The Official Royal Rumble 2016 Thread
 

So let's discuss the ppv that's happening next Sunday?

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Will you be watching?

Nah. But I will be there for the hookers.

I'll be watching but my expectations have never been lower. Well that's a lie. We all knew Batista was going to win the Rumble 2 years ago well in advance. Really looking forward to the Owens vs Ambrose LMS match, however.

I can give you some pointer, on hooker hot spots msg me.

did I miss the Rumble, it wasn't last night was it

<font color=goldenrod>I'm probably gonna watch the NFC Title game until the Rumble match itself starts. That's all I really care about.

Owens/Ambrose LMS match could be good fun...but nothing I can't watch later.</font>

No its next Sunday.

Yeah, NFL wiil be top priority, might watch RR on my phone.

Which game is happening during the RR? Patriots or Broncos?

NFC Championship I believe

I thought they always had the rumble in the week between the playoffs and the superbowl.... what gives?

Supposedly they didn't care for this year which is pretty rare for them. Had a similar situation occur a few years ago but the Rumble date got pushed back after a while.

I'm sure they would rather there be zero competition, but the Rumble is alot of people's favorite show so either you're going to watch it or not is probably their line of thinking. Not like they need to worry about ppv buys anymore.

Rumble is one of my favorite events of the year (second only to Mania and some years ends up being better than Mania) but this year I'm not interested or planning on watching it.

I'd rather watch the NFC championship game as that seems way more entertaining and interesting. If the NFC championship wasn't on, I'd probably have nothing better to watch on Sunday so I'd be much more likely and inclined to check out the Rumble.

Granted, I haven't been following the product much at all and I haven't watched an episode of Raw live since the Raw after Mania last year in 2015. Other than that I've only seen a few segments when flipping through and coming across reruns of Raw and SD on the weekends before getting bored and turning the channel. That being said I try to read the results and spoilers on here but nothing intrigues me about the current product or the upcoming Rumble match.

Dean Ambrose is the one guy on the roster that I'm remotely interested in who's not Lesnar, and Ambrose is being treated like everyone else on the roster who aren't named Lesnar or Reigns. Put in a meaningless, repetitive, boring, nonsensical feud with no purpose nor anything of importance occurring from the outcome.

MEH...conference championship games are just the foreplay before the SB anyway. The show will do fine.

So Roman got the number 1 spot, like that was not even predictable lol

:nono:

They could actually build to a great ending where Roman & Brock are forced to team up because the other foup guys in the ring are the Wyatts.

And I totally want to see Bray walk out of this as champion.

How dare you shake your head in that manner.

Lesnar v Wyatt, main event. The most interesting thing they could do, imo. Having them demolish Brock last night puts them back over and because they're all big fucking dudes that look legit in overpowering Brock.

Then you could do Roman v Hunter as a featured match instead of a title.

Still no idea what you do with Taker.

Royal Rumble & WrestleMania are the two events that I make sure I watch live every year, very interested what is going to happen this year, can only get better from the DB controversy last year....

I am skeptical with the Rumble. When they first announced that it was for the title, I thought it was PrettyCool, but now it is all about 1 person from start to finish which will be borrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring as fuck.

It will probably go something like:

Roman enters, gets a few eliminations

Two semi-credible heels enter back to back for a beatdown and "OMG HE IS GOING TO LOSE THE TITLE" moments

A face, maybe Ambrose, will come down and "make the save"

The good guys fight "against all odds" until

Eat
Sleep
Win the title
Repeat


Though the Wyatt curveball from RAW is intriguing, every single other time they have built them as a force, they just get schooled in the "big matches" and always lose the feud.

If there was ever a time to pull the trigger on Wyatt, it is definitely now. He's arguably the most credible and over heel they have, the group as a whole is over, and they need a top heel and fresh opponent for Lesnar. This is the one match I'd be very interested in seeing.

Lesnar going against 4 guys who are as physically imposing as he is provides a new dynamic that we haven't seen since Brock came back.

Always watch the Rumble. Probably going to be Lesnar/Reigns/Sheamus/Wyatt final four but that's ok. Give me a few surprises. AJ Styles would be sick. Plus a few legends.

Feel like Styles should come in and get some key eliminations to start a good program.

Honestly, if they want him heel, have HIM be the one to eliminate Reigns where there are 5-6 people left. That would give things a bit of a "spark".

I dunno, anything sounds good right now.

Easily the Rumble is the 2nd best PPV for me behind WM and I will be watching it although not live as its at like 1am for me.

Hoping Bray wins but meh it should be a good show

Would be great/hilarious if Reigns is eliminated like 7th

It'd make the rumble 5x more interesting.....

I think I'll watch the rumble... first full match i have seen since i made that "wake me up thread"

I'll probably stream it the next day and skip through the whole PPV in about an hour.

Rumble matches have been fucking awful since forever (with 2011 being the exception). Don't care for anyone involved, none of the potential booking outcomes etc. The only thing that'd get me excited is Dean Ambrose winning, or Cesaro/Daniel Bryan returning and winning.

You haven't missed anything.

The past 3 Rumbles have been a total let down for me.

I guess next year will be even worse, how many injury's ? How long
left until Cena breaks his neck?

<font color=goldenrod>2015 was the first Rumble match in a long time that I completely hated. Once Bryan got eliminated all of the air was sucked right out of the building and it was impossible to get into anything else.

2014's ending was terrible too but everything up until Rey coming out at #30 kept me entertained.</font>

Yeah I read the results on TPWW.com, nothing about them really suck me in. I am only really watching the rumble because I like the type of match up and Brock is in it.

Bryan needs to come back and become champion again, but obviously won't happen
because HHH want's the title to be kept around his homies, just like Orton Batista, HBK and HH

TPWW.NET


Jesus. :shifty:

:(

What about Taker?

That'd be the slowest Rumble ever.

There I go talking to myself again.

Sunday will determine their love for the Axe-man

Next entrant is Toru Yano, who sells DVDs and forgets all about the match until entering and kicking someone right in the junk.

:y:

And Axelmania lives on!

If only there was a way for Mao to get involved. Not Yujiro, just Mao.

lol when the Wyatts are all that is left at the end. Bray orders the others to hop over the top, which Harper and Rowan do, but Strowman instead grabs Bray and throws him over the top. It's gonna happen.

I have the network and no plans for sunday, so I'll be watching solely for the very slim chance of an AJ debut or Samoa Joe call up.

I wonder how many product placements will be on the show???

Donald Trump will be entrance number 30

warning: the post below contains a whole bunch of Mao

Tokyo Pimp!!

And to wrap up the theme of the last posts, here is Mao mocking Yano by selling her own DVD

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At first glance, the pic in the bottom left looked like she had one fucked up appendage that went different directions.

Any shots from behind?

i like her.

Well.......................


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Would be "funny"/"hilariously bad" if Brock Lesnar is #2 in the Rumble, and the whole Rumble is just Reigns and Lesnar destroying everybody while fighting each other in between.

NBA Basketball is booked on the 31st. Suns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :fu:

Can honestly see them doing that.

Curtis Axel is my pick to have the shortest time in the Rumble. He'll run out, the crowd will actually pop (Axelmania, after all), and he'll sprint to the ring only to get clotheslined right out. He'll look confused, then head to the back as there are mild boos.

Good lord.

I wouldn't mind that, to be honest. It would at least give the Rumble match some kinda story, as opposed to 30 guys just coming out, brawling and getting eliminated.

If y'all are into Asian women then just go over there. It'll take you a week at the most to find one and you can purchase her. How the hell do you think they make wh-Asians like me?

Full Metal Jacket?

They need to have him jump in after bwing eliminated only to be thrown out a second time. Or else have him rehash Kaientai 2000 and repeatedly crash the match.

Orlando will riot. Hes going to have to be eliminated twice though.

<font color=goldenrod>WWE just announced that The Dudley Boyz, The Ascension, Mark Henry/Jack Swagger, and Darren Young/Damien Sandow will compete in a Fatal Four Way tag team match during the kickoff. The winning team will qualify for the Royal Rumble match.</font>

Would have been better if it were for the tag titles instead of something that will prove meaningless.

The Dudleys have really dropped on the card. Dumb.

well highly doubt any other team will win except maybe the Greatest Tag Team ever Darren Young/Damien Sandow

Could be the start to the break up of the Dudleys. Just a guess.

<font color=goldenrod>Henry/Swagger will definitely win. They ran a video on WWE.com last week with Henry talking about how it would probably be his last Rumble and the announcers talked about it on commentary during Raw.

Plus, it's a big dude during the Rumble. They can have Roman eliminate him single-handedly.</font>

I'd laugh if Shane McMahon was number 30,

How sick could this Rumble have been? Not saying it will suck but crazy to think the last time the title was defended there were so many legends. 1992 was stacked. Would of been unreal if they went all out this year. Injuries really hurt them obviously.

Cena
Orton
Bryan
Reigns
Rollins
Sting
Batista
Sheamus
Undertaker
Lesnar
Kane
HHH
Jericho
Big Slow
The Rock
Ziggler
Owens
Ambrose
Styles
Del Rio
Rusev
Barrett
Joe
Miz
Wyatt Family to keep that group storyline

Then maybe 2 other guys like Booker T, Christian, or even Kurt Angle. Could make it seem like everybody is coming out of the woodwork.

Sort of off topic, but how do I sign up for tipsters?

not sure if you meet the requirements, but i'm sure POIT will make a thread

Did the Prime Time Players break up? Dont remember seeing anything other than Titus being by himself when messing with Stardust.

I'll keep my eyes pealed, what is the requirements? usually?

Also calling it now,


Seth Rollins, returns and becomes number 30, beats Brock Lesnar :D

Triple H enters #30 and wins his 2nd Royal Rumble and ties Ric Flair's World Title record.

I would actually be ok with that.....massive massive massive nuclear heat! :)

There was a rumour going around that WWE were going to turn Bubba heel and have him do his Bully Ray schtick.

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Curtis Axel enters at #30, Gets pedigreed by HHH who says "Axel won't be able to make it this year, i'm taking his place"

Roman can't win. He'd have to overcome odds that would make 80s Hogan,Austin, and Cena roll their eyes.

But WWE have fucked with us before, remember the screw job?

I just want AJ Styles to win the Royal Rumble and main event Wrestlemania, is that too much to ask

<font color=goldenrod>God...this is depressing but it's true. I've wanted a Rumble for the title for ages. I wanted it a couple of years ago when they decided to unify the belts. Beyond that I felt the only logical reasons to have a Rumble for the belt would have been if the title was vacated and/or if there was an Authority figure screwjob, which is the reasoning they used this year. But there are so few realistic winners it's barely interesting.</font>

I get the feeling that he's going to get 25 eliminations or something mad like that.