victor Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Pretty good show, except for Rowan. * Daniel Bryan kicks off the show and introduces Ryback, Dolph Ziggler and Erick Rowan. The "fired" WWE Superstars return to a big pop. Rowan spoke and got the "what?" treatment. They're interrupted by The Authority, minus Stephanie McMahon and Triple H. It's announced that the three Superstars can get into the Royal Rumble main event if they win their matches tonight - Ziggler vs. Bad News Barrett, Ryback vs. Rusev and Rowan vs. Luke Harper.* Ziggler vs. Barrett in a non-title match is up first. Ziggler gets the win with a Zig Zag and earns his spot in the Royal Rumble match.* Renee Young interviewed Roman Reigns about the Royal Rumble match. One correspondent said it actually wasn't awful and another said Reigns is looking more confident on the mic.* Ryback defeated Rusev by count out after what was said to be a good match. Ryback earns his spot in the Rumble main event. After the match, Rusev attacked and beat on Ryback but Ryback turned it around. Rusev avoided a Shellshocked attempt and retreated to the back.* Brie Bella defeated Naomi in a short match. Nikki Bella was at ringside while Paige and Natalya were on commentary.* Luke Harper defeated Erick Rowan after a missed top rope splash. Rowan does not qualify for the Royal Rumble.* Backstage segment with The Miz and Damien Sandow, who are announced for the Rumble. There's dissension between the two. Miz talks down at Sandow for the X-Pac segment on RAW.* Kane vs. Daniel Bryan in a No DQ match is up next. Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble come out with Kane. Kane ended up tapping out but the referee didn't call it for some reason. Mercury and Noble interfere. Bryan cleans house but kicks out of a chokeslam. Bryan comes back and gets the win, keeping his spot in the Royal Rumble. Big Show comes out and attacks Bryan. This leads to a huge brawl with the entire locker room coming out. The Superstars left standing after that brawl were Ziggler, Reigns, Bryan, Ryback, Big Show, Kane and Dean Ambrose. SmackDown ends with just the babyfaces standing tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 A locker room clearing brawl the week before the Royal Rumble? That's unheard of! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offspring515 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 If WWE is jobbing out Wade just to fuck with Ebbie...that's cold Vince. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Wade Barrett, your IC Champ, drops two non-title bouts in a row. The belt is cursed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Kane tapped out? Even if ref didn't see that's only ever happened what once? To Kurt Angle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I'm next to positive he's tapped to the STFU. Maybe to the Hell's Gate too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Kane wears a suit now and has lost the mask. His hellspawned super powers are diluted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I feel like there's a new rotation of writers again. When Dolph had the IC title, nearly all of his matches were title defenses and they felt important. So it goes back to Wade and now we're back to nothing but non-title matches where the champion loses. If it isn't a writing staff rotation, then it's a really dumb fucking way to build heel heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Cue the "What did Rowan do to get buried" talk. Kind of weird he's out of the Rumble. Have to make room for the "surprises" I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Sure, because one of the Dudleys could totes win the Rumble and get the title shot at Mania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Bully Ray vs. Brock Lesnar is pure money. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeball Wizard Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Bully Ray vs. Brock Lesnar is pure money. Quoted for truth. Bully Ray's reinvention has been nothing short of miraculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Fuck yeah. I would pay $60 to watch Bubba Ray vs Brock. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 At the Rumble, Erick runs in to brawl with Harper all the way to back; Harper is DQed and this sets up their feud. Simple enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offspring515 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Sure, because one of the Dudleys could totes win the Rumble and get the title shot at Mania. Well by that logic you can eliminate Rowan too. Along with everyone but Bryan and Reigns. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 At the Rumble, Erick runs in to brawl with Harper all the way to back; Harper is DQed and this sets up their feud. Simple enough Or he gets in the Rumble by joining the Authority and getting the acceptance he craves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORELOCK Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 At the Rumble, Erick runs in to brawl with Harper all the way to back; Harper is DQed and this sets up their feud. Simple enough I can already feel myself fast forwarding through that feud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 At the Rumble, Erick runs in to brawl with Harper all the way to back; Harper is DQed and this sets up their feud. Simple enough I can already feel myself fast forwarding through that feud. Maybe it ends the way the Owen-Bulldog feud did, and we get a reunited Wyatt Foundation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafkonia Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Sure, because one of the Dudleys could totes win the Rumble and get the title shot at Mania. Well by that logic you can eliminate Rowan too. Along with everyone but Bryan and Reigns. I think Cena has a better chance of winning than Bryan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Fuck yeah. I would pay $60 to watch Bubba Ray vs Brock. Who wouldn't??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 The Amish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 At the Rumble, Erick runs in to brawl with Harper all the way to back; Harper is DQed and this sets up their feud. Simple enough I can already feel myself fast forwarding through that feud. Maybe it ends the way the Owen-Bulldog feud did, and we get a reunited Wyatt Foundation. I hope that's the way it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_MJ_ Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Fuck yeah. I would pay $60 to watch Bubba Ray vs Brock. Why pay $60 when you get it for....awww fuck it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 At the Rumble, Erick runs in to brawl with Harper all the way to back; Harper is DQed and this sets up their feud. Simple enough Or he gets in the Rumble by joining the Authority and getting the acceptance he craves. A Rowan heel turn would suck so much. His face turn was actually somewhat inspired for a couple of shows. Pretty good case for "wins matter" because his reactions went back to zero real quick after losing clean to Show. Don't know what he'd do as a heel besides put over Ziggler before hitting the ME/Superstars circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGFanJay Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 The show opened with an awesome video package on Sting looking cool before guys talked for 20 minutes. DURING THE BREAK, matches were made. Barrett was talked about as someone who won the IC Title and has lost several times since then. He continued this trend tonight in a nothing chilnlock-filled match that was highlighted by a fan holding up a WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS sign while Barrett went for the elbow. Outlaws are facing the Ascension at the PPV, and Dean sneakily switched numbers with Fandango while he buried his tongue in Rosa's mouth. Roman, a huge prick, talked about how HE HAS NO FRIENDS IN THE RUMBLE, while his supposed brother is in too, and it's one versus all his his fist is cocked and ready to rock. Ryback nearly killed Rusev several times because he's still shockingly bad for being in wrestling as long as he is, and he won by countout while neither guy got an upper hand afterwards - so everything about this match was unsatisfying. Rowan-Harper was legit the best match of the night to this point since Harper's a good worker and these two have good chemistry. They structured this around things Rowan can do well, things Harper can do well, and the right man won. Kane-Bryan wasn't anything special, and the show's back to feeling quite missable. http://jayreviewsthings.blogspot.com/2015/01/wwe-smackdown-1-22-15.html Screens - http://www.imagebam.com/gallery/5znwnkb17e8xgjt1k8jnyqt4twc5jpop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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