldust
18 – cm punk
19 – mark henry
20 – Shelton
21 – regal
22 – kofi Kingston
23 – kane
24 – r truth
25 – rvd
26 – the brian Kendrick
27 – dolph ziggler
28 – santino
29 – hacksaw – why?
30 – big show



Out

1 – Khali by Kozlov
2 – MVP by Kozlov
3 – Carlito by Kozlov
4 – kozlov by trips
5- Morrison by triple h
6 – miz from Morrison being thrown into him by triple h
7 – jtg by undertaker
8 – goldust by cody
9 – henry by er…henry…rey was holding onto ropes
10 – Shelton by taker
11 – regal by punk
12 – kofi by Kendrick
13 – Kendrick by trips
14 – dolph by kane
15 – santino by kane
16 – hacksaw by big show
17 – r truth by big show
18 – cm punk by big show
19 – rey by big show
20 – knox by big show
21 – finlay by kane
22 – rvd by Jericho
23 – Jericho by undertaker
24 – kane by legacy
25 – big show by Orton
26 – taker – pulled off apron by big show
27 – dibiase by triple h
28 – Rhodes by trips
29 – triple h by Orton
Winner - orton

[Theo Dious]

Nice, every member of Evolution has won a rumble. :y:

[loopydate]

I am seriously going to either destroy something, kill someone, or just curl up in a ball and weep with anger if they refer to Wrestlemania XXV as the fucking 25th anniversary again.

[FourFifty]

Ah ha ha! Got Orton to win in my tipsters!

[Splaya]

OH MAN I CANNOT WAIT TILL WM 25

[Juan]

I had a feeling Orton would win, but this is awesome none the less.

[Fox]

I'm sorry, what is your gripe with that again?

[ClockShot]

Nice ending.

[Fox]

Orton used his friends to win. He took advantage of them. That was not cool. Uncool McOrton.

[thedamndest]

Fireworks for a heel?

[Theo Dious]

NICE pyro cue.

[Legend Killer]

Can I just say that I AM MARKING THE FUCK OUT RIGHT NOW, JUST AS I SAID I WOULD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DaVe]

I really enjoyed this match. Didn't see much of the rest of the show, though.

[Impeccable]

decent match!

[Theo Dious]

I still wanted my Christian. Fuckers.

[Fox]

It's not the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania! It's the 25th WrestleMania. The 25th Mania would have to happen 25 years <i>after</i> the first WrestleMania. The day something happens isn't its first anniversary.

I think an anniversary is one year from the date of an original event - like the 25th anniversary of Star Wars, or whatever.

it's the 25th anniversary of the original: "WrestleMania." I don't see what the problem is here.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Orton. :love: The end of the match was obvious as soon as it got to the Final 6, but I'm pumped. First heel winner since Vinnie Mac.</font>

[El Fangel]

What a fucking shit rumble. Huge buildup and now blue balls.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I think an anniversary is one year from the date of an original event - like the 25th anniversary of Star Wars, or whatever.

it's the 25th anniversary of the original: "WrestleMania." I don't see what the problem is here.

Right so the 1st anniversary of Wrestlemania would be Wrestlemania 2. So it's one year off and Wrestlemania 25 would be the 24th anniversary

[Fox]

Build up to what? You expected something different?

[Theo Dious]

<font color=goldenrod>Orton. :love: The end of the match was obvious as soon as it got to the Final 6, but I'm pumped. First heel winner since Vinnie Mac.</font>

Batista, anyone?

[Fox]

Right so the 1st anniversary of Wrestlemania would be Wrestlemania 2. So it's one year off and Wrestlemania 25 would be the 24th anniversary

oh right. yeah, that is stupid.

[Destor]

Fireworks for a heel?When you thinmk of it in kayfabe it makes perfect sense.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Pretty pissed I didn't pick Show to be #30. Instead I picked someone who wasn't even there (Umaga).</font>

[Destor]

Batista, anyone?
Bats was face he wa sjust still in the heel stable

[thedamndest]

When you thinmk of it in kayfabe it makes perfect sense.

Well I'm not thinking of it in kayfabe :mad:

[Supreme Olajuwon]

One very subtle thing that I absolutely loved that I saw Cody Rhodes do and maybe a couple others was actually checking to see if the guy he threw over the top hung on or not. And then Cody was trying to pry the guy's fingers open. Very tiny detail but it's one that really adds to believability of the performance.

[Theo Dious]

Bats was face he wa sjust still in the heel stable

Ehh... he hadn't quite turned at that point though. And I have a feeling Orton may start a turn out of this.

[FourFifty]

Batista, anyone?

Dave's Not Here Man!

[Fox]

I'm not really looking forward to a Cena vs. Orton WM25.

[Lux]

Not gonna lie, no Bats in the rumble... def made it better!

[Destor]

Ehh... he hadn't quite turned at that point though. And I have a feeling Orton may start a turn out of this.Nah, Bats was face. completely face. They used the rumble to make it an official allignment change.

[El Fangel]

I am so glad I dont waste money on this shit anymore.

[Fox]

That was a very good Rumble. I mean, top to bottom, there was a lot of great stuff put into that match.

[Destor]

I am so glad I dont waste money on this shit anymore.
I wish I had paid for that one. You have no taste.

[JT]

<h1>IT'S NOT THE TWENTY FIFTH ANNIVERSARY, GOD FUCKING DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!</h1>

...dude...chill...

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Watching the replay now. The opening message from Michael Cole about McMahon's health sounded almost exactly like JR talking about Owen Hart. Nice.

[loopydate]

I can't. I'm a stickler for semantics, and when people are just blatantly misusing the english language on a live international broadcast, it drives me nuts. It's the reason I can't stand JR. He's an affront to my language, and the fact that no one corrected him for three hours makes me angry.

[Theo Dious]

That was a very good Rumble. I mean, top to bottom, there was a lot of great stuff put into that match.

The singles matches were good, except the worn-out SuperCena ending. Matt's heel turn was pretty cool. The Rumble was good and far better than last year.

[Jaded-Dragon]

I wish I had paid for that one. You have no taste.

Hard to get excited for Orton vs Cena XIV

[El Fangel]

I wish I had paid for that one. You have no taste.

Hard to get excited for Orton vs Cena XIV
And Christian not coming in.

[Jeritron]

That was a great event. How is Christian not showing up make it not worth money? It was excellent and I'm interested to see what they do now.

[Jeritron]

Hard to get excited for Orton vs Cena XIV

That makes this event bad?

Also, they teased Taker vs HBM, and Matt and Edge vs Christian and Jeff

[Theo Dious]

Hard to get excited for Orton vs Cena XIV

Please. Orton and Cena haven't met nearly as many times as that, and they've never had any kind of definitive match.

[Juan]

I'm only looking forward to the Cena/Orton match because Orton will win.

[El Fangel]

That was a great event. How is Christian not showing up make it not worth money? It was excellent and I'm interested to see what they do now.

Only reason I watched was to see Christian return, which he didnt. Orton as winner was predictable and from what I am told her, very apparent when the final 8 where in the ring.

Cena won. Means we have a shit Mania to look forward to.

[Destor]

Hard to get excited for Orton vs Cena XIV

And Christian not coming in. So stupid. Yeah, the match that didn't happen on this card is why it sucked. Yeah, something the dirt sheets promised your nieve ass didn't happen so it sucked.

Really?

[Jeritron]

Plus if you've heard the story on the No Way Out main event you'd know that it may not even be Orton vs Cena

[Krimzon7]

This was a very good show. I liked the way Legacy was booked. I hate that MVP couldn't have had a better showing.

[Jeritron]

Only reason I watched was to see Christian return, which he didnt. Orton as winner was predictable and from what I am told her, very apparent when the final 8 where in the ring.

Cena won. Means we have a shit Mania to look forward to.

Well then that's your fault. I didn't see Christian's return advertised on the card. They went a different route with the storyline. Order No Way Out and you'll probably see it.

[Theo Dious]

That was a great event. How is Christian not showing up make it not worth money?

Yeah, kind of dumb to buy a PPV in the hopes of a guy showing up for a minutes-long run-in and not actually being IN a match.

[Jeritron]

I enjoyed it because I ordered it to see a royal rumble, some wrestling matches. I got that.
That's what was advertised and expected. IWC expected Christian, and they suprised us the other way. I wanted him to show up as much as the next guy but oh well.
PPVs are for wrestling and the rumble itself was the draw.
I also got swerved. Christian coming out wouldn't have swerved me. I'd have marked out, but now I got suprised and I can get that markout at a later date.

[Jeritron]

In another thread I sort of disagreed with the Matt and Edge vs Jeff and Christian idea, but after that turn of events I'm kind of digging it.

[Theo Dious]

That's what was advertised and expected. IWC expected Christian, and they suprised us the other way. I wanted him to show up as much as the next guy but oh well.
I also got swerved. Christian coming out wouldn't have swerved me. I'd have marked out, but now I got suprised and I can get that markout at a later date.

Yeah, I loved how it slowly dawned on me before Matt even showed up that "wait... we're getting a Hardy heel turn out of this, aren't we."

[Juan]

As obvious as it became, that heel turn by Matt was pretty awesome.

[Jeritron]

I liked that Edge was just as shocked. Kinda cool that he went rogue instead of just aligning with Edge.
I hope he does eventually, but it makes more sense to have it be personal at first

[Juan]

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[El Fangel]

So stupid. Yeah, the match that didn't happen on this card is why it sucked. Yeah, something the dirt sheets promised your nieve ass didn't happen so it sucked.

Really?

I have little to no interest in wrestling anymore, only reason I watched tonight was if Christian showed up during the rumble which he didnt.

So in my opinion it was boring and easy to read.

[El Fangel]

Well then that's your fault. I didn't see Christian's return advertised on the card. They went a different route with the storyline. Order No Way Out and you'll probably see it.

I didnt order the rumble and im pissed if I ordered NWO and he didnt show you think I would be happy?

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I have little to no interest in wrestling anymore, only reason I watched tonight was if Christian showed up during the rumble which he didnt.

So in my opinion it was boring and easy to read.
You watched something with the sole purpose of seeing one thing that you were expecting to happen. That thing you were expecting to happen did NOT happen, and therefore you consider the event to be easy to read?

Really?

[Destor]

I have little to no interest in wrestling anymore, only reason I watched tonight was if Christian showed up during the rumble which he didnt.

So in my opinion it was boring and easy to read. You're blaming the WWE for somethingm THE DIRT SHEETS promised you. This makes you a retard.

[Jeritron]

lol. If you were expecting something to happen and it didn't how is it easy to read?

[El Fangel]

You watched something with the sole purpose of seeing one thing that you were expecting to happen. That thing you were expecting to happen did NOT happen, and therefore you consider the event to be easy to read?

Really?

You're blaming the WWE for somethingm THE DIRT SHEETS promised you. This makes you a retard.

lol. If you were expecting something to happen and it didn't how is it easy to read?

Christ, I will say it again.

I have little to no interest in wrestling anymore. I only watched to see Christian show up which seemed likely but didnt happen.

It was easy to read in the sense that Orton winning was terribly apparent.

Especially once Show came in at 30.

I am unlikely going to watch NWO or Mania (besides maybe the MITB where I am guessing Christian may be a surprise entrant, other then that I have very little interest)

HHH over Edge
Cena over Orton

There is your mania folks.

[Jeritron]

I love that just now you're becoming frustrated with that shit. You watched for years while shit was far more tired and predictable than it is right now.

And, since when was the rumble winner being predicatable so bad? It is 90% of the time. Only time it really wasn't was last year, and you probably bitched for weeks.

How about the value of the match itself, and the quality of the show. Jeff and Edge had a damn good match, with a damn good suprise ending, and your panties are in a bunch because Christian didn't show up.

[Destor]

1) wrestling isn't about getting somewhere, it's the ride.

2) YOU ARE STILL SAYING THE RUMBLE SUCKED CAUSE CHRISTIAN DIDN'T RETURN. THIS MAKES YOU EXTREAMLY RETARDED.

No ever said he was going to be there. Other than retarded smarks. You beleive the retards, you are now one of them.

Whats even better is now you're assuming he'll be at NWO or even Mania. YOU HAVE NO REASON TO. It's just as safe to assume he'll work the returning Sunday night heat at Mania. Why? Cause I pulle dit out of my ass and have claimed it s fact. All retard smarks should now jump on this bandwagon.

[Jeritron]

Also, paying full money for a ppv for a 5 minute moment, that isn't even guarunteed is nobody's fault but yours man.

You could have watched a feed, or if you're so uninterested by it just not watched. It's just kinda absurd statements

[Juan]

Christ, I will say it again.

I have little to no interest in wrestling anymore. I only watched to see Christian show up which seemed likely but didnt happen.

It was easy to read in the sense that Orton winning was terribly apparent.

Especially once Show came in at 30.

I am unlikely going to watch NWO or Mania (besides maybe the MITB where I am guessing Christian may be a surprise entrant, other then that I have very little interest)

HHH over Edge
Cena over Orton

There is your mania folks.



I dunno, they've been investing a lot into Orton lately. Pretty sure he will go over Cena.

[Jeritron]

I remember when I was 13, I ordered a WWF ppv to see who hit Austin with the car, and it wasn't revealed. It wasn't promised or advertised, it was just assumed. I was pissed.
Guess what? I got over it and I'm not 14 years old anymore, so I'm not dumb enough to do that shit. I also now value better things in an event, and understand how that shit works.

[Jeritron]

Also, I remember my dad who doesn't know shit about wrestling saying to me "Who cares, you'll find out soon. Then you can find something new to be excited about" lol, he understands the business better than half the people who watch it

He was the one footing the bill anyhow

[El Fangel]

I love that just now you're becoming frustrated with that shit. You watched for years while shit was far more tired and predictable than it is right now.

And, since when was the rumble winner being predicatable so bad? It is 90% of the time. Only time it really wasn't was last year, and you probably bitched for weeks.

How about the value of the match itself, and the quality of the show. Jeff and Edge had a damn good match, with a damn good suprise ending, and your panties are in a bunch because Christian didn't show up.

I got home at about 4 entrants into the rumble. I didnt see the rest of the show. The rumble itself was bad, not the PPV. I may have made it seem otherwise for that reason.

1) wrestling isn't about getting somewhere, it's the ride.

2) YOU ARE STILL SAYING THE RUMBLE SUCKED CAUSE CHRISTIAN DIDN'T RETURN. THIS MAKES YOU EXTREAMLY RETARDED.

No ever said he was going to be there. Other than retarded smarks. You beleive the retards, you are now one of them.

Whats even better is now you're assuming he'll be at NWO or even Mania. YOU HAVE NO REASON TO. It's just as safe to assume he'll work the returning Sunday night heat at Mania. Why? Cause I pulle dit out of my ass and have claimed it s fact. All retard smarks should now jump on this bandwagon.

I am pissed I took a slight interest in wrestling again because it was rumoured Christian would return. I was let down, what the fuck is your problem with that and why is it so fucking hard to understand that?

It may have been retarded for me to think he was definatly going to return, but it was the only thing I was truly hoping to happen.

Also, paying full money for a ppv for a 5 minute moment, that isn't even guarunteed is nobody's fault but yours man.

You could have watched a feed, or if you're so uninterested by it just not watched. It's just kinda absurd statements

I watched a stream.

I dunno, they've been investing a lot into Orton lately. Pretty sure he will go over Cena.

WWE + Rationale? hahaha

[Jeritron]

lol classic. Then why do you care so much if you're not interested?

[Jeritron]

I watched the actual ppv in hd, but I didn't pay a red cent. Friend ordered it

[El Fangel]

lol classic. Then why do you care so much if you're not interested?

I was interested if WWE would actually do something called shocking entertainment.

[Destor]

I am pissed I took a slight interest in wrestling again because it was rumoured Christian would return. I was let down, what the fuck is your problem with that and why is it so fucking hard to understand that?

It may have been retarded for me to think he was definatly going to return, but it was the only thing I was truly hoping to happen.
My problem is you're blamming the product because you're nieve. It's not their fault, it's yours.

[Jeritron]

So by giving you something you didn't expect, as opposed to what you were expecting they failed?

[Jeritron]

Yea pretty retarded dude

[Lux]

Can't wait till the bigger man walks away from this.

[Jeritron]

I just did. Most unintelligent statements I've ever seen

[Destor]

I was interested if WWE would actually do something called shocking entertainment. You expected it Christian to return, him not returning shocked you.

PS-if you only watch wrestling to be shocked you've been watching for the wrong reasons. If you have a brain in your head it's next to inmpossible to be shocked by wrestling unless it's an angle that doesn't make sense. As long as it's smart booking (and you're a smart fan [I know I know, I ask too much]) they're gona be hard pressed to "shock" you. Luckly that's probably not on their agenda anyhow.

[Destor]

Can't wait till the bigger man walks away from this.Yes, walking away from a disscusion onm a discusion forum is superiority.

[ron the dial]

i think i should maybe start watching wrestling again. all i did was read this thread not watch the rumble because i didn't even have an interest in it until i was so bored on tpww that it became the only active thing to pay attention to and it was way late in the rumble. 1) i should it watch because things sound interesting lately 2) if i'm here at tpww.net/forums doing nothing while wrestling on at least i have a reason to post something relevant.

plus fallen angel seems to be gold in here too

[Destor]

In a un-rellated note seeing RVD was great.

[ron the dial]

i should it watch

[Destor]

you can still check out the streams

justin.tv

search royal rumble

[Jeritron]

Yea it was fun shit. Wex, you can follow WWE without much effort. I hardly ever watch regularly, and stumble into watching the ppvs on here via feed or something.

Literally no effort.

[ron the dial]

hell yes

[ron the dial]

i've got melina vs. someone. hot action boyos.

[Destor]

I wil watch it with you

[Destor]

link me to the feed you're in

[Jeritron]

That was a good match

[Jeritron]

I will too, link me.

[ron the dial]

http://www.justin.tv/davor7777

not the rumble though. is it the build up?

[Jeritron]

thats build up stuff

[ron the dial]

i suppose i should know about this as well unless there is a feed going on that is a replay of the actual rumble right now i don't care though

[ron the dial]

mcmahon's hair is ridiculous

[Supreme Olajuwon]

http://www.justin.tv/obama_barack

Edge/Hardy just ended

[Jeritron]

Just in time for rumble, even tho I'd like to see that match again

[ron the dial]

jeff hardy looks ridiculous

so many ridiculous things to look at

[Supreme Olajuwon]

So is Matt Hardy finally upgraded to 2.0 now?

[Destor]

sign up to justin.tv and we can use that chat box

[ron the dial]

yo i'm in there

[ron the dial]

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[Jeritron]

I'm in the chatbox

[Jeritron]

wtf is this slowmode

[Destor]

I dont see you guys

[Destor]

slowmode is gay

[Jeritron]

who else had to click "pass" or "skip" to 1000 things after signing up?

[Supreme Olajuwon]

whats ur s/n

TheGoonViaCountOut rite herr

[ron the dial]

ronthedial

[Destor]

destor

[Supreme Olajuwon]

what room

there are a few

[Savio]

Randy should def go over Cena at mania to help with their feud

[Jeritron]

wtf

[Destor]

everyone go into room 10

[Blitz]

I was interested if WWE would actually do something called shocking entertainment.
What, you're an idiot. This was top to bottom a very entertaining show. All of the matches were enjoyable, even Cena/JBL, which I was expecting nothing from, was good thanks to Michael's part. And the Rumble itself was one of the better ones in recent memory. Condemning the whole show just because you didn't get to mark out for Christian is dumb.

Loved Matt's turn. Really interested in that feud, particularly if Christian is involved, because I could see it leading to a Matt/Edge Vs. Jeff/Christian TLC match at Mania. RVD in the Rumble was an awesome legit surprise to me, something that is way too rare in wrestling today. Also, fuck, Orton is a superstar. I dunno if something has changed in the way he carries himself, or if I'm just perceiving it differently, but he looks top tier to me now.

Also, goddamn Splaya, did you turn off your caps lock once during the show? I can just picture you watching the show, bouncing around your living room, all jacked up on Mountain Dew.

[Jeritron]

Having trouble getting there, direct link me Des

[ron the dial]

i see no 10

[Jeritron]

Yea, thats what happened to me and now I've clicked out. So I'm counting on a direct link to wherever you are

[Jeritron]

Getting no sold here

[Supreme Olajuwon]

It doesn't matter. You can't post more than once a minute.

[Jeritron]

Sucks. I wish we still had the link to that room we were in for No Mercy Destor. That was hilarious, shitting on that kids site.
You remember what that site was?

For those who don't know, it was like 5 kids who were all friends chatting in the ppv and we buried them. Pretty sure Destor got "banned".

[ron the dial]

it's a good rumble so far

[Destor]

Sucks. I wish we still had the link to that room we were in for No Mercy Destor. That was hilarious, shitting on that kids site.
You remember what that site was?

For those who don't know, it was like 5 kids who were all friends chatting in the ppv and we buried them. Pretty sure Destor got "banned".LOL yeah, that place was hilarious. But nah, I don't remeber that site. I've got it saved inot the favorites of another computer, the next time I go over there I'll write it down so we can go back for future PPVs.

[Destor]

There is no direct link to the chat room homos.

[Jeritron]

rumbles are amazing.

At one of the bars near my college they had 80s night, and showed the 92 rumble on the big screen. I know it makes no sense, but I think they were jsut trying to capture the old school WWF thing and I'm sure I was one of the only people who knew the year.

Anyways, it was amazing in the background drinking but what was awesome was that 3 hours later towards the end of the rumble everyone was obviously drunk and there was a crowd around the big screen cheering the match on.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I know RVD was a one show thing, but watching this Rumble again, RVD vs. Punk would be phenomenal.

[ron the dial]

i wanted more The Brian Kendrick

[Juan]

I know RVD was a one show thing, but watching this Rumble again, RVD vs. Punk would be phenomenal.


:y:

[Supreme Olajuwon]

The wrestlers in the Rumble seem like they're actually using common sense. I never understood why tag teams and factions would fight unless they were the last people left. Legacy, Miz and Morrison, Undertaker and Kane (not exactly a team but you know) never once fought each other.

[Destor]

Yeah, this was the most wel thought out Rumble I have ever seen. Which makes it the most well thought out Rumble ever.

[Destor]

So much to compliment here.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I mean I could understand why face tag teams would fight because it's "honorable" to do the every man for himself thing, but like when D'Lo and the Rock fought each other for the entire Rumble, that was just dumb.

[ron the dial]

sick ddt

[Supreme Olajuwon]

yeah that's a nasty ddt

Also I loved Jericho eliminating RVD. That was perfect

[ron the dial]

i'm really digging The Legacy right now. pretty solid group of guys.

[Destor]

COME ON

Big Show skinned he cat, best Rumble ever.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I really like Cody Rhodes from what I've seen. Actually since I've sorta gotten back into watching WWE I've liked a lot of the young guys. Rhodes, DiBiase, Morrison, Punk, Swagger have all impressed me a lot.

Tonight was the first time I have seen Swagger and I was very impressed. Great heel champion tactics through the whole match.

[ron the dial]

i have not seen swagger yet. i've seen the most of punk and then morrison a little and then rhobes and dibiase less. but from what i've seen of those guys it's entertaining. big fan of evan bourne. lots good things happening from the little i pick up from beign around here.

[Destor]

I was at that RoH PPV they just advertised. :cool:

[Jeritron]

It was an amazingly worked out rumble. I loved the stuff they did within it.

Cody Rhodes and Goldust was great too. I liked the spot with Rey walking on Miz and Morrison

Having an alliance make it all the way to the end was awesome. Tons of things I've already forgot but I loved it.

[ron the dial]

fuck off. i haven't been since...the driven ppv taping.

[Jeritron]

And yes, RVD and CM Punk was making me mark out.

[Juan]

I really like Cody Rhodes from what I've seen. Actually since I've sorta gotten back into watching WWE I've liked a lot of the young guys. Rhodes, DiBiase, Morrison, Punk, Swagger have all impressed me a lot.

Tonight was the first time I have seen Swagger and I was very impressed. Great heel champion tactics through the whole match.

This is why I dig the current product. Yeah, sometimes the booking is a little off, but the prospect of these guys growing and being in some great matches excites me.

[Destor]

fuck off. i haven't been since...the driven ppv taping.
:p

[RGWhat316]

It was quite an experience live. I had a great view of the ring will try to post some pics later. Though due to my seats, I couldn't see too much of the entrance, especially with the sides of the ramp.

This will be one of my favorite Rumbles of all time as nearly everything I wanted to happen did. Orton winning, Edge winning the title back, and Swagger retaining. If HBK would have cost Cena the title, my night would have been near complete. I absolutely marked the f out when RVD returned. I had casually mentioned it to my buddies that it would be awesome, but I didnt completely expect it.

Now after a wild RR attending, I now get to go to ROH on Friday night, so I had best regain most of my voice I lost at the show tonight.

[Juan]

It was quite an experience live. I had a great view of the ring will try to post some pics later. Though due to my seats, I couldn't see too much of the entrance, especially with the sides of the ramp.

This will be one of my favorite Rumbles of all time as nearly everything I wanted to happen did. Orton winning, Edge winning the title back, and Swagger retaining. If HBK would have cost Cena the title, my night would have been near complete. I absolutely marked the f out when RVD returned. I had casually mentioned it to my buddies that it would be awesome, but I didnt completely expect it.

Now after a wild RR attending, I now get to go to ROH on Friday night, so I had best regain most of my voice I lost at the show tonight.


That's awesome man :y:

[SammyG]

iiiiiiiii hear voices in my head

[RGWhat316]

I have to edit most of my pics, but here is a few.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/RG810/RR09039.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/RG810/RR09070.jpg


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/RG810/RR09087.jpg


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/RG810/RR09111.jpg

[Impeccable]

awesome pics...pretty jealous!

[The Optimist]

Randy Orton winning is boring. I don't get the appeal of Legacy.

[Impeccable]

Randy Orton winning is boring. I don't get the appeal of Legacy.

So much for being The Optimist?

[Jeritron]

lol. An entire gimmick down the toilet with one post

[The Optimist]

So much for being Impeccable, you could be pecced all day I'd bet.

And since when are you a Jeritron.

[Sting Fan]

Nothing new to add really, I enjoyed the show top to bottom.

Swagger vs. Matt was nothing special but did what it was meant to I guess. I havent watched ECW since Show was champ really so yea...

Cena vs. JBL was pretty good, yea Cena won but heading into Mania I think JBL was a dead option to carry the belt anyway, even with the Elimination chamber coming up. You dont really want it chaging hands the month before Mania surely?

Jeff vs. Edge was great I felt, brutal, intense when it needed to be and even though everyone knew the turn was an option there was a lot of "They will never pull the trigger on it" talk going around. Credit where its due they do keep pulling the trigger over the last 12 months when we all expect them not to.

And might just be me but it felt very new generation to me to see Edge and Jeff Hardy "Headlining" a big four PPV. It felt almost like a natural progression that should have happened a year or so back (Jeffs drug issues aside)

As for the Rumble, I loved it, quick start off action, some quite highrisk moves for a Rumble I felt. I marked the fuck out for RVD, to much to hope he might win sadly. And tbh he looked a little off anyway. The only real disapointment to me was the way there was so many guys in the ring at once, I was sure Kane would break his 11 elimination record but no. In the end though so many guys in at once was quite refreshing, I enjoyed it.

For some reason when it came to number 30 I expected to hear Austins music, no idea why.

Does anyone think that Raw will be Legacys big night??? The Rumble was pretty big for them but I mean like out as a group, group intro and music, maybe even a stare down or battle with some Mc Mahon "Goons" looking for revenge. I almost see these guys becoming Anti Heroes at a stage, they almost seem to cool to be heels.

Oh and to whoever said they started seeing Randy as a big time player tonight I agree, I have had markout moments for him before but never looked on him as truly a big time player. Yet tonight from earlyish in the Rumble I was calling him as winner and hoping to see it.

[Theo Dious]

HHH over Edge
Cena over Orton

There is your mania folks.

Just wondering, were you "sure" Cena was winning at last year's Mania?

[Theo Dious]

I'm not trying to stir shit back up, but I went to bed.

[El Fangel]

Just wondering, were you "sure" Cena was winning at last year's Mania?

Ti be honest no, I figured WWE wasnt stupid enough to have him lose his title shot from the rumble at NWO, then win at WM.

However I like everyone else had it in the back of their minds, but to be honest no.

[Blitz]

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/9124/rr09039ev5.jpg

Was sitting right about there.

[Volare]

Damn nice seats! I just got done watching a replay of it...great matches (IMO of course) but the thing I was happy about was the stage, I'm happy with what they went with size and presentation and it made it look a hell of a lot better.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Watched the Rumble again...liked this year's a LOT more than last year.</font>

[Jeritron]

So much for being Impeccable, you could be pecced all day I'd bet.

And since when are you a Jeritron.

My name is Jeri Tron.

[Heyman]

i'm really digging The Legacy right now. pretty solid group of guys.


In my opinion, Legacy went over HUGE. The WWE (and Legacy themselves) really established themselves last night.

-I love how Legacy, while not "friends" (i.e. Dibiase dislikes Orton), are all decidedly on the same page and are operating as a major unit.

-I love how Dibiase and Rhodes "knew their roles" and helped Orton out at all times.

-I loved the in-ring psychology displayed by Rhodes. Dibiase was amazing as well.

-I loved how in the end, Orton brought in Rhodes and Dibiase to celebrate his victory.

I am so glad that Team Legacy has dropped Manu. The dude just didn't fit. Overall - team legacy looks great...and they really went over last night. :cool:

[wwe2222]

In my opinion, Legacy went over HUGE. The WWE (and Legacy themselves) really established themselves last night.

-I love how Legacy, while not "friends" (i.e. Dibiase dislikes Orton), are all decidedly on the same page and are operating as a major unit.

-I love how Dibiase and Rhodes "knew their roles" and helped Orton out at all times.

-I loved the in-ring psychology displayed by Rhodes. Dibiase was amazing as well.

-I loved how in the end, Orton brought in Rhodes and Dibiase to celebrate his victory.

I am so glad that Team Legacy has dropped Manu. The dude just didn't fit. Overall - team legacy looks great...and they really went over last night. :cool:

I have to agree with you on this. I thought they came off very good last night. I especially liked how Ted as booked. Almost every big guy that came in, Ted was usually the first one to go after him.

I liked how they booked Cody eliminating Goldust. It was almost as if Orton made him do it, but then was telling him trust me on this.

Ted had the crap beat out of him but he kept surviving. One of the better booking/build up jobs they've done in a while.

[Krimzon7]

:y: I don't know who said it initally but I did like how Orton was giving coaching sessions to the Rhodes and Dibiasi in the corner. While Orton has gone on record saying that he wants Smith in the group, I am digging the fact that Legacy is just three guys strong.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I am dissapointed. Some homeless guy promised me that Jesus would return live on PPV so I expected this with bated breath.

When he didn't come out to align himself with Jack Swagger, I immediatly reported my displeasure to the local authorities, noting that prediictability was my main concern. Vince McMahon will be hearing from my lawyers.

[wwe2222]

:y: I don't know who said it initally but I did like how Orton was giving coaching sessions to the Rhodes and Dibiasi in the corner. While Orton has gone on record saying that he wants Smith in the group, I am digging the fact that Legacy is just three guys strong.

I agree. Three is the way to go. It reminds me of when they eliminated Slaughter from being one of McMahon's on air cronies. Four is just one too many. Three really works well for something like this.

[Legend Killer]

I am just glad it was Orton eliminating HHH.

[RatedGSuperstar]

Wasn't able to watch it live last night, but I stayed away from any wrestling sites until I had the chance to watch a repeat stream earlier today. I came in right at the start of the WH title match, so the first time around I was able to see the two world title matches and the Rumble, which were the only things I was really interested in anyway.

I loved the "Let's Go Cena"..."CENA SUCKS" chants throughout most of the match, and for the first part of the match the chants were more interesting than the in-ring stuff itself. The ref bump was pretty inevitable, but the match at least got interesting after that point, if not only to see what would happen with the HBM storyline. Had a feeling Michaels would give the SCM to JBL (sort of called it in Tipsters), but the finish was pretty obvious once Michaels also hit Cena. Whatever...at least it progressed the storyline, even if it went on a bit long.

Edge/Hardy was good as it usually is, since they know each other so well. Everything's pretty much been said about this match already. Matt's turn was executed perfectly...I kind of had a feeling of it happening when he came in and Christian didn't make an appearance before that, but it was still great. The staredown after the chairshot was priceless, as was Edge's expression after it happened (never taking his eyes off Matt and keeping the look of disbelief on his face the whole time).

I liked the Rumble overall, since there were smaller confrontations throughout most of it. I liked Legacy working together as a team and making it to the end, and actually liked the fact that it was Trips that eliminated Rhodes and DiBiase instead of Orton making them jump over themselves or whatever...they were booked to look pretty strong for once. The only thing I didn't really like was the giant clusterfuck the match got to be for awhile...too many guys in the ring for anyone to do much else than finishers and punching up against the ropes, and too much to watch at once. Santino getting eliminated immediately and then crying "but I wasn't ready!!" was priceless.

[Heyman]

The only low-point for me was the fact that it was too obvious that Orton was going to win (i.e. on the verge of being 'fired' by Vince the RAW before the rumble, Jericho's backstage stuff with Orton, etc.).

I also think it's obvious that Orton will go over Cena at Mania.

[Volare]

All I know is...I called this back in November :)