Since Gaf shutdown anything wrestling related because 'reasons' I'll be putting one up here to welcome our shunned brethren from NeoGaf to a more free message board.
I'll be adding some more info and stuff later on the Rumble itself but on phone at the moment so can't do much at once.
Anyhoo, who's excited for it ?
I'll be adding some more info and stuff later on the Rumble itself but on phone at the moment so can't do much at once.
Anyhoo, who's excited for it ?
For the first time in WWE history, the reigning WWE World Heavyweight Champion must defend his title in the 30-Superstar Royal Rumble Match when champion Roman Reigns enters the annual melee on Jan. 24.
Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose and Kevin Owens etch another chaotic chapter into their ruthless rivalry when they vie for the coveted title in a Last Man Standing Match at WWE Royal Rumble.
Kalisto has stunned United States Champion Alberto Del Rio twice before — including once to win the stars-and-stripes title. Can The King of Flight accomplish that feat again at Royal Rumble when he meets Del Rio in another title match?
From close allies to bitter enemies, Divas Champion Charlotte and Becky Lynch will look to settle the score when they meet in a championship clash this Sunday at Royal Rumble.
Who is the superior tag team: The unit that possesses the WWE Tag Team Titles or the duo that won the Slammy Award for Tag Team of the Year? The WWE Universe will find out this Sunday at Royal Rumble, when The Usos challenge The New Day for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
For two Superstars, the path to this Sunday’s Royal Rumble Match begins with victory on the Royal Rumble Kickoff.
Shamelessly copied from Gaf.
The only undercard matches I care about: Ambrose over Owens and Kalisto over Del Rio.
As far as the actual Rumble goes, I've read the rumors about how Roman is still the pick, but just don't think that Vince is going to jeopardize all he's done to put Reigns in this position. If Roman wins tonight, it'll be a disaster, he's boo'd out of the building. Again. Which is why I've thought for weeks that they put the title back on Hunter. It's dumb, he doesn't need a title reign at this point, and yet, it makes all the sense in the world. Somebody will eliminate Lesnar to set up his WrestleMania match and Triple H wins the Rumble, probably by personally eliminating Roman.
As far as the actual Rumble goes, I've read the rumors about how Roman is still the pick, but just don't think that Vince is going to jeopardize all he's done to put Reigns in this position. If Roman wins tonight, it'll be a disaster, he's boo'd out of the building. Again. Which is why I've thought for weeks that they put the title back on Hunter. It's dumb, he doesn't need a title reign at this point, and yet, it makes all the sense in the world. Somebody will eliminate Lesnar to set up his WrestleMania match and Triple H wins the Rumble, probably by personally eliminating Roman.
By tri_willy Go To Posti sometimes followed the wrasslin thread on gaf, what the fuck happened??? pls explainA couple people in the community thread begged for PM's to Sunny's porn so Y2Kev decided the best course of action would be to close the thread and threaten to ban all WWE talk if people talk about wrestling in wrestling-related threads.
Either way, hype for this one. Royal Rumble is my favorite PPV of the year. Decided to watch all the previous Rumble matches beforehand and there's some real doozies in there.
I've also been going back through older Rumbles, although not just the matches themselves. Like, I had totally forgotten that Dolph Ziggler has back to back title shots in 2011 and 2012. I'm so used to him basically being nothing so seeing him feud with Edge is like, what.
By rodeoclown Go To PostI've also been going back through older Rumbles, although not just the matches themselves. Like, I had totally forgotten that Dolph Ziggler has back to back title shots in 2011 and 2012. I'm so used to him basically being nothing so seeing him feud with Edge is like, what.I remember enjoying the title match he had with Punk at Royal Rumble 2012. Feel like he's been wasted generally.
Ziggler is a good wrestler but he needs a short break. His gimmick has nothing left in it and he's being reduced to losing to Heath Slater on TV
Oh, Ziggler/Punk is good. It's probably one of the better programs Punk had during his title run, really.
By rodeoclown Go To PostOh, Ziggler/Punk is good. It's probably one of the better programs Punk had during his title run, really.
True true, having AJ and Big E with it helped a lot.
Excited for Del Rio and Kalis to too. Just hope this will mark the end of the feud and help Kalis to onto the next feud. Maybe if Cesaro were back In time. He's great with lunches.
By notworksafe Go To PostA couple people in the community thread begged for PM's to Sunny's porn so Y2Kev decided the best course of action would be to close the thread and threaten to ban all WWE talk if people talk about wrestling in wrestling-related threads.
Either way, hype for this one. Royal Rumble is my favorite PPV of the year. Decided to watch all the previous Rumble matches beforehand and there's some real doozies in there.
thanks for the intel mate. cant see reigns retaining the title for this one. can see a screwjob by triple h or so in the rumble which leads to their match at wrestlemania.
Triple H should screwjob Reigns early in the Rumble. That way, their Mania match is still set up but then there's uncertainty for the rest of the match.
And HHH versus Reigns doesn't have to be for the title.
And HHH versus Reigns doesn't have to be for the title.
By Fintan Go To PostTriple H should screwjob Reigns early in the Rumble. That way, their Mania match is still set up but then there's uncertainty for the rest of the match.
And HHH versus Reigns doesn't have to be for the title.
True true, but I really wonder what the main event will be if it isn't Reigns vd HHH or Lesnar for the title.
Lesnar VS Sheamus again?
By notworksafe Go To PostLesnar vs Owens or even AJ Styles for the title would be badass but would never happenAssuming AJ debuts tonight, what do you think they'll do with him?
That's the real question. I'm hoping they put him in to something interesting and maybe put him on track for a title. Honestly, something cool would be to put him in a program with whoever wins the IC title tonight and then transition into a WHC program once the rest of Bullet Club shows up but who knows. I'm halfway hoping the little row with TNA gives Vince the impetus to push him into something big right away.
Watching RR2010 and lol these first few entries
"I Am Perfection" Ziggler
Evan Bourne
SES Punk who preaches when he eliminates someone
JTG
Great Khali
Everyone either with a totally different gimmick or no long working for the company
edit: Oh shit Beth Phoenix :(
Watching RR2010 and lol these first few entries
"I Am Perfection" Ziggler
Evan Bourne
SES Punk who preaches when he eliminates someone
JTG
Great Khali
Everyone either with a totally different gimmick or no long working for the company
edit: Oh shit Beth Phoenix :(
ah more refugees. I'm telling you wrestleGAF should just move over here like other communities have. This place is a hell of a lot more relaxed and doesn't smell of hypocrisy.
By notworksafe Go To PostLesnar vs Owens or even AJ Styles for the title would be badass but would never happenLesnar/Owens is the match I want. Like real bad. It'd be a hell of a lot more interesting than Lesnar vs the Wyatt family because Owens is a lot more credible than Wyatt's been since he lost to Cena two years ago.
By PsychoRaven Go To Postah more refugees. I'm telling you wrestleGAF should just move over here like other communities have. This place is a hell of a lot more relaxed and doesn't smell of hypocrisy.Dude it's ridiculous. Mods have WrassleGAF basically groveling and begging them not to kill the community when it's obvious it's going to happen no matter what. The small dick syndrome is just shameful.
Oh, and if there was ever a time to hot shot Styles, it's tonight. He'll get a really nice pop, the main event scene is kind of a wasteland, he should immediately be one of the top guys in the company.
By rodeoclown Go To PostOh, and if there was ever a time to hot shot Styles, it's tonight. He'll get a really nice pop, the main event scene is kind of a wasteland, he should immediately be one of the top guys in the company.
Yeah, true but in Vincent mind it's the ultimate dick move to TNA to have Styles dumped out by screw job.
By notworksafe Go To PostDude it's ridiculous. Mods have WrassleGAF basically groveling and begging them not to kill the community when it's obvious it's going to happen no matter what. The small dick syndrome is just shameful.
Yup it's happened to several good communities. I find it funny that a forum which is supposed to bring people together is so damn intent on not letting them actually come together and actually form communities.
By Lupercal Go To PostYeah, true but in Vincent mind it's the ultimate dick move to TNA to have Styles dumped out by screw job.He'll get punched out and thrown over by Big Show. Wait, shit, that could actually happen.
My favorite thing about AJ coming in is that they'll only say things like how he's an indie legend and IWGP champ. Like how Sting disappeared for a decade apparently.
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Thanks for the invite here Moris. Those are easy enough rules to follow. I hit up Sunny/Vince over Twitter with a a link to this thread so hopefully he comes and tells some other wrassle folks to come too.
By Lupercal Go To PostYeah, true but in Vincent mind it's the ultimate dick move to TNA to have Styles dumped out by screw job.With the whole stink TNA is raising over Styles, I'd love for Vince to do something cool with him as a "I won, you lost" type of move. But who knows, burying a guy in the city he worked in for years is probably also tempting.
"For the first time in WWE history, the reigning WWE World Heavyweight Champion must defend his title in the 30-Superstar Royal Rumble Match when champion Roman Reigns enters the annual melee on Jan. 24."
I remember having to do this in Wrestlemania 2000 for N64. Losing that match was probably the only time I was ever emotionally attached to a game other than multiplayer/difficulty rage.
I remember having to do this in Wrestlemania 2000 for N64. Losing that match was probably the only time I was ever emotionally attached to a game other than multiplayer/difficulty rage.
By 33MillionDollarMen Go To PostWhat did wrasslegaf even do, post too many gifs...Minion shitposting + begging for porn links (Sunny in 2016, brehs...) + Y2Kev saying multiple times to knock it off.
The action of 3-4 people. Totally worth shutting down the thread and threatening to ban all wrestling discussion on the forum. WrassleGAF is fucked, will be 100% dead within a month now that the mods have an agenda.
On topic, it's crazy how 6 months ago the Divas division was the hottest of hot garbage and now the Divas match had the best build up of the entire card.
On topic, it's crazy how 6 months ago the Divas division was the hottest of hot garbage and now the Divas match had the best build up of the entire card.
Not to sound like I'm defending WWE Creative™ or anything, but shit takes time to un-sink a sunken ship.
Oh I'm not meaning it as a way to shit on them either. Just pleased to see the results of actually putting effort into the Divas. They can actually tell a good story if they try hard enough (aka at all)
By rodeoclown Go To PostI just don't like Charlotte. She sucks. Without Ric Flair, this feud isn't anything.
When she was her own person and not the female Rick Flair she was great. Sadly the WWE feels that she can't get herself over hence they shove her daddy down our throats and try to turn her into the female version of her daddy.
By PsychoRaven Go To PostWhen she was her own person and not the female Rick Flair she was great. Sadly the WWE feels that she can't get herself over hence they shove her daddy down our throats and try to turn her into the female version of her daddy.It isn't like she much of a character in NXT before. At least it's like more than that.
I just don't she's particularly good. Her promos aren't good, her in ring work doesn't do much for me. (I hate her spear. Oh my god.) This is basically a story between Becky and Ric.
Some questions:
- Where are Brock, Rollins, Cesaro, Danielson, Dolph? You know, the guys that can actually wrestle. Are they all injured?
- How long has Reigns been champion? Also, why? He's awful.
- When did the Dudley Boyz return? And AJ Styles? What?!
- Is Sting still around?
I last watched the previous Rumble, and then WM with a few shows here and there, so please excuse. I don't know how some of you guys do it year after year.
- Where are Brock, Rollins, Cesaro, Danielson, Dolph? You know, the guys that can actually wrestle. Are they all injured?
- How long has Reigns been champion? Also, why? He's awful.
- When did the Dudley Boyz return? And AJ Styles? What?!
- Is Sting still around?
I last watched the previous Rumble, and then WM with a few shows here and there, so please excuse. I don't know how some of you guys do it year after year.
- Brock is in the Rumble match. Seth blew out his knee last November, Cesaro had shoulder surgery, Bryan has a concussion and hasn't been cleared. Ziggler will be in the match and hasn't the slightest chance to win.
-Reigns won the title back at Survivor Series, lost it when Sheamus cashed in and then won it back on Raw.
-Dudleys came back last summer. Styles was just recently signed by WWE, along with Shinsuke Nakamura, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows. AJ is expected to premier tonight, Nakamura later, and the Bullet Club guys are going to NXT first.
-Sting had surgery to repair his neck, which he injured in his match at Night of Champions against Rollins. He'lll only be around to go into the Hall of Fame.
-Reigns won the title back at Survivor Series, lost it when Sheamus cashed in and then won it back on Raw.
-Dudleys came back last summer. Styles was just recently signed by WWE, along with Shinsuke Nakamura, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows. AJ is expected to premier tonight, Nakamura later, and the Bullet Club guys are going to NXT first.
-Sting had surgery to repair his neck, which he injured in his match at Night of Champions against Rollins. He'lll only be around to go into the Hall of Fame.
By GQman2121 Go To PostSome questions:
- Where are Brock, Rollins, Cesaro, Danielson, Dolph? You know, the guys that can actually wrestle. Are they all injured?
Brock should be doing something tonight. What, I don't know. Rollins and Cesaro are injured. Bryan is still out and probably isn't coming back. Dolph, I'm not sure.
- How long has Reigns been champion? Also, why? He's awful.
A couple weeks. He's the new company-picked Cena.
- When did the Dudley Boyz return? And AJ Styles? What?!
Dudleys have been back since August.
- Is Sting still around?
Sting got injured in his last match against Rollins at Night of Champions. I think he's done.
I last watched the previous Rumble, and then WM with a few shows here and there, so please excuse. I don't know how some of you guys do it year after year.
Yeah it's pretty hard to watch tbh. That's why I've just been kind of keeping up through other forums.
Oh, yeah, what about Cena? Injured too?
These shows are so predictable (particularly the Rumble), so who's winning it and what has been put in place for WM thus far? Is Ronda Rousey still involved?
So Sting kept going after last years WM? Jesus....
These shows are so predictable (particularly the Rumble), so who's winning it and what has been put in place for WM thus far? Is Ronda Rousey still involved?
So Sting kept going after last years WM? Jesus....
By GQman2121 Go To PostOh, yeah, what about Cena? Injured too?Cena is hurt, yeah. Torn rotator cuff. He won't make Mania this year.
These shows are so predictable (particularly the Rumble), so who's winning it and what has been put in place for WM thus far? Is Ronda Rousey still involved?
Realistically, there's probably only three guys who can win tonight: Reigns, Lesnar or Hunter. Barring an unforeseen push. Or a Randy Orton comeback. I think that's on the table. He says he isn't hurt as badly as Meltzer reported. Mania probably doesn't get setup until tonight, but Triple H vs Reigns is probably in the main event.
Has Triple H been in the ring since facing Sting? I mean, I understand they clearly have a lack of talent, but come on.
By GQman2121 Go To PostHas Triple H been in the ring since facing Sting? I mean, I understand they clearly have a lack of talent, but come on.
Unless you count getting the shit beat out of him by Reigns then nope he has not been.
By PsychoRaven Go To PostUnless you count getting the shit beat out of him by Reigns then nope he has not been.
By PsychoRaven Go To PostUnless you count getting the shit beat out of him by Reigns then nope he has not been.
He might surprise us like with Bryan, put out a barnstormer.
By rodeoclown Go To PostI'd love to see Bryan, but I really don't think he'll wrestle for WWE again.
Sadly I think you're right. Vince is determined not to let him wrestle again even though he's been cleared by multiple doctors.
Why are they saying it's the first time the winner of the Rumble has had to put the belt on the line? That was always the situation in the Hogan years which is why he always won it.
By GQman2121 Go To PostWhy are they saying it's the first time the winner of the Rumble has had to put the belt on the line? That was always the situation in the Hogan years which is why he always won it.Reigns is defending the title in the Rumble. All part of his one versus all thing and feud with Vince/Triple H. Technically, it was on the line in the 1992 Rumble, too.