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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Dec 17, 2019 1:46:26 GMT -5
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Minute Maid Park - Houston, Texas--- SCHEDULED MATCHES30-MAN ROYAL RUMBLE MATCHParticipants: AJ Styles, Aleister Black, WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion Big E, Bobby Lashley, Braun Strowman, WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, WWE RAW Tag Team Champion Buddy Murphy, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Elias, Erick Rowan, John Morrison, Kevin Owens, King Corbin, WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston, The Miz, Otis, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, Ricochet, Roman Reigns, Rusev, Samoa Joe, WWE RAW Tag Team Champion Seth Rollins, WWE Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura, Tucker and 4 to be announced Brock Lesnar will be the #1 entrant30-WOMAN ROYAL RUMBLE MATCHParticipants: Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Charlotte Flair, Dana Brooke, Mandy Rose, Natalya, Nikki Cross, Sarah Logan, Sonya Deville and 21 to be announced STRAP MATCH FOR THE WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt (c) v Daniel Bryan WWE RAW WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHBecky Lynch (c) v WWE Women's Tag Team Champion Asuka WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHBayley (c) v Lacey Evans FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE MATCHRoman Reigns v King Corbin WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHAndrade (c) v Humberto Carrillo Shorty G v Sheamus Announced matches may change without notice--- |
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Post by CeilingFan on Dec 17, 2019 6:11:56 GMT -5
I want to see the AOP in the Rumble!
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Post by I'm Team Bayley and Indi on Dec 17, 2019 6:13:42 GMT -5
no matter how disenchanted I am with the product or even how bad the previous Rumble match was, I can't help but look forward to the Royal Rumble match (or matches now) each year
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Dec 17, 2019 6:34:28 GMT -5
no matter how disenchanted I am with the product or even how bad the previous Rumble match was, I can't help but look forward to the Royal Rumble match (or matches now) each year It's one of the greatest match concepts in wrestling history. Mass participation, tangible stakes, a mystery element with the unannounced entry order or even the entries themselves at times, centered around a match type that is easy to understand for a non-fan... It's hard to stuff up a Royal Rumble (goodness knows they've tried, though). |
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Post by MiLB Fan on Dec 17, 2019 7:04:49 GMT -5
I posted this in the thread about Houston hosting the Rumble, but in case anyone missed it: WWE will be using a setup similar to last year’s show with the wrestlers coming out of the dugout. It looks like this one won’t have the slight bend in the aisle.  |
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Post by Rican on Dec 17, 2019 9:40:32 GMT -5
no matter how disenchanted I am with the product or even how bad the previous Rumble match was, I can't help but look forward to the Royal Rumble match (or matches now) each year Yup. Haven't watched in months, barely following the product, but the Rumble is always fun. I'll definitely be watching. |
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Post by msc on Dec 17, 2019 10:48:45 GMT -5
The best PPV of the year. Hoping for a better mens Rumble after last years average one.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2019 13:15:15 GMT -5
I posted this in the thread about Houston hosting the Rumble, but in case anyone missed it: WWE will be using a setup similar to last year’s show with the wrestlers coming out of the dugout. It looks like this one won’t have the slight bend in the aisle. I loved that baseball field setup. ......really loved the bend too (SO old school), but if this field thing is a tradition for Rumble now then thumbs way up. |
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Post by eJm on Dec 17, 2019 15:47:38 GMT -5
no matter how disenchanted I am with the product or even how bad the previous Rumble match was, I can't help but look forward to the Royal Rumble match (or matches now) each year Pretty much. Watched some of them in a bar and the atmosphere is amazing when a surprise pops up or someone popular wins. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2019 16:41:26 GMT -5
Usually the Rumble is a selling point for me regardless but honestly this year I really don't have any investment in who wins either one. I dunno, might see how I feel come showtime, but given I'm prepared to drop money on NJPW at the start of the month I'm not feeling terribly tempted to give more to WWE presently.
Also not that they have the good sense to do this but Brock desperately needs to lose the belt on this show. He is just this huge black cloud hanging over Raw at the moment.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2019 17:18:19 GMT -5
Since I've sworn off watching, I've been wondering if I will bother to do my Women's Rumble Stats this year. I might just hand the data over to someone else.
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Post by fw91 on Dec 17, 2019 18:05:23 GMT -5
i just hope the pacing is better. Women's rumble took an eternity and the men's was rushed. There had to be like 30 second intervals.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2019 18:14:36 GMT -5
This year they do desperately need to open with one Rumble then close with the other. Putting them both late in the show is just exhausting.
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Post by XIII on Dec 17, 2019 18:20:27 GMT -5
Royal Rumble is the best concept in wrestling history bar none.
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Post by rnrk supports BLM on Dec 17, 2019 20:40:01 GMT -5
I want Kofi and Morrison thrown out at the same time and they both land on their hands and have this extended capoeira handstanding fight sequence outside the ring trying to eliminate each other.
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Post by jivesoulbrah on Dec 17, 2019 21:00:46 GMT -5
What do you guys think was the best rumble of the 10’s? I’d probably say 2018 followed by 2017. A lot of forgettable ones this past decade and some god awful ones like 2010 and 2015.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Dec 18, 2019 0:51:26 GMT -5
no matter how disenchanted I am with the product or even how bad the previous Rumble match was, I can't help but look forward to the Royal Rumble match (or matches now) each year It's one of the greatest match concepts in wrestling history. Mass participation, tangible stakes, a mystery element with the unannounced entry order or even the entries themselves at times, centered around a match type that is easy to understand for a non-fan... It's hard to stuff up a Royal Rumble (goodness knows they've tried, though). It's even better when you know the story on how the Rumble caught on. The first one they ever did was at a house show, and it was a disaster because no one really comprehended the rules, and it left Vince with a bad taste in his mouth. But when WWF brass collaborated with USA execs on ideas for a TV special, they liked the idea of the Royal Rumble match because Dick Ebersol likened it to run ins during a match, except they were both legal and continuous. So, the reason this concept has become a pillar of WWE's booking and calendar year is because it's basically official outside interference. |
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Post by PTBartman on Dec 18, 2019 11:34:54 GMT -5
I ditto everything said so far and add that it also gave birth to maybe the greatest performance of all time, Bobby Heenan’s commentary in 92. It was a great card that night and Heenan was on fire but when the rumble started Heenan slipped into a whole new gear. He actually had me on my feet cheering when Flair won. And then I realized he was the heel. Best match ever.
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Post by KofiMania on Dec 18, 2019 16:28:56 GMT -5
Who do you think gets the shot at Lesnar here, assuming he wrestles? I’ve read some rumblings about Ricochet. That would be fun.
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Post by government mule on Dec 18, 2019 17:29:11 GMT -5
I'd guess they'll get back on the Reigns bandwagon and have him defeat The Fiend at WM.
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