Think they'll ever start the Rumble PPV with a Rumble match?

[rrg251]

They've started Money in the Bank and Hell in a Cell PPVs with eponymous matches, think they'll ever do the same with the Rumble?

[Celexa Bliss 54]

I could see the women's Rumble opening the show at some point. Hell, maybe even this year.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Haven’t they? Thought they opened with the Women’s one year?

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

Could’ve swore they already did

[Celexa Bliss 54]

Jan 26, 2021 17:34:25 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

Haven’t they? Thought they opened with the Women’s one year?

No, since 2018, they've had one Rumble at the halfway mark, then the other Rumble close. The opening matches have usually been hot though:

2018: Styles vs. KO and Sami

2019: Becky vs. Asuka

2020: Roman vs. Corbin

[Stu]

Last year's show began with Reigns/Corbin.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Jan 26, 2021 17:39:44 GMT -5 Celexa Bliss 54 said:

Jan 26, 2021 17:34:25 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

Haven’t they? Thought they opened with the Women’s one year?

No, since 2018, they've had one Rumble at the halfway mark, then the other Rumble close. The opening matches have usually been hot though:

2018: Styles vs. KO and Sami

2019: Becky vs. Asuka

2020: Roman vs. Corbin

Well there ya go. Could have sworn it opened one year.

[Celexa Bliss 54]

Jan 26, 2021 17:46:03 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

Jan 26, 2021 17:39:44 GMT -5 Celexa Bliss 54 said:

No, since 2018, they've had one Rumble at the halfway mark, then the other Rumble close. The opening matches have usually been hot though:

2018: Styles vs. KO and Sami

2019: Becky vs. Asuka

2020: Roman vs. Corbin

Well there ya go. Could have sworn it opened one year.

Well, the women's Rumble went on second last year, which is earlier than I thought it happened. So there's that lol

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Jan 26, 2021 17:53:22 GMT -5 Celexa Bliss 54 said:

Jan 26, 2021 17:46:03 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

Well there ya go. Could have sworn it opened one year.

Well, the women's Rumble went on second last year, which is earlier than I thought it happened. So there's that lol

That’s probably what I was thinking of. Plus, Roman v. Corbin, that’s not worth remembering anyway.

[bob]

I think it would be a good idea to with there now being one for men and women

that way the audience doesn't get burned out from having them so close to each other

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I'm a big fan of "bookending" shows. Like, if there's two Rumbles at the Royal Rumble, then one should open the show and one should close it. And that goes for other shows that feature multiple matches of one type.

And I liked it when TLC was tables match, ladder match a couple matches later, chairs match a couple matches later, and a TLC match for the main event.

And since I brought up bookending, even if the show isn't specifically named after a match the opening match should relate to the main event. For example, Big E and Xavier win the tag belts in the opening match, and then Kofi wins the World title in the main event. Then even though other stuff happened, it was "New Days Night". Or have a husband win a male title of some type in the opening match and then his wife wins a women's title of some type in the main event, stuff like that.

[fw91]

Women’s match should open this year

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Jan 26, 2021 20:10:49 GMT -5 fw91 said:

Women’s match should open this year

This was the match they announced / will announce the first 2 entrants for, yes?

If so, they should absolutely start the PPV off with that this year. Don't even need the Rumble match introduction first..... music hits, everyone should know what that means, and then start the intro.

[msc]

Hopefully one day, at a show that isn't even the Rumble, so it can be like that Simpsons where Homer skips church.

"We interrupt this Jackson Ryker match to bring you.... a Royal Rumble!"