Lawful Metal Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Was at the Rumble last night. Crowd was great. Audibly groaned at Charlotte winning. Was getting very restless during the Brock section of the Rumble. Loved all the NXT people, especially Keith Lee and Matt Riddle. Obviously loved Drew Mac and Edge. There was an attempt at an “Astros Cheated” chant when they took the tarp off the dugout and it still said World Series, but it didn’t get anywhere. There were a couple of Kobe chants too but those didn’t go far either. I loved Bianca’s run and Shayna’s run. I don’t mind legends coming back, but where were the IIconics? Come on. Also, needed Rusev and Lashley to get involved In the Rumble, just for Lashley to get eliminated by Rusev so Rusev could get at least one win over Bobby. They could’ve been in during the Brock section, just have Rusev eliminate Bobby first before getting eliminated by Brock. enjoyed Bryan v. Bray - kinda don’t want Fiend as champ going into Wrestlemania. When it was a strap match announced, I figure they were going to do touch the turnbuckles rules and Fiend could lose without being pinned. Maybe an Undertaker run-in to set up Mania? Alas. Bryan got about as good a match he could. Still gonna suck when Roman beats the Fiend at Mania. Thought Asuka v. Becky was good, but the “Becky might be KOed” spot was dumb because it seemed like until that point Asuka was the one taking a ton of punishment, not Becky. I guess Ronda is not coming back? the line to the bathroom during Lacey v. Bayley was the craziest I ever seen. Fortunately, no line at all during Elias’s concert. Great show, but the match of the weekend was definitely Imperium v. Undisputed Era. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Hey look at this - Woods ended up telling the story this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 The pod was recorded before the Rumble, more likely he told it on the podcast and so it was fresh in his mind last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 3 hours ago, RIPPA said: I got real bored this morning so the list of women who have been in all 3 Rumbles is smaller than I thought (I think I started thinking this after realizing that 3 of the 4 Horsewoman were not in it this year) but not that small. Basically exactly 1/3 of the Rumble field is always the same Sarah Logan Mandy Rose Sonya Deville Liv Morgan Carmella Nattie Naomi Kairi Sane Tamina Dana Brooke So, that talking point about how AEW's Women's division isn't what it should be, because WWE is hoarding all the talent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 5 hours ago, paintedbynumbers said: Brock beating all the mid card guys only to be tossed by Drew is cool and all but you could have also made a guy like Keith Lee or Walter by putting them in the same spot. You could do it with Walter and still have Drew eliminate him for the big pop and I don't think it would tarnish his win any in doing so. Drew's win would have meant less. There was absolutely no point in having anyone eliminate Lesnar if they weren't challenging him at WM. Beyond that Walter isn't interested in joining the main roster. 2 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Honestly, Becky screaming bloody murder at Asuka and then having her head kicked off would have been the perfect way to re-establish Asuka. However, if Rousey's coming back, Becky's got to look strong when Ronda taps her. (Which of course leads back to the 'who can beat Ronda' issue from 2018-19.) My biggest sadness from the Women's Rumble result is that poor Bayley has to lose to Charlotte again at a PPV. Charlotte already talk about challenging Becky so I'm not sure why you think she is challenging Bayley. If Ronda was coming back for Wrestlemania it would have been last night. 2 hours ago, Go2Sleep said: You know Charlotte is over-pushed when Shayna winning would've felt fresh. It would have been fresh only because Shayna isn't on the main roster. Otherwise the twos' pushes are actually comparable with their respective brands. Actually Shayna has probably been pushed stronger in NXT than Charlotte on the main roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Charlotte won. Edge returned. They finally committed to Drew. No red lights during the Fiend's match. I didn't watch the whole show, but I liked what I saw. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 5 minutes ago, Eivion said: Charlotte already talk about challenging Becky so I'm not sure why you think she is challenging Bayley. If Ronda was coming back for Wrestlemania it would have been last night. My understanding was that Becky-Baszler was the long-term plan, which may have been changed to Becky-Ronda when all the rumors surrounding her return were swirling. Until I hear something else, I'm assuming one of those two is tapping Becky in April. Especially now that she's completely cleared the field. CF thus goes to the other show. Not to mention that Becky-Charlotte has also been done 4000 times. (And yes, so has Bayley-Charlotte. Though, never with Bayley winning...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 4 hours ago, RIPPA said: Reminder for the folks who were concerned that almost the entire Men's Rumble field had been announced ahead of time. 6 people announced didn't actually participate in the match (Otis, Tucker, Rusev, Lashley, Buddy Murphy, R-Truth) Never underestimate the company's ability to not deliver what they advertise To be fair, Truth was pretty clear that he wasn’t going to be in it. They should have just listened to him from the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RIPPA Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 13 hours ago, Morganti said: Also how many couples competed on the show in general, and in the rumble match it self? Very quick count - 6 (this is counting the Usos who just were in the opening brawl, Corey Graves announcing) I also can't remember if I counted Baszler since a) I couldn't remember if she was dating Dakota Kai or Teagen Knox (though both count) and b) technically I wasn't sure if the relationship was official Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 4 hours ago, Sky Blue Sam said: The strap match felt like the result of a bet, where someone went up to Daniel Bryan and said "OK, to prove you're the best wrestler on the planet, I want you to wrestle a limited opponent to a **** match. Plus it's a strap match. Plus he's allowed to shrug off 90% of your offense. Think you can do it?" And then he did. Best to ever do it. Love Daniel Bryan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, RIPPA said: Very quick count - 6 (this is counting the Usos who just were in the opening brawl, Corey Graves announcing) I also can't remember if I counted Baszler since a) I couldn't remember if she was dating Dakota Kai or Teagen Knox (though both count) and b) technically I wasn't sure if the relationship was official I don't think anything's ever been confirmed for Baszler, so I just assume it doesn't count until I see it on Twitter/Instagram. Also, with current policy toward couples, moving Charlotte to SD causes a bunch of other issues (which is what caused the post-draft movements of Andrade/Vega/Black in the first place.) Edited January 27, 2020 by Raziel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) Kevin Owens speaks so well. Well done, Drew McIntyre. Edited January 27, 2020 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sky Blue Sam Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) 38 minutes ago, RIPPA said: Very quick count - 6 (this is counting the Usos who just were in the opening brawl, Corey Graves announcing) I also can't remember if I counted Baszler since a) I couldn't remember if she was dating Dakota Kai or Teagen Knox (though both count) and b) technically I wasn't sure if the relationship was official The rumour was Shayna and Dakota. Using your parameters, I count 7 - Graves/Carmella, Uso/Naomi, Andrade/Charlotte, Becky/Rollins, Vega/Black, Yim/Lee and Edge/Phoenix. Edited January 27, 2020 by Sky Blue Sam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Heyman is high on Drew. So any push on Raw is due to Heyman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 12 minutes ago, Sky Blue Sam said: Using your parameters, I count 7 - Graves/Carmella, Uso/Naomi, Andrade/Charlotte, Becky/Rollins, Vega/Black, Yim/Lee and Edge/Phoenix. I forgot Yim and Lee I also didn't realize until doing it that Viking Raiders went from being tag champs to not on the show in the span of two weeks (Since I initially was all "Well Sarah Logan and whoever she is married too") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Hero Morganti Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 So 3 couples in the rumble itself. 7 on the show. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintedbynumbers Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 10 minutes ago, D.Z said: Heyman is high on Drew. So any push on Raw is due to Heyman. should we add them to the above mentioned couples list? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Apparently Riddle got into a tiff with Brock at the start of the show... that might be why he was a one pump chump in the rumble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 minute ago, Wyld Samurai said: Apparently Riddle got into a tiff with Brock at the start of the show... that might be why he was a one pump chump in the rumble. No that was solely done because they knew it would get heat with the online community. It is the specific reason it was Corbin who eliminated him (this is per Meltzer) Since it Ryan Satin who had the story - most are convinced it is them laying the ground work for later (and it will have been magically filmed like the Goldberg encounter) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 minute ago, RIPPA said: No that was solely done because they knew it would get heat with the online community. It is the specific reason it was Corbin who eliminated him (this is per Meltzer) Since it Ryan Satin who had the story - most are convinced it is them laying the ground work for later (and it will have been magically filmed like the Goldberg encounter) Booking for the IWC is such a Russo move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 And speaking of Satin - if anyone wants to see what an actual co-opted media member looks like (as opposed to what they say about Meltzer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 hour ago, West Newbury Bad Boy said: Charlotte won. Edge returned. They finally committed to Drew. No red lights during the Fiend's match. I didn't watch the whole show, but I liked what I saw. Thank god they finally let common sense prevail on the red light nonsense. It took 20 years but still it’s finally done and over with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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