**OFFICIAL** 2015 Royal Rumble Thread - The Road To Wrestlemania Starts At TPWW

[Franchise]

Originally Posted by Heyman You know, it's crazy. Had it not been for CM Punk leaving the WWE last year, I think the whole Daniel Bryan/Sheamus rumors for Wrestlemania would have actually come to fruition. Batista and Orton would have been your main-event. The XFL + WWE Network + ????? I'm starting to wonder if Vince is really as smart as people make him out to be. Time will tell..........if it hasn't already.

WWE Network wasn't a smart move at all imo. Well having the PPVs on it wasn't but maybe it was combat the free streaming. But I can't imagine the likes of BSkyB being happy with that.

Also people seem to be attaching way too much importance to the RR match and the WM title match. Firstly as you know from past experience, not winning the RR doesn't mean X superstar is eliminated from the prospect of the WWE title match re: triple threat, four way elimination etc. There is every possibility and given the amount of anger, WWE will probably relent and make it a 4 way elimination match.

Secondly, the title match is not automatically the main event or considered the marquee match on the card. Hogan Rock was second to last at WM 18 but no doubt was the de fact main event. In recent years we've had Taker v HBK, Rock v Cena 1 close out the show, perhaps given the significance of those events. This year it might be Sting v Triple H. The title match isn't necessarily "the main event" at WM and hence winning the RR or losing it doesn't necessarily matter that much. And do you honestly rate the likes of Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio amongst the greatest Royal Rumble winners? Those guys were never bad by any stretch of the imagination but were not exactly on the same level as other legendary winners like Hogan, Flair, Rock, Austin etc.

Besides Ultimate Warrior and Mick Foley never won the RR and it did no harm to their careers or their popularity amongst the fans. I see no reason why Bryan not winning the rumble would do the same.

And some fans, cancelling subscriptions because a result doesn't go their way. Do you ask for refunds at an NFL game if your team doesn't win?

Do you suppose Patriots or Seahawks fans will be asking for refunds if their team doesn't win the Super Bowl next Sunday?

[KIRA]

Originally Posted by Franchise WWE Network wasn't a smart move at all imo. Well having the PPVs on it wasn't but maybe it was combat the free streaming. But I can't imagine the likes of BSkyB being happy with that. Also people seem to be attaching way too much importance to the RR match and the WM title match. Firstly as you know from past experience, not winning the RR doesn't mean X superstar is eliminated from the prospect of the WWE title match re: triple threat, four way elimination etc. There is every possibility and given the amount of anger, WWE will probably relent and make it a 4 way elimination match. Secondly, the title match is not automatically the main event or considered the marquee match on the card. Hogan Rock was second to last at WM 18 but no doubt was the de fact main event. In recent years we've had Taker v HBK, Rock v Cena 1 close out the show, perhaps given the significance of those events. This year it might be Sting v Triple H. The title match isn't necessarily "the main event" at WM and hence winning the RR or losing it doesn't necessarily matter that much. And do you honestly rate the likes of Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio amongst the greatest Royal Rumble winners? Those guys were never bad by any stretch of the imagination but were not exactly on the same level as other legendary winners like Hogan, Flair, Rock, Austin etc. Besides Ultimate Warrior and Mick Foley never won the RR and it did no harm to their careers or their popularity amongst the fans. I see no reason why Bryan not winning the rumble would do the same. And some fans, cancelling subscriptions because a result doesn't go their way. Do you ask for refunds at an NFL game if your team doesn't win? Do you suppose Patriots or Seahawks fans will be asking for refunds if their team doesn't win the Super Bowl next Sunday?

Its not just some fans its alot (like if im an investor I'm calling Vince and asking him is he fucking retarded) ALOT, and youre comparing this to football LOL somebody else do this I can't even...

[Franchise]

Originally Posted by KIRA Its not just some fans its alot (like if im an investor I'm calling Vince and asking him is he fucking retarded) ALOT, and youre comparing this to football LOL somebody else do this I can't even...

But that's the absurdity of what you and others are doing/suggesting with the cancellations, threatening to boycott WWE etc. If it was based on pure popularity figures alone, Cena is BY FAR the most popular superstar on the active roster, there's no arguing that. If we were to go off that in the way people are suggesting we should milk Bryan's popularity for all it's worth. Then John Cena should be have been champion from 2006 until the present day.

How ridiculous and boring would that be?