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Post by swarm on Jan 21, 2012 19:01:57 GMT -5
Just added to the Royal Rumble card...
Steel Cage Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Mark Henry vs. Big Show
add that to...
WWE Championship
CM Punk (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler
John Cena vs. Kane
30-Man Royal Rumble Match
Best Rumble line up ever? Wow. I'm loving the DB title reign and I think he'll retain it here in the best match of the night. Can't wait.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2012 21:06:10 GMT -5
It's very far from the best Rumble lineup ever, it's not that great of a lineup. Don't get me wrong, it still looks good, but the best? Not by a long shot. The two title matches sound good, but Kane vs. Cena (as much as I'm a huge fan of both guys) isn't going to be good. Like, at all. The Rumble will be the Rumble, they're always fun to watch but only a handful end up being great matches that are worth rewatching for other reasons than they're a Royal Rumble match.
Honestly, if you wanna talk best Rumble lineup ever, that goes to the 1993 Rumble. Beverly Brother vs. Steiner Brothers, Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Jannetty, Bret Hart vs. Razor Ramon, Big Boss Man vs. Bam Bam Bigelow and on top of all of that, you get a pretty fun Rumble match. There's a few others I'd say were better lineups, but 1993 immediately jumps out as the best one ever. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure this year's Rumble will be good, but it's not the best lineup ever by any stretch of the imagination, IMO.
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Post by Vegas on Jan 22, 2012 4:20:24 GMT -5
I think my favorite Royal Rumble undercard match (but not lineup overall) within the past 5 years was the last man standing match between John Cena and Umaga in 2007. I like this year's Royal Rumble lineup and I am looking forward to seeing it even if on a replay (it takes place right after Wrestle Reunion 6 ends next weekend- I'll just avoid reading spoilers.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2012 6:02:04 GMT -5
That Cena/Umaga match was awesome.
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Post by jrgoldman on Jan 22, 2012 10:26:05 GMT -5
The John Cena/Umaga match could easily be the best match of the past ten years or so. Just unbelievable from all angles, and has aged perfectly. I don't know how anyone who has seen that match can say that John Cena isn't a good wrestler. Dude was one fire in 2007. He got a great match out of Lashley and Khali!
The Rumble that comes to mind when someone asks "best" is always 2000, although it certainly had some duds on the card like every other attitude era ppv. The tables match between the Dudleys and Hardyz, Tazz's debut where he looked like an absolute asskicker and ended Angle's undefeated streak, and an absolutely insane main event with HHH and Cactus Jack.
Granted, you also had Chyna in an IC title match, so this may be automatically disqualified.
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Post by swarm on Jan 22, 2012 10:51:37 GMT -5
Cena vs. Umaga is one of my top 5 favorite matches of all time. Part of the reason I'm so psyched foe this line-up is because I think Cena vs. Kane will be something similar. I'm a huge fan of both, I love the feud, I'm into the storyline and I think it will be a classic match.
The triple threat cage match is more interesting to me than Bret Hart vs. Razor Ramon by a billion miles. I did like that match but I remember even as a kid, going in it was one of those matches where you knew Hart was going retain. I also remember it being a pretty basic match by Hart standards. I'd compare that match more to Punk/Ziggler , though Punk and Zigs will probably put on a better match.
I can't say the rest of that undercard did a ton for me at the time. The Beverly Bros were jobbers in the WWF (sad because I was a big fan of them in the AWA). I wanted to see the Steiners in the rumble. Back then I thought Scott had history making I-C Champ written all over him. HBK vs. Jeanetty was always awesome to see. I think I grew up to appreciate Bigelow and Bossman later in life, but at the time it was just filler. Looking back the card was packed with talent, but at the time I don't remember being this jacked for it.
The Rumble goldmember mentions was bad ass also. The rumble has always been my #1 favorite PPV. More than Mania. There really never is a bad one.
Man, I wish rumble was tonight.
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Post by Mike M on Jan 22, 2012 12:46:56 GMT -5
Man, I wish rumble was tonight. Somebody misses his Lions..... |
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Post by swarm on Jan 23, 2012 7:06:42 GMT -5
Man, I wish rumble was tonight. Somebody misses his Lions..... No. Just ready for the rumble. Hearing now Orton will be back in time for it. I love Orton but I really hope he doesn't win. Considering Jericho has yet to even apply a move on anyone since his return - my prediction is that he wins the rumble by doing the same. Say he comes in at 30 - he spends the whole time hamming it up with the fans (like he has been) before entering the ring. While he's doing this the last guys in the ring somehow eliminate each other. Empty ring. Jericho MTFO, jumps in the ring and is crowned the winner without ever touching anyone. I feel pretty good about this. He hasn't even laid a finger on anyone yet. Storyline wise why start at the Rumble? |
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Post by offspring515 on Jan 23, 2012 8:04:24 GMT -5
1992 Rumble match is my favorite...Flair was just awesome and so many huge stars in that one.
That 1993 card is pretty stacked Switch. Lots of good matches from some of my favorite guys. And I've always had a soft spot for that Bret/Razor match, because Bret was my favorite guy and my Dad thought Razor Ramon was the best, so we had a fun little rivalry with our rooting interests in that one.
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Post by Crimson Cross on Jan 23, 2012 10:04:28 GMT -5
1992 Rumble match is my favorite...Flair was just awesome and so many huge stars in that one. That 1993 card is pretty stacked Switch. Lots of good matches from some of my favorite guys. And I've always had a soft spot for that Bret/Razor match, because Bret was my favorite guy and my Dad thought Razor Ramon was the best, so we had a fun little rivalry with our rooting interests in that one. I'd say 1992 & 1993 are the #1 ('92) and #2 ('93) all time great Rumbles respectively... |
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