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Post by paulbearer on Jan 27, 2014 3:13:05 GMT -5
Sure hope that Jake the Snake wasn't the reason why Nash was in the Rumble......it would be sad if he started again with the drugs.
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Post by bootytea on Jan 27, 2014 3:15:48 GMT -5
Definitely the worst Royal Rumble I have ever seen. Absolutely atrocious. Eh, I wouldn't say that. It was far from the best ever or anything, and it'd be completely forgettable if it weren't for the crowd shitting all over it at the end, but it was better than 1999 or 2006. I'd take that over what I saw in all seriousness. The undercard itself was so bad too. It felt like a really bad episode of RAW.
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Post by Super Duper Dragunov on Jan 27, 2014 3:28:15 GMT -5
Eh, I wouldn't say that. It was far from the best ever or anything, and it'd be completely forgettable if it weren't for the crowd shitting all over it at the end, but it was better than 1999 or 2006. I'd take that over what I saw in all seriousness. The undercard itself was so bad too. It felt like a really bad episode of RAW. i feel the opposite about the undercard, i thought it was a solid undercard followed by a really shitty Rumble. Granted it WAS better than 2006 in some respects it just amazes me that they just won't give the fans what they want. They did it with Rock, Austin, etc...why not do it with Bryan?
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Post by bootytea on Jan 27, 2014 3:40:27 GMT -5
I'd take that over what I saw in all seriousness. The undercard itself was so bad too. It felt like a really bad episode of RAW. i feel the opposite about the undercard, i thought it was a solid undercard followed by a really shitty Rumble. Granted it WAS better than 2006 in some respects it just amazes me that they just won't give the fans what they want. They did it with Rock, Austin, etc...why not do it with Bryan? They must have had something in Batistas contract that they could not change after. Well, thats what I keep telling myself. Dewey Foley mentioned that Triple H feels its a size issue, but I seriously hope not. Besides, Batista looked really silly when he stood next to Ryback. Most likely, this was all politics. 2006 has a soft spot for me as I really liked Edge's character and the cruiserweight division was sweet, but to each his own!
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 27, 2014 4:02:36 GMT -5
So, what, are people just not supposed to have hopes for the future? The public has spoken, and they want Daniel Bryan as WWE Champion. Maybe that won't happen, fine, but why should they pretend to be happy with what they're getting instead? It's a little like if someone went to go see the Devil Inside, and afterward came away from it saying, "Yeah, I was disappointed when at the end of the second act they suddenly get in a car wreck and die and that's the end of the movie, but I guess that's the story they wanted to tell and I applaud them." It's freaking stupid. No but if you don't like the movie, you don't sit in the theater and start chants about how the actors suck and yelling "BORING" midway through the movie These guys made careers out of doing that.
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Post by Hit Girl on Jan 27, 2014 5:04:47 GMT -5
lol
Wow....I mean.....just wow.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jan 27, 2014 6:17:01 GMT -5
Oh my God, Bryan Alvarez just went on this hilarious mini-rant about "John f***ing Cena and Randy f***ing Orton in 2013." He then made a point about how the people got Eddie Guerrero over to the point where Vince changed his mind about him. Maybe Vince is convinced that if he pushes Bryan, he'll suffer the same fate Eddie did. By not pushing him, he thinks he's saving Bryan's life. Vince: "Bryan, I know you want to be champion, but if I push you it will be like Eddie Guerrero. You'll die, and then Chavo will take your mannerisms and moves to try to get pops." Eh, I wouldn't say that. It was far from the best ever or anything, and it'd be completely forgettable if it weren't for the crowd shitting all over it at the end, but it was better than 1999 or 2006. I'd take that over what I saw in all seriousness. The undercard itself was so bad too. It felt like a really bad episode of RAW. The undercard was good, and this Rumble wasn't close to being on the level of 1993, 1995, 1999, or 2006 level bad.
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Post by machomuta on Jan 27, 2014 6:33:58 GMT -5
People bitch and moan and bitch and moan and bitch and moan. f***ing stop watching it if you really care so much. This isnt a case of "dont like it, dont watch it" either. They live and die by ratings and merchandise.
So sick of fans complaining about the direction and continuing to watch it. Stop watching RAW, buy more Bryan t-shirts and fake beards.
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Post by The Lex Espresso on Jan 27, 2014 7:15:12 GMT -5
Ya, but WWE is entertainment. They had to know how disastrous this would be received and could have called an audible or created a scenario to prevent the fallout they HAD to know was coming. People want to talk about everyone knowing Dave was going to win, and I agree. But by the same token, everyone knew and predicted that it would bomb and be viciously rejected. Nothing had to be in stone. If WWE was aware that in all likelihood their decision would be met with complete and utter contempt (and how could they not?), why go through with it anyway as is? That's why people are angry. The anger is coming from WWE ignoring them and being stubborn, right or wrong. How were they supposed to know what the crowd was going to be like? Batista got a good pop on Raw and drew a huge rating. Signs at that point should indicate that he'd also get a pop at the Rumble But still, should WWE then also ignore the millions of Cena fans who stay quiet too by pushing him down to the midcard since that's what the vocal minority seems to want? Ignoring Batista and the reactions to him on Raw for a minute, they absolutely HAD to know that not including Bryan in the Rumble match was tantamount to suicide, particularly after the Orton/Cena match. To not know that would require the bookers to be either completely insane or utterly and woefully incompetent. Given that Batista had been back less than a week and recieved the pop that practically any former main-event level wrestler who's been away for a few years can expect, it would seem foolish in the extreme to assume that pop would translate into a consistent level of overness - particularly when their push is both unwarranted and seemingly at the expense of THE most over person in the company right now. Even more so when it becomes clear that the guy's conditioning is shot to s**t. The only real explanation I can see is that winning the Rumble and going to Mania was in the contract Batista signed to rejoin. Jobs for the boys on HHH's part, I guess, and a thumb to the eye of every f***ing fan out there.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2014 7:20:12 GMT -5
So, what, are people just not supposed to have hopes for the future? The public has spoken, and they want Daniel Bryan as WWE Champion. Maybe that won't happen, fine, but why should they pretend to be happy with what they're getting instead? It's a little like if someone went to go see the Devil Inside, and afterward came away from it saying, "Yeah, I was disappointed when at the end of the second act they suddenly get in a car wreck and die and that's the end of the movie, but I guess that's the story they wanted to tell and I applaud them." It's freaking stupid. No but if you don't like the movie, you don't sit in the theater and start chants about how the actors suck and yelling "BORING" midway through the movie Honestly, people booing The Devil Inside and throwing things at the screen after its ending was pretty common. Why I went to it. That aside though, the inverse is true as well - if you're really loving Avengers, you don't start chanting, "THIS IS AWESOME!" during it. Though now I kind of want to.
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Post by Hit Girl on Jan 27, 2014 7:25:43 GMT -5
Seriously how many more times are people going to use this argument?
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Post by SEAN CARLESS on Jan 27, 2014 7:55:54 GMT -5
People bitch and moan and bitch and moan and bitch and moan. f***ing stop watching it if you really care so much. This isnt a case of "dont like it, dont watch it" either. They live and die by ratings and merchandise. So sick of fans complaining about the direction and continuing to watch it. Or people can just keep ruining their plans until they cave. I like that idea better. There's no downside for me. Either WWE changes or nothing they want gets the intended reaction.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Jan 27, 2014 8:07:42 GMT -5
People bitch and moan and bitch and moan and bitch and moan. f***ing stop watching it if you really care so much. This isnt a case of "dont like it, dont watch it" either. They live and die by ratings and merchandise. So sick of fans complaining about the direction and continuing to watch it. Or people can just keep ruining their plans until they cave. I like that idea better. There's no downside for me. Either WWE changes or nothing they want gets the intended reaction. Now this is an active protest I can get behind.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Jan 27, 2014 8:33:07 GMT -5
People bitch and moan and bitch and moan and bitch and moan. f***ing stop watching it if you really care so much. This isnt a case of "dont like it, dont watch it" either. They live and die by ratings and merchandise. So sick of fans complaining about the direction and continuing to watch it. Or people can just keep ruining their plans until they cave. I like that idea better. There's no downside for me. Either WWE changes or nothing they want gets the intended reaction. All the same, it's really going to suck when guys like Cody, Sandow, Cesaro, Dolph, etc... get caught in the crossfire. Not that WWE was going to do anything with Sandow or Dolph anyway, but still...
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Post by Hit Girl on Jan 27, 2014 9:58:28 GMT -5
Fans pissing over the product on live TV might actually make RAW more entertaining.
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Post by BRV on Jan 27, 2014 10:03:45 GMT -5
Fans pissing over the product on live TV might actually make RAW more entertaining. That's why I'll be tuning in at 8 p.m. tonight. Not to see Batista's "AHM GOIN' TA WRASSLEMANIA" victory speech, not to see John Cena run out all happy and jocular after losing a title match and cut a "Jeez, I done got whooped by Husky Harris!" promo, not to see Randy Orton's 20-minutes-but-feels-like-four-weeks explanation of how he's the greatest superstar ever to have existed, but rather for the possibility that the live audience will take a three-hour crap all over it.
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Post by StuntGranny® on Jan 27, 2014 10:13:03 GMT -5
Fans pissing over the product on live TV might actually make RAW more entertaining. That's why I'll be tuning in at 8 p.m. tonight. Not to see Batista's "AHM GOIN' TA WRASSLEMANIA" victory speech, not to see John Cena run out all happy and jocular after losing a title match and cut a "Jeez, I done got whooped by Husky Harris!" promo, not to see Randy Orton's 20-minutes-but-feels-like-four-weeks explanation of how he's the greatest superstar ever to have existed, but rather for the possibility that the live audience will take a three-hour crap all over it. This is the only reason to watch, basically. It says a lot about the shitty state of the WWE when the only things that kinda makes me want to watch are the live fans shitting on the product and the people on here mocking the show in the Raw thread.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2014 10:16:14 GMT -5
Fans pissing over the product on live TV might actually make RAW more entertaining. That's why I'll be tuning in at 8 p.m. tonight. Not to see Batista's "AHM GOIN' TA WRASSLEMANIA" victory speech, not to see John Cena run out all happy and jocular after losing a title match and cut a "Jeez, I done got whooped by Husky Harris!" promo, not to see Randy Orton's 20-minutes-but-feels-like-four-weeks explanation of how he's the greatest superstar ever to have existed, but rather for the possibility that the live audience will take a three-hour crap all over it. Yeah, I've decided to put off stopping watching just for tonight to at least get that first, glorious view of the crowd completely shitting all over the entire show.
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Post by 543Y2J on Jan 27, 2014 10:28:58 GMT -5
Does anyone have a link to this Batista incident that happened when he was celebrating some more and walking to the back after the PPV went off air? I can't find any fan vids of it on YT
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Post by Push R Truth on Jan 27, 2014 10:44:34 GMT -5
I think it would have been epic if they delayed the number 30 spot about 10 seconds after the countdown, then suddenly over the soundsystem you hear, "I'M AFRAID I GOT SOME BAD NEWS" And Bad News Barret comes down being an asshole on a live mic on his way to the ring.
At least they could have gotten a heel some crazy heat.
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