"Watch what I say, the 40 man royal rumble match will be over analyzed by many. Gives 10 more paydays & adds 'biggest ever' mkt'ing hook."
"Bitching, moaning & complaining re: 40 man RRumble match underway. When has there EVER been more than appx 10 potential, viable winners?"
And I get what he's saying there. Maybe a few more people will buy the show simply because it's 'the biggest Rumble ever'. I don't really see this as a negative unless, as John Orquiola says, they do that crappy 1-minute entry time thing.
Having another 10 guys in there is not that big a deal as far as the match quality is concerned. It's a souped up version of a battle royal we're talking about here. The match has always been 99% brawling.
Originally posted by JustinShapiroIs this just to accommodate all 8 Nexus guys? We'lllllll see how this goes. If they hold to 90 seconds it has a good chance of being the longest match in the history of WWE.
They've said on the website that they're keeping it at 90 second intervals.
Originally posted by JustinShapiroIs this just to accommodate all 8 Nexus guys? We'lllllll see how this goes. If they hold to 90 seconds it has a good chance of being the longest match in the history of WWE.
They've said on the website that they're keeping it at 90 second intervals.
Now imagine having to hear the same theme song eight times or so.
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Calling it now. People lose count at some point, and Conor O'Brien, who has been hiding under the ring since he got eliminated from NXT, emerges at the end and wins.
One of the final 4 who will I hope be added to the Smackdown roster as a face... cuz they need a face... and has a good chance at being the surprise winner... Can You Dig It... Sucka! Booker T!
Originally posted by ecwfan4life2004One of the final 4 who will I hope be added to the Smackdown roster as a face... cuz they need a face... and has a good chance at being the surprise winner... Can You Dig It... Sucka! Booker T!
Did Edge beat him out for another shampoo commercial in Asia?
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Originally posted by ecwfan4life2004One of the final 4 who will I hope be added to the Smackdown roster as a face... cuz they need a face... and has a good chance at being the surprise winner... Can You Dig It... Sucka! Booker T!
I'd expect to see him back in TNA before he'd be in the WWE again.
Originally posted by rdvrUgh. No. I'd be fine never seeing Booker T perform again.
RACIST!
Ahem. I think it's dumb to do something just for the sake of doing it, so I'm generally against it. But I don't think it harms the Rumble mystique as much as, say, Vince winning it. It was bad enough he brawled all over the arena and wasn't even in the ring for most of it, which smacked of Russo-booking. But it was mainly offensive because he's Vince, a non-athlete and looks bad doing everything. I still ignore that when I think of Rumble winners, like I ignore Clooney as Batman. I also don't consider Drew Carey one of the 656 superstars who have competed. And the double Elimination Chambers also make the Rumble more or less pointless, because you beat "twenty-nine other men" or this year, thirty-nine, and then five of them get a shot at the title a month before you do.
Oh well, it's still a match that almost can't suck ever. Should be fun.
Booker T is in negotiations with WWE to return right now and with as much talk of Rikishi has been lately I wouldnt be surprised to see Rikishi as well in the Rumble
Originally posted by ecwfan4life2004Booker T is in negotiations with WWE to return right now and with as much talk of Rikishi has been lately I wouldnt be surprised to see Rikishi as well in the Rumble
Rikishi? Really? sigh.
What can he bring to the table beyond "Lookat the fat guy dance" and "Lookat the fat guy stick his ass in the other guy's face"?
Originally posted by PaulKTFWhat can he bring to the table beyond "Lookat the fat guy dance" and "Lookat the fat guy stick his ass in the other guy's face"?
Seems like that is all they would really want from him out of a Royal Rumble appearance. I can think of worse choices for this year's "flashback" entry...
Originally posted by PaulKTF\What can he bring to the table beyond "Lookat the fat guy dance" and "Lookat the fat guy stick his ass in the other guy's face"?
He's perfect for SmackDown. He's always been perfect for SmackDown. And when he picks up the ringside steps, Michael Cole can again claim they weigh 300 pounds.
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Originally posted by PaulKTFWhat can he bring to the table beyond "Lookat the fat guy dance" and "Lookat the fat guy stick his ass in the other guy's face"?
Seems like that is all they would really want from him out of a Royal Rumble appearance. I can think of worse choices for this year's "flashback" entry...
My concern is that he'd get a huge pop at the Rumble and the WWE would sign him to a long-term contract based on that.
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"HULK SMASH!" I was racking my brain to try to remember if that really was the first Divas Title contract signing. I find it hard to believe Trish didn't have one at any point. Then I remembered: