Jan 25, 2015, 09:06 PM
OK people, thoughts on the Rumble?
Lesnar, Rollins and Cena match was pretty good match. They've made it so Lesnar doesn't have to show up until Wrestlemania with him apparently suffering a broken rib. Rollins was really good, keeping up with both veterans. Overall probably the best match of the night. I predicted Lesnar to win to be the champion till Wrestlemania so it wasn't that much of a shock. Having Cena beat Flairs record isn't a good idea because nowdays you can gain/lose a title a lot so each reign doesn't mean much,
The rumble itself was a disappointment. Best surprise entrant by far was Bubba Ray Dudley, doing the most out of it. Boogyman and DDP didn't really do much. They really screwed up by eliminating Bryan so early into the match, the crowd went absolutely dead up until Mizdow entered. It grew again but didn't achieve much. Also disappointing not to see Orton return, he would have gotten a bit pop, something to bring the crowd up. Shame no NXT star was brought up.
Bray was pretty good, holding on as the top heel of the match. Him eliminating Bryan was a good move in cementing his heel status, but it happened too early.
Reigns winning wasn't a surprise, would have been better if Ambrose won, he has the crowd behind him so much more, is stronger on the mic and more diverse in matches. It's way to early for Reigns.
The only decent thing to come out of the final four (well five if Rusev is counted) was The Rock coming out and helping Reigns. Considering he was all over social media with him being at the Rumble it wasn't a shock him actually doing something. The only thing was what was he going to do, but the "keep it in the family" pic was a pretty good giveaway (The Rock is actually the cousin of Roman Reigns). If he didn't show up to get that pop there was a big chance that the crowd would have rioted. The loud "bull!$#$" chant at the end was really clear, even the commentary pointed it out. Even with the Rock they still showed their frustration at Reigns winning.
Overall, one of the worst rumble matches. Slightly better than last years but the quality has really dropped. They have too many mid card stars who aren't doing anything, not enough top guys to bring the pops and the void in between is really noticeable. They've really gotta step up their game this year.
Gonna be interesting to see where they're going from here on tomorrows Raw. Cena really has nothing left but to feud with Rusev, which is gonna go too well. The Authority it gonna target Reigns more, in a fast track way to get him up to champion material. Ambrose can still feud with Bray but I don't know for how much longer. I have no idea what they're gonna do with Bryan, he's probably gonna be relegated down because they have nothing for him, like what's gonna happen with Ziggler and Ryback.
Lesnar, Rollins and Cena match was pretty good match. They've made it so Lesnar doesn't have to show up until Wrestlemania with him apparently suffering a broken rib. Rollins was really good, keeping up with both veterans. Overall probably the best match of the night. I predicted Lesnar to win to be the champion till Wrestlemania so it wasn't that much of a shock. Having Cena beat Flairs record isn't a good idea because nowdays you can gain/lose a title a lot so each reign doesn't mean much,
The rumble itself was a disappointment. Best surprise entrant by far was Bubba Ray Dudley, doing the most out of it. Boogyman and DDP didn't really do much. They really screwed up by eliminating Bryan so early into the match, the crowd went absolutely dead up until Mizdow entered. It grew again but didn't achieve much. Also disappointing not to see Orton return, he would have gotten a bit pop, something to bring the crowd up. Shame no NXT star was brought up.
Bray was pretty good, holding on as the top heel of the match. Him eliminating Bryan was a good move in cementing his heel status, but it happened too early.
Reigns winning wasn't a surprise, would have been better if Ambrose won, he has the crowd behind him so much more, is stronger on the mic and more diverse in matches. It's way to early for Reigns.
The only decent thing to come out of the final four (well five if Rusev is counted) was The Rock coming out and helping Reigns. Considering he was all over social media with him being at the Rumble it wasn't a shock him actually doing something. The only thing was what was he going to do, but the "keep it in the family" pic was a pretty good giveaway (The Rock is actually the cousin of Roman Reigns). If he didn't show up to get that pop there was a big chance that the crowd would have rioted. The loud "bull!$#$" chant at the end was really clear, even the commentary pointed it out. Even with the Rock they still showed their frustration at Reigns winning.
Overall, one of the worst rumble matches. Slightly better than last years but the quality has really dropped. They have too many mid card stars who aren't doing anything, not enough top guys to bring the pops and the void in between is really noticeable. They've really gotta step up their game this year.
Gonna be interesting to see where they're going from here on tomorrows Raw. Cena really has nothing left but to feud with Rusev, which is gonna go too well. The Authority it gonna target Reigns more, in a fast track way to get him up to champion material. Ambrose can still feud with Bray but I don't know for how much longer. I have no idea what they're gonna do with Bryan, he's probably gonna be relegated down because they have nothing for him, like what's gonna happen with Ziggler and Ryback.
