stro Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Both times. It's a shame fans ran him away, as he was just starting to get back in the groove right before he left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Bluetista was truly the highlight of his run. Piranesi was truly the highlight of his run. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I never really enjoyed Batista at all in his career until two years ago when he turned heel, put in work in those awesome six-man tags against the Shield, and then did his little wave thing on the way out, which whenever I see that GIF is an automatic belly laugh for me for whatever reason. His problem was that he's much better as a shithead pampered entitled heel than as a face, but they (logically) brought him back as a face for that run. Even if Bryan weren't on fire at the time, I think the crowd would have turned on it fairly quickly. Plus, without heel Batista, we don't get those two six-mans between Evolution and the Shield, so it all worked out well from my perspective as a fan who wants to be entertained. I wouldn't mind seeing him back again, but only if he basically does his own version of The Rock's Hollywood heel gimmick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph2112 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I thought he left because of money. If it wasn't the reason, he sure left some cryptic quotes about it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCarl Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Do you think WWE would be brazen enough to play with their own booking tropes by having HHH enter the Rumble at, say, 19 where it is then assumed that he will enter and eliminate Reigns, only for Reigns to rebound and eliminate HHH almost immediately after he enters the ring? I mean, the audience has been conditioned over the years to expect some sort of screw job here, and plenty of people are guessing that HHH shows up in the Rumble to eliminate Reigns and possibly even win the title. Him just showing up will get a groan from a huge portion of the fan base because of this pre-conceived notion of what he'll end up doing. But if he gets in the ring and teases a big spot only to be quickly dumped out, that would get a huge pop. I mention this because I've noticed NXT starting to book some of their big matches against common main roster tropes. The entire Eva Marie/Bayley match a perfect example of this, building on expectations the audience has based solely on years of prior experience in this same situation, and then flipping it on it's head. Kind of a post-modern way of booking, I think, and I wonder if they'd be self-aware enough to have something like that happen to HHH just to toy with the emotions of the audience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stro Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I thought he left because of money. If it wasn't the reason, he sure left some cryptic quotes about it.. In the sense that he was initially promised a main event run and title reign, and then fans resented the shit out of him so plans changed, I would guess he was making less money than expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 My guess is HHH watching backstage like Vader watching the assault on the Death Star and then grabbing two guys near the end and entering himself. "Several jobbers have broken off from the main group. Come with me...I'm on the leader." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawful Metal Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 It just occurred to me that Roman Reigns will personally eliminate 29 superstars en route to winning the rumble and then beat the Undertaker at Wrestlemania. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 This is some masterful trolling of the WWE Universe 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 (Goldberg) "Fans have been clamoring for his return". They have? Loved how they put in The Mountie at the end of that video, just to see if we weren't paying attention. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I can't wait for Bryan's music to hit at #15 or whatever while the crowd goes nuts until after thirty seconds, he doesn't come out and the music changes to HHH's theme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph2112 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 RE: Dave leaving. I looked it up and I remember all of this stuff now. Meltz and the like reported WWE said he quit because he didn't want to job and Bautista said it was because of a whole bunch of things. A classic wrestling story of unnamed sources and back alley conversations. http://www.inquisitr.com/1246820/wwe-news-batista-lied-to-by-wwe-considered-leaving-for-good/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 If WWE does anything to tease Bryan and not deliver this year, we'll know their new plan for the Rumble is to make how much the crowd shits on the match the main draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Predictions(which I'm usually notoriously bad at).... Henry and Swagger win the pre-show 4 Way. New Day retains over Uso's Charlotte beats Becky with interference from Nature Daddy. (I think Charlotte stays champ until Wrestlemania, when she's beaten by Sasha). Owens beats Ambrose(and neither guy enters the Rumble match) Kalisto beats Alberto,and actually holds the title for a while Final four in the Rumble match- Bray, Luke, Brock, Strowman. The three Wyatt's combine to take out Brock, then Harper and Braun eliminate themselves, allowing their leader to win and become the new WWE champion. "Surprise" Rumble entrants will be AJ Styles(although that's not really a surprise anymore), Sami Zayn, Samoa Joe, RVD, and just for laughs, I'll say Daniel Bryan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I thought Sasha would be out past Mania? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORELOCK Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Yeah, he's notoriously bad at predictions 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I thought Sasha would be out past Mania? Has that been confirmed? If so, I'll say Charlotte vs Nattie at Mania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thee Reverend Axl Future Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I, for one, now really really want Strowman to carry a bone. If people think that Owens would be booked to go over here, esp. by eliminating Lesnar, they are on the crack rock. HHH winning would sadden me. I give him credit that he would not directly step over all the new & future talent thusly. - RAF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stro Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Is he stepping over new and future talent if he wins the Ramble and then loses in the main event of WM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thee Reverend Axl Future Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 In my view,yes. The situation would not be one of putting himself over the young'uns to feed his ego (interWeb konspiracy) but putting the focus on himself (old guard vet) as a knee-jerk reaction to dropping ratings/stock/viewership instead of thee "building for the future" by utilizing the new(ish) talent and giving some new face or angle or program a try. My (hopeful) take is that HHH gets more satisfaction from seeing his ideas bear fruit rather than the ego trip of going over (or keeping down (iWk)). To truly pass the torch, the established star steps down and away. Helmsley will be in front of the cameras for a while still. If he is not fading back, then he should stay out of the main event mix. It would still be significant to truly let some newer talent run with the belt, and feud with other new talent, with a committed long term booking plan ----- ----- STOP LAUGHING!!!! WHY ARE YOU ALL LAUGHING!?!? positivity, RAF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 The irony is that if Batista won the Royal Rumble now, I think it would be almost impossible for him to play full heel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I kind of expect HHH to eliminate Reigns and then himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I thought Sasha would be out past Mania? Both Meltzer and PWI said she was out until February at least. Of course the WWE has Sasha out denying she is hurt because (again from Meltzer and PWI) they don't want folks acknowledging they are hurt because so many people are hurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Dolph Ziggler @HEELZiggler 14m14 minutes ago as you know this is a spoiler/sucka free website, but I just saw a chain mail headdress & blonde goatee dye backstage #RoyalRumble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I prefer Wade's Shango teases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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