2008 Royal Rumble Thread *BDCA*

[DarKCentaur]

I just got back from the Rumble... while I thought the show was awesome (though I certainly didn't agree with the ending), I'm REALLY curious how it turned out on TV. The crowd was REALLY pro-Edge, and the Orton/Hardy match was evenly split. Also, when Cena's music hit, the place went nuts.... until his music died, then the overwhelming boos kicked in. I thought it was odd, the crowd was so confused how to react to Cena.

Santino got HUGE heat, the "Let's go Giants" chant was deafening, but no surprise there.

My section sucked (and the guy I was sitting next to smelt SO bad) but the energy overall in the place was amazing. Great PPV.

[Heyman]

Originally Posted by DarKCentaur Also, when Cena's music hit, the place went nuts.... until his music died, then the overwhelming boos kicked in. I thought it was odd, the crowd was so confused how to react to Cena.

VERY interesting observation.

Love him or hate him, the TRUTH of the matter is that Cena draws the MOST crowd reaction out of ALL the wrestlers right now (when facing top-tier opponents) Period.

This is a LOT different than the dreaded "X-Pac heat" (which many posters on here accuse Cena of garnering). YES - "boring" chants were evident when Cena faced guys like Umaga and Khali....but guess what? Even The Rock would get 'boring' chants against opponents like that!

p.s. As far as Jeff Hardy goes, I actually back the WWE's decision here. As hot as Jeff is right now, I think it would serve him better if he defeated a few more top-tier opponents (which would then further establish him as a main-event guy). There is a danger in pushing a guy too fast (i.e. Rey Mysterio).

Let Jeff feud with the likes of Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, etc. Have Hardy go OVER those guys. In the Summer, THEN you can have Hardy win the title.

Just my opinion.