So FAN, after a year, let's talk THAT incident

[Malibu Stacy]

1) I didn't expect Bryan to be in the Rumble and was fine with it, as I was operating under the pretense that WWE was purposely yanking the audience's chain with regards to Bryan, and they would fine an alternate way to insert him into the WM main event. No way they could be so dumb as to think Orton vs. Batista was a worthy headliner for WM30, the biggest Wrestlemania thus far!

2) Disappointed, simply because 2014 past his prime Rey Mysterio and his scotch taped Popsicle stick knees could just shove off, regardless of whose spot he was taking. I'd completely forgotten he was hyped for the Rumble. The entire arena erupting into boos was both cathartic and hilarious to me. I agree with everyone who said it already, whoever decided Rey should be #30 should have been fired, or at the very least had their mouth taped shut to keep them from expressing any ideas in the future. I'm sure Rey Rey has some spare tape in his Med Kit.

For the record, while I agree on Rey, JBL, and Khali being spots wasted, I LOVED seeing El Torito in the Rumble. I thought it was both hilarious and adorable, and his little back-and-forth with Punk made me laugh

3) When it came down to the final 2, I was REALLY hoping an audible would be called and they'd have Reigns win instead of the planned Batista finish. I figured they could just iron out the details later. Was somewhat disappointed they went with the planned finish, but the humongous dump the crowd took on it was highly amusing and like I said before, I was still under the assumption that Bryan would find his way into the WM main event somehow so I wasn't too bummed. It really wasn't until after Elimination Chamber that I finally gave up on it.

[Ryushinku]

Didn't expect Bryan at be #30 whatsoever, so zero shock when he wasn't.

Didn't boo Rey Rey, I was by myself in my own living room for godssakes, but yeah I was amused by the vast amount of heel heat poor Mysterio was getting.

Reigns vs Batista, I figured done deal for Batista so my interest wasn't strong there. It's not a Rumble I'm all that fond of and I haven't bothered to see it since...if I did, it'd pretty much be just to see that Mysterio reaction again, heh.

[SUPES]

I was enjoying the Shield being featured incredibly well in addition to a crowd that felt genuine emotion for the match, even if it was highly negative emotion. I'll take that any day over a dead crowd sitting on its hands.

Then again, I'm one of the fans that while I wanted D-Bry to get the mod, took solace that he was gonna smash whatever role he was put in for WM30, whether it was against Sheamus, Wyatt, the HBK dream match, or boomeranging back to HHH and/or Orton.

[Tony Schiavontay]

Should have been Bad News Barrett at number 30.

[Mid-Carder]

Am I the only one who felt bad for Batista? The guy looked completely despondent at the end, when he should have been acting happy. It wouldn't surprise me if the reaction really got to him. The terrible decisions of last year are no more his fault than Rey's or anyone else. And he was a total pro at Mania and after, putting over DB and the Shield.

[Bub (BLM)]

Jan 19, 2015 13:27:04 GMT -5 Mid-Carder said:

Am I the only one who felt bad for Batista? The guy looked completely despondent at the end, when he should have been acting happy. It wouldn't surprise me if the reaction really got to him. The terrible decisions of last year are no more his fault than Rey's or anyone else. And he was a total pro at Mania and after, putting over DB and the Shield.

Well according to Dave himself, he told them that coming back as a babyface was going to backfire. They just didn't listen.

[Andy Martin]

Jan 18, 2015 6:58:18 GMT -5 Jedi-El of Tomorrow said:

The funniest thing about all of that is Mick Foley destroying a television. That will show WWE, destroy your own property.

Foley isn't the smartest man on the planet.

[Deleted]

1. I was SO happy Rey Mysterio finally got booed.
2. Batista winning still sucks because it was babyface Batista and not Douchetista. I can't believe some people were celebrating this in a non-ironic way.

[Ryushinku]

That night, the crowd put the Boo in Booyaka Booyaka.

[Deleted]

Remember folks, I call next year. See you all next Rumble season

[Deleted]

Suddenly last year looks genius.

[El Cokehead del Knife Fight]

They never f***ing learn

[cageking666]

Ok folks, two years and running

Questions about last year

If you expected Daniel Bryan to win, why? Knowing he was not fully recovered, did we REALLY expect him to go for a second WM Moment?

How did you feel about Bubba entering?

Wyatt dominating?

Axel taken out by Rowan?

During the local man fiasco, was it Ryback, Ambrose, Ziggler or Wyatt that made you start giving up on everything?

Did you have any joy knowing Rusev was not eliminated?

[Some Guy]

Jan 23, 2016 22:19:42 GMT -5 cageking666 said:

Ok folks, two years and running

Questions about last year

If you expected Daniel Bryan to win, why? Knowing he was not fully recovered, did we REALLY expect him to go for a second WM Moment?

How did you feel about Bubba entering?

Wyatt dominating?

Axel taken out by Rowan?

During the local man fiasco, was it Ryback, Ambrose, Ziggler or Wyatt that made you start giving up on everything?

Did you have any joy knowing Rusev was not eliminated?

-I didn't expect Bryan to win, I knew Roman would win the Rumble in 2015 at SS 2013 and everyone was picking him by mid December
-Cool I guess? He looked much bigger than his TNA days, which was unfortunate
-Fine with, until the shitty Bryan elimination
-Didn't care much
-Ziggler. I had hopes for Ziggler given his extreme overness and the fact that he still had some momentum. When he was gone I was out mentally.
-A bit, but I knew Roman would win so it didn't matter.

[A Platypus Rave is Correct]

was bumping this thread really necessary?

[Professor Chaos]

And I would do anything for FAN... But I won't do THAT.

[SAJ Forth]

I did not expect him to win. I knew his return would be a bit of a stress test,, but I knew they made a mistake putting him in knowing how fans wanted him to win.

It was awesome to see Bubba Ray return, even if it was confusing on where he would be for 2015.

Wyatt looked good for most of it, until later.

I asked myself why they didn't just have Rowan in it if Axel wasn't going to be, though AxelMania is a great gimmick.

Ziggler was it. After he was punched, you knew the match was dead.

I laughed knowing a man who's gimmick was literal communism was getting more cheers than the man that would be Champion by year's end.

[The Legend of Groose]

I think it was when 29 came out, it hit me that Rey was #30. I was kind of mad that Bryan was not in but I expected it as he had a match with I think Bray Wyatt earlier in the night. I was more pissed off it at the fact Batista won it and WWE really thought Randy Orton VS Batista was a good mania main event.

Bryan getting thrown out in short order last year in the last Rumble I was more pissed off with. There was no reason for Bryan not to win that.

[Deleted]

Last year's Rumble was one of the most boring ones they've ever done. Whoever booked it needs to stay away from today's.

They turned the crowd around on Reigns, but I still think they should have called an audible and had someone else win.

[Mozenrath]

Jan 24, 2016 2:36:07 GMT -5 The Legend of Groose said:

I think it was when 29 came out, it hit me that Rey was #30. I was kind of mad that Bryan was not in but I expected it as he had a match with I think Bray Wyatt earlier in the night. I was more pissed off it at the fact Batista won it and WWE really thought Randy Orton VS Batista was a good mania main event.

Bryan getting thrown out in short order last year in the last Rumble I was more pissed off with. There was no reason for Bryan not to win that.

He wasn't really thrown out in short order, he did pretty well in fact, but I get the feeling they wanted him a far ways away from the end, to try to soften the blow. It didn't work, suffice to say.