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Originally Posted by XL
Not only has Shane competed in a Rumble, it was the Greatest Royal Rumble.
Agreed you’re not trying to argue with anyone; it seems we’re all in agreement that the Rumble was “fine” - albeit you’re arguing from a position of “on paper”, when some of us have actually watched it (more fool us, right?). 
It seems we depart along the following lines; I think it’d be great they actually did something interesting, you’re resigned to the fact that they won’t.
“Fine by Rumble standards” and “textbook for a Rumble” shouldn’t be where they are aiming. |
I cannot remember much about the Greatest Royal Rumble, so I honestly did not even register that as a possibility.
I appreciate you’re trying to see my point of view. I’ll mainly agree with what you’re saying, except I don’t even think that it was as bad as people are saying. It’s not my idea of good, but a lot of what I am seeing suggested are just things they’ve done countless times in other uninteresting Rumbles.
We don’t need a cliche NXT appearance every year. Or Cesaro doing his signature spots…again (and I love the guy). Would this Rumble really be improved by a Headbanger appearing as a “surprise?”
What entertains the hardcore fan is very different from what appeals to more general audiences. Shane McMahon, Bad Bunny and Johnny Knoxville are probably way more effective in that role than most of the other suggestions I have seen.
Compare this Rumble to the 2001 one. You had lots of tag teams in that, with very few of the members meeting up. Drew Carey was in. D’Lo got shafted. You had Grand Master Sexay but no Scotty. No fun Kaientai spots. A bunch of talented guys like Saturn, Raven and Tazz got eliminated by jokes. Did Taker even do anything special? All we got for surprises were Haku, Big Show and
Honky Tonk Man? Really? Did really need to be the runner-up, the marathon man and get the most eliminations ever? Why did they protect Rock so bad with the Chokeslam through the table? Why bring back Big Show just to have him lose so easy? Rikishi didn’t do much. Billy Gunn in the final four? Bradshaw and Albert sucked. I can’t believe The Hardys went so early. No Shawn Michaels. Why did Austin get to enter after being laid out on the floor? Couldn’t they have just let Kane win? Austin didn’t need it and winning 3 times is overkill.
Y it can do this with so many Rumbles. I’m not saying this was as good as 2001, but it was structured in a pretty conventional way. I think what the internet wants is so far away from what would even be considered a good Rumble anyway.