The Royal Rumble PPV (Spoilers)

Mitch Connor

merlinsmerryman wrote: »

His injury was expected to take between 7 months to a year to heal and he's back after what 3? I wonder if he is fully healed and if he will compete at the Mania at all. This could easily be another WWE/Vince stunt. A surprise appearance at the Rumble will generate huge interest for WWE. Don't be surprised to see Raw do huge ratings tonight.

I would hope even the WWE wouldn't be stupid enough to bring him back months before he was ready to fight. I did read an interview the other day where he said he was still going though hours of rehad every day, and that while he would be at WM24 in some capacity, he wouldn't be fighting at it.

krudler

stupid MSG crowd giving Cena the pop of the night then deciding "no wait its cooler to boo him so we'll turn on him again"

The Bull

krudler wrote: »

stupid MSG crowd giving Cena the pop of the night then deciding "no wait its cooler to boo him so we'll turn on him again"

Ah yes as santino would say "a bunch of chokers" and "the only team you guys have left to cheer is from new jersey" brillant:D

merlinsmerryman

Even if he is still injured will he be fully healed by Wrestlemania which is what 9 weeks away? Will be interesting to see when he gets back into the ring.

chopperbyrne

merlinsmerryman wrote: »

Even if he is still injured will he be fully healed by Wrestlemania which is what 9 weeks away? Will be interesting to see when he gets back into the ring.

I'd say he'll feature heavily on RAW but not be in any matches, or at least he'll only be in matches with veterans who'll look after him and make sure he doesn't get re-injured.

merlinsmerryman

chopperbyrne wrote: »

I'd say he'll feature heavily on RAW but not be in any matches, or at least he'll only be in matches with veterans who'll look after him and make sure he doesn't get re-injured.

Can they really do that if he supposed to be going to headline Mania?

Prufrock

Fozzy wrote: »

Cena's capable of better matches, and he's a nicer guy. I'd much rather have him there. I only hope he actually is recovered and that he won't drop his title shot in the next couple of months. Unless it's to Jeff I suppose. Although Jeff looks kinda useless now

Better matches than HHH. I have to disagree with that.

Cena winning is a shock but he can't be fully healed. There's no way. I'd rather have an uninjured HHH main eventing than a one armed JC. (Then again I'd rather have HHH main eventing with a torn quad than JC but that's just because Cena annoys me so much)

But it looks like we're back to normal. And normal ain't good.

FutureGuy

My initial thoughts were...

WWE 1 Internet Fanboys 0. No one could have predicted Cena to come back. What a great swerve by WWE, heck he was on Soccer AM withh Tuuuubbbbeesss last Saturday and he is supposed to be out for another 4 months.


My thoughts at the moment are...
No way can he recover that fast from such a severe injury. So maybe on Raw tonight, we might see someone totally destroy him (thus giving him a storyline reason to be out of mania and also to give someone some heat heading to WM24).

lizann

WWE ROYAL RUMBLE RESULTS - JANUARY 27TH, 2008
01/27/2008 by Ryan Clark
Event: WWE Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View
Airdate: Sunday, January 27th, 2008 (Live On PPV)
Location: Madison Square Garden In New York, New York
Results by WrestleView.com

- The WWE promo hits.

- A video package airs highlighting tonight's Royal Rumble coming to us live from the famous Madison Square Garden. We see footage from the history of the Rumble and its connection to WrestleMania every year.

- A graphic opening then hits welcoming us to the 21st annual Royal Rumble. We go live to Madison Square Garden where a series of pyro goes off. Michael Cole welcomes us to the show as we begin the road to WrestleMania.

- Ric Flair is out first to kick off the show.

- Ric Flair is out first to kick off the show. Flair gets on the mic and said it is great to be back at MSG. He added that his first match at MSG was in March of 1976. Flair thanks the fans for the respect they have shown him, but MVP's music hits to cut him off.

- Ric Flair defeated WWE U.S. Champion MVP in a Non-Title Match. MVP got in a quick shoulder takedown on Flair and then posed to the boo's of the fans in MSG. MVP continues to showboat with Flair, shoving him into the corner and gloating to the crowd. Flair fires back with some chops in the opposite corner. MVP takes out Flair with a quick boot to the head followed by a quick neckbreaker. MVP starts working on the neck of Flair and then gets in a few rights in the corner. Flair then chop blocks MVP from behind and attempts the Figure Four, but MVP fights out. Another Figure Four attempt, MVP counters into a small package and Flair kicks out. MVP with a high back body drop on Flair followed by a running Samoa Joe-like boot to the face in the corner. MVP quickly covers Flair, the referee counts to three, but Flair got his boot on the bottom rope. Flair with a quick rollup on MVP, but MVP kicks out. MVP with a big superplex off the top rope on Flair. Both collide when attempting a clothesline later on. Flair attempts to big pin attempts, but MVP continues to kick out. MVP goes for The Playmaker, but Flair counters and locks on the Figure Four. MVP taps out and Flair's career is still alive.

After the match, Ric Flair celebrates his win with the fans in MSG as we see a shot of MVP taking off after the referee complaining about the finish of the match. We see a replay of how the finish of the match went down. Back live, Flair lets out a couple "WOOOOOOOO's" as he celebrates his win heading to the back.

- Backstage, Vince McMahon is with Hornswoggle. He talks about his father's history in MSG and then moves on to his only bastard son. Vince said Hornswoggle can't trust anyone tonight in the Royal Rumble, including Finlay. Finlay then walks in and Vince brings up what they were just talking about. He adds that Hornswoggle could turn on Finlay later tonight if given the opportunity.

- Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler talk about the press the company has been getting in New York City this week heading into the Rumble.

- Mike Adamle is at ringside and congratulates Ric Flair on his win tonight, mentioning that he was actually at MSG in 1976 for his first match in the famous arena. Adamle then introduces a video package looking at tonight's match between JBL and Chris Jericho.

- JBL defeated Chris Jericho via DQ. Both men stared each other down and then locked up quickly. They continue to lock up and JBL finds a way to break it up each time. JBL finally gets in a cheap shot on Jericho and follows that up with a few rights. Jericho came back with a takedown of his own along with a few right hands. JBL dumped Jericho to the outside, but Jericho rolled right back in and kicked JBL right in the gut. Jericho ducks a Clothesline From Hell attempt and locks in the Walls of Jericho, but JBL gets to the bottom rope. JBL tries to regain some composure on the outside, but Jericho takes him out with a baseball slide. Jericho backs JBL back-first into the ring and then slams him into the steel steps. Jericho exposed the top of the guard railing, but never used it. In the ring, JBL lifts Jericho high in the air and drops him neck first off the top rope. JBL then takes out Jericho with two quick clotheslines followed by choking Jericho on the bottom rope. JBL then catapults Jericho into the second rope laying over the bottom rope. JBL locks in a sleeper on Jericho to slow the action. Jericho then breaks out of the sleeper and takes JBL off his feet with a big clothesline. When both get to their feet, JBL takes out Jericho with a big boot to the face. JBL then launches Jericho shoulder first into the steel ring post. We then see a shot of Jericho, who is busted open over his forehead. JBL starts kicking Jericho in the face and follows those up with a few rights. JBL throws a bloody Jericho back into the ring and works on him in the corner with punches and kicks. Jericho with a comeback involving elbows and a botched bulldog attempt. Jericho gets the fans back with a Lionsault off the ropes. Jericho clotheslines JBL over the top rope. On the outside, JBL nails Jericho's bloody face off the ECW announce table. We see JBL removing the top of the ECW announce table, but then out of no where Jericho cracks a steel chair over JBL's head and the referee calls for the bell.

After the match, JBL rolls into the ring holding his head and Jericho throws the steel chair at his face. Jericho then grabs what looks to be a rope and ties it around the neck of JBL and pulls back on it standing on top of the ECW announce table! The fans in MSG cheer as Jericho continues to pull back. More WWE referees come to the area to break it up and Jericho tries to choke out JBL some more. A bloody Jericho is shown walking to the back staring down JBL who is rolling around in pain. We see a few replays of what went down as Lilian Garcia announces JBL as the winner via DQ to a chorus of boos'.

- Backstage, Ashley Massaro knocks on the door of Maria's dressing room. Santino answers and said she can't talk right now. He said Maria isn't interested in Ashley's "boobie" magazine and goes back in.

- A graphic hits noting we are just 63 days away until WrestleMania 24.

- A video package airs highlighting the events heading into tonight's World Heavyweight Title Match tonight between champion Edge and challenger Rey Mysterio.

- Edge defeated Rey Mysterio to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. Both locked up right away and Edge pushed Mysterio into the corner. Edge works on the arm of Mysterio, but Mysterio comes back with a few kicks to the leg followed by a springboard head scissors takedown on Edge which the fans boo. A loud "LETS GO EDGE" chant starts up. Michael Cole acknowledges the fans being behind Edge tonight. Edge goes back to work on Mysterio with a few kicks and punches. Mysterio slides under Edge, but Edge launches Mysterio back out and then connects with a baseball slide. The Edgeheads go after Mysterio, but the referee sees this and sends them to the back. Mysterio with a 619 attempt, but Edge dodges it. Mysterio comes back with a big dive on Edge over the top rope. Mysterio with a West Coast Pop on Edge, but Edge kicks out. Edge launches Mysterio in the air, but Mysterio catches himself landing on the ropes in the corner. However, Edge kicks Mysterio in the knee and Mysterio falls back quickly and rolls to the outside holding his knee. Edge rolls Mysterio back in the ring and works on his knee. Edge applies a one leg boston crab. Mysterio fights back kicking Edge on the back of the head. Edge falls on the second rope, Mysterio goes for the 619, but Edge counters into a powerslam that gets him a close two count. Edge goes back to work on Mysterio's knee. Mysterio kicks Edge in the face to break the hold. Edge throws Mysterio to the ground and tries to take off his knee brace, but Mysterio comes back with a huge bulldog. Mysterio kicks Edge in the heading after rolling through, covers, but only gets a two count. Mysterio on the top rope, punches Edge off, drops his feet over the body of Edge, covers, but only gets a two count. Edge gets launched to the outside. When Edge stands up, Mysterio slides on his chest under the bottom rope, grabs Edge and connects with a DDT in a very impressive spot. Back in the ring, Edge catches Mysterio with a big boot. Edge misses a Spear, Mysterio gets Edge down and connects with the 619. Mysterio connects with a huge diving splash off the top rope, covers...1...2...Vickie Guerrero pulls the referee out. Edge misses another Spear, drops to the ropes, Vickie jumps up on the ring apron grabbing Edge and Mysterio connects with a 619 to the back of her head. Vickie falls down and Mysterio stares down at her. Mysterio then attempts the West Coast Pop, but Edge catches him in mid-air with a Spear, covers and gets the pinfall to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.

After the match, Edge attends to Vickie Guerrero who is on the ground by the ring grabbing her neck in pain. The Edgeheads return to the ringside area to attend to her as well. We see a replay of how all the events went down. Back live, Edge and The Edgeheads put Vickie in her wheelchair and take her to the back.

- Backstage, we see Ric Flair leaving the showers as Mr. Kennedy appears clapping for him. Flair has a big smile on his face. Kennedy lets out a "WOOOOOO" and Flair thanks him. He said after he wins the Royal Rumble tonight, he would love nothing more than to...and Shawn Michaels shows up. HBK tells him not to stop and to continue. Kennedy decides not to continue and walks away. Flair tells HBK he can get the job done tonight in the Rumble. Batista and Triple H show up. Triple H tells Flair to put some pants on. HBK said the very best man will win tonight and he will be wearing the brand new HBK t-shirt.

- Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler note that the next time WWE is on PPV will be for No Way Out on February 17 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

- We see a split-screen shot of Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy warming up.

- Maria comes out to the ring and does the Royal Rumble Kiss Cam. After it concludes, Ashley Massaro comes out and tells Maria she got a call from Hugh Hefner to be in Playboy. She asks her what she thinks when Santino's music hits. He yells "STOP IT!" and comes to the ring along with someone covered in a black cape. Santino says no one wants to see Maria with no clothes on. The fans cheer. He said they have nothing to cheer for in New York. A "LETS GO GIANTS" chant starts up and Santino says they will choke in the Super Bowl. Ashley says Maria has to make this decision, not Santino. Maria asks the fans and they cheer. Santino calls the fans sheep and said if you asked them if they wanted hepatitis, they would cheer. He then says it is time to go because he has to prepare for the Royal Rumble. Santino then asks his guest covered in a black cape to come in the ring. He said since they like "the boobies" in New York, he got them a present. Santino takes the black cover off and it is the Big Fat Oily Guy with a big Patriots logo on his belly. Ashley kicks him out of the ring to end the segment.

- A promo airs for WrestleMania 24 with Kelly Kelly as a lifeguard.

- A video package airs highlighting the events heading into tonight's WWE Title Match tonight between champion Randy Orton and challenger Jeff Hardy.

- They did ring introductions for both Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy. Hardy got a big reaction from the crowd in MSG, while Orton is well over as the heel. Big "HARDY" chant started up during a stare down between the two.

- Randy Orton defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy to retain the WWE Championship. Both lock up and they move around the ropes and corners. Hardy shoves Orton away, they lock up and Hardy gets in a quick takedown. Hardy with an atomic drop and drops his legs across the mid-section of Orton. Hardy sends Orton to the outside and then takes him out with a dropkick through the ropes and launches Orton back-first into the guard railing! When Orton gets back to his feet, Hardy launches himself over the top rope and takes out Orton. JR reminds the viewers that Hardy better get Orton back in the ring because the title cannot change on a count out. The two brawl on the outside and Orton throws Hardy back in the ring. Hardy attempts to springboard over the top rope, but Orton catches him with a huge dropkick in mid-air that sends Hardy crashing to the floor! Orton with a suplex on Hardy on the outside and then throws Hardy back in the ring. Orton then starts choking Hardy and the referee gets involved to break it up. Hardy fights back sending Orton over the top rope. Hardy leaps off the ring apron and takes out Orton when Orton got to his feet. Hardy plants Orton in the corner, backs up, charges, but Orton moves and sends Hardy shoulder first into the steel ring post. Orton then applies a full-body submission on Hardy while locking on a sleeper. Hardy breaks out, but Orton catches him with a quick powerslam. Hardy takes down Orton with a quick modified neckbreaker. Hardy with three takedowns on Orton, charge in the corner and a Whisper in the Wind from the corner. Hardy sends Orton down to the corner and connects with his sharp dropkick to the gut. Hardy goes up top, but Orton rolls away to the ring apron. When Orton stands up, Hardy catches him with a dropkick and Orton falls to the floor. Hardy gets up on the opposite corner and connects with a moonsault taking out Orton on the outside! Both return to the ring. Hardy is ready to finish it. Hardy kicks Orton in the gut, attempts the Twist of Fate, but Orton counters quickly and connects with the RKO out of no where! Orton covers Hardy and gets the pinfall to retain the WWE Title.

After the match, Randy Orton grabs the WWE Title and starts to head to the back looking at Jeff Hardy in the ring who is still recovering from the RKO. Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler talk about how the RKO came out of no where. Orton holds up the WWE Title as Hardy stares him down looking up from the ring. Hardy slowly gets to his feet and the fans in MSG cheer showing respect.

- At ringside, Joey Styles and Tazz talk about how we are just moments away from the 30 Man Royal Rumble. They introduce a video package that looks at the history of the Royal Rumble.

- Michael Buffer does the introductions for the Rumble match.

- All 6 announcers are working the match.

Royal Rumble match. Hornswoggle is hiding under the ring. Undertaker leg dropped Snitsky on the announce table after being eliminated. Hornswoggle comes out from under the ring and pulls out The Miz. Big Daddy V pulls Hornswoggle into the ring. Finlay runs out and saves him. Finlay and Hornswoggle went to the back but were never eliminated.

Order of entry: (1) Undertaker, (2) HBK, (3) Santino Marella, (4) Great Khali, (5) Hardcore Holly, (6) John Morrison, (7) Tommy Dreamer, (8) Batista, (9) Hornswoggle, (10) Chuck Palumbo, (11) Jamie Noble, (12) CM Punk, (13) Cody Rhodes, (14) Umaga, (15) Snitsky, (16) The Miz, (17) Shelton Benjamin, (18) Jimmy Snuka, (19) Roddy Piper, (20) Kane, (21) Carlito, (22) Mick Foley, (23) Mr. Kennedy, (24) Big Daddy V, (25) Mark Henry, (26) Chavo Guerrero, (27) Finlay, (28) Elijah Burke, (29) Triple H, and (30) John Cena.

Order of elimination: (1) Santino Marella, (2) Great Khali, (3) Tommy Dreamer, (4) Jamie Noble, (5) Chuck Palumbo, (6) Hardcore Holly, (7) Shelton Benjamin, (8) Roddy Piper, (9) Jimmy Snuka, (10) Snitsky, (11) Undertaker, (12) HBK, (13) The Miz, (14) John Morrison, (15) CM Punk, (16) Cody Rhodes, (17) Big Daddy V, (18) Mick Foley, (19) Elijah Burke, (20) Carlito, (21) Chavo Guerrero (22) Mark Henry, (23) Mr. Kennedy, (24) Umaga, (25) Kane, (26) Batista, (27) Triple H.

YOUR WINNER: JOHN CENA

CENA CELEBRATES AS THE SHOW GOES OFF THE AIR. JOHN CENA IS GOING TO WRESTLEMANIA!!! PYRO EXPLODES, THAT'S IT!

I must admit i was surprised Cena won

Machismo Fan

Why?!!!!!!!! This was supposed to be the Cena free Wrestlemania, it was supposed to be the year where somebody else got a damn chance. Fair enough I was shocked, but not in a good way.

Arrrrg, its just so frustrating that he was injured, didn't need to win the Royal Rumble but still did. Kennedy, CM Punk, MVP, Finlay, Dreamer or Morrison could have gotten a massive boost but instead its the same old stuff. Cena? Why?

Fozzy

Machismo Fan wrote: »

Cena? Why?

Simple answer - most of the fans love him

Machismo Fan

I know the fans love him but this was their chance to really give someone else a chance while their mega-star was missing. Cena really needed the break as the longer he was out the more the fans will miss him and the more important his return would be.

For the first time in my life I have truly gotten angry about something wrestling related.

Hundredth post by the way.

rossie1977

the NY crowd proved last night that cena is superover with everyone but the "cool" fans or the so called "cena haters" don't want to admit it, they forgot their own script last night :rolleyes:

Cena got injured on October 1st so he would be out the best part of 4 months. I never bought the 7 months to 1 year thing as edge tore his pec a few months previous and was only out for 3-4 months as well

Danger_Dave

The comeback was great, first time in years it has not been ruined on me ! , The Finish to the Hardy/Orton match, Vince finds a way to destroy all the hype and momentum around Jeff and leave any match that he might have with him at No way out to just be poorly booked now. The match itself was very good til the ending :mad: ..

I liked the Edge vs mysterio match, JBL vs Jericho well thats going till WM, Flair vs MVP looks to be going till at least no way out.


P.S Work is hard with little or no sleep .

Fozzy

Danger_Dave wrote: »

Flair vs MVP looks to be going till at least no way out.

I thought it looked like it'll be Kennedy vs Flair. Or that might just happen on Raw

FutureGuy

lol

Danger_Dave

Fozzy wrote: »

I thought it looked like it'll be Kennedy vs Flair. Or that might just happen on Raw

Yes your right, but the way the flair mvp match went, with MVP giving out to the ref at the end , just makes me think thats its going to go on longer. Suppose it depends on when Matt hardy is back?

Spongey1975

Stayed up to watch it last night and feeling worse for wear today. Overall thought it was good

Flair v MVP. Poor match in my opinion. Didnt like the ending, MVP was too quick to tap out. Besides not many people these days tap out to the figure 4.

JBL v Y2J. Knew it would end with a dq, keeps the feud going which will be good. Reckon Y2Js cut prevented any decent match happening here.

Edge v Mysterio. Good ending, potential there for an ongoing feud to wrestlemania (dont know what Batista and Taker will say about that)

Orton v Hardy. Lived up to my expectations, some great moves by both wrestlers. Although a Hardy win would have blown the roof off MSG, knew Orton would win after Hardy had the better of the previous 3 weeks. Deserves a rematch.

Rumble match. Great way to start things, Taker and HBK, glad to see HBK eliminate Taker as revenge for last year. The Cena entrance really surprised me although dont think he should have won. For a start, he wont be fully fit and he's supposed to be off filming a movie in April. I still think it will be HHH in the main event at wrestlemania with some angle on RAW where Cena loses his shot.

Well off to finish my days work and get some good sleep.

Spud83

Spongey1975 wrote: »

For a start, he wont be fully fit and he's supposed to be off filming a movie in April. I still think it will be HHH in the main event at wrestlemania with some angle on RAW where Cena loses his shot.

I fear this also, which will completly devalue the Royal Rumble in my opinon. Has anyone ever won the rumble and not competed at Wrestlemania for the title?

rossie1977

alanmurphy83 wrote: »

I fear this also, which will completly devalue the Royal Rumble in my opinon. Has anyone ever won the rumble and not competed at Wrestlemania for the title?

in recent years Vince mcmahon has won the rumble but gave up his spot.

The winner of the rumble didn't always have a shot at the champ at mania that only came to pass in the last 12 years or so

Vince135792003

Overall I enjoyed the show. No match was unbelievable or anything but it was all fun to watch. A few random thoughts too:

- The video packages for the Rumble and for the Hardy/Orton feud were awesome. I hope Hardy's feud with Orton isn't over or gets lost in the shuffle with Cena being back.

- Cena coming back was a bolt out of the blue. I've a feeling it's Triple H versus Cena at 'Mania. It is the big money match I guess but it doesn't float my boat just yet.

- Micheal Buffer doing the announcing for the Rumble was a nice touch.

- The MSG crowd is a blessing and a curse.

Terry

Jackass friend sent a text just containing the name John Cena at 4am. Ruined the who match for me.

Anyway, didn't read the whole thread, but did anyone see the missed bulldog from Jericho that JBL sold anyway?

Mr.Nice Guy

Just watched this now. First thing I have to say is...

YEAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Champ is back baby! What a f*cking kickass Rumble. I'm not sure what pleases me the most, the fact that Cena deservedly won or the fact that big nosed politicking bastard Triple H got beat. F*ck him and his SuperHunter antics eliminating practically everybody and trying to hog the limelight for Cena's return. Oh how I jumped for joy when his washed up ass got thrown out! Shove that up your arses you Cena hating Triple H fanboys!

I must say I cared little for the rest of the card. Edge/Rey was disappointing and the booking for the Hardy/Orton match was a disgrace. I suspect Triple H had something to do with that.

I also find it hard to believe that we will actually get a Wrestlemania title match without SuperHunter. They could potentially go for a Batista/Triple H World Title match, or else throw in Triple H into the WWE title picture after he bitches to his Mrs.

But I'm not going to worry about that. Right now I'm just going to savour that Royal Rumble which was the best one I've seen since the one in 2001. Absolutely fantastic and electrifying. Welcome back Cena!

Danger_Dave

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Just watched this now. First thing I have to say is...

YEAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Champ is back baby! What a f*cking kickass Rumble. I'm not sure what pleases me the most, the fact that Cena deservedly won or the fact that big nosed politicking bastard Triple H got beat. F*ck him and his SuperHunter antics eliminating practically everybody and trying to hog the limelight for Cena's return. Oh how I jumped for joy when his washed up ass got thrown out! Shove that up your arses you Cena hating Triple H fanboys!

The hate ! , Did HHH touch when you were younger ? . You need help controlling the rage against HHH.

Mr.Nice Guy

Danger_Dave wrote: »

The hate ! , Did HHH touch when you were younger ? . You need help controlling the rage against HHH.

LOL. More people should have my rage!

I can't understand how fans can turn a blind eye to this guy's behaviour. Even so-called 'smart' fans in NY are all over him. He's just as bad as Hogan ever was. He's a selfish, insecure arsehole and Wrestlemania would be better off without his mug gracing it.

ec18

I thought Cena coming back was brillant on vinnie macs part.....Completely out of the blue. Ans I thought the segment with flair, HHH, HBK, Batista and kennedy was great

Danger_Dave

I do agree that he can be very bad for business when it comes to burying people, especially in the short time hes been back. However he's entertaining, Why ?, because he's one of those guys you either love or hate, and you cant help yourself and watch Raw to see what hes going to attempt to do.

I Dont think he'll be involved with the title on Raw, Orton vs Cena (if fully fit) is perfect, Cena "injured" at the hands of Orton, Comes back to get the title shot, the title he never lost in a match, to fight him at WM, like to see Orton win at WM. Edge vs Undertaker at WM seems set in stone, but we could see a HBK vs Undertaker match ?. One thing im sure of come WM , jeff hardy will win the MITB.

P.S Long live the king of kings just because so many people despise him

Gerard.C

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

LOL. More people should have my rage!

More people do, trust me! I was SICKENED when Undertaker was eliminated, I assumed him or HHH would win it. Then the CHAMP RETURNED, and all was well with the world.

The undercard was meh. I was really looking foward to Orton-Hardy, but the booking was bollix for it. Jeff got an incredible push, and now it looks like it's over, just like that. Pity.

chopperbyrne

So any more stats for this years rumble?

Who got the most eliminations?

Did anyone eliminate themselves?

callaway92

Trips got the mose eliminations with 6..:(...Cena became the shortest ever time in for a winner with 8 Minutes..Finlay was disqualified for using that Shillelegh of his..HA..And i won a Big Daddy V Pog cause Santino was in there the shortest time :D

Gerard.C

Maybe the least amount of people eliminated? Seen as though Finlay and Hornswoggle wern't techinically eliminated....

MikeHoncho

That was a fantastic rumble match. That folks is why im a wrestling fan. I cant believe that in the age of the internet and all the smarks out there they managed to pull this off. Just brilliant.

Minto

I am soooooooooo pissed off. John f*cking Cena is just a f*cking limelight whore!! Here we are in the middle of a great WWE title situation. Jeff was getting pushed in a great feud. Now, we're back to 2005, cos John Cena couldn't stay out the amount of time he was meant to. I was just saying yesterday, that it'll be great when Cena returns AFTER 'Mania. It's great WWE managed to keep it a secret, but it ruined the Rumble for me. If I had tickets to Mania and this happened I'd rip them up! I'm that pissed off!

As for all the Triple H hating/loving. He is a big part of the WWE, he proved he can still have gfreat matches in the LMS match at No Mercy and he is probably never going away. So like it or go watch the competition (if there was any)!

The rest of the card was great bar Hardy not winning the WWE title. I liked the Flair/MVP match - simple and effective. Same for JBL and Jericho. Edge and Mysterio had a good match too, I liked the ending.

So Discusted

Double C

I liked it. I was fearing the worst, and it would have been the worst thing ever, when I saw Triple H get no 29. Cena's reaction was pretty interesting. The initial pop was huge but for some bizarre reason the MSG crowd(who really should know better) cheered Trips over Cena and he got booed like its 2006. While I'm not mad about Cena being in the main event at WM, it is the lesser of two evils.

Orton and Jeff was the match of the night. I really had no problem with the ending either. Jeff was one big move away from winning but the cunning champion bet him to the punch. I don't see that a a burial of shìt booking or whatever else was said before. I cant see why they wouldn't do a ladder match at NWO as a feud ender.
Edge and Rey was terrible I thought, really disappointing from them two. Why was Rey getting booed? that didn't make any sense.
Flair and MVP was a grand opener and it served it's purpose for Flair going into WM. JBL and Y2J didn't do it for me. I hope thats the end of their feud with Jericho getting revenge for being cholked, but I doubt it.

Overall, grand. But not as good as last year.

MikeHoncho

Dont forget WWE still have an out on the Cena Wrestlemania thing. Hornswagle wasnt eliminated. I wouldnt be surprised if this plays a big part in the booking of RAW tonight.

Bounty Hunter

wonder if Cena's return is the reason Ortan beat Jeff cleanly. I mean that he wont get a rematch now maybe as Ortan wouldent consider him to have grounds for deserving one and instead of that at No Way Out we will get a match to get HHH into the title picture for Mania and maybe a triple threat. maybe HHH vs Ortan for the title and the WM match against Cena but it ends with a contested decision so the WM match ends up a triple threat

Double C

Minto wrote: »

I am soooooooooo pissed off. John f*cking Cena is just a f*cking limelight whore!! Here we are in the middle of a great WWE title situation. Jeff was getting pushed in a great feud. Now, we're back to 2005, cos John Cena couldn't stay out the amount of time he was meant to.

As for all the Triple H hating/loving. He is a big part of the WWE, he proved he can still have gfreat matches in the LMS match at No Mercy and he is probably never going away. So like it or go watch the competition (if there was any)!

Hmmmm, contradictions here Minto! Cena is just as big a part of WWE as HHH is and is not going to go away either, deal with it.

As for his injury, Cena was initially meant to be out for 3-4 months. Then WWE did their maths and copped on that if they say 6 months people wont expect him to return at the Rumble. Sleight of hand. Kind of.

callaway92

It seems like maybe they will keep the Jeff Orton feud going till NWO because tonight on RAW tag match Jeff + Jericho vs Orton + JBL...obviously that feud going on for a while too,,,NWO is on the 17th FEB and that leaves little time for any other person to get in the title picture till then...Hopefully Jeff vs Orton in a gimmick match??

Fozzy

Minto wrote: »

Now, we're back to 2005, cos John Cena couldn't stay out the amount of time he was meant to.

He was meant to stay out until he was cleared to wrestle. He's obviously been cleared to wrestle. Every report on his recovery I heard always mentioned that he was ahead of schedule, so it's not like they've rushed him back to screw over Jeff or anything like that

Did Hornswoggle go over the top rope though? They should do a gimmick where Finlay has to carry Hornswoggle around without letting him touch the floor and Cena has to stay on a pogo stick the whole time. And they both try to knock each other over to see who gets to main event Wrestlemania

Minto

Double C wrote: »

Hmmmm, contradictions here Minto! Cena is just as big a part of WWE as HHH is and is not going to go away either, deal with it.

As for his injury, Cena was initially meant to be out for 3-4 months. Then WWE did their maths and copped on that if they say 6 months people wont expect him to return at the Rumble. Sleight of hand. Kind of.

Its not a contradiction, because, I've no problem with Cena. I know he is a big part of the WWE, not as big as Triple H. My gripe however is that Cena came back from injury early.

Bounty Hunter

Fozzy wrote: »

Did Hornswoggle go over the top rope though? They should do a gimmick where Finlay has to carry Hornswoggle around without letting him touch the floor and Cena has to stay on a pogo stick the whole time. And they both try to knock each other over to see who gets to main event Wrestlemania

Russo is that you?

krudler

how the hell did Finlay get disqualified? since when are there Dqs in the Rumble? Tommy Dreamer brought a binful of weapons a few times and started smacking everyone with a kendo stick,never got DQ'ed, they seem to change the rules every year, the one that that wrecks my head about the Rumble is the fact guys who have been eliminated can then throw guys out and it counts! wtf!? if thats the case get yourself thrown out early, hang around ringside for the whole match and chuck out the last 2 guys then bam you're on easy street to Mania,why has nobody ever thought of doing this?

Mr.Nice Guy

Minto wrote: »

Its not a contradiction, because, I've no problem with Cena. I know he is a big part of the WWE, not as big as Triple H. My gripe however is that Cena came back from injury early.

God yeah how dare Cena bust his ass off in rehab in order to get back doing the job he loves! He should have sat at home relaxing and taking his paycheque! What a jerk!

krudler

I wish my wife could get me 11 title runs

Vince135792003

I think it's not a burial of Jeff Hardy once he doesn't get lost in the shuffle over the next few weeks. He really did have momentum though going in to last night and it's gonna be hard to re-capture it again but it's possible if they play it right.

Interestingly, both Bruce Mitchell and Meltzer in their live updates said that they could see from Hardy's face that he wasn't winning before the bell even rang. Actually to be fair Meltzer said exactly "Jeff has a weird look on his face like he's really disappointed while Orton gave the belt the go away stare and the announcers started talking about history and the number of people who have held the WWE title".

Above all else though, the ending of last night has made everything unpredictable which is always good, especially for jaded wrestling fans. I still have a hunch that Cena and Triple H will end up in the same match at 'Mania but really, there's a whole host of possibilities they could go with now.

Minto

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

God yeah how dare Cena bust his ass off in rehab in order to get back doing the job he loves! He should have sat at home relaxing and taking his paycheque! What a jerk!

You don't understand my frustration MNG! We were promised a Cena free WrestleMania. You can't believe how screwed by WWE I feel right now.

Mikel Jr.

can't stand cena. would much rather hhh in the main event at wm. orton vs cena, 2 wrestlers with no personality and the worst promos

13 year olds all over the world probably had an orgasm when his music played

krudler

Mikel Jr. wrote: »

can't stand cena. would much rather hhh in the main event at wm. orton vs cena, 2 wrestlers with no personality and the worst promos

13 year olds all over the world probably had an orgasm when his music played

not to mention EVERY wrestling fan who went "WHAT THE ****!?!?!?!?!" like i did and from the amount of texts i got from other people watching it

krudler

did anyone else have a good laugh at the MSG crowd crapping all over Rey lol no wonder hes never been on the Raw roster its only kids who seem to cheer him, nothing against the guy hes a phenomenal talent but seriously, has he ever had a promo in the last 2 1/2 years that at some point he didnt mention Eddie?