They were trying to work AROUND the boos, which makes 0 fucking sense
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January Wrasslin' |OT2| Stop watching this garbage and get HBO Go
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They were trying to work AROUND the boos, which makes 0 fucking sense
Nah Cena was good in the match, and it was most definitely designed as a Triple Threat. A one on one wouldn't have gelled with the story they went with.
BronsonLee
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Where are Raw and SD? What's this about them getting cancelled or moved back to Philly?
Not carny enough. My bet is that they knew fanning false hope of Daniel Bryan winning the Rumble would increase network subs. Cutting Bryan out early was just a move to keep heat off Reigns like you said. They wanted to have their cake and eat it too.
Not when the Rock just endorsed him.
You think a movie star wants to be shown with the bad guy like that?
Conrad Link
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Vince: "Just keep shitting on him, eventually the crowd will lose interest."
*years pass*
Vince: "Any moment now."
When will these idiots learn, its just fueling the fire? Just ask Sheamus, LOL remember him? Nope.
I'm calling it now, D-Bry heel turn just to get him out of the way. They'll send him back to the NO! stuff when they made him hate the fans for no reason and wouldn't let him enjoy the cheers.
"I CAME BACK FOR YOU PEOPLE AND LOOK WHERE IT GOT ME! ELIMINATED FROM THE RUMBLE LIKE I WAS NOTHING! NO! NO! NO!"
Ugh.
*years pass*
Vince: "Any moment now."
When will these idiots learn, its just fueling the fire? Just ask Sheamus, LOL remember him? Nope.
I'm calling it now, D-Bry heel turn just to get him out of the way. They'll send him back to the NO! stuff when they made him hate the fans for no reason and wouldn't let him enjoy the cheers.
"I CAME BACK FOR YOU PEOPLE AND LOOK WHERE IT GOT ME! ELIMINATED FROM THE RUMBLE LIKE I WAS NOTHING! NO! NO! NO!"
Ugh.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Best way to handle this is a Bret/Austin situation where both guys switch. Face Lesnar vs. Heel Reigns.
You'd think a rational person would try and find an outcome where there are guaranteed cheers, not "work around the boos". But it's WWE.
That match was pretty awesome.
Cena bailed from the ring / ringside so fast when Brock won. I was stunned, no post-match crestfallen Cena shots.
Time for Miz to go back into the doghouse.
But he's a helluva workhorse and had a pre-made angle for coming out as 1 or 2. Why not have someone in the midcard look strong for once? Maybe have him and BNB survive the longest and eliminate each other to setup for an IC title match at FastLane and then put over Rollins at WM since neither have anything else going for them into WM.
He looked like he actually tried the catch for once, but the Uso couldn't beat gravity.
As Evan Bourne said in his shoot interview, Miz can't catch, so he learned to not do outside dives on Miz quickly.
A few months ago, I was complaining about how much this community shits on the WWE product and would defend it at any turn.
I was wrong. I'm sorry.
NXT is on Hulu Plus, and I'm already a subscriber to that, so I won't miss that. Also, I've been watching ROH and NJPW a lot, so I'll just spend my free time watching those instead.
The WWE roster is so immensely talented and is full of guys that the crowd loves, but instead they make them all look like fucking jobbers while they focus on Big Show, Kane, and a guy who has only had one singles PPV match and who did basically nothing in this one.
I was wrong. I'm sorry.
NXT is on Hulu Plus, and I'm already a subscriber to that, so I won't miss that. Also, I've been watching ROH and NJPW a lot, so I'll just spend my free time watching those instead.
The WWE roster is so immensely talented and is full of guys that the crowd loves, but instead they make them all look like fucking jobbers while they focus on Big Show, Kane, and a guy who has only had one singles PPV match and who did basically nothing in this one.
¡HarlequinPanic!
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I liked bray looking really strong.
And you can print that.
And you can print that.
But he works with a tag team that almost exclusively does dives like that.
I wish some wrestling fans would realize that it's not even Bryne losing...but the fact the WWE was doing the shit on purpose. It's like the 95 rumble when Lawler himself spoiled the match by saying HBK was going to win. In this occasion it's like fuck you fans ROMAN IS WINNING. Stro was right . Instead of the fact that I don't care for HBO other than the documentaries and The Sopranos is boring.
. Instead of the fact that I don't care for HBO other than the documentaries and The Sopranos is boring.That ad was embarrassing for numerous reasons.
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
Yeah, I wondered the same thing. They didn't make any of the other babyfaces look any good at all. Bryan, Ziggler, Ambrose, they were all thrown out like nothing.
Really, nobody looked good in the Rumble. Wyatt, I guess, but his night came to an early end, too, so what's the booking there?
The match didn't do anything to create or advance any stories, either, except I guess Miz and Sandow. It was a real disaster.
Heart of Dixie looked good. No idea what its about, but that
Conrad Link
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I really enjoyed the title match, even though I was convinced Rollins was (one way or another) walking out champ.
Bork vs Bleedat just doesn't interest me.
If you're gonna force Reigns on us should at least make it a Shield battle or something.
Hoping for a cash in tomorrow. He's really not gonna have much other chances.
Pretty stupid how they say "ONLY 60 WHATEVER DAYS LEFT UNTIL WM!" then proceed to tell us its gonna be Bork vs Reigns so don't bother watching before then cause nothin gonna happen and Bork wont be back until then soo lolol.
And they have the nerve to advertise the in-between PPV just after saying it too haha.
Bork vs Bleedat just doesn't interest me.
If you're gonna force Reigns on us should at least make it a Shield battle or something.
Hoping for a cash in tomorrow. He's really not gonna have much other chances.
Pretty stupid how they say "ONLY 60 WHATEVER DAYS LEFT UNTIL WM!" then proceed to tell us its gonna be Bork vs Reigns so don't bother watching before then cause nothin gonna happen and Bork wont be back until then soo lolol.
And they have the nerve to advertise the in-between PPV just after saying it too haha.
I wish some wrestling fans would realize that it's not even Bryne losing...but the fact the WWE was doing the shit on purpose. It's like the 95 rumble when Lawler himself spoiled the match by saying HBK was going to win. In this occasion it's like fuck you fans ROMAN IS WINNING. Stro was right
Stro wasn't right. Well, he's right that the Soprano's and other HBO shows are great, he's wrong that you shouldn't watch wrestling.
There is more than enough great wrestling right now: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=979568
The replay did it in slow-motion but without the angle changing at least.
My takeaway from this is Brocks timing and recovery speed
wtf is wrong with the Miz? Guy should be fired for putting people at risk.
My takeaway is that Rollins is that good already and has even been holding back until he gets a main event spot
sf2fanatic
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Wondering what was the set back on not seeing Sheamus at the Rumble.
Well not to those extremes but atleast change your diet. You have so many angry wrestling fans in here that's about to tune in tonight instead of watching Rawternative, NJPW, and other promotions. Last night proved why I gave up on this WWE shit in the beginning of this year. It's frustrating and it's not worth the aggravation. It's one thing of working the crowd with a storyline like the good old days and another where you downright messing with the fans.
He was jobbing on NXT.
He can do better in Lucha or Japan.
Guys who can work are gonna start looking elseware.
It's gonna be old man cena, big slow,and Kane.
Fucking smarks
More like everyone except WWE knows how to book this shit better and actually give fans what they want. Well I'm done. I'll enjoy the occasional New Japan show but otherwise I am finally at the point where Stro is, fuck wrestling.
Conrad Link
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Bork no sold the briefcase shots as well, I hated that, f**king super Bork.
Rollins deserved it, he dies for our sins every match.
Rollins deserved it, he dies for our sins every match.
"The fans" haven't chosen their top babyface. A segment of fans have chosen Bryan above all others. Another segment has rode with Cena for 32 years now and shows no signs of letting up.
There were more than a half-dozen dudes who were in the Rumble that would have been fun for Wrestlemania if they had won: Bryan, Reigns, Ambrose, Wyatt, Rusev, Ziggler, Big E, Ryback.
The crowd wanted one guy, and would have accepted maybe three others assuming their top choice was already eliminated. It's dumb at this point.
Leaving is what's best for him sadly if he ever hopes to do anything of substance in wrestling.
Pathetically stuck his arms out while not even attempting to position himself correctly. Man, fuck the Miz.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Yep. Think we will see more people leave on their own accord. Justin will be the first of the midcard exodus.
What? Titus sucks. He couldn't even get this one dumb spot right.
Dude was legit piss and I don't blame him. He's good on the mic, entertaining as hell, and can put on a good match. He would have been an exceptional midcarder but WWE constantly putting roadblocks in his direction. So screw a brass ring.
Where are my midcard storylines? Why is WWE so bad at their job?
I didn't even realize he had a spot. I blinked and I missed him.
Dude should definitely get work elsewhere. It just sucks because I thought he'd look good in the WWE against some of the bigger names.
I didn't even realize he had a spot. I blinked and I missed him.
Dude should definitely get work elsewhere. It just sucks because I thought he'd look good in the WWE against some of the bigger names.