Royal rumble results - spoilers obvs

Scott is Back wrote:Can we take a moment to mourn the undertaker.....he looked an absolute mess last night, and its sad to see him in this way. Dont pull your top down when all your going to reveal is your paunchy belly and some tattooed moobs!

He should have retired 2/3 years ago!

Dolphin Ziggler wrote:Who else should it have been? Unfit Balor? A Samoa Joe who comes out at 30 and doesn't win, whilst having no feud to set up? Rollins would have been a god awful decision. 

It was good Rumble storytelling, both in his possible impact on the result and the work he did in the ring.

Crimey wrote:

Dolphin Ziggler wrote:Who else should it have been? Unfit Balor? A Samoa Joe who comes out at 30 and doesn't win, whilst having no feud to set up? Rollins would have been a god awful decision. 

It was good Rumble storytelling, both in his possible impact on the result and the work he did in the ring.

Don't have him be the number 30 entrant, it's stupid and only gets people on his back. Have him come out earlier and have 30 be Undertaker or Goldberg. Obviously it could have been worse and Reigns could have won it all, but they basically did the second worst thing which was have him as a surprise entrant after all the big names were already out there, after having a brutal match and he was still pretty dominant. 

Samoa Joe coming out and not winning is absolutely fine, Rollins coming out and being screwed would definitely have been better. Storytelling wise it would have worked if it was not Roman Reigns. At this point they're just asking fans to hate him. I've been a big fan of Reigns for a while, had no problem with his booking in 2014 and even 2015 wasn't too bad but the booking for that Rumble last night was dreadful and has certainly turned me against it. 

I also completely disagree with having Orton win the Royal Rumble match if the plan is Wyatt/Orton. That Rumble match would have been a much bigger deal if they had gone with a Bray win. Then you could have had Luke and Orton in the EC with Orton told to just stop Luke winning, only for him to win the title himself, setting their match up and having the question of will Orton lay down for Bray.

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Crimey wrote:

Dolphin Ziggler wrote:Who else should it have been? Unfit Balor? A Samoa Joe who comes out at 30 and doesn't win, whilst having no feud to set up? Rollins would have been a god awful decision. 

It was good Rumble storytelling, both in his possible impact on the result and the work he did in the ring.

Don't have him be the number 30 entrant, it's stupid and only gets people on his back. Have him come out earlier and have 30 be Undertaker or Goldberg. Obviously it could have been worse and Reigns could have won it all, but they basically did the second worst thing which was have him as a surprise entrant after all the big names were already out there, after having a brutal match and he was still pretty dominant. 

Samoa Joe coming out and not winning is absolutely fine, Rollins coming out and being screwed would definitely have been better. Storytelling wise it would have worked if it was not Roman Reigns. At this point they're just asking fans to hate him. I've been a big fan of Reigns for a while, had no problem with his booking in 2014 and even 2015 wasn't too bad but the booking for that Rumble last night was dreadful and has certainly turned me against it. 

I also completely disagree with having Orton win the Royal Rumble match if the plan is Wyatt/Orton. That Rumble match would have been a much bigger deal if they had gone with a Bray win. Then you could have had Luke and Orton in the EC with Orton told to just stop Luke winning, only for him to win the title himself, setting their match up and having the question of will Orton lay down for Bray.

Disagree with every single part. Goldberg story ruined coming in last, for me.

Mainly the Orton/Wyatt story you're telling. Think it makes more sense for Orton to help Wyatt win than the other way around. Wyatt would rather have Orton at his side on the night, so wouldn't want him as the champion, whereas here Wyatt holds the power over Orton and tells him to help make him Champ. Not a fan of the match itself as the title match on a Rumble win, but dont mind it

Beer wrote:Having watched it, and having been a critic of him (like many others), how good was Cena last night!?

Beer wrote:Having watched it, and having been a critic of him (like many others), how good was Cena last night!?

Scott is Back wrote:

Beer wrote:Having watched it, and having been a critic of him (like many others), how good was Cena last night!?

I thought he was brilliant, as was AJ (as ever) i still dont like some of the dorky faces he pulls, but i take my hat off to the man!

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Scott is Back wrote:

Beer wrote:Having watched it, and having been a critic of him (like many others), how good was Cena last night!?

I thought he was brilliant, as was AJ (as ever) i still dont like some of the dorky faces he pulls, but i take my hat off to the man!

If you said to me beforehand that Cena could pull off a Canadian Destroyer and make it look as good as it did, i'd have laughed. Even some of the mat wrestling and transitions between submissions was excellent.

I was a tad confused when he tapped out of the STFU, i mean, it's the most excruciating submission known to man?!

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Marky wrote:I'd like Cena v Corbin. Maybe even Ambrose. Has Cena won the IC Title before?

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Samo wrote:Finn Balor failed his mid week medical which is why he wasnt in the Rumble. His spot was taken by Roman Reigns and they just went ahead with the planned finish. So the original plan was Balor to eliminate Taker which would set up their Mania match and Reigns would feud with Strowman right up to Mania.

Crimey wrote:

Samo wrote:Finn Balor failed his mid week medical which is why he wasnt in the Rumble. His spot was taken by Roman Reigns and they just went ahead with the planned finish. So the original plan was Balor to eliminate Taker which would set up their Mania match and Reigns would feud with Strowman right up to Mania.

Not heard that anywhere and would be surprised if that was the case.

Expecting Reigns to beat Strowman at Fast Lane as a warm up for The Undertaker, then he'll beat 'Taker at Wrestlemania.

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