Niners Fan in CT Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Hunter with the Tombstone on Undertaker is one of the greatest near falls in WM history. Hunter's reaction to the kickout is priceless. Also, I did not see the fucking Quebeccers losing the tag titles on the RAW list. That was like my favorite all time RAW moment when I was in elementary. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneybrown Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 10 hours ago, evilwaldo said: If for no other reason than it was the last time CRZ transcribed a RAW. Now let's see who remembers THAT! They may be warming up to him. It is nice to extend an olive branch. As for the winner of the Royal Rumble, here are the last 10 or so years. When was the last time they made the right decision? Royal Rumble 2005Batista (Entry #28) Royal Rumble 2006 Rey Mysterio (Entry #2). Royal Rumble 2007The Undertaker (Entry #30) Royal Rumble 2008John Cena (Entry #30) Royal Rumble 2009Randy Orton (Entry #8) Royal Rumble 2010Edge (Entry #29) Royal Rumble 2011Alberto Del Rio (Entry #38) Royal Rumble 2012Sheamus (Entry #22) Royal Rumble 2013John Cena (Entry #19) Royal Rumble 2014 Batista (Entry #28) Royal Rumble 2015 Roman Reigns (Entry #19) Royal Rumble 2016Triple H (Entry #30) Royal Rumble 2017 Randy Orton (Entry #23) (I am just preparing for them to make the wrong decision AGAIN.) I'll tackle this to see if my "the Rumble hasn't been any good in YEARS" theory holds true. 2017-No 2016-Eh, I lean towards yes because all their real plans were in the shitter. On the brightside, I saved $300 on a ticket for a show I would have hated. 2015-Um, Daniel Bryan. NO. 2014-Um, Daniel Bryan. NO. 2013-Cena was clearly winning, but Ryback potentially throwing a wrench in helped. Yes. 2012-No. Jericho. Feel like Jericho lost only because he said so assuredly that he was going to win. And he got the main event title shot anyway. And Sheamus got possibly one of the worst WM "main event" wins of all time as a result. 2011-No. The one year they could have booked a jobber to win it and they blew it. That place was ready to ERUPT and....no. The Royal Rumble would be a bigger deal if one year ANYBODY else won it. And that was their best chance. 2010-Yes. That's how you book a surprise return. 2009-Absolutely don't remember anything aside from Santino setting the record. I default. 2008-I stand corrected. THIS is how you book a surprise return. Even his haters couldn't help but either cheer him or stay silent. 2007-Yes 2006-Yes, but that was a FUCKING HORRIBLE WAY to do it. 2005-Yes, but it didn't matter. Both guys were getting title shots and winning. It was a moot point. And Vince tore both his quads over it. I go 7-5-1 surprisingly. Even then, it would take effort for me to show any emotion over three of those. And absolutely ZERO of those got me excited over WrestleMania. And it's a super weak 1-3 getting ready for this year's. Yet here I am, waiting for the damn show like shit is gonna change... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 10 hours ago, evilwaldo said: If for no other reason than it was the last time CRZ transcribed a RAW. Now let's see who remembers THAT! They may be warming up to him. It is nice to extend an olive branch. WWE is the one financing the suit against him. Dropping it would be more of an olive branch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodear Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 I think the Balor-Styles path is the way to go down now that Braun is off the table. In my hypothetical crazy place, they should have held Brock-Braun to Mania. Or you know struck when the iron was hot and put Braun over the first goddamn time. Basically fuck Brock and his million year long boring as fuck title stranglehold. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Goodear said: I think the Balor-Styles path is the way to go down now that Braun is off the table. In my hypothetical crazy place, they should have held Brock-Braun to Mania. Or you know struck when the iron was hot and put Braun over the first goddamn time. Basically fuck Brock and his million year long boring as fuck title stranglehold. This. This. This. This. This. If only I could like this more than once. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEN! Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 2005 and 2015 had the right results but the execution was lacking. A 3-way has got to be the direction for SD with Styles defending against Orton and Nakamura. You have to keep Balor on Raw so Reigns has someone to defend against post-WM. Lesnar beat Styles. Balor beat Styles. Balor beat Reigns. Reigns beats Lesnar. Now Reigns has to beat Balor. Also, Balor never got or really pursued a rematch for the title he never lost. I'd say Reigns to win the Rumble. He needs to mollywhomp on some dudes for a good 20 minutes before winning though. The mistake they made in 2015 other than bringing Bryan back was he was so inactive unlike 2014 where the people were with him cause he was shitcanning dudes left and right. Hell, have him retain the IC title Monday and in the Elimination Chamber and do title vs. title at WM. The white belt is worth more than the red belt at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 10 minutes ago, BEN! said: Lesnar beat Styles. Balor beat Styles. Balor beat Reigns. Reigns beats Lesnar. Now Reigns has to beat Balor. Not that anyone will remember, but... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 1 hour ago, The Natural said: This. This. This. This. This. If only I could like this more than once. No worries, I gave it a like for ya. Wait, I didn't think this through, now I need someone to give it a like for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilwaldo Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 1 hour ago, BEN! said: 2005 and 2015 had the right results but the execution was lacking. A 3-way has got to be the direction for SD with Styles defending against Orton and Nakamura. You have to keep Balor on Raw so Reigns has someone to defend against post-WM. Lesnar beat Styles. Balor beat Styles. Balor beat Reigns. Reigns beats Lesnar. Now Reigns has to beat Balor. Also, Balor never got or really pursued a rematch for the title he never lost. I'd say Reigns to win the Rumble. He needs to mollywhomp on some dudes for a good 20 minutes before winning though. The mistake they made in 2015 other than bringing Bryan back was he was so inactive unlike 2014 where the people were with him cause he was shitcanning dudes left and right. Hell, have him retain the IC title Monday and in the Elimination Chamber and do title vs. title at WM. The white belt is worth more than the red belt at this point. The last time it was in Philly, Reigns won. That reason alone is why I worry about the booking decision. We all know how Philly crowds can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEN! Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Philly at the end of 2015. They've probably booed him out of the building since then though. 2015 was not a good booked Rumble. Really, far more bad Royal Rumbles than good at this point. I didn't remember Reigns already beating Balor. He still has to beat Demon Balor though. I think those are the rules that have been established by the Wyatt feud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 31 minutes ago, evilwaldo said: The last time it was in Philly, Reigns won. That reason alone is why I worry about the booking decision. We all know how Philly crowds can be. Ask the Dynamic Dudes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 18 minutes ago, BEN! said: I didn't remember Reigns already beating Balor. He still has to beat Demon Balor though. I think those are the rules that have been established by the Wyatt feud. I believe The Demon King™ is undefeated, so it could be fun seeing people overreact to Reigns getting that nod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 Eva Marie wrote an article for In Style admitting she is an alcoholic and how admitting it saved her life http://www.instyle.com/celebrity/total-divas-star-natalie-eva-marie-alcoholics-anonymous-essay Quote I’m an alcoholic. I have relapsed, destroyed relationships, hurt my family, and disappointed myself numerous times. I will be an alcoholic for the rest of my life. The fact that I have been sober for almost five years doesn’t mean that I am "cured," it doesn’t mean that I had a drinking phase in my 20s, and it doesn’t mean that I can have a few drinks now and again or just drink in moderation. There are no shades of gray when it comes to alcoholism—it’s black and white. Either I am an alcoholic or I am not. Working a program doesn’t mean my past magically disappears and everything is fine. Unfortunately, nothing of note in life is that simple or easy. Yet the road to my recovery did start with a very simple admission: I am an alcoholic. And admitting that truth saved my life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 If a Raw guy wins the Rumble then how do they book the Elimination Chamber? Both matches grant a world title match for the winner, unless they're going to put whomever is the Universal Champ in the EC match and have them defend it. The EC winner getting a title shot at Mania seems a given so having a Raw wrestler win the Rumble would be redundant. I'm fine with a Brock/Balor match at WM (still think Strowman should win the belt from him there personally) though he can earn the opportunity by winning the EC instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 The other way to do it is basically just force the RAW person to have to defend their Mania match in the EC (this stip obviously would have worked better if this was during the Steph/HHH authority days) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Or have Braun win the title next weekend and have to defend it inside the Elimination Chamber (and then he picks up the entire cage and MDK's everyone). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 1 hour ago, West Newbury Bad Boy said: I believe The Demon King™ is undefeated, so it could be fun seeing people overreact to Reigns getting that nod. He lost to Joe as The Demon King at the end of his NXT run, but I'm pretty sure he's 3-0 on the main roster doing it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Without getting too into it, I just want to note one piece of news that is going to make us all miserable if it gains any traction: Roger Stone is trying to convince Hulk Hogan to run for Senate in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Sounds like the kind of thing that will only make Floridians miserable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, Tromatagon said: Sounds like the kind of thing that will only make Floridians miserable Unless he wins. Although if he ever got to do a filibuster... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, Brian Fowler said: Although if he ever got to do a filibuster... I doubt it would be very effective. Even in his prime, the Hulkster was never a sixty minute man. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, West Newbury Bad Boy said: I doubt it would be very effective. Even in his prime, the Hulkster was never a sixty minute man. But imagine the looks on every other face in the chamber when talks about playing with Metallica, slamming Andre, and personally rewriting US Immigration Policy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 I would conservatively watch 7 seasons of a show where Hogan tries to teach Stone how to cycle on and off the gas in exchange for Stone dressing Hogan up for special occasions in steampunk grandpa suits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Cynically, I feel like being portrayed as a (possible) racist has probably given Hogan's political ambitions fresh legs. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEN! Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 SD could win the female Rumble and then Stephanie McMahon can browbeat the Raw women to set up an Elimination Chamber match for the Raw Women's title shot at WM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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