Royal Rumble 2019

[FMKK]

1 minute ago, C.S. said:

That entranceway looks like it's a mile long. 

Remember a few years back when they had the big guys entering on the cart things? That was cool

[KawadaSmile]

That's batshit insanity, really.  I remember one really old Cracked video were they showed some really disgusting monstrocities like this weird nugget donut mix-up and I never spent one day without thinking about it.

I like some hamburgers too but even I have my limits.

[hammerva]

I really hope the finish of Styles vs Bryan doesn't involve that "burger".   But it wouldn't surprise me 

So the wrestlers are coming out of the dugout to the entrance ramp.  Very AWA SuperClash 85ish.   And we have our first cameraman down of the night 

 

[C.S.]

Did I miss something? Why is Rezar teaming with Dawson?
 

[El Dragon]

Just now, C.S. said:

Did I miss something? Why is Rezar teaming with Dawson?
 

Akam is out. It's been said if Rezar and Dawson win both of there tag teams will get title shots.

[Zoo Enthusiast]

23 minutes ago, KawadaSmile said:

For the ammount shit WWE gets for not building new stars, the job they've been doing so far with Ali and Almas has been perfect. If they play their cards right with Heavy Machinery, they algo get a tag with incredible longevity.

 

Massive Dozer pop coming tonight, brother. AAAAASSSSA!

[hammerva]

So I assume that Dash Wilder is in the rumble match.  Unless he is hurt as well 

[sek69]

I wonder how many people finally figured out "which one's Dash, which one's Dawson".

[FMKK]

Shawn looking like Ron Howard

[El Dragon]

Remember last year when Nak won the Rumble? Boy, did he fall off the radar in a year.

[sek69]

Its so weird seeing a WWE show with no ramp after all these years. 

[joeg]

what the fuck is Nakamura wearing? I remember back last time I watched Smackdown several months ago these two were super over... what happened? 

[El Dragon]

Just now, joeg said:

what the fuck is Nakamura wearing? I remember back last time I watched Smackdown several months ago these two were super over... what happened? 

Rusev is still pretty over, but it's a pre show. Crowd is starting to get into it now.

[Grimmas]

27 minutes ago, KawadaSmile said:

That's batshit insanity, really.  I remember one really old Cracked video were they showed some really disgusting monstrocities like this weird nugget donut mix-up and I never spent one day without thinking about it.

I like some hamburgers too but even I have my limits.

The Ex in Toronto each year basically is made by having some insane food thing each year. A few year's back it was a humburger but without a bun it was doughnuts.

[FMKK]

1 minute ago, Grimmas said:

The Ex in Toronto each year basically is made by having some insane food thing each year. A few year's back it was a humburger but without a bun it was doughnuts.

Some place relatively close to me had those as like a gimmick item on their menu. Looked horrible.

[C.S.]

Way to make Rusev look like an incompetent geek...

[FMKK]

Surely there's way more upside to Rusev holding that belt than there is with Nakamura. Unless he's dropping it to Ali or something.

[NintendoLogic]

A hamburger with doughnut buns is called a Luther Burger, for Luther Vandross. It's quite appropriate for such a monstrosity to be named after a guy who died of a heart attack after suffering a diabetes-induced stroke.

[hammerva]

So again Russev is dealing with partner that are constantly costing him wins.  First it was Aiden English and now his wife. 

Shawn's lazy eyes are getting a workout today 

[El Dragon]

Bright side is Lana being hurt probably opens up her Rumble spot for one Becky Lynch.

[C.S.]

What a drop for Nakamura: from Royal Rumble winner to Royal Rumble pre-show. I have a feeling that's the only reason Nak won tonight.

[Stiva]

Man, they really should have had that NXT brawl air during Takeover

[hammerva]

Nikki Cross is fucking awesome.   Just stating the obvious 

 

[El-P]

So it's the first time I've watched a WWE show since, well *that first show over there* (I barely watched Evolution, really). Watching the pre-show matches, fuck me if I forgot about the brain damaging camera work. Kill me already.

The setup looks great though. The absence of ramp gives a cool old-school feel to it. Reminds me of the first Mania I ever saw, which was 8.

Nak in the pre-show. Well, that's the story of his year. Rusev & Lana in the pre-show, because you know Shane O Mac gotta have a spot in the main show. 

It's been a long day, there's no way I'm staying awake 'til 5 am. I'd like to see one Rumble before going to bed...

[FMKK]

2 minutes ago, El-P said:

So it's the first time I've watched a WWE show since, well *that first show over there* (I barely watched Evolution, really). Watching the pre-show matches, fuck me if I forgot about the brain damaging camera work. Kill me already.

The setup looks great though. The absence of ramp gives a cool old-school feel to it. Reminds me of the first Mania I ever saw, which was 8.

Nak in the pre-show. Well, that's the story of his year. Rusev & Lana in the pre-show, because you know Shane O Mac gotta have a spot in the main show. 

It's been a long day, there's no way I'm staying awake 'til 5 am. I'd like to see one Rumble before going to bed...

The most jarring thing about switching from older stuff to the modern day product is definitely the camera work. Sometimes I'm desensitised to it but sometimes it's really off-putting. My brother only watches older stuff and he literally gets motion sickness trying to watch contemporary matches. It's horrible and it's amazing that no one has tried to tell Vince/Dunne.