Positive Royal Rumble thread

[4real]

Know a lot of people are down from last nights Rumble but what stuff on the show did you enjoy?

For me:

Ivory Rumble spot and promo
Nikki ASH as a heel is great stuff
Mickie James, Melina & Lita return pops
Roman v Rollins was match of the night
Excellent finish to Lashley v Brock
Mixed tag was quite decent
Bad Bunny looked incredible again an absolute natural.
Rollins entrance

Will edit if I remember more. Or any from the Men’s Rumble match!

[Instant Classic]

Big E shaking his hips and Kevin Owens putting his hands in front of his face.

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Moments from the Rumble matches that I enjoyed:

-Mickie James coming out with the Impact title to "Hardcore Country"
-Ivory
-Shotzi and Lita getting to work with each other
-Nikki A.S.H. vs Mighty Molly
-Bad Bunny (Dude's genuinely really good at this wrestling shit and clearly loves it)
-The hometown pop for Orton

Other things:

-The entire Seth vs. Roman match
-Big Air Becks doing a goddamn flip
-Edge and Beth's entrance was cute

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

The Right To Censor Ivory spot is an all-timer comedy spot for any Rumble match.

[Citizen Snips Has Left]

It was on Saturday night. I could actually watch the whole thing, not just Seth/Roman and the Women’s Rumble.

[thehottag]

Reigns/Rollins was absolutely stellar

[Ludwig Kaiser’s Walk]

Bad Bunny can come back and promote a tour anytime he wants, because he’s pretty damn good

Orton’s pop was awesome, and I enjoyed Riddle’s RKO, even if it wasn’t super clean

Ivory was great

[häšhtå.gdālėÿ]

I fully enjoyed the women’s rumble.

Seth Rollins fxxxing rocks.

[berlynwright]

AJ atleast getting most eliminations and being the ironman. The strongest he looked in years
Owens getting good reaction and people booing his elimination
Bad Bunny again taking the sports seriously unlike most celebrity guest
Riddle in final 4

Ivory spot, obviously
Sarah Logan getting decent reaction
Aaliyah lasting way longer than i expected

[Bang Bang Bart]

Seth entering with the Shield gear and music was f***ing brilliant.

[Ryushinku]

The thing which I still like most about the women's Rumble is having the former stars return.

For a long time in this business, and just as much sadly in other business as well (especially media and entertainment), women have been increasingly downplayed by the time they hit 30 and practically ghosted by the 'ancient' late 30s.

Much shorter careers, usually a handful of years active, while the men can merrily continue on for decades and appear through their 40s, their 50s, even 60s at times.

It's been slowly changing for the better, and that I can have, say, a Lita-Mickie James sequence in a 2022 Rumble is something I do really appreciate.

[prettynami]

I haven't watched in awhile so I didn't know anything going in...

But I liked the women's rumble for 90 percent of the match. I liked the nostalgia parts, it was nice to see Sarah Logan and OMG THEY ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT HER CONNECTION TO LIV during it. It was fun seeing the Bellas and that they naturally had to betray one another like old times. I actually sorta enjoy the idea that Michelle McCool is some sort of untapped Rumble specialist. Hahaha.

I had a person with me who doesn't watch wrestling on the regular at all (like a PPV here and there)... And they LOVED the Nikki A.S.H. and Mighty Molly spot as well as the Ivory bit. They also became a huge fan of Aaliyah for some reason lol.

I also thought the mixed-tag match was good fun with some really nice moments - particularly for Edge and Beth.

I actually liked some of the "no-name" guys in the men's rumble getting a chance to shine.

Edit: Almost forgot how great Mickie James coming in as Impact Champ was. Almost forgot because they booked her pretty well in the match itself - so good she felt like a legit member of the roster not some person who was meant to rush in for a pop then disappear.

[smokinvokoun86]

It was cool to see Mickie James actually treated with respect, which I was pleasantly surprised about. And I had reservations about her going back there, but in this case I was proven wrong.

Also it was nice seeing Ivory as she’s not someone they always trot out there and she looked great.

[Hurbster]

The Rumble never disappoints. Great show. I rarely go on this forum anymore but I could not resist this thread.

[1 Free Moon-Down with Burger]

I had fun during the show. I really did. During matches I dipped from the live thread mostly and it made a world of difference.

[sarkerpolseng]

I like Doudrop vs. Lynch. Doudrop kicked the shit out of Becky

[häšhtå.gdālėÿ]

Ya, shout out to Mickie James. Her final WWE run was cursed. She constantly looked awful and washed. Glad she’s seemingly back to doing her thing and got a little make-good from TeashbagGate.

[Jindrak Mark]

I loved Nikki ASH taking out Might Molly.

Her as like a Professor Chaos has potential. She thinks she’s an evil mastermind supervillain when she’s a mild inconvenience at best.

[repomark]

Yeah I thought it was a really good show to be honest. Was quite shocked at the overall negative reaction to it on this forum - but people can only react as they see it so fair enough.

Seth v Roman has a case for best ever match with a DQ finish. Just superb story telling and a lot of fan service with the call backs - esp the Shield entrance by Seth.

Heyman turning on Brock was a nice moment but I wonder if it should have been saved for mania. I also was on board with Brock doing a Becky and winning the rumble after losing the title earlier in the show. Babyface Brock has been an enjoyable refresh for him, and this is actually the first time I am interested in Brock v Roman going into mania.

Probably could have shed a bit of time off the card given there are two rumble matches. Did they really need to do the mixed tag for instance - as Edge and Miz could have given the men’s rumble match some much needed extra star power. Also prob didn’t need Becky title defence - although it was a perfectly decent match.

Ronda coming back and winning I also enjoyed - albeit she clearly needs a bit of time to shake off the ring rust.

Always enjoy the rumble, and it being a Saturday this year was a big help!

[fw91]

Johnny Knoxville's pop and he didn't overstay his welcome.