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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jan 25, 2022 12:29:21 GMT -5
My case is simple, the Saudi show is going to be the one with the bigger storylines. Legends returning. Etc....
Due to that show being one month after the Rumble now for a few years, to me, it's certainly taken away the interest level for the Rumble.
Anyone feel the same way? Or other reasons why you aren't hyped for the Rumble on Saturday?
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Jan 25, 2022 12:34:22 GMT -5
Given all of the discussion around the women's Rumble, it feels like the releases are driving down enthusiasm. The Rumble's spectacle and excitement is so built on having a variety of wrestlers and what they all do, and the conversation for one of the Rumbles turning into "How exactly are they going to fill it?" just makes it easy to think of all of the wrestlers who won't be there.
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Post by Spider2024 on Jan 25, 2022 12:40:12 GMT -5
I'm relatively hyped. Both Rumbles seem like wide open fields in terms of who could win, so I'm intrigued to see who they give the wins to.
All the other matches on the card, not so much. MAYBE Bobby Lashley will win, but Rollins/Doudrop definitely won't.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Jan 25, 2022 12:41:48 GMT -5
It's the one thing I never thought I'd lose interest in, every time I've kinda of gotten out of WWF/E there was always the Rumble, this year, meh.
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Post by robferatu on Jan 25, 2022 12:42:53 GMT -5
Even though, they've done a poor job of building up both Rumbles this year... I'm actually somewhat excited about the women's one because I feel between Bianca BeLair possibly being a repeat winner, the Mickie James variable, and the potential returns of Rhonda Rousey, Sasha Banks, Alexa Bliss and Asuka returning.
It just feels like there's more going on for it.
The men's Rumble feels very midcard, and I wouldn't be surprised like when Charlotte won the female one and challenged for the NXT Women's Championship a few years ago if whomever wins this year's does that same, and maybe they'll pull the trigger on AJ Styles winning it and challenging for the NXT World Championship or something.
But yeah, this is probably the least excited I've been for the men's Rumble match that I've ever been.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Jan 25, 2022 13:11:15 GMT -5
I'm excited for the show itself in a vacuum but the Mania matches we likely have coming up don't excite me.
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Post by eJm on Jan 25, 2022 13:15:41 GMT -5
Given all of the discussion around the women's Rumble, it feels like the releases are driving down enthusiasm. The Rumble's spectacle and excitement is so built on having a variety of wrestlers and what they all do, and the conversation for one of the Rumbles turning into "How exactly are they going to fill it?" just makes it easy to think of all of the wrestlers who won't be there. This is a good descriptor of how I feel because I’m someone that, even though my non-watching, watched the Rumbles last year and did a number game with it as I traditionally do because they are a blast to do. But…it’s hard to get excited when it feels like something you might even get invested in during the match itself (Billie Kay last year, for example), might not even be there a couple of months later because line needs to go up.
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Post by chronocross on Jan 25, 2022 13:26:31 GMT -5
I'm kinda hyped over the Men's Rumble match, Lashley vs. Lesnar and to see how Reigns and Rollins try to outcheat the other in their title match.
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Post by Ishmeal Loves Kaseyhausen on Jan 25, 2022 13:30:35 GMT -5
It's the Rumble so sure, I'm always down
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Post by ayumidah on Jan 25, 2022 13:30:48 GMT -5
I kind of am. I'm very interested in how they go with Seth vs Roman. And the rumble is always one of my favorite match types. The rest of it is just there, though.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2022 13:33:06 GMT -5
I'm pretty excited for it. Both title matches should be really good (even though the Rollins/Reigns outcome isn't even in doubt for me) and I like how unpredictable the Rumble matches themselves are. I also like that it's on a Saturday.
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Post by salz4life on Jan 25, 2022 14:28:36 GMT -5
I always get a bit of excitement for the Rumble.... even when the product isn't the best.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2022 14:41:34 GMT -5
I will be saturday night.
Before then? Nah.
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Post by asuka007 on Jan 25, 2022 14:54:26 GMT -5
I mean the whole thing looks like kind of a mess:
-The Men’s Rumble feels very, midcard, because the top guys are all in title matches or out.
-The Women’s Match lacks star power in general. And there’s only like 3 women who feel built up enough to believably win it tops.
-Becky vs. Bianca could be fun. But the feud feels rushed and the outcome is not in doubt.
-Etc.
The two world title matches are the only semi-compelling things on the show imo.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Jan 25, 2022 15:23:26 GMT -5
It's one of the rare occasions when I'm looking forward to the title matches as much as the actual RR matches. Lesnar/Lashley and Reigns/Rollins could have easily been Wrestlemania main events. I'm still a little surprised that not just one but both of them are happening here.
I like how the Rumble winners are pretty up in the air. I have no idea who is winning the men's Rumble (unless it's Roman or Brock after losing their title which would be terrible). And the women's has quite a few contenders. Did they exaggerate Sasha's recovery time so no one's expecting her to show up and win here? The Alexa stuff is probably leading to her ditching the Fiend stuff and going back to her Goddess persona so it would make sense for her to win and face Charlotte after what happened at Extreme Rules. Bianca winning and getting revenge on Becky? Charlotte is in it and you can never rule out her winning any match. A returning star like Ronda Rousey or Asuka? Or a main roster debuting NXT star they want to make a big deal (fairly quick!) of which Io and Raquel would probably be the main options.
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Jan 25, 2022 15:25:46 GMT -5
If it ends up on in my living room I'll probably slide over and watch it, if it's not then I'm cool paying it no mind and saving my popcorn for after the show when I can come on here and see how it went.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Jan 25, 2022 15:36:05 GMT -5
It's the first time that I'm looking much more forward to the non Rumble matches then the Rumbles themself. The men's just feels really meh with most of the top stars in the two title matches and the women's is just kind of a mess mainly due to them not having a roster big enough for it. On the other hand Brock and Lashley is a first time match up that really should be the Mania main event. Roman and Rollins has been done before but not with their current gimmicks. Even Becky against Doudrop while the outcome is obvious it's still an intriguing match because of the heel vs. heel dynamic in that I'm interested how the match goes before they get to the predictable result.
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Post by CeilingFan on Jan 25, 2022 16:22:18 GMT -5
I am only watching it because I was invited to a party. WWE isn't getting my money!
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Post by jivesoulbrah on Jan 25, 2022 16:43:31 GMT -5
It’s only the Rumble matches I care about, then I’ll go back to hating the product.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jan 25, 2022 17:00:24 GMT -5
First time since 2006 I'm not even going to bother to watch it. No one I want to see win either match and I can't see them doing anything at Mania in the current landscape that I'd be remotely interested in so f*** it.
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