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View Poll Results: How motherfucking pumped are you for this show?
So motherfucking pumped! 4 22.22%
Pretty motherfucking pumped! 3 16.67%
Just a little motherfucking pumped! 7 38.89%
Not that motherfucking pumped! 2 11.11%
I am not motherfucking pumped at all! (PS I am a loser and I have no friends) 2 11.11%
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Old 02-02-2022, 05:20 PM   #1
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2020 Rumble when Lesnar entered at #1 and eliminated a million guys was great...
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Old 02-02-2022, 05:53 PM   #2
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2020 Rumble when Lesnar entered at #1 and eliminated a million guys was great...
Yeah, I’ve said that one was great before. The show itself around it seemed kind of flat though.

Not every Rumble is going to be 1992. Honestly, where would everyone rank this one and why?
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Old 02-02-2022, 06:38 PM   #3
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Yeah, I’ve said that one was great before. The show itself around it seemed kind of flat though.

Not every Rumble is going to be 1992. Honestly, where would everyone rank this one and why?
I watched it and I would say the lack of creative character stuff during the match left it feeling bland. Obviously it lacked surprises and was reliant on the #30 spot which is probably one of the worst potential outcomes unless the superstar at 30 is a true surprise.

I don't think the Rumble needs any major names coming from outside the promotion but it doesn't hurt to bring back a few crowd favorites. I would have gone with NXT guys that have a strong fan base.

Basically the issue is you have no real thread in this Rumble, AJ is in for a while and seems to play the guy keeping it all together but he get's tossed out unceremoniously, and the same thing with theory. The fans get hot for Orton and Riddle but nothing special happens with either guy.

It was just a basic Rumble with nothing too interesting getting you through it and then Brock comes in and takes it over and that's it. Pretty much a Rumble you can enjoy from highlights but it's not creatively satisfying like 92 with major stories starting and being developed.
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Old 02-03-2022, 07:23 AM   #4
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The overall show or the match?
The match.

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I watched it and I would say the lack of creative character stuff during the match left it feeling bland. Obviously it lacked surprises and was reliant on the #30 spot which is probably one of the worst potential outcomes unless the superstar at 30 is a true surprise.

I don't think the Rumble needs any major names coming from outside the promotion but it doesn't hurt to bring back a few crowd favorites. I would have gone with NXT guys that have a strong fan base.

Basically the issue is you have no real thread in this Rumble, AJ is in for a while and seems to play the guy keeping it all together but he get's tossed out unceremoniously, and the same thing with theory. The fans get hot for Orton and Riddle but nothing special happens with either guy.

It was just a basic Rumble with nothing too interesting getting you through it and then Brock comes in and takes it over and that's it. Pretty much a Rumble you can enjoy from highlights but it's not creatively satisfying like 92 with major stories starting and being developed.
Doesn’t seem like a bad take. I definitely think they could have done more with Orton, but I think the point about surprises is subjective. Many people would consider Bad Bunny, Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre surprises.

Not every Rumble is going to be a masterclass in epic storytelling.
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Not every Rumble is going to be a masterclass in epic storytelling.
It really should be though. I know WWE's model is totally different now than it was in the 80's and 90's, then everything built up to selling PPV's because that was the highest chance of big big pay days for the company and everyone involved. Every show that WWF had, had to build to the pay per view.

Now and since TV rights deals have come into play, the foot is off the gas creatively and WWE sits fat and happy with no reason to push themselves. The Rumble could be a true masterclass in storytelling, why not? You want to make it something super important that leads to something even more important. You can base the whole start of the year off this one match. And treating The Rumble with that kind of creative respect will only give positive returns year after year to fans.

Still, so many fans watch The Rumble that don't watch WWE normally. Wouldn't it be smart to try and hook them with something really great so that maybe you can get back some of those TV numbers you've been losing for the past 15 or more years?
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Yeah, I’ve said that one was great before. The show itself around it seemed kind of flat though.

Not every Rumble is going to be 1992. Honestly, where would everyone rank this one and why?
Went back and watched the 2019 match. Can’t remember who wins this one. Seth?

Interesting how much and how little has changed in the 3 years since.

Surprise Entrants: Jeff Jarrett, Kurt Angle, Johnny Gargano, Pete Dunne, Aleister Black (5)
Talents no longer in WWE: Samoa Joe, Kurt Hawkins, Dean Ambrose, No Way Jose, Andrade, Aleister Black, Jeff Hardy, Braun Strowman, Nia Jax. (9/30% of the field)
Talents not seen in a long time: Titus O’Neil, Mustafa Ali, Elias
Notable Talents in the same/worse position Kofi, Big E, Nakamura, Corbin, Ziggler
Talents that have been elevated: Drew McIntyre, Xavier Woods, Bobby Lashley

Notable happenings: Opening spot with Jarrett/Elis, Ambrose/Rollins continuation of animosity, Titus O’Neil calling back to his GRR botch, NWH’s conga line, nice little feature for Gargano inc. eliminating Jinder, nice little feature spot for Dunne, Drew looking dominant (only to be eliminated by former partner Ziggler), decent little feature for Black inc. eliminating Ambrose, Lashley as IC champ lasting 12 seconds/taking out Rollins, Nia taking out Truth to enter and taking a Ziggler superkick, a 619, and an RKO, Andrade in the Final 4.

It was Seth that won. Went on to beat Lesnar in the opening match of mania if memory serves. To be fair, can’t remember a great deal of stuff that happened in the Rumble meaning much beyond the match.

Verdict: Better than 2022.
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Went back and watched the 2019 match. Can’t remember who wins this one. Seth?

Interesting how much and how little has changed in the 3 years since.

Surprise Entrants: Jeff Jarrett, Kurt Angle, Johnny Gargano, Pete Dunne, Aleister Black (5)
Talents no longer in WWE: Samoa Joe, Kurt Hawkins, Dean Ambrose, No Way Jose, Andrade, Aleister Black, Jeff Hardy, Braun Strowman, Nia Jax. (9/30% of the field)
Talents not seen in a long time: Titus O’Neil, Mustafa Ali, Elias
Notable Talents in the same/worse position Kofi, Big E, Nakamura, Corbin, Ziggler
Talents that have been elevated: Drew McIntyre, Xavier Woods, Bobby Lashley

Notable happenings: Opening spot with Jarrett/Elis, Ambrose/Rollins continuation of animosity, Titus O’Neil calling back to his GRR botch, NWH’s conga line, nice little feature for Gargano inc. eliminating Jinder, nice little feature spot for Dunne, Drew looking dominant (only to be eliminated by former partner Ziggler), decent little feature for Black inc. eliminating Ambrose, Lashley as IC champ lasting 12 seconds/taking out Rollins, Nia taking out Truth to enter and taking a Ziggler superkick, a 619, and an RKO, Andrade in the Final 4.

It was Seth that won. Went on to beat Lesnar in the opening match of mania if memory serves. To be fair, can’t remember a great deal of stuff that happened in the Rumble meaning much beyond the match.

Verdict: Better than 2022.
Sounds like a good assessment. I have not seen either show. I’m really interested in 2022 and 2015 comparisons.
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Sounds like a good assessment. I have not seen either show. I’m really interested in 2022 and 2015 comparisons.
And we’re off…

First things first, this match is part of a “Best of” on the network. Trolling surely.

We start off with Miz and Truth. Probably one of the most lacklustre first 2 ever.

Surprise Entrants: Bubba Dudley, Boogeyman, DDP (3)

Talents no longer in WWE: Luke Harper, Bray Wyatt, Erik Rowan, Curtis Axel (who is still active in this Rumble 7 years later), Sin Cara, Zack Ryder, Daniel Bryan, Fandango, Tyson Kidd, Stardust, Rusev, Goldust, Adam Rose, Damian Sandow, Jack Swagger, Ryback, Dean Ambrose, Big Show (18)

Notable happenings: great reaction for Bubba in Philly and a great little comedy spot with Truth replacing D-Von, former Wyatt Family members mixing it up, Wyatt/Boogeyman interaction, Bray cuts a promo/owning the field until Bryan arrives, crowd reaction to Bryan, Diamond Cutters, crowd reaction to Bryan’s elimination, The Dusts Collide, Rosebuds catch Kofi, immediate negative reaction to Reigns, Miz tries to take Sandow’s spot to re-enter/Sandow goes in himself/comedy after elimination, CM Punk chants, Titus lasts 4 seconds, Ziggler on fire, Show/Kane dump Ziggler’s lifeless body over the top, Show/Kane dump “Iron Man” Wyatt out, Shield reunion vs Show/Kane, boos for Roman, Show/Kane dump Ambrose, “bullshit” chants, Show goes at it with Kane, crowd boo, Roman elims Show & Kane, crowd boos Roman, beat down of Roman by Show/Kane, “We Want Rusev” chants, Rock arrives, arena goes banana, Rock takes out Show/Kane, crowd boos Roman, wait! Rusev was never eliminated, Rusev is eliminated, crowd boos, Rock raises Roman’s hand, crowd boos. HHH & Steph arrive, Rock raises Roman’s hand again, crowd boos Roman again.

Thoughts: This was a pretty well booked and enjoyable match until about the mid-point. The elimination of Bryan killed the match dead. The unfortunate thing is this was completely avoidable. Bryan was away with an injury, they had him return in January and declare for the Rumble. In Philly. Then they had him eliminated about half way through the match to put Roman over. In Philly. The Show/Kane portion dug up the corpse of the match, and did a Katie Vick. I doubt putting Roman over in Philly would have got a much better of a reaction if they’d held Bryan’s return off until after the Rumble but this was the the route they went with. The surprises were more fun than the 2022 offering and were used to better effect IMO.

Verdict: Really tough one. Without Bryan it would probably have been better than 2022, with Bryan it’s worse.
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