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Back home.... was watching at a friend's house.....
Women's Rumble was pretty bad I think... Normally past few years I have felt the women's Rumble was really fun and sometimes better than the men's Rumble.... This year felt like there weren't really any "stories" or anything "going on". Of course it could be that I am also now unfamiliar with a lot of the names via not watching....
End of the woman's match was very anti-climactic too.... Roxanne Perez had a moment of "Oh, the timing is off... I could easily get back in the ring, but I better wait here for Charlotte to kick me".
DIY vs MCMG had a pretty cool hype package, but then the actual match felt very rushed and without a lot of "drama" for a 2 out of 3 falls match. Felt like the falls just flew by, and then ended with shenanigans. Basically a time waster.
Cody vs KO was pretty great. Seems like it has been a good feud and that KO has done a great job getting Cody (more) over. KO is always quality.... I wonder what is next for him... if maybe he is going to fight Sami Zayn again....
Men's Rumble was a lot of fun this year. Really well structured... a bunch of smaller guys in the first half putting on a good show... then the mid-card big-men came in and started to get over.... and then finally just a poop ton of star power got into the ring... probably one of the most "star studded" Rumbles in a long time.
Jey Uso winning was a legit shock but I ain't mad at it. My friend said that Jey just had a match against Gunther where he came very close... so I imagine that he will go for Gunther again in order to "prove himself". Gives Jey a big moment, puts over the secondary world title as "legit"..... and now Cena gets to have "more drama" in his Road to Wrestlemania when he has to go win the Elimination Chamber.
Overall, the world title match and the Men's Rumble made this show worth it.
And unlike what others have said here, I didn't feel like the pacing of the event was bad, with the timing and breaks between matches. Gave it time to breath.
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