Royal Rumble Pre Show Thread *30 competitors again!!*

RobbingBandit

Four hours and the road to Wrestlemania begins.

Gonna miss this tonight but it's actually fun reading the spoilers now knowing I'll watch tomorrow and have so many wrong ones in mind. :P

Gerry Rio

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Four hours and the road to Wrestlemania begins.

30 mins to go surely? (including pre show)

ibFoxer

Any chance a Taker gong causes Brock to lose the belt? I'm leaning toward a Daniel Bryan win in the Rumble.

rovert

Gerry Rio wrote: »

30 mins to go surely? (including pre show)

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RobbingBandit

Gerry Rio wrote: »

30 mins to go surely? (including pre show)

By 3:50am we should know who the final four are if not the final two, hoping myself if the Rock is in then make it him and Bryan or Reigns as the last two. been looking forward to this all day, let's get ready to Rumble.

rovert

Let's stop dancing around now:
https://twitter.com/VinceMcMahon/status/559500611142832129

MAJR

foxerv1 wrote: »

Any chance a Taker gong causes Brock to lose the belt? I'm leaning toward a Daniel Bryan win in the Rumble.

There's always a chance for any outcome in wrestling. And if the Undertaker is coming back for Wrestlemania this year then Lesnar represents the only legitimate opponent he could face because the only reason he has to come back is to avenge his loss at Mania.

RobbingBandit

Xavier Woods is still injured, kick off is now Big E and Kofi vs Cesaro and Tyson Kidd with Rose in their corner.

Insect Overlord

Should we do a "live" thread for this?

MAJR

RobbingBandit wrote: »

By 3:50am we should know who the final four are if not the final two, hoping myself if the Rock is in then make it him and Bryan or Reigns as the last two. been looking forward to this all day, let's get ready to Rumble.

I'm hoping the Rock's not in it because if he is then he's and the WWE done their damnedest to spoil the surprise on social media, and suprise entrants should be just that - a surprise. You shouldn't know they're coming until that clock counts down to 0, it spoils the event otherwise.

That's also kind of my criticism with the WWE for the last two years. Last year they announced Batista was coming back and would be in the Rumble, this year they brought Bryan back a few weeks before the Rumble, and so failed in both cases to make the most out of major stars returning. I mean, if you have big names coming back to the company at this time of year why wouldn't you keep it secret and get them in the Rumble?

J. Marston

No matter how jaded or cynical I get with wrestling, I'll always love the Rumble.

Can't bloody wait!

RollieFingers

Thought the pre show match was a 6 man tag?

rovert

RollieFingers wrote: »

Thought the pre show match was a 6 man tag?

Woods is hurt.

sockmo

Xavier Woods got injured.

ibFoxer

MAJR wrote: »

There's always a chance for any outcome in wrestling. And if the Undertaker is coming back for Wrestlemania this year then Lesnar represents the only legitimate opponent he could face because the only reason he has to come back is to avenge his loss at Mania.

That has been my thinking- i have been predicting Brock/Taker II for Mania, but then again quite literally anything can happen. Although i do think if Bryan wins it will be Bryan/Cena at Mania, if it's Reigns then i expect to see Reigns/Rollins.

sockmo

Should we be expecting any NXT guys?

Gerry Rio

An File wrote: »

Should we do a "live" thread for this?

Id say leave it till 12.30.

rovert

Hon
https://twitter.com/ilyassking1/status/559502406724386818

Insect Overlord

Photoshop fail...

ibFoxer

Completely off topic, but Renee is looking particularly Rumbley tonight.

rovert

Fun and games afoot

Gerry Rio

foxerv1 wrote: »

Completely off topic, but Renee is looking particularly Rumbley tonight.

Id Rumble and Summerslam the arsé off her.

Gerry Rio

rovert wrote: »

Fun and games afoot

Brilliant. I want Reigns to win now :pac:

RobbingBandit

Saddened by the fact that Kurt Angle should have been making his comeback here, maybe next year.

MAJR

I really hate the WWE promo's for the Rumble. They just break out "the numbers" promo every year, slightly changed perhaps but the same damn promo every year. It's insultingly lazy.

Itssoeasy

That wwe 24 thing looks really interesting especially with the taker bit.

Photo-Sniper

What time does the main show start and any predictions what time it ends? Work tomorrow at 2pm so shud be grand but I'm an hour ahead so I said I would ask. Cheers in advance

the groutch

crowd dead for New Day

Whosthis

Natties husband wrestles? LOL

sockmo

Loving the brass ring club t-shirts!

brianregan09

Big E really does have some bangin tits lol

MitchKoobski

So uh why is Adam Rose accompanying Cesaro and Kidd to the ring?

ibFoxer

Gerry Rio wrote: »

Id Rumble and Summerslam the arsé off her.

Ageyev

Anyone hear that 'New Day suck' chant?

MAJR

It makes me feel a bit depressed watching this kickoff match. Here we have Kofi Kingston and Cesaro who both at one time were considered potential World Champions and what have they been reduced to? Irrelevent Tag Teams who dont even get to compete on the full show and have actually been bumped off to provide a space for the Old Age Outlaws. How far they have fallen.

Whosthis

When did Cesaro get the swing back?

rovert

https://twitter.com/rendowgird/status/555825918556778496

Turtyturd

Will Kofi still get into the Rumble to do his annual spot?

den87

Pringles-check.
Pints of water-check.
TV with rumble on it-check.

Cant wait for this. I can see them having a filler match between the triple threat and the Rumble.

J. Marston

"New Day sucks" chants?

MAJR

I'll let the commentator off promoting the Network in this match because its a kick-off one that's free to watch on Youtube but I will rage against them if they dare to do it in the full PPV.

Itssoeasy

BOTCH!!! That ref will be getting a talking to.

J. Marston

Fun ending to that match.

Gerry Rio

MAJR wrote: »

I'll let the commentator off promoting the Network in this match because its a kick-off one that's free to watch on Youtube but I will rage against them if they dare to do it in the full PPV.

Same here. They really, really, really need to fúck the fúck off with all the Network selling.

If they did some internal research tomorrow Id bet 500 euros that all the shilling is having the opposite effect on potential subscribers.

IncognitoMan

Photo-Sniper wrote: »

What time does the main show start and any predictions what time it ends? Work tomorrow at 2pm so shud be grand but I'm an hour ahead so I said I would ask. Cheers in advance

Main starts at 1. The actual rumble could be anytime best guess is either 2 or if it goes on last 3ish . Should finish up between 4 and 1/4 past

ibFoxer

Off topic again, but i don't understand why Total Divas portrays Nattie and Tyson Kidd as being not together, when they are quite clearly, ehm, together.





DISCLAIMER- I do not watch Total Divas. Just something i noticed in the blurb.

Jerichoholic

That was a great match.

MAJR

I do hate the WWE's Rumble Promos. I know I mentioned that before but they seriously need to come up with a new concept for this thing.

cian68

The crowd are certainly smarks who'll crap over everything they don't like, but they're also super hot and will go crazy for stuff they do like. The WWE title match and any surprise rumble entrants should be fun. Rollins or Lesnar to be the bigger babyface?