Originally Posted by XL
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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