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Post by J is Justice on Sept 9, 2022 22:03:49 GMT -5
Warlord got eliminated by Hogan in two seconds in 89, had a whatever 8 minute run in 90 where he was used as fodder for a way past his prime Andre The Giant, and then was eliminated in under two minutes in 91 and 92 despite getting excellent draws in both with 29 and 30 respectively. Also didn't eliminate one guy in all four of his appearances which is pretty pathetic for a big strong guy like him. Yeah, Warlord is always the first to come to mind when I see this question.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Sept 9, 2022 22:09:58 GMT -5
How about when Dolph Ziggler had had a big dramatic walkout forfeiting the US title for no reason just to show up in the Rumble as #30 and then get eliminated in two minutes? It's like they had some cool big surprise planned but then it fell through so they had Ziggler interrupt his vacation for the bare minimum amount of effort.
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Post by CMWaters on Sept 9, 2022 22:19:09 GMT -5
How about when Dolph Ziggler had had a big dramatic walkout forfeiting the US title for no reason just to show up in the Rumble as #30 and then get eliminated in two minutes? It's like they had some cool big surprise planned but then it fell through so they had Ziggler interrupt his vacation for the bare minimum amount of effort. But is that better or worse than his first Rumble appearance when he was still in "Hi, I'm Dolph Ziggler" mode?
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Post by 4real on Sept 9, 2022 22:47:37 GMT -5
Karl Anderson AND Luke Gallows in 2020 made me so mad. Just boring nothings with no crowd interest, no interesting spots or any storyline purpose They were in there because they were AJ’s boys and I’m guessing were to play some part in AJ going far if he hadn’t got injured.
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Post by Rudy Gobert Weather Machine on Sept 9, 2022 22:57:32 GMT -5
Also god damn 3 Minute Warning looked pathetic in the 03 Rumble. WWE literally booked those dudes to suck at everything except hate crimes.
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Post by CMWaters on Sept 9, 2022 23:01:53 GMT -5
Also god damn 3 Minute Warning looked pathetic in the 03 Rumble. WWE literally booked those dudes to suck at everything except hate crimes. I still get a chuckle at how one of them (can't remember if it was Jamal or Rosey) shouted in anger at Rikishi after he got the stink face.
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Post by Susan "Poison" Candy on Sept 10, 2022 8:58:56 GMT -5
Also god damn 3 Minute Warning looked pathetic in the 03 Rumble. WWE literally booked those dudes to suck at everything except hate crimes. I still get a chuckle at how one of them (can't remember if it was Jamal or Rosey) shouted in anger at Rikishi after he got the stink face. It was Jamal lol
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Sept 10, 2022 14:40:14 GMT -5
I still get a chuckle at how one of them (can't remember if it was Jamal or Rosey) shouted in anger at Rikishi after he got the stink face. It was Jamal lol JR: "I wonder what Rikishi had for breakfast? Maybe Jamal can tell us." Jamal had a lot of heat at the time due to getting arrested for starting a bar fight and getting testy with the Police when they arrested him. Rikish stinkfacing him was part of his punishment. It's also why the 3 Minute Warning was dropped so quick and why he was released a few months later. Oddly enough though in that Rumble while they were both ineffective in that neither eliminated anyone they both actually lasted a decent bit. Rosey was in for over 10 minutes and Jamal was in for over 16 and was still in there after all 30 had entered which is odd booking for someone who was in the doghouse. You think they would've had him get eliminated in short order right after he took the stinkface.
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Post by CMWaters on Sept 10, 2022 14:43:58 GMT -5
JR: "I wonder what Rikishi had for breakfast? Maybe Jamal can tell us." Jamal had a lot of heat at the time due to getting arrested for starting a bar fight and getting testy with the Police when they arrested him. Rikish stinkfacing him was part of his punishment. It's also why the 3 Minute Warning was dropped so quick and why he was released a few months later. Oddly enough though in that Rumble while they were both ineffective in that neither eliminated anyone they both actually lasted a decent bit. Rosey was in for over 10 minutes and Jamal was in for over 16 and was still in there after all 30 had entered which is odd booking for someone who was in the doghouse. You think they would've had him get eliminated in short order right after he took the stinkface. Also makes me wonder, despite the push at being damn hard to beat and such, if the Umaga character was partially a punishment too, since he went from bruiser who acts normal to classic Samoan stereotype (even if he did make it work).
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Post by Nosnorb on Sept 10, 2022 14:49:13 GMT -5
JR: "I wonder what Rikishi had for breakfast? Maybe Jamal can tell us." Jamal had a lot of heat at the time due to getting arrested for starting a bar fight and getting testy with the Police when they arrested him. Rikish stinkfacing him was part of his punishment. It's also why the 3 Minute Warning was dropped so quick and why he was released a few months later. Oddly enough though in that Rumble while they were both ineffective in that neither eliminated anyone they both actually lasted a decent bit. Rosey was in for over 10 minutes and Jamal was in for over 16 and was still in there after all 30 had entered which is odd booking for someone who was in the doghouse. You think they would've had him get eliminated in short order right after he took the stinkface. Also makes me wonder, despite the push at being damn hard to beat and such, if the Umaga character was partially a punishment too, since he went from bruiser who acts normal to classic Samoan stereotype (even if he did make it work). IIRC, Umaga was WWEs response to Samoa Joe, who as someone who was an excellent technical wrestler and moved like a cruiserweight, went against a lot of the stereotypes of Polynesian wrestlers.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Sept 10, 2022 14:51:17 GMT -5
JR: "I wonder what Rikishi had for breakfast? Maybe Jamal can tell us." Jamal had a lot of heat at the time due to getting arrested for starting a bar fight and getting testy with the Police when they arrested him. Rikish stinkfacing him was part of his punishment. It's also why the 3 Minute Warning was dropped so quick and why he was released a few months later. Oddly enough though in that Rumble while they were both ineffective in that neither eliminated anyone they both actually lasted a decent bit. Rosey was in for over 10 minutes and Jamal was in for over 16 and was still in there after all 30 had entered which is odd booking for someone who was in the doghouse. You think they would've had him get eliminated in short order right after he took the stinkface. Also makes me wonder, despite the push at being damn hard to beat and such, if the Umaga character was partially a punishment too, since he went from bruiser who acts normal to classic Samoan stereotype (even if he did make it work). Originally the plan was for him to just come back as Jamal again as part of 3 Minute Warning with a returning Bischoff (who had been off TV since getting fired as GM and thrown in the dumpster by Cena) as their manager. They even worked one dark match together. However instead they ended up releasing Rosey and giving Jamal the Umaga gimmick. Also there was rumors they originally wanted to bring Samoa Joe in with the Umaga gimmick but I guess talks fell through so then they gave it to Jamal instead.
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Post by Hulk With A Mustache on Sept 10, 2022 14:56:49 GMT -5
Bastion Booger..Dude never even made it out. At least Spike Dudley got a far as the ramp. And, it was his only Rumble match. The man didn't make it to his only Rumble match. Kayfabe wise, this has to be it.
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Post by government mule on Sept 10, 2022 17:13:05 GMT -5
Tazz in the 2001 Rumble for turning up for 5 seconds in his tracksuit then f***ing back off again.
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Post by Hulk With A Mustache on Sept 10, 2022 17:17:04 GMT -5
JR: "I wonder what Rikishi had for breakfast? Maybe Jamal can tell us." Jamal had a lot of heat at the time due to getting arrested for starting a bar fight and getting testy with the Police when they arrested him. Rikish stinkfacing him was part of his punishment. It's also why the 3 Minute Warning was dropped so quick and why he was released a few months later. Oddly enough though in that Rumble while they were both ineffective in that neither eliminated anyone they both actually lasted a decent bit. Rosey was in for over 10 minutes and Jamal was in for over 16 and was still in there after all 30 had entered which is odd booking for someone who was in the doghouse. You think they would've had him get eliminated in short order right after he took the stinkface. A quick elimination might look bad, but it's an easy night. You get paid to work less than a minute. A long stay is 15 or more minutes in the ring getting beat on by a bunch of guys. Ric Flair may have looked great winning the 1992 Rumble, but he had to stay out there for nearly an hour. Sure, he had the conditioning to do it, but he still must have been sore and exhausted afterwards.
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Post by dangerousdanpotato on Sept 10, 2022 17:55:11 GMT -5
Bastion Booger..Dude never even made it out. At least Spike Dudley got a far as the ramp. And, it was his only Rumble match. The man didn't make it to his only Rumble match. Kayfabe wise, this has to be it. This applies to Skull as well in the 1998 Rumble. Although, he had the somewhat more sympathetic excuse of having been beaten up backstage rather than having eaten up backstage.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Sept 10, 2022 17:56:39 GMT -5
I'll also vote for Mil. Wasn't over and he was such a childish primadonna that he eliminated himself because God forbid anyone look good wrestling him. I honestly wonder how he avoided getting his ass beat in every time he left Mexico.
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Post by CMWaters on Sept 10, 2022 17:56:51 GMT -5
And, it was his only Rumble match. The man didn't make it to his only Rumble match. Kayfabe wise, this has to be it. This applies to Skull as well in the 1998 Rumble. Although, he had the somewhat more sympathetic excuse of having been beaten up backstage rather than having eaten up backstage. He was in 95 as Jacob Blu (or Eli, I forget which one was which with those two).
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Post by jason1980s on Sept 10, 2022 19:36:44 GMT -5
I love the 1989 Warlord elimination with Jesse saying, "he didn't last two seconds, Gorilla." It was even worse than Luke from 1991.
Pretty much everyone from 1995 were awful, except maybe 4 or 5 guys. It was probably the lowest point in the careers of most of those guys-in WWF.
I also never understood why Vince, who seemed so gung ho about his own creations, would put so many outsiders in Rumbles. I get Tenryu and their working relationship but then he had guys like Omari, Squat Team and even Doug Gilbert who were like WTF moments for even Vince and Mr. Perfect. Even Dory Funk Jr. came out to little to no reaction in 1996. These were spots that long term employees like Bushwhackers should have gotten and they would have gotten a good pop from the crowd.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Sept 10, 2022 20:02:20 GMT -5
I'll also vote for Mil. Wasn't over and he was such a childish primadonna that he eliminated himself because God forbid anyone look good wrestling him. I honestly wonder how he avoided getting his ass beat in every time he left Mexico. Shooting on him would probably get you blackballed. Diva or not, he’s still a massive star.
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Post by Woo on Sept 11, 2022 1:17:27 GMT -5
Relative to his status, Mil Mascares has to be one of the worst. He's not that entertaining in ring, crowd really doesn't go all that nuts for him, and other than eliminating a few other Lucha Libre talent, his big spot is looking like an idiot for eliminating himself via a crossbody on an opponent that was already thrown out. Mil shouldn't have been eliminated though, he never went over the top rope. The same with Chavo in 2006
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