lmao it was so funny...it was cringeworthy. I can see Vince in the gorilla smiling like a school girl knowing the fact that he finally BOOKED a ppv and shitted on the wrestling fans because GODDAMMIT make Reigns look strong.
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lmao it was so funny...it was cringeworthy. I can see Vince in the gorilla smiling like a school girl knowing the fact that he finally BOOKED a ppv and shitted on the wrestling fans because GODDAMMIT make Reigns look strong.
that's all he ever does
Future Foundation
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That shot of him through the air is going to be fucking legendary. The guy is just too good.
plagiarize
Banned
Right. Having Bryan eliminated so fast reminds me of CM Punk's infamous elimination in the December to Dismember WWECW pay per view. Get rid of the crowd favorite early and hopefully the crowd get over it, and get behind the guy they're going to have go over.
But it didn't work for Lashley, and it wasn't going to work for Roman. It would have been better to keep everyone guessing who was going to win and have Bryan stay in there. We know he can still work given his double duty on his Smackdown return.
People would still have been annoyed, but not as much so I don't think.
He hung around for a bit. Did the get the tables bit with R-Truth, etc.
Departed before too long.
Professor Beef
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No, you're thinking about the miz
Dr Duncan Steel
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dream
Member
0 problems with Roman Reigns winning (though selfishly I would have liked to see RKO or Alex Rusev win).
What is terribly alarming, though, is how thin WWE's roster is. When you're pulling Zack Ryder, DDP, and Sin Cara off the shelf, you're in bad shape. I suggested earlier that WWE scrap the Royal Rumble--they just can't sustain it anymore--and move the Elimination Chamber to the January slot.
Also: returning to WWE ended Bully Ray Dudley's career. What an alarmingly terrible decision that was. He could have taken that gimmick to Japan and been a modern Stan Hansen.
Anyway, pro wrestling sucks and you're all silly for watching it.
What is terribly alarming, though, is how thin WWE's roster is. When you're pulling Zack Ryder, DDP, and Sin Cara off the shelf, you're in bad shape. I suggested earlier that WWE scrap the Royal Rumble--they just can't sustain it anymore--and move the Elimination Chamber to the January slot.
Also: returning to WWE ended Bully Ray Dudley's career. What an alarmingly terrible decision that was. He could have taken that gimmick to Japan and been a modern Stan Hansen.
Anyway, pro wrestling sucks and you're all silly for watching it.
I went ahead and did it. I'm likely to be without power for a week starting tomorrow!
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=149147408#post149147408
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=149147408#post149147408
Hopefully the match is atleast 2 minutes long this time.
Bruddah, Rusev got this in the bag.
slightconfuse
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Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I mean, for fuck's sake Roman didn't even DO anything in the match
bean breath
Member
Here's my unofficial merit-based lottery, reverse order.
- Bootaaay
- Dr Duncan Steel
- dream
- T.A.L.
- Aiii
- lovely ladies
- Alucard
- Serpentine
- RP912
- Ubertag
- Verendus
- Man God
- Sibersk Esto
- imbask
- Hasney
- TheWesker
- Plywood
- slightconfuse
- Mr. Sandman
- serenewarfare
- Sephzilla
- CureVylash
- DMczaf
- bean breath
- Vince McMahon
- strobogo
- Frecklestein
- Titus Andronicus
- Fox318
- Data West
Congratulations, Mr. Sandman. You won the unofficial Royal Rumble lottery.
I'm sure he'll take his gf out for a nice dinner and make her sit at another table.
Jimmy King
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So conflicted -- I love WrassleGAF's banter and company but I have no interest in wrestling.
D
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Good PPV, horrible end - crowd rightly shat on it.
The undercard on the other hand, that was PHENOMENAL. Really excellent.
Shocked they eliminated Bryan the way they did.
Ascension won. So here's a spoon, you motherfuckers - so you can eat my ass.
The undercard on the other hand, that was PHENOMENAL. Really excellent.
Shocked they eliminated Bryan the way they did.
Ascension won. So here's a spoon, you motherfuckers - so you can eat my ass.
Protected on a whole other level, they didn't even want him trying any over the top rope landings.
HeisenbergLannister
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Thats the magic of the match. Dude was laid out for 15 minutes and somehow got busted open. I'm puzzled by how he was booked strong. Technically Big Shoe/Kane eliminated him and one of those guys was going to fight bork...WTF.
UberTag
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You've tried watching New Japan, right? I dare you to watch NJPW on AXS Episode 3 and say you have no interest in wrestling.
Gonna suck when he's in the ring with Brock. Maybe they'll have Rollins cash in at the start, Roman gets 'beat up' and lays down for the whole match while Brock kills rollins then Roman c an superman punch and win.
Professor Beef
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I haven't watched Raw regularly in months. Probably nearly a year. You can still enjoy the banter while not giving the WWE attention, plus there are alternatives.
Who honestly didn't see that coming though?
Nocturnowl
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Genuinely my favourite part of the rumble was Ziggler leaping into a knockout punch and then getting flopped over the top rope by Kane and Show in 2015, not only is that what Mr Ziggles deserved for eliminating my man Barrett but that also played a part in cementing Kane's rumble record so I at least got a kick out of that amidst all the horror of the match.
dream
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Join MMAGAF. Marginally better product, far superior camaraderie.
lovely ladies
Member
We can talk about who the better QB was between Saracen and JD.
slightconfuse
Banned
Triple H one will be interesting
Q
Queen of Hunting
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amazing how not only did daniel not last long he was just oddly gone out like a jobber
avengers23
Banned
NJPW and Lucha Underground. ROH. Even PROGRESS.
UberTag
Member
Curtis Axel hasn't been eliminated yet. I'm still holding out hope that this injustice will be corrected tomorrow and my #6 pick will come through.
But Daniel Bryan IS a jobber. Didn't you see that he lost his first match back on RAW last week?
friskykillface
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Korporate Kane should have head lined Wrestlemania B^)
Bubba the god was great, lol 3D , love that move
Bubba the god was great, lol 3D , love that move
MrPressStart
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1st... Rock was trying to save reigns in ost interview at the expense of the interviewer....
2nd... Reigns thanked family and not Ambrose????
3rd... Reigns is not beating Brock.
2nd... Reigns thanked family and not Ambrose????
3rd... Reigns is not beating Brock.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Its 2015.
Twenty. Fifteen.
Kane. Big Show.
TWENTY FIFTEEN
If he wins the Rumble, he's beating Brock. Brock isn't signed past WM31.
aspiegamer
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It seems I was (unfortunately) correct last Monday when I said they were putting up Bryan early to give the crowd a full 3 hours to forget about him and cheer for Cena. And now no one can claim to be shocked Wyatt eliminated him because Bryan jobbed on RAW.
I assumed Reigns 100% for ages now but figured Bryan would be a final 4. Easy. The crowd would have been in it the entire time. I look forward to how horrible the road to WM is as WWE slowly figured out how badly it screwed up. Again. Last year it got legitimately fun because you could watch it unravel into a trainwreck throughout February.
In my warped mind I would have preferred Kane/Bork.
The Beast conquers the Demon. It speaks money man.
On another note...to wash that nasty taste out of my mouth. I had to watch Okada/Styles. Match so good.
plagiarize
Banned
Here's the thing, before Bryan came back, we all knew Roman was going to win the Rumble. But Bryan came back, and all of a sudden it felt like it could either be Bryan or Roman. The crowd wanted Bryan.
Putting him out so early stuck a fork in the whole match because from that point on it was the predictable snore fest we were expecting given that we knew who was going to win then. Bryan getting healthy again was the get out of jail free card to keep the match exciting, and they just ripped it up in front of our eyes instead.
That's what pissed people off I think.
I see the logic behind booking Bryan to have to scratch and claw his way back to a WrestleMania match, and giving him one this early is a bit of a waste, but after how the Rumble went down last year, I figured they might send the crowd home happy with a Bryan win, and spin it into a three way with Roman added in later.
Hell, before the night started I thought we could have been looking at Seth vs Roman (maybe with Dean in there too) for the belt. That's a good match even if it lacks name value. Seth knows Roman well enough and is good enough that they'd put on a great match.
Roman is just going to work a Cena / Hogan match against Brock, which... yawn.
We all know Brock is going to do the job, because he's a fucking pro, but he might not be too interested in making Roman look good on his way out.
I really hope they haven't forgotten Lesnar vs Goldberg.
They'll desperately need a third person in there if the goal is to make Roman look good.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
They need more than 2 guys who have a real shot to win. I mean, you get to the end and there's no way you really think Show, Kane, Ambrose or Ziggler are main-eventing WM.
Trainwreck isn't the word. This rumble was 95'ed.