Ok, I understand that A LOT of people aren't happy with WWE for what happened in Philadelphia tonight. I, on the other hand, am. This is why I loved this year's Royal Rumble match.
1: Starting with Miz & Truth
They borrowed a technique employed at Royal Rumble 2000 for this one. At that show, the Rumble match was coming up immediately following an absolutely amazing WWF Championship street fight between Cactus Jack and Triple H. In order to give the Madison Square Garden crowd a chance to catch their breath, the first two entrants in the Rumble were D-Lo Brown and Grandmaster Sexay. This year, they used The Miz and R-Truth. Even better than just using it to cool the crowd down, was that they actually had Miz being number one mean something later in the match! But we'll get into that later.
2: Bubba Ray Dudley
My head almost fucking exploded when Bubba Ray came out. The second I heard the bomb drop at the start of his theme I almost threw my god damn laptop. And I guess since D-Von couldn't be there for whatever reason, R-Truth was a black enough replacement. If Bubba Ray comes back full time, I see Ascension vs Dudleys for Mania. If not, this was still a great way to pop the ECW-favoring Philly crowd, and it made me go nuts. And him in the ring with Harper was soooooo fucking cool.
3: Wyatt Family Reunion
The brawling between Rowan, Harper and Bray was pretty cool to see, especially if it leads to some kind of Rowan/Harper match at Mania. It didn't end up meaning much, but it was just an awesome visual with all three going at it.
4: Bray Wyatt's Dominance
His 1-on-1 eliminations of The Boogeyman, Sin Cara, and a returning Zack Ryder brought me thoughts of Rikishi in 2000 and CM Punk in 2010. Especially when he cut a promo in the middle of all of it. He looked great throughout the match, but never better than in this stretch. It seems like they've got big plans for The Eater of Worlds.
5: The Bryan Elimination
Time for controversy, I suppose. Let me lay this on the table first: I would have preferred Daniel Bryan winning the Royal Rumble. But, if they were going to eliminate him, that is the way to do it. Bray Wyatt has always had the problem of being a heel that doesn't get booed, thus making him, by definition, a bad heel. Who THE FUCK doesn't want to boo Bray Wyatt now? He basically killed our pets and took a shit on our chests. If they're setting Bray up to be the next big heel, Daniel Bryan is the guy to feud him with. A++ on the execution of that elimination, WWE. Oh, and D-Bry got tossed out by TWO of the most dominant heels in the company. So yeah, he still looks just fine.
6: The Hoss Rumble
At one point, the combatants in the ring were Ryback, Rusev, Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt, Jack Swagger and Big E. This is nothing more than my personal wrestling preferences, because there's not much I love more than a good old fashioned hoss fight.
7: Big Show and Kane Wreck Shit
This was one of the things that I saw people hate the most. Throughout WWE, there's a problem with people that are supposed to be heels not getting booed by the crowd. Well, Kane and Big Show are genuinely hated by the audience, so having them take the fan favorites and dump their lifeless bodies over the top rope not only makes the fans hate these big fat cunts even more, but it helps the people they tossed out get even more adoration. Ambrose and Ziggler are better off for it, trust me.
8. Roman Reigns Wins
I don't even feel like explaining this anymore. Roman Reigns has an incredible amount of talent, and, whether you like it or not, he won't be booed in many places that aren't full of smarky shitsticks like Philadelphia is. Roman Reigns is THE future of WWE, and to me, that's not a bad thing. He has THE LOOK (yes, that is a very, very real thing), he has a really cool moveset, and with time, he'll be where he needs to be on the mic. It may have been a little too early, but I can't complain about Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar main eventing WrestleMania.
9. The Overall In-Ring Action
Just some of the stuff the people in the match were doing throughout was pretty awesome, especially the likes of Daniel Bryan and Tyson Kidd.
10. The Storyline Progression
Between the impending Miz and Mizdow split, The Rock now being in The Authority's crosshairs, Kane and Big Show being ULTRA MEGA CUNTS, Bray being almost unstoppable, D-Bry seeking redemption, Ambrose and Ziggler wanting to get back at The Authority, everything has aligned itself for one hell of a Road to WrestleMania in 2015.
Ok, those were the things that I liked. Here's what I didn't care for.
1. THE CROWD
Everytime someone on twitter said how "good" the Philadelphia crowd was, a baby was run over by a semi truck. THEY CHANTED FOR CM PUNK. IN 2015. I feel like that on its own should be enough. They tried to be soooooooooo cool and edgy, and instead were just being pieces of shit.
2. Show and Kane Eliminating Bray
I thought it was great that they scooped lifeless Ziggler and Ambrose out of the ring, but having them do it to Bray was just weird. If they put all the work earlier into making Bray get heat, why have the two shittiest pieces of shit in the entire match throw him out? I didn't get that.
3. Rusev's Final Elimination
I feel as though having Rusev get something at least resembling offense in on Roman would've been better than just having him whiff on a savate kick, get Speared, and tossed out. While that part made him seem a little hokey, that doesn't discredit everything else he did during the match.
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