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Post by héad.casé on Dec 30, 2014 7:45:32 GMT -5
I love D-Bry, my favourite wrestler right now and i've missed him a lot, and i'd love him to win the Rumble (if the Authority don't take him out of it for massive heat), but if he is still in, and doesn't win, will there be as big an uproar as last year when he wasn't in it at all? If Reigns won it, would he get the same reactions Batista got? I don't think many people would've minded Reigns winning if Bryan wasn't in it since you can tell that's kinda what WWE's been building to, but now Bryan's back, this might not turn out so well for Reigns crowd reaction wise.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2014 7:46:28 GMT -5
Yes.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Dec 30, 2014 7:47:12 GMT -5
Yes there will. And I'm sure they know it. We've all been saying it for ages- if DB is in the Rumble he has to win it. Any other option will backfire on them now. They could have easily postponed his return.
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Post by CeilingFan on Dec 30, 2014 7:47:18 GMT -5
I love D-Bry, my favourite wrestler right now and i've missed him a lot, and i'd love him to win the Rumble (if the Authority don't take him out of it for massive heat), but if he is still in, and doesn't win, will there be as big an uproar as last year when he wasn't in it at all? If Reigns won it, would he get the same reactions Batista got? I don't think many people would've minded Reigns winning if Bryan wasn't in it since you can tell that's kinda what WWE's been building to, but now Bryan's back, this might not turn out so well for Reigns crowd reaction wise. Not if Ziggler wins.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2014 8:30:56 GMT -5
If he's tossed from the Rumble earlier than the very end, HHH and Stephanie will stop the match and have a live sex celebration in the middle of the Rumble ring.
Without the bed or the covers.
..........because you people who keep praising HHH deserve it.
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Post by Sephiroth on Dec 30, 2014 8:40:27 GMT -5
I actually don't think so, at least not this year. Last year really was a perfect storm of events to turn fans on the product in such a fashion. This year the circumstances are not the same.
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Post by wahoowah11 on Dec 30, 2014 8:42:55 GMT -5
I dont know if they would hijack the shows, it would be pretty cool to see him win the royal rumble.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Dec 30, 2014 8:54:08 GMT -5
Line Up the TV's, Foley's got his bat ready...
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Post by cabbageboy on Dec 30, 2014 10:13:24 GMT -5
With Bryan back he basically has to win the Rumble. I can't think of another spot on the WM card for him other than him vs. Lesnar. Truth be told I think Reigns needs a secondary title run. I'd put him vs. Rusev at WM, since Reigns could actually use that win to get over. Big Show can screw Reigns at the Rumble, with Reigns beating down Big Show at the Feb. PPV.
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Post by gr1990 on Dec 30, 2014 10:16:09 GMT -5
If Reigns wins, yes.
If Ziggler or Ambrose win and aren't responsible for eliminating Bryan, probably not. Not enough to make a difference, anyway.
It's a funny thing though, if the Rumble was in Sioux City or Peoria or wherever for some strange reason, you'd probably get relatively little backlash against a Reigns win, and certainly not if Bryan wasn't gonna be back. However, unfortunately for WWE they pretty much can't help but book their big events in front of smart crowds if they want a big gate and hot reactions, so no matter how many Raws in the Midwest Reigns gets cheered on, all his big moments will be met with boos all round and he'll look like a failure and that antipathy will then spread to the provincial audiences like we saw with Batista.
At best he'll end up with Cena-style split reactions. Philadelphia is hardly representative of the WWE audience as a whole, but if the wider audience sees Reigns getting shat on, they'll probably follow suit when he comes to their town. Plus Bryan is legitimately hugely popular with almost every kind of fan, I'm not saying it's just monkey-see, monkey-do.
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Post by Macho Pichu on Dec 30, 2014 10:20:43 GMT -5
I actually don't think so, at least not this year. Last year really was a perfect storm of events to turn fans on the product in such a fashion. This year the circumstances are not the same. This. There was more than one reason for the hijacking last year. These include: - Daniel Bryan's story in the previous months required him to be champ
- Bryan being at his peak level of overness
- Nobody liked the idea of Batista vs Orton main eventing
- Batista was a terrible choice as Rumble winner
- Daniel Bryan wasn't even in the match
Nothing even close to any of that is present this year.
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Post by Sephiroth on Dec 30, 2014 10:25:36 GMT -5
I actually don't think so, at least not this year. Last year really was a perfect storm of events to turn fans on the product in such a fashion. This year the circumstances are not the same. This. There was more than one reason for the hijacking last year. These include: - Daniel Bryan's story in the previous months required him to be champ
- Bryan being at his peak level of overness
- Nobody liked the idea of Batista vs Orton main eventing
- Batista was a terrible choice as Rumble winner
- Daniel Bryan wasn't even in the match
Nothing even close to any of that is present this year.
As I see it, the big thing is that last year Daniel Bryan chased the title for the better part of the entire year and then Batista won the Rumble after being back for literally no more than a week or two. It was just so sudden, so out of nowhere, and so inexplicably stupid that fans shot it down aggressively. This year that kind of dynamic doesn't exist-Bryan has been out almost the entire year, and if someone like Reigns or even Ziggler won the Rumble it would be nowhere near as out of the left field as Batista was. The only way I can see the Rumble winner getting the reception from last year would be if it was Cena.
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Post by wildojinx on Dec 30, 2014 10:27:57 GMT -5
At this point, i think the fans wont be happy unless Bryan spends 2015 as champion and defeats every wrestler, diva, announcer, referee, and hall of famer.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Dec 30, 2014 10:32:19 GMT -5
This. There was more than one reason for the hijacking last year. These include: - Daniel Bryan's story in the previous months required him to be champ
- Bryan being at his peak level of overness
- Nobody liked the idea of Batista vs Orton main eventing
- Batista was a terrible choice as Rumble winner
- Daniel Bryan wasn't even in the match
Nothing even close to any of that is present this year.
As I see it, the big thing is that last year Daniel Bryan chased the title for the better part of the entire year and then Batista won the Rumble after being back for literally no more than a week or two. It was just so sudden, so out of nowhere, and so inexplicably stupid that fans shot it down aggressively. This year that kind of dynamic doesn't exist-Bryan has been out almost the entire year, and if someone like Reigns or even Ziggler won the Rumble it would be nowhere near as out of the left field as Batista was. The only way I can see the Rumble winner getting the reception from last year would be if it was Cena. while the average fan would be content with a Reigns win, us 'Net fans will be most than certainly pissed about it.
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Post by Society of the Spectacle on Dec 30, 2014 10:35:04 GMT -5
I think if they are adamant about Reigns winning, they need to have Bryan's elimination come at the hands of something big. If the fans see that Bryan is lined up for something big, it will take some of the bad feelings away. However, when I say big, it has to be big. I mean, logistics aside it would have to be Kurt Angle or Shawn Michaels big. Or maybe Brock somehow drops the title at the Rumble and attacks Bryan in the Rumble or something. Or maybe even something like a Finn Balor/Hideo debut to attack Bryan or something (yes, I know that would be a fast call up for them). The point being, if fans see that WWE is handling Bryan's star lightly, like he's just another guy on the roster, having him eliminated by Sheamus or something, then yes the fans will not take it well, and the hijacking will begin.
If it is shown that Bryan is important to the higher ups and is given a meaningful match that will showcase him, then it will be okay. I think fans will be okay with Bryan not having another Wrestlemania moment (since he got an awesome one last last year) in favor of someone like Ziggler or Ambrose....if Bryan is featured in a great match up at Wrestlemania with a opponent with some buzz around them.
And if WWE is smart they will cook up something big for Bryan because not only will there be backlash if they lazily throw something together for him, but the winner and face going into Wrestlemania will suffer because the crowd will rebel and chant for Bryan, and someone like Dean, Dolph, or whatever up and coming face doesn't need that.
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on Dec 30, 2014 10:44:23 GMT -5
...probably. but WWE would be out of their mind not to push the most popular guy just because it doesn't fit their plans for Roman Reigns. that'd be like sidlining Steve Austin just because Vince wanted to book the show around Shawn Michaels regardless of what the fans said. Reigns isn't ready yet and I think D-Bry coming back will buy him some more time. and if he still isn't ready this time next year it's time to look elsewhere.
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Post by Sephiroth on Dec 30, 2014 11:14:24 GMT -5
And baring mind also-I think a major factor last year was that WWE had tried multiple times to veer Bryan away from the title, such as having him feud with Bray Wyatt. And fans shot it down each time, causing them to cut it short, and as a result I think that by the Rumble a lot of fans thought WWE had finally acknowledged Bryan as the top guy and were going to send him into WM. So when Batista won without Bryan even being part of the match it just set fans on fire ten times worse. It felt like WWE was almost deliberately trying to alienate their own audience at that point.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Dec 30, 2014 11:15:26 GMT -5
...probably. but WWE would be out of their mind not to push the most popular guy just because it doesn't fit their plans for Roman Reigns. that'd be like sidlining Steve Austin just because Vince wanted to book the show around Shawn Michaels regardless of what the fans said. Reigns isn't ready yet and I think D-Bry coming back will buy him some more time. and if he still isn't ready this time next year it's time to look elsewhere. Yeah but Bryan was the most popular guy last year, and their plan was to push Batista's return down our throats. Granted, I'm probably the only one here that thought CM Punk should've won the Royal Rumble. He also had issues with the Authority going back 3 years, but the best they could come up with when he called them out on their bullshit was Triple H/CM Punk at Wrestlemania. And if Trips didn't want to put over Punk 3 years earlier when he was at his hottest, what would cause a change of heart now? People complain about Cena being stale, but Trips has been stale for almost 15 years now.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2014 11:47:46 GMT -5
Yeah, the more I think about this, I don't think Bryan is going to win. I do think Roman Reigns will get crapped on if he wins, and I can't see Ziggler winning it.
So, my prediction: no one wins.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Dec 30, 2014 11:50:10 GMT -5
Swerve: number 30, 'Real American' plays, Hogan Leg-drops everyone. Hogan's going to WrestleMania, brother!
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