WWE Royal Rumble 2024

[El-P]

Just now, WingedEagle said:

I may be old but I'm not too old to know that "Yeah" dude is mid.

Especially since he's been doing it for TEN FUCKING YEARS ALREADY.

This match is the epitome of nothing WWE main event style like I remembered it to be. 

[The Thread Killer]

Screw all you guys, LA Knight is great, and he’s crazy popular with the fans too, so cram it.

YEAH!

[KawadaSmile]

If you get 40k people to chant YEAH at your every punch, you can't be mid. He figured out the game.

[Coffey]

I do remember during the first season of NWA Powerrr on YouTube, L.A. Knight, then known as Eli Drake, was one of the highlights of the season. That being said, Question Mark got over there, so, yeah... 

Also the real star was Tim Storm.

[El-P]

This match is so boring, people are talking about Corgan's NWA.

[C.S.]

Just now, El-P said:

This match is so boring, people are talking about Corgan's NWA.

Season 1 of NWA Powerrr >>> This match

[The Thread Killer]

1 minute ago, KawadaSmile said:

If you get 40k people to chant YEAH at your every punch, you can't be mid. He figured out the game.

That’s the thing. WWE didn’t push him because they wanted to, they basically had no choice because he got so popular. He was the #1 merchandise seller for a good portion of last year. That’s not an accident.

[Coffey]

Just now, El-P said:

This match is so boring, people are talking about Corgan's NWA.

Tim Storm would be a better commissioner than Nick Aldis just like he was more entertaining in Corgan's YouTube NWA, pre-Fuckasaur reign era.

[KawadaSmile]

AJ vs Roman still goes hard. May they revisit that feud down the line.

[Coffey]

Just now, The Thread Killer said:

That’s the thing. WWE didn’t push him because they wanted to, they basically had no choice because he got so popular. He was the #1 merchandise seller for a good portion of last year. That’s not an accident.

Yeah, he got over against The Fiend in a loss in that dumb ass Mountain Dew Pitch Black match, too. Which is saying... a lot.

[The Thread Killer]

1 minute ago, Coffey said:

Yeah, he got over against The Fiend in a loss in that dumb ass Mountain Dew Pitch Black match, too. Which is saying... a lot.

Exactly. He’s one of those guys like Danielson, who got over in spite of WWE, not because of them.

[C.S.]

2 minutes ago, Coffey said:

Yeah, he got over against The Fiend in a loss in that dumb ass Mountain Dew Pitch Black match, too. Which is saying... a lot.

Bray was no longer The Fiend by that point.

And I contend that the Pitch Black match, while obviously no wrestling masterpiece, would be more fondly remembered if not for the Mountain Dew tie-in. The visuals were insanely cool.

[El-P]

Well, it's late and this stuff is so uninteresting to me. That's it for my yearly dose of WWE, unless I bat an eye at some Mania. I mean, Roman vs The Rock is a big deal... 

'night, people.

[KawadaSmile]

This match rocks IDC

Orton's got the best timing ever, man. 

[WingedEagle]

I'm enjoying this match. Its good given the inherent advantages and limitations. But its not great. I'm also not sure how it benefits Reigns but that's probably not necessary at this stage.

[...TG]

They gotta give Kayla a heads-up if Solo is going to do that spot. Almost squashed her like a bug.

[The Thread Killer]

It started slow but business has picked up bah gawd.

[Coffey]

Reigns eating everyone's finishes has been fun. 

[The Thread Killer]

Just now, ...TG said:

They gotta give Kayla a heads-up if Solo is going to do that spot. Almost squashed her like a bug.

Yeah that was crazy, he just missed her by an inch. That would have crushed her legs for real.

[WingedEagle]

Roman/AJ remains an elite pairing. 

[KawadaSmile]

9 minutes ago, The Thread Killer said:

Exactly. He’s one of those guys like Danielson, who got over in spite of WWE, not because of them.

To be fair, they are keeping him stronger than basically everyone else. Dude is always getting visual pins.

[The Thread Killer]

1 minute ago, KawadaSmile said:

To be fair, they are keeping him stronger than basically everyone else. Dude is always getting visual pins.

There’s no doubt that as soon as the creepy old pervert was out of the picture, WWE decided to actually listen to the fans and push Knight. Whereas in the past, the fans almost got punished for cheering the wrong people. I’m glad WWE creative actually listened to the fans this time.

[Coffey]

Just now, The Thread Killer said:

There’s no doubt that as soon as the creepy old pervert was out of the picture, WWE decided to actually listen to the fans and push Knight. Whereas in the past, the fans almost got punished for cheering the wrong people. I’m glad WWE creative actually listened to the fans this time.

I'll never forget the Royal Rumble where they had The Big Show & Kane literally dump every single crowd favorite in the match until all the energy was completely sucked out of the building.

[WingedEagle]

2 minutes ago, Coffey said:

I'll never forget the Royal Rumble where they had The Big Show & Kane literally dump every single crowd favorite in the match until all the energy was completely sucked out of the building.

And thought that was how to establish Reigns as a babyface. Probably easier to have him give every person in the crowd a disease. Then again, with Titan's crowd that probably would've made him the next Hogan.

[hammerva]

Either something huge is planned after the Logan Paul vs Kevin Owens match or one of the three losers in the 4 way is going to be in the Rumble match