Tawney Bomb
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Royal Rumble 2015 |OT| 30 Men enter. Roman remains.
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Simply Sami
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Any news on Brocks contract? Wouldn't mind him sticking around longer.
The Silver
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Vince should take advantage of this and come back as a heel, shit on the crowd and tell them he'll do whatever he wants.
Jimmyfenix
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Take that marks!
I know I will. As a kid I missed out on every PPV cause they were $50, now for only $9.99 I get to watch WrestleMania?!?
Shit. I dont think I've ever seen it live actually. Didn't have the network during XXX
MegaKungFuRadio
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That's the point of having Bryan/Lesnar. You don't believe it, but they put on a match that makes you believe because they're both great performers. The match we'll get from Reigns is going to be hot garbage and you won't be able to think about anything but how forced Roman is.
dream
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I admire your integrity, Mr. Swag. The rest of us just watched illegal streams.
Roland_Gunner
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Hogan could be a decent wrestler but he was sooo good at controlling fan reactions that he didn't need to. Guy managed to make the crowd boo the Ultimate Warrior and the Rock while working 'heel'. If Reigns had 1% of Hogan's ability to work the crowd this wouldn't be an issue.
Welp. That's the best way to send a message. Vote with your wallet. Wonder how many will actually go through with it tonight. A few hundred or maybe a few thousand.
Simply Sami
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I think you gotta pin the blame on Triple H too. Pretty sure a while back it was rumoured that Vince was pushing for Rock Vs Brock, whilst Triple H was pushing for Roman Reigns.
I actually think that Roman was busted up legit and that could be why he did not do so much.
Whether it was internal or it could have just been his mouth that was alot of blood on his face for just a lip or something, especially when he first got up out of the corner to get active.
Whether it was internal or it could have just been his mouth that was alot of blood on his face for just a lip or something, especially when he first got up out of the corner to get active.
megamerican
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Judging by the shape he's in right now, and all the rumors I would guess he's going back to the UFC after WM.
I've never been good at interneting lol
Also, this is my first year with decent internet
Master Yoshi
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They need to start throwing money at him. He's the reason I spent my $9.99 tonight. He's the only reason I've kept up with WwE since his return.
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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They gave Bryan his big moment last year and he got hurt. That is probably what is giving them pause.
Roland_Gunner
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The UFC's going to throw millions at Brock to work two days a year. WWE can't compete with that. Hell Bellator will probably throw more money at him than the E can handle.
BronsonLee
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Just got back. Rumble was fun as hell.
That title match, HOLY FUCK
That title match, HOLY FUCK
TimeEffect
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The Rock coming out was also slimey as fuck. He was out there to play politics.
The man got booed. The ROCK.
The anti American got begged to win
The man got booed. The ROCK.
The anti American got begged to win
Hidden One
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What are they saying?
Naw, HHH probably knew this would happen and Roman is Vince project.
Net_Wrecker
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That was one of the most illogically booked Rumbles in recent memory. Unbelievable.
- Eliminating Bryan so early killed the whole match. Anyone with a brain could've seen that coming.
- Leaving Bray alone in there so much early on. He's not CM Punk, he can't carry that kind of scenario.
- Completely uneventful middle section of the match
- Tossing out numerous fan favorites unceremoniously even after they've gone 30+ minutes into the match. The way Bray, Cesaro, and Ziggler were eliminated was pitiful.
- Ending with Roman Reigns, Big Show (IN 2015) and Kane (IN 2015) in front of a hardcore Philly crowd
- Bringing The Rock out there to get a Reigns a 2nd hand pop, as if that's EVER worked
- No D-Von
Utterly baffling decision making. If not for Brock stealing the show from their entire regular roster (aside from Seth who's great too), this show would been a waste of time.
- Eliminating Bryan so early killed the whole match. Anyone with a brain could've seen that coming.
- Leaving Bray alone in there so much early on. He's not CM Punk, he can't carry that kind of scenario.
- Completely uneventful middle section of the match
- Tossing out numerous fan favorites unceremoniously even after they've gone 30+ minutes into the match. The way Bray, Cesaro, and Ziggler were eliminated was pitiful.
- Ending with Roman Reigns, Big Show (IN 2015) and Kane (IN 2015) in front of a hardcore Philly crowd
- Bringing The Rock out there to get a Reigns a 2nd hand pop, as if that's EVER worked
- No D-Von
Utterly baffling decision making. If not for Brock stealing the show from their entire regular roster (aside from Seth who's great too), this show would been a waste of time.
Bluekaveli
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My prediction was The Rock wins The Rumble, beats Lesnar, then the next night on Raw Rollins cashes in. Reigns wins the title from Rollins at Summerslam.
And this is why Reigns is doomed anyway. Cena is hated but the guy can make a match super hot, and can give intensity to a promo. Reigns can do none of that and he will have zero ability to counter the hate. They'll have to drop the ball now.
Piston Hyundai
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Got to see
a Dudley Death Drop and a bunch of Diamond Cutters, so I got more out of it than I thought I would.
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Hogan was extremely charismatic, Reigns is not remotely.
And this "I like Reigns because others don't", that's some childish stuff.
This only happens in Philly and Chicago, the two smark capitals of the wrestling world.
Wade Keller on his twitter noted that WWE had no idea the crowd would react like this: https://twitter.com/thewadekeller/status/559550510059892738
LiquidSolid
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lol at this LAW caller. 8/10!
Thanks. I really want to read more backstage reactions.
MegaKungFuRadio
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Roman Reigns really makes you appreciate John Cena. That's how underwhelming he is.
Hidden One
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Kurt Angle
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ok hunter
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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I feel like he's heavily alluding to Triple H being oblivious.... which is fucking FRIGHTENING.
Frustrated_Grunt
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Lol at the caller on LAW getting chewed out for giving the show an 8/10.
GavinUK86
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lol i know right
The funniest part about all of this is that the WWE knew. There's no way they didn't know. I have been watching wrestling sporadically for a year after not watching since 1999, and I knew this was going to happen so clearly the people paid to do this knew.
They knew it was going to be in Philly and they saw Reigns already getting mixed or mild reactions in other cities. So they said "What's the best we can do to minimize this?"
Well, first you have to get rid of Daniel Bryan early. Real early. Embarrassingly early. Check.
Just to be sure, no fan favorites in the final four. Scratch that, get the three people crowds hate most. Our one true heel in the match and the two old guys that people probably never cared for in the first place but they've been around so long it would be rude to not call them legends. In fact, let's take these midcarders from two decades ago, and let's have them clumsily throw out everybody the crowd might possibly want to see win.
Somebody still realized this wasn't enough. Somebody had the foresight to say "Listen, no, we need to do literally everything we can to get them to cheer Roman Reigns. If this doesn't work, nothing will" and they called the Rock, and they found out nothing would work. They pulled out all stops to try to get the crowd to embrace the guy they long ago decided would win and still fell flat on their faces.
All in all, it might have been the most entertaining moment in WWE history. If anybody ever asks you why you watch this awful, awful product, you tell them it's because no matter how bad the Big Bang Theory gets, you'll never hear the crowd screaming "This is bullshit" when they are supposed to laugh.
They knew it was going to be in Philly and they saw Reigns already getting mixed or mild reactions in other cities. So they said "What's the best we can do to minimize this?"
Well, first you have to get rid of Daniel Bryan early. Real early. Embarrassingly early. Check.
Just to be sure, no fan favorites in the final four. Scratch that, get the three people crowds hate most. Our one true heel in the match and the two old guys that people probably never cared for in the first place but they've been around so long it would be rude to not call them legends. In fact, let's take these midcarders from two decades ago, and let's have them clumsily throw out everybody the crowd might possibly want to see win.
Somebody still realized this wasn't enough. Somebody had the foresight to say "Listen, no, we need to do literally everything we can to get them to cheer Roman Reigns. If this doesn't work, nothing will" and they called the Rock, and they found out nothing would work. They pulled out all stops to try to get the crowd to embrace the guy they long ago decided would win and still fell flat on their faces.
All in all, it might have been the most entertaining moment in WWE history. If anybody ever asks you why you watch this awful, awful product, you tell them it's because no matter how bad the Big Bang Theory gets, you'll never hear the crowd screaming "This is bullshit" when they are supposed to laugh.
Hulk had what was important in sports entertainment. He knew the crowd, he grabbed the crowd, he knew what worked and wasn't completely oblivious to what didn't work. He could play a babyface like nobody else. You act like Flair wasn't given opportunity after opportunity after opportunity. Hogan was a better showman, and for the modern wrestling fan, that's the most important thing.
Bret Hart himself said 'Ric Flair has the same matches with everyone'
Officerrob
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Sad, but true
One more to the mix - The complete confusion involving Curtis Axel. By technicality, the rumble should still be on RIGHT NOW because Curt wasn't been eliminated.
In clarity of Roman Reign. He is awesome but he needs extra training (more move sets, better executions, better mic skills, more strength, become more vicious, learn to take more hits, more high risks, better finishers [even goldberg knew that he couldn't let his spear be the main finisher, it was a setup move for his jackhammer], etc). I.e. Not ready. That's all. Everything else is minor.
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You do know Angle was way more than just a wrestler right? He was great on the mic.
Oh, it's true. It's damn true
At least Cena can talk
HHH runs nxt , he knew what would happen.
Rats Off To Ya
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I'm sitting here in utter disbelief that they could literally be this fucking stupid two years in a row. Vince McMahon is the greatest wrestling promoter of all time, but he really needs to step the fuck back and let the kids take over. I bet HHH was laughing his ass off backstage.
Amazing that they could be this out of touch.
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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Wait wait are we saying that Ric Flair couldn't grab the crowd?
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