Guest lounging Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Just now, JohnnyJ said: Was anyone else getting legit dizzy during the men’s rumble from the frantic camera shots? That's been a problem for years! Was that Kofi elminaton a botch? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, Hector said: God bless naive Midwesterners. If they held that show any other place there would have been a mini nerd riot with how shitty that show was. by sheer numbers, 15715 in Pittsburgh in 2014 has an easier time turning into a mad crowd than (officially) 44,390 in a dome (but if they sold close to 40000 legit, there's a shot that shitty abandoned dome might get another big show). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 11 minutes ago, hammerva said: Brock winning the Rumble seems bad but when you see the state of the people in the Rumble they really have no choice. They are trying to push Madcap Moss as a star by eliminating AJ Styles of all people they are so bankrupt a roster right now It's a glaring example about how everyone on the roster not named Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, or Bobby Lashley has about as much heat as two hour old bathwater. As the Rumble went on I kept thinking about who was going to potentially win, but no one had been built up at all. Big E, AJ Styles, and Kevin Owens were all people I thought might have a chance, but they all got tossed pretty unceremoniously. 1 minute ago, Guest lounging said: That's been a problem for years! Was that Kofi elminaton a botch? I was thinking the same thing. It looked like they were trying to play it off and have him go ahead with a spot, but it was too obvious his feet hit the floor. 3 minutes ago, hammerva said: It will be fascinating to see how they promote Charlotte vs Rousey given how unlikeable both of them are now. They probably will have to put Sasha or Becky in the match It reminds me of that Roman/Cena program where they got the "you both suck" chant at their PPV match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizium Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 That men's rumble needed Carlos Colon. Hell the women's rumble needed Carlos Colon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Internet: ANYONE BUT CHARLOTTE! WWE: 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, elizium said: Both of those Rumbles were terrible. The women's match desperately needed some of the NXT wrestlers. 13 of the 30 entrants were "surprise" entrants that had no reasonable hope of winning For the record, the World's Leading Source of Information, Wikipedia, had 23 announced wrestlers for the Women's Rumble and 25 announced for the men's Rumble at the beginning of the card The surprise-surprises for the women's Rumble were: Thick Melina, Cameron, Ivory, Alicia Fox, Sarah Logan, Molly Holly, and Rousey The 5 unannounced entrances for the men's rumble were: Ridge Holland, Drew McIntyre, Bad Bunny, Shane McMahon, and Brock Lesnar. Out of those 5, Bad Bunny was not the worst. Part of the problem with the Women's Rumble is that it's always padded to hell because they don't have 30 workers on that roster, and they have to bring out the legends and various others to get through that. There's probably a way to get out of holding women's rumbles on the main card without pissing off people, but it'll be tough. Men's Rumble.. I guess they were close to tapping the limits of the roster if 52 year old Shane made his return and got into the final 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian_Waffle Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I got an unexpected text from my brother saying this was the worst wrestling event he'd ever seen so I came here hoping to find angered and witty posts discussing how shitty it was and you all did not disappoint. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) Roman/Seth was generally good though I didn't like the finish. Made little sense unless they do a rematch at the next Blood Money show. Even then I feel it would have been better to just have Roman beat Seth. The Women's rumble had some nice spots, but I'm in the I don't really give a fuck about Rousey group. I don't hate her like most, but even though I think she is good, I have damn near zero interest in her vs. Becky. Its especially annoying for me since that feud will turn Becky face again and I think she has actually done good work as a heel the last few months. I did like seeing Ivory come out in the RTC gimmick, Mickie eliminating McCool, the Naomi/Sonya stuff, and most of the Bellas's portion. Still felt like some of the big face eliminations were done poorly. Nikki Ash beating down and eliminating Mighty Molly also kind of sucked since we get no feud there. Charlotte getting in the big face eliminations towards the end to be hated enough so Rousey could be cheered just kind of puts the issues there with Ronda winning the first place. Becky/Doudrop would have probably been the best match on the show if the audience gave a shit. The work was there, but it was in a death spot and both women being heels didn't help at all. Miz/Maryse vs. Edge/Beth was oddly one of the most enjoyable things on this show. It more or less went exactly how it needed to. Lashley/Lesnar started off well but went into usual (and boring) Brock formula fast. I surprisingly did like the fuck finish despite wanting no Brock/Roman rematch. Men's Rumble went from generally forgettable with some decent spots to fucking terrible with the last 5-7 entrants. The crowd fucking died when Kofi was eliminated. You can tell that was a massive fuck up. It took Bad Bunny, Shane, and Orton to perk the audience back up somewhat. That said, Shane getting a spot was dumbass, and that comes from someone who likes Shane. Bad Bunny's spots were alright. He was a nice surprise though I kind of wish he was in earlier. The RKBro portion was nice but short-lived. Brock coming in at 30 and winning sucked but didn't surprise me in the slightest. I have no interest in Brock/Roman round 673. The lack of any NXT entrants was surprising, and I think the first time in long ass time. Won't say either Rumble would have improved with them though because the issue was in the booking itself. Until WWE is ready to elevate and keep up names who aren't in the same general 5 or so people they have pushed the past five years on the main roster things will not improve. We should never see a repeat of a Wrestlemania main events, and yet this will be the third Brock/Roman main. This was probably the worst ppv I have seen from WWE in a year or two, if not more. Edited January 30, 2022 by Eivion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Dave Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 My MVP of the night is Sasha Banks, for working the Rumble even after finding out she wasn't winning it. Maybe growth is possible. Big E has to ask for his release. At this point they couldn't possibly shit on him any harder. It blows my mind that there are still people that watch this because they think it's good. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James F'n X Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 A truly pedestrian, creatively bankrupt show. There were teases of enjoyable things in the women's Rumble, but none of them involve people currently on the roster (Nikki ASH/Molly, the Logan/Liv reunion, Mickie James looking like the best worker in the division despite not being in the company) and all it boiled down to is Ronda going over. And the men's Rumble had nothing enjoyable outside of the two celebrities and a lot of people that should probably look at asking for their release based on this match (or not being in it, looking at you, Finn!). Roman/Seth was good, Becky/Doudrop was as good as an empty arena match could be because nobody in that crowd cared about it, and the mixed tag was alright, but nothing that couldn't have been on Raw. Brock/Lashley was pretty bad before the extracurriculars. Just, ugh. Why would anyone other than the most diehard of WWE fan have any hope for the future after seeing this shit? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I liked Roman vs Seth , Seth came across as a bad ass in that match tonight. I liked Brock vs Lashley. I didn't have much expectations for anything else so I'm not as disappointed as everyone else. Outside of Bad Bunny everything else sucked in the Rumble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Ali wasn't in it, was he? (Didn't watch this year.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I suspect Becky/Doudrop probably doesn't get a good crowd if it went before the Women's Rumble either The order of matches if it went before the Women's Rumble: Reigns/Rollins, Becky/Doudrop, Women's Rumble, Miz/Edge tag, Brock/Lashley, Men's Rumble Of course, they probably preferred getting Brock a little bit more of a breather with the tag match going a little while too. I don't know if I would have given Brock/Lashley a spot where Wrestlemania sign was melted by pyro before the match, but that was probably a death slot even without the fuckup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James F'n X Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Just now, nate said: Ali wasn't in it, was he? (Didn't watch this year.) Nope. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Just now, nate said: Ali wasn't in it, was he? (Didn't watch this year.) He was not 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizium Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, Cobra Commander said: The surprise-surprises for the women's Rumble were: Thick Melina, Cameron, Ivory, Alicia Fox, Sarah Logan, Molly Holly, and Rousey I guess surprise isn't the word I wanted, because I was also thinking about the Bellas, Summer Rae, Kelly Kelly, etc. Nostalgia spots I guess I meant? Nearly half your Rumble is not only guaranteed to not win, but also doesn't even get some shine from appearing in the Rumble like say Toxic Attraction or whoever would. Ivory was at least funny and Cameron weirdly helped advance an angle, but any wow factor for seeing any of them is deadened by the fact that there are 8 more nostalgia spots coming up after they get eliminated. With Rousey at least there is a plan, as much as I'm not personally interested in it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I actually think they should have Lesnar vs Ronda at Wrestlemania in a 'Who Does Vince Love Best?'. Seriously, Shawn Michaels circa 1995 might not be as beloved by Vince as either of those two! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Just now, nate said: Ali wasn't in it, was he? (Didn't watch this year.) He was not. Not sure if "guy actively wanting out" would have even been the worst entrant this year. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzil Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I dont watch WWE but as soon as I saw they put the titles on Reigns and Lesnar I figured this was going to happen. They werent going to unify the titles and this is the most obvious way to get to them at Wrestlemania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I was allowing myself to consider the idea that Lesnar wasn't losing the belt tonight because his match was slightly earlier than anticipated But for what was essentially hot shot booking (partially thanks to COVID), it could have worked out in a dumber way so far? Gotta love Bobby Lashley slapping hands going up the aisle after winning the title due to interference though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Moose Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 9 minutes ago, James F'n X said: There were teases of enjoyable things in the women's Rumble, but none of them involve people currently on the roster (Nikki ASH/Molly, the Logan/Liv reunion, Mickie James looking like the best worker in the division despite not being in the company) and all it boiled down to is Ronda going over. Liv seemed genuinely surprised, and the crowd seemed into it. I was hoping for Liv's crossbody to actually eliminate herself along with the Bellas - closing off that narrative thread but making fewer people look like chumps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 guess I'll note that they didn't have Lita and Rousey touch tonight during the time they were both in the match. If Lita wanted (or was able to) work a special "visiting legend" program, that's someone who could win a Women's Rumble as a non-regular. Also i'd describe Lita's look tonight as Skater-mom, which I guess is an evolution of where she was 20 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=324740 Getting a kicking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Ape Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) Actually took a chance since I was snowed in and had fuck all else to do. What a mistake. Reigns/Rollins was OK, and I didn’t mind the DQ finish because I’m sure it gets blown off at Saudi Blood Money Vanity Show, but both of those Rumbles? Ye GODS. On the women’s side you have a roster so thin that they had to resort to saying “hey, remember this girl who used to wrestle here?” for a long while, and Ronda looked like she could not have possibly given any less of a shit. Lesnar/Lashley could have benefitted from a little Inokiism, but I was surprised to see ref bumps because I thought those were verboten in modern WWE. Didn’t watch the women’s title match or the mixed tag. And the men’s Rumble… that’s your roster? That shit is paper thin, and while I half-expected Lesnar to show up and win, I also was baffled at Shane O’ Mac in the final three. If the Rumble is THIS bad, at the rate they’re going they’ll have to change the WrestleMania theme song to Yakety Sax. That whole week is going to be a shitshow and I don’t have any faith in the indies to make anything going on in the DFW that week worth paying attention to. American wrestling is in the MUD. Edited January 30, 2022 by Super Ape 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Didn't care much for Seth/Roman.. just glad Roman didn't drop the title here even if he lost. Weird booking to protect Rollins when prior to this match being thrown together, he hadn't felt anywhere near Roman's level. Thought the women's rumble was actually pretty fun, even though I would've like some of the legends to last a little longer. Sasha going out in the first ten minutes was a shocker. Liked seeing Cameron for a minute. The continuation of Naomi/Sonya was excellent. Awesome heel spot by Sonya to just cut off Naomi's attempt at the avoiding elimination spot. Mickie eliminating McCool was a nice callback to their old feud. Great to see the legendary Summer Rae, one of my favorites and always underrated in her time. I love Summer and Natalya having this huge rivalry that only they care about as Summer screams "fuck you" on her run to the ring, classic. Bring back Summer. Wish Mickie went further as the knockouts champ. Honestly really liked the setup on SD for Lita vs Charlotte, so I would've loved to see Lita win this if Ronda wasn't in it. I don't mind Ronda so I welcome her return. I think they're going with Ronda/Charlotte for Mania, not Becky. Becky/Doudrop was fine. Doudrop has been way better as a heel. Lashley/Lesnar was solid. Predictable finish but cool for Lashley to get that win in the match he's been wanting for years. Mixed tag was shockingly great. Maryse was on fire like it was 2008 when she was the best heel in the division, her diving rana Lita style was unexpected and awesome. Actually bought the near fall on the Skull Crushing Finale after. While I liked and enjoyed the women's rumble, the men's rumble was complete shit with the exception of two surprises. The glaring lack of stars is worse than ever. Bad Bunny was absolutely killer in there again like at WM last year, would love to see more from him. And welcome back, Shane O MAC! All the way to the final 3. Happy to see Shane O send Owens' ass outta there in revenge for their 2019 feud. I hope Shane O is back for a run, just in time for Mania season (Saudimania AND Wrestlemania). Other than that basically no one comes out of this looking good, nothing memorable. f'n AJ Styles tossed by Madcap Moss of all people. I cringed at the countdown to 30, not wanting to hear Brock's theme but knowing it was coming. Would've been cool to swerve and do almost anything else and just have Brock win the Chamber next month or something instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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