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If only we were to see Hulkster return tonight, timing would be perfect.

I think if Hogan and Angle were the two surprise entries in the Rumble, coupled with the guys already in, it would be one of the best ever. Hope it happens...

Kurt Angle, if anyone is going to return, needs to clean some fuckin house.

GTFO of here with HH winning the rumble. There isn't a marionette team in this world which could pull it off. An appearance, sure, winning, goddamn no.

I'm hoping the Raw creative monkeys pull out all the stops and make this a good pre-rumble show tonight.

I'll stick around for as long as I can. Either until I lose interest, or the power goes out. Getting slammed by the nor'easter right now.

Can't see how Hogan in the Rumble would ever work. Like the Iron Sheik at WM17 I doubt he's physically capable of taking an over the top rope bump.

on the subject of Kurt Angle, his scheduled indy apperances this weekend have been canceled . Perhaps an omen?

definitely

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Can anyone PM a good stream for raw?

If Big Show is in the Rumble then you know Shaq will be in

The big dog is in the dawg pound

"Most of the crowd is cheering Roman, only the boos are audible"
-The CyNick

That shark cage stipulation still makes me giggle.

Just ridiculous.

Roman could have at least warned about spoilers

Wearing a title where it belongs around the waist.

Jericho off his promo game tonight

It's not terrible for guys to have a title over their shoulders but I don't like it. I think perhaps 2 of the worst offenders were MNM, who wore the old SD! brand WWE Tag Team Championships with one of the straps in their pants. So disgusting on multiple levels.

Should I be taking notes for Tipsters?

Gets even more ridiculous when the main reason why is because supposedly Mattell recently released a new WWE toy set with the cage and this is how its getting promoted. Released it around the time of the last Takeover event and WWE wanted to also promote it for their main shows.

Mick should stipulate K.O. to be inside the shark cage tonight during the U.S. Championship match.

GLORIOUS!

I knew that. I think I said that cage is getting a lot of attention I should buy stock in the manufacturer.

A toy company is better.

He just PHONED IT IN, MAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNN!

WWE is going to have a hard time editing out the Roman boos/ KO & Y2J cheers this week

Roode wins, Nakamura to the A-Show (Smackdown), right?

They legally should have won the belts. The first ref didn't make the call in time.

omg they are doing this singles match again

god

6 ain't enough I need (to start at) 5

Singles match.

I love the Sheasaro entrance, which is big progress for me as Sheamus was on the DO NOT WATCH list for several years. He has won me hashtag over since teaming up with the Swiss Superman.

Cole mentioning Gallows & Anderson's New Japan history?!

i h8 this s0 much

unwatchable

feels they have opened with some version of this match for like the past 7 weeks

Michael Cole just repeatedly said "Gallows is a huge man".

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Sigh. Turned on Raw for the like 5th match In a row/per week with these people.

Who's going to Raw in Chicago? Tickets are only 20 dollars! So not going. Is Smackdown in Chicago too? I would go to that.

Can't believe RR will start at 5

They learned Zero from WM

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR SUNDAY?!?!?!

How does it start at 5

Isn't this the only pre-show match

Didn't help the WWE made it really obvious after a while they cared a lot more about being petty against Demolition than using the New Day's long run to build up a good tag division for RAW.

First ref was knocked out by Sheamus punching him. There's no way he could've called the DQ at that point.

Yes, the second ref called 3, but since the ref assigned to the match was able to come to in time, he did the right thing and reversed the decision to a DQ win for Gallows and Anderson and his decision is final and shouldn't be challenged.

Was the opening segment just setting up the Y2J vs Roman match.

WrestleMania this year is starting at 1pm

Yeah

Nuclear Heat Sami Zayn leaving the doghouse briefly to appear on air

Sami in the Doghouse

Wish Mick Foley's character was "fired" from RAW...

HA!

Sami gotta fight his way into the Rumble.

Speaking of "phoning it in" (literally)...

Everyone else gets to just say "I am entering myself into the Royal Rumble"..... Sami Zayn has to EARN it

Probably going to resub to the Network for the RR. It's so stacked they can't fuck it up. Plus if Angle returns I would hate myself for not watching.

Man, Steph cutting off balls when she's not even (theoretically) in the building.

Cesaro-Gallows match was decent but they probably should have done the singles match last week and the tag shenanigans ending this week to better hype up the tag title match for the Rumble.

Really how is the Royal Rumble at 5

The actual show is at 5 or what

Different belt sort of. When New Day had them they were still sort of WWE Tag Team Champions.

John Wick 2.

Gotta watch the first movie. Any good?

Only until the brand split.

Did a quick check online and WWE is giving the Mania treatment to the Rumble this year. 2 hour pre-show and then a 4 hour ppv.

I've been thinking about this..

If Cena and Reigns both win and Stroman wins the Rumble there will be a lot of pissed off people afterwards

RVD mystery entrant in the Rumble

I hope that annoying little girl is banned from sitting ringside at the RR

Bayley joining The Ascension CONFIRMED

The Rumble will be really good IMO

:lol: at the wacky waving inflatable tube guys being called "Bayley Buddies"

Might be the first time they were given an actual name in the WWE.

I want Cena to win. He's amazing. Anyone at this point can win the RR and I will enjoy it. So many possibilities which will make the match so enjoyable.

Reigns will win so if people will be mad at it should just complain before the match happens. Owens shouldn't go into Mania with the title when he has a well built feud with Y2J already in place that will be 20 times more enjoyable than anything he could do with the belt.

Not a dog named spot
Not a liver spot
Not the 7 up spot

Damn

Wish Rollins and Zayn were both in the Rumble.....

Maybe Zayn really is in the doghouse.....

Seth has to "take Sami out".

Pretty sure Steph wants more done than just sweep the leg.

Love how Rollins is still talking smack about HHH.

smh would they really keep Sami Zayn out of the Rumble #racism #TrumpsAmerica

The best part of this is going to be when they forget about this on Sunday and both of them end up in the Rumble anyway.

Sami Zayn not in the Rumble

Thstll teach him to not do whatever he did

Wow, they actually explained away Sami having to qualify for a Rumble spot in a way that makes sense. :eek:

Color me shocked. Ryan Ward must have gotten the book.

Surprise entrant a Generic looking Masked Man

Will be surprised if Triple H showed up tonight and cost Rollins a Rumble spot than the more obvious of him showing up at the Rumble (contestant or not) and tossing out Rollins.

Might even be more effective in terms of heel heat since Rollins would be even more pissed and Steph staying pissed at Foley and Sami for Sami being in the Rumble.

NUCLEAR HEAT Sami Zayn

where HHH at...

He has posted Anti-Trump stuff on his Facebook.

Nice clothesline by Zayn! 👍

Is there speculation that this is true or ur just saying/joking

Wish the Blue Thunder Bomb was Sami's finisher instead of the Helluva Kick.....

Ref telegraphing that he's not going to count 3 seems to suggest to me Sami is winning and Rollins is getting boned.

Sami Zayn kicking out really weakly and slowly

Not sure on Facebook but he's tweeted some anti-Trump stuff on Twitter since the election. Then again so did Rollins recently in regards to supporting the Women's March and his reasons why.

Wait for it....

Pepsi Plunge Denied.

Is a Super Pedigree what Punk used to do on the indies for a finisher?

There we go.

UGH REALLY?! LOL Distraction to let Zayn win and thwart Steph's plan does keep Rollins out of the Rumble, but still doesn't make the most sense.

LMAO @ crowd popping for it too--bought it hook, line and sinker.

OLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

That looked like a 2 count.

Good match but I really want Rollins in the Rumble too

Oh hey.

:y: Sami in the Rumble.

Match was pretty good overall.

ANGRY MAN ON THE LOOSE!

Seth Rollins going to beat up the guy who controls the music/tron

Nope

:lol: at the recap including a random guy in the crowd going apeshit for Triple H's music.