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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2015 19:00:26 GMT -5
I never understood why people thought Bryan would be in the Rumble in the first place. He was never advertised for it and was only mentioned for the Wyatt match. At the time I didn't really care that much since I figured Batista/Orton had ZERO shot of ever being a WM main event. To be fair WWE never really said if Daniel Bryan was going to be in the Rumble or not. Like I think the only mention was Daniel Bryan in some radio interview two days before the show and even then we weren't sure if he was working an angle or plans change all the time. Like I know you can't advertise every person appearing in the Rumble, but you always advertise the big names that are going to appear in the Rumble and Daniel Bryan was the second biggest and most popular babyface at the time. Like they advertised the f*** out of CM Punk, Batista, The Shield, Del Rio, The f***ing Miz, Kane, The Real Americans, Rey Mysterio, for weeks. It was a very sleazy move by the WWE because they knew they would lose a couple of buyrates if they announced ahead of time if Daniel Bryan wasn't competing in the Rumble so they sent Daniel Bryan to say so in some local radio station a few days before the event so they can say "see I told you so. You're stupid to give us money." Plus there was no real excuse for it. Like right after The Rumble it was revealed that The Authority barred Daniel Bryan entering the match, they could of made that into an angle on a Raw or even a Smackdown right before the show at least. Like I said it was one of the most carny moves WWE has ever done to it's audience. |
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Post by metylerca on Jan 16, 2015 19:01:42 GMT -5
Mysterio was in the Rumble headshot video package, FFS. Anyone who actually thought Bryan might be #30 was being delusional. I remember ruining it for everybody I watched with about a minute before he came out. "They had Mysterio in the video package, he hasn't come out yet." I got booed. Thanks Rey |
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Jan 16, 2015 19:05:07 GMT -5
Nevermind that
Xavier was screwed man.. He lost his slot to a midget in a bull costume.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jan 16, 2015 19:07:50 GMT -5
Also. Should have been #BNB THAT I can agree with. |
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Post by Famous Rocking Chimes on Jan 16, 2015 19:09:15 GMT -5
Mysterio was in the Rumble headshot video package, FFS. Anyone who actually thought Bryan might be #30 was being delusional. I think everyone will gladly admit that Bryan coming out at #30 was pushing it, but all we had to hang on was hope. It all worked out in the end anyway but oh boy, this forum was must read material during the build up to Mania. |
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Jan 16, 2015 19:16:51 GMT -5
I knew Bryan wouldn't be number 30. He had an injury angle earlier in the night.
Wasn't all that surprised that Rey was number 30. Didn't care either way.
I was cheering for Reigns. The idea of Batista vs Randy Orton(Which, let's be real, that was their plan) in 2014 had zero appeal to me. Reigns might not have been ready, but Batista vs Orton one-on-one would have been utter bullshit and completely counterproductive.
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Jan 16, 2015 19:26:44 GMT -5
Just read the thread My god it's not often I get that angry whilst watching WWE but yeah, I'm still somewhat bitter about it now. Who the hell thought bringing back a 45 year old guy who hasn't been in the ring for nearly 4 years and not in the best shape ever and having him win the rumble was a good idea? I remember my comment on page 204 being popular with some  |
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Post by Ishmeal Loves BBL Bayley on Jan 16, 2015 19:36:40 GMT -5
I don't know if people expected it so much as were holding out hope for it because even an idiot (well maybe barring Dixie Carter) couldn't f*** it up. The guy was the hottest star in the company and had been for a while. It made too much sense to not happen.
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Post by Famous Rocking Chimes on Jan 16, 2015 19:36:54 GMT -5
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Post by Boo! on Jan 16, 2015 19:48:41 GMT -5
I seem to remember there was heat on the fact he wasn't in the Cena vs Orton match too.
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Post by randomlurker on Jan 16, 2015 20:38:57 GMT -5
At 28 I knew Mysterio was one of the remaining guys so there was a chance Bryan could have been among the last two. I completely forgotten about Big E so it was when he came out where I knew for certain that Bryan wasn't in it.
Afterwards, I just felt emotionally deflated to the point that I just didn't care. Didn't care enough to take joy in watching the crowd boo the living hell out everything. Deflated and defeated for being invested in an underdog character that was defeated by the Authority, replaced by the Big Show, then got muddled with the Wyatts before losing that feud as well. All of this would have been okay if they were setting up Bryan to reclaim his rightful title, but by the end of the Royal Rumble it was obvious that the WWE had no plans to do so. It's still amusing to think there are/were people that actually thought Bryan winning at 30 was "all part of the plan."
I loved the Shield and I really do believe that you can make all three members top stars, but even then Reigns was already getting the spotlight at the expense of others that when he, Sheamus, and Batista were the final three, I didn't have anyone to root for. They were all of the same machine.
It will be funny in the upcoming Rumble when Bryan gets eliminated and Reigns gets to throw that wrestler over the top for some free pop.
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Post by Speedy Cerviche on Jan 16, 2015 21:03:30 GMT -5
I thought it was hysterically funny when the crowd turned on the match itself. Easily my favourite crowd reaction to any of WWE's events.
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Post by Urfarkendarf on Jan 16, 2015 21:10:18 GMT -5
I did not expect him at the time, so I wasnt disappointed. I was disappointed the weeks prior when it was made pretty clear that he wasnt going to be in it.
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Post by gnr123 on Jan 16, 2015 22:44:50 GMT -5
Next to Rock beating Cena, Bryan not winning the Rumble in 2014 was one of the dumbest, ass-backwards booking ever. I still remember being so deflated and just plain frustrated when Rey cam out, I was so surprised that WWE could be that stupid to not have the most over guy on the roster not win the Rumble. Poor Rey, they sent him out to the wolfs to continue to push their own bullshit story that made no sense. Bryan winning the Rumble that year was what should have happened. Batista had nothing to do with the WWE Championship and had no right to be in the main event. Bryan was the babyface when the Authority storyline began, and should have been the one to end the Authority. Shoehorning Big Show, than Cena, than Batista as the conquering hero was pathetic and made no f***ing sense all. Thank God the people booed the shit out of WWE plans and they changed everything up.
It's the first time I have actively saw WWE go completely against the fans and basically say "f*** you" to all the paying customers and viewers (or in their case "deal with it!")
I just hope this year they right the terrible wrong from last year. Because, if not, we'll be just where we were last year.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2015 23:23:54 GMT -5
Next to Rock beating Cena I really don't see the harm there. Rock beating Punk when he did, yeah, that was dumb, much less doing it twice. Cena though... It's John Cena. He cannot possibly lose any credibility at this point no matter what he does. With the crowd they were in front of (and really the people watching all over the planet) and the story they wanted to tell for Mania 29, there was really absolutely no harm in it. |
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Post by Unocal 76 on Jan 16, 2015 23:25:04 GMT -5
How much of the reaction that night was who won?
Suppose it was Sheamus who won instead.
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Post by cabbageboy on Jan 16, 2015 23:29:11 GMT -5
Booking wise what made anyone think Bryan was winning? He had been totally buried and joined the Wyatts for a while, and the Rumble was the payoff to that whole deal. Add to it Batista was portrayed as the conquering hero coming back for the Rumble and it was obvious to anyone that the guy was winning. The Rumble last year was a really fun PPV for all the wrong reasons. If you think they've learned anything you're probably wrong. Consider that WWE booked Cena and Orton against each other several times last year after that Rumble match was crapped on by that crowd.
As I have said on here: This year they could do a lot more damage. Batista overall meant nothing so it was easy enough to turn him heel again and put Bryan in the match. However, Reigns is someone they are building for the future so if they seriously have him win the Rumble at Bryan's expense the fans will violently turn on this scenario in a way that makes last year look tame. The irony of everything is that Bryan's storyline now is totally fresh since he's been off for months and was never even in the Rumble last year. Since he was hurt he was also not the sacrificial lamb to Lesnar and instead can be the hero that vanquishes the monster.
If WWE seriously books Reigns to win the Rumble over Bryan--in Philly no less--then they are even dumber than I thought they could be.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2015 23:30:49 GMT -5
How much of the reaction that night was who won? Suppose it was Sheamus who won instead. Batista undoubtedly made it worse, but anybody would've gotten the crowd's wrath that night other than Punk and Reigns, and Reigns was really just because he'd put on a good performance through the match and was at the end the only alternative to Batista left standing; the crowd really was giving him as much shit as they were anybody else before that. The crowd gave up on the match as a whole when it became clear Bryan wasn't coming out. |
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Jan 16, 2015 23:31:25 GMT -5
How much of the reaction that night was who won? Suppose it was Sheamus who won instead. Sheamus was getting booed pretty hard as well, and having the guy who beat Bryan in 18 seconds at Mania 28 wouldn't have been the best move to appease the crowd. Roman Reigns was the closest thing to something fresh and exciting (well at the time, now he's become the Batista), so that would have been the re-write if they decided the reaction was too much. |
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Post by Unocal 76 on Jan 16, 2015 23:48:10 GMT -5
But compared to Batista basically coming in after 4 years on the sidelines and winning the Rumble- Sheamus winning 2x really couldn't have been any worse?
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