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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2015 0:11:46 GMT -5
Screw it, this thread's put me in the mood to rewatch the match. Turned it on now, which is also the first time since Survivor Series I've actually used what I'm paying $9.99 for.
Edit: Nothing sums up 2014 better than the shot of Rusev and Swagger staring each other down while a sign in the background says JOBBER.
Further edit: Good to know a year later Reigns is still pretty awesome in this match.
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Post by TheMediocreWarrior on Jan 17, 2015 16:17:42 GMT -5
Your reaction as Number 30 approached. Were you still hopeful or did the wave of dread hit you?
I knew Mysterio still needed to make his appearance, so after 29 I was let down.
Your reaction to Rey Mysterio coming out. Were you booing him as well? Were you enjoying the idea of Mysterio being bood?
I like Mysterio, but the crowd's reaction made me laugh. Mostly at that point, I felt like WWE had dropped the ball.
Finally, your reaction as we got Roman Reigns vs. Batista. Were you cheering for Reigns, were you done by the final two because you didn't care about either party, or perhaps you already knew Batista was booked to win.
I figured Batista was going to win at that point. I was enjoying the crowd's reactions, and I always like the Royal Rumble anyway, so it didn't bother me too much.
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Post by Nickybojelais on Jan 17, 2015 16:52:52 GMT -5
I was excited and eagerly awaiting Bryan's entrance at number 30. I knew it would blow the roof off the arena and be one of those special moments that you see repeated years afterwards.
Complete apathy, although I did feel really bad for a guy like Mysterio receiving the wrath of the crowd.
Yeah I wasn't cheering for anyone because it was obvious to me who was going to win. It was just too soon for Reigns to be a credible winner (hell it's one year later and it's still too soon for Reigns!)
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Post by PsychoGoatee on Jan 17, 2015 18:50:27 GMT -5
A lot of posters in that topic say they're done with the company etc. But say D-Bry wins it this time, wouldn't it be just as sweet if not sweeter now? Plus now that he has that surgery and recovery taken care of he could have a much longer and more interesting title reign. Last year would've been a great time sure, but I think right now could end up being even better.
And a couple months after that they got a terrific night for Bryan at WrestleMania. If people were genuinly done with the company there, they would've missed that too. But on the other hand, they were right to be appalled at that finish.
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Post by edgestar on Jan 17, 2015 18:58:42 GMT -5
I was at a Royal Rumble party, and nobody booed Mysterio being #30, but nobody was thrilled about it, either. I just hope this year's is better. (I don't mind with Bryan or Reigns, so if it comes down to the 2 of them, it won't bug me  |
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Jan 18, 2015 0:39:44 GMT -5
God, that was a thread and a half. You could literally taste the sheer bitterness in it, and well-deserved, too.
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Post by HMARK Center on Jan 18, 2015 6:27:54 GMT -5
I still think there was one way to salvage the whole thing, though obviously the rest of the year would've gone in a very different direction if they had done it. So you've got the crowd in a lather, they're all going nuts doing "YES" chants, saying yes instead of counting down the seconds to #30's appearance. In that situation, you either suddenly play Barrett's "I'm afraid I've got some BAD NEWS" to give them a slap in the face (and give Barrett major heat), or, perhaps the buzzer sounds, the crowd gets ready to pop, aaaaand: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPinVHOLpjAJust have all the wrestlers in the ring get a "oh no" look on their faces, because the match is basically over. |
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jan 18, 2015 6:58:18 GMT -5
The funniest thing about all of that is Mick Foley destroying a television. That will show WWE, destroy your own property.
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Post by Starshine on Jan 18, 2015 8:03:39 GMT -5
It's amazing how they passed on such a sure thing as Bryan winning the Rumble. It was a total no-brainer and they should have pounced on it. How often do you have the fan base unanimously telling you exactly what they want to see? It's baffling that they thought they knew better, and even worse assumed that we'd just swallow any shit they gave us.
Can anyone seriously say they thought Batista/Orton was the best match they could offer for Mania 30? What the hell was Vince thinking?
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Post by Citizen Snips on Jan 18, 2015 8:19:18 GMT -5
Was that Rey's last major appearance?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 18, 2015 8:21:28 GMT -5
Was that Rey's last major appearance? He was in the Andre Battle Royal at WrestleMania, but hasn't appeared since the RAW after that where he lost to Barrett. |
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Jan 18, 2015 8:21:48 GMT -5
I'm somewhat a fan of how it turned out, however it be speculated as indeliberate, Bryan's absence from the Rumble stomped out that one, final bit of hope, as with any good story, before the hero rose once more.
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Post by Hit Girl on Jan 18, 2015 10:21:30 GMT -5
It worked out in spite of WWE's plans, not because of them. I'm sorry. I missed the part where a new governing body swung into power in January & forced them to change. Wait that didn't happen. WWE creative rightly changed their mind and direction to give the people what they wanted. Which they have always done throughout wrestling history. So again you are so so wrong. No, I'm actually right. That governing body was called "the fans" who pissed all over their preferred booking and forced them to change. Had WWE pushed ahead with their original plans, Wrestlemania XXX's main event would have been a disaster for them of hilarious proportions. You can't argue for WWE having a long term plan when those plans are scuppered by reactions they didn't forsee. |
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Post by cabbageboy on Jan 18, 2015 10:59:02 GMT -5
The problem with the whole Bryan storyline to me is that in pure storyline terms he didn't deserve the WM matches. I always like guys to actually win stuff in order to get other stuff and he really didn't do that. He just took the show hostage to get what he wanted. This year they have the chance to rectify that situation and have him win the Rumble and go on to WM.
I'm also perplexed as to what the long term significance of Batista winning the Rumble was supposed to be. I guess to push a guy who was going to star in a major film, but WWE didn't even promote Guardians! Was Batista going to beat Orton, and if so, why? The whole attempted burial of Bryan is more baffling when WWE didn't exactly have a notable guy to put in that spot.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Jan 18, 2015 11:46:38 GMT -5
The problem with the whole Bryan storyline to me is that in pure storyline terms he didn't deserve the WM matches. I always like guys to actually win stuff in order to get other stuff and he really didn't do that. He just took the show hostage to get what he wanted. This year they have the chance to rectify that situation and have him win the Rumble and go on to WM. I'm also perplexed as to what the long term significance of Batista winning the Rumble was supposed to be. I guess to push a guy who was going to star in a major film, but WWE didn't even promote Guardians! Was Batista going to beat Orton, and if so, why? The whole attempted burial of Bryan is more baffling when WWE didn't exactly have a notable guy to put in that spot. I think they made a storyline case for why Bryan should be in the match without winning the Rumble. Here's the short version: The Authority had abused their power for months to ensure that Bryan lost the WWE Championship and never got a fair opportunity to regain it. After keeping Bryan from being in the Rumble and interfering to make sure Bryan didn't win the title at Elimination Chamber, WWE fans hijacked Raw until the Authority did the right thing and allowed Bryan a title opportunity at WrestleMania. Here's the long version: Triple H had abused his power throughout the fall of 2013 to make sure that Bryan would not be champion. After Bryan won the championship from Cena, Triple H hit Bryan with a Pedigree, which allowed Orton to cash-in Money in the Bank. When Bryan got his rematch, the Authority devised a plan where referee Scott Armstrong would administer a fast count in the event that Bryan was about to win the match, which allowed Triple H to strip Bryan of the title. In Bryan's next opportunity, the Authority attempted to screw Bryan again by sending out Scott Armstrong. However, Big Show thwarted the Authority's plans, though Big Show's interference ultimately caused a no-contest and Bryan was once again denied a fair match. Bryan got one more shot inside Hell in a Cell, but special referee Shawn Michaels hit Bryan with the Sweet Chin Music, which allowed Orton to win the match. Even though Bryan never truly got a fair rematch, the Authority decided he had been given enough chances and Bryan was kept out of title matches. The Authority decided they would not allow Bryan to be in the Royal Rumble match and explained after the show that this was done out of concern for Bryan's well-being due to his match with Bryan Wyatt earlier in the show. Bryan called them out as hypocrites because they routinely made him compete in multiple matches on Raw and sometimes in handicap matches against the Shield or the Wyatt Family. The Authority tried to sabotage a tag match where if Bryan won he would be given a spot in the Elimination Chamber, but their plan backfired as Bryan's team won by disqualification. In the Elimination Chamber match, Bryan is on the verge of victory when the Authority's Director of Operations Kane interferes in the match, allowing Orton to pin Bryan. The fans, feeling that Bryan had been screwed by Triple H and the Authority for the past six months, decided they were fed-up with Bryan being denied a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. The fans decided to hijack Raw until Triple H granted Daniel Bryan a title shot. After Triple H tried and failed to have the fans removed or arrested, he finally relented and allowed Bryan an opportunity to be added to the championship match at WrestleMania. |
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Post by PrinceD on Jan 18, 2015 17:55:13 GMT -5
Don't know if it was brought up, but what about the fans crapping all over the Cena/Orton match??
That was pretty entertaining (in a bad way) in itself. For crying out loud the fans were chanting 'WE WANT DIVAS'!
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Post by cabbageboy on Jan 18, 2015 23:22:02 GMT -5
Of course that didn't stop WWE from putting Cena vs. Orton on various shows the rest of the year, culminating in a HIAC match (which was the 2nd HIAC those two guys have been in). I think one reason they added Rollins now is to avoid the crowd taking a steamy dump all over Cena and the absentee paper champion Lesnar.
The problem with the whole Bryan theory is that he wasn't anywhere near the title by Jan. 2014. He had been jobbed and buried, feuding with Bray Wyatt in that whole goofy and bizarre storyline. In fact he lost at the Rumble itself in fairly clean fashion. As far as the Rumble itself last year, I feel that the crowd didn't entirely turn on the match until CM Punk was eliminated. Once he was gone via that Kane nonsense the crowd violently turned on it.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Jan 18, 2015 23:23:42 GMT -5
"Ahaha, I won the wager!"
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Post by Rican on Jan 18, 2015 23:26:55 GMT -5
-I knew Bryan wasn't coming. There was still some delusion in the back of my mind but I was mostly shocked at how blind they were
-I kinda felt bad for Rey. The WWE just put him in a shitty situation.
-I was hoping Reigns would win and actually thought it would make an interesting storyline. My thought was "hell he's the guy you have pegged for the future anyway, just start now." I just really could not wrap my mind around them REALLY thinking Batista coming back and winning the Royal Rumble in f***ing 2014 was a good idea.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Jan 18, 2015 23:29:29 GMT -5
It worked out in spite of WWE's plans, not because of them. I'm sorry. I missed the part where a new governing body swung into power in January & forced them to change. Wait that didn't happen. WWE creative rightly changed their mind and direction to give the people what they wanted. Which they have always done throughout wrestling history. So again you are so so wrong. f*** yeah, who didn't want Kevin Nash to get involved in the Summer of Punk angle!? Better yet, how about when Cesaro got his push killed after WM XXX because the kid just doesn't cut it and wasn't getting over? Oh oh, who could forget when EVERYBODY begged for John Cena to win the WWE title right after he lost it to Edge at NYR in 2006? Who in the world could want to see a white-hot feud between them culminating at WM instead of a relatively cold and boring HHH feud? Thanks for listening to your fans, WWE! ...Jeez, if you are gonna get that condescending, at least have more than one example. |
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