This was a mixed Royal Rumble, just like last year. Apart from one stand out match, I can’t think of any positives about this PPV.
Let’s see if my predictions were right then, shall we?
[Pre-Show Tag Team Match]: The New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston) vs. Cesaro & Tyson Kidd (w/ Adam Rose)
The best logical outcome for this match is for the the alliance that will stick together longer. You just couldn’t imagine Cesaro, Kidd and Rose having their alliance longer than The New Day can’t you?
Cesaro is one of my favourite wrestlers right now, and I hate what WWE are doing with him. But The New Day will win.
I missed this match completely because I was on my way to SKILLET’s house. But this match was changed the very last minute to a tag team match. It made sense because an elimination match would’ve taken longer.
Regardless, I was wrong about the outcome. Cesaro and Kidd won this match! I’m fully expecting some sort of remix on Raw tonight though.
MY PREDICTION WAS: Everybody say NEW DAY!
WAS YOU RIGHT THOUGH?: No.
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The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) vs. New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg Jesse James)
Honestly, why is this match happening? I could understand Los Matadores facing off against The Ascension, but the New OLD AGE Outlaws? They may as well not have a match at all.
I still don’t understand why this match happened! This time last year, The New Age Outlaws won the tag team titles. As I said before, The Ascension squashed this match and it lasted in just over 5 minutes.
They should let Bad News Barrett defend his IC title instead of this waste of a match.
MY PREDICTION: We are THE ASCENSION. Welcome to the Wastelands.
WAS YOU RIGHT THOUGH?: Yes.
OISLIKE 1-1 WWE
The Bella Twins vs. Natalya and Paige
Nikki vs Brie will probably happen at Wrestlemania, so you could imagine Brie turning on Nikki sooner or later. I just can’t imagine Brie being ok with everything when Nikki turned on her last year. One of the Bellas will tap out to a submission.
Well would you look at that? They absolutely flipped my prediction upside down, turned that sum bitch sideways, and sticked it straight up..
You know the rest.
This match was actually very good! I thought the Bellas worked a very good match and were booked as a very good divas tag team.
I’m not even sure how the Divas Title match at WrestleMania will pan out now.
MY PREDICTION: Ram-Paige and Nattie By Nature.
WAS YOU RIGHT THOUGH?: No.
OISLIKE 1-2 WWE
[WWE Tag Team Championship]: The Usos (c) vs. The Miz & Damien Mizdow
Damien Mizdow will do something in this match that will piss off The Miz, which will eventually lead to Mizdow returning to his original gimmick: The Intellectual Saviour Of The Masses. I reckon Mizdow will copy The Miz in a way that will make them lose this match. After this match, the split up will happen later in the Royal Rumble match.
The Usos don’t even have to put in work to win this. They will retain and face the Ascension at WrestleMania.
I was partly right. I guess Miz and Mizdow will still be a thing since Mizdow is so over with the fans and his hilarious gimmick.
Let’s see if the Usos will face The Ascension at Wrestlemania
MY PREDICTION: Uso-Crazy.
WAS YOU RIGHT THOUGH?: Yes.
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[WWE World Heavyweight Championship]: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. John Cena vs. Seth Rollins
I’m not sure what role The Authority and Sting will play into this match, but it wouldn’t make sense for Lesnar to lose the title now since he’s conquered Cena and The Undertaker last year, CLEAN. He will hold the strap until Wrestlemania, losing it to the Royal Rumble winner and possibly leave for UFC.
This match stole the show.
After watching this match, I can say that I’m fully ready for Seth Rollins to be WWE Champion. His role in this match is easily top 3 already this year, and it’s only January. If this was the main event instead of the rumble match, I would’ve been more happy.
I marked the FUCK OUT when he delivered the phoenix splash on Cena, which I was hoping he would do it. I almost lost concentration of the match because it was nearing the end. I thought he was gonna save that move until he cashes in his MITB contract to make it look like a move you can’t kick out of.
Cena was protected as per usual. Ha.
Now, after seeing Brock Lesnar cleaning house, I actually want him to stay and conquer everybody until the time is right. He’s such a valuble asset to the WWE right now, and his super strength and agility in the ring can not be match by anybody right now. Seth Rollins will get the strap this year one way or the other, but the thing is, Brock is the only wrestler I can classify as a legit CHAMPION.
Triple threat matches are usually rubbish, but this one was definitely the best triple threat match I’ve ever seen.
AND MY PREDICTION WAS RIGHT!
MY PREDICTION: EAT. SLEEP. RETAIN THE TITLE. REPEAT.
WAS YOU RIGHT THOUGH?: Yes.
OISLIKE 3-2 WWE
Royal Rumble Match
Here is who I THINK have a chance of winning:
- Bray Wyatt
- Dean Ambrose
- Daniel Bryan
- Roman Reigns
- Randy Orton
- Dolph Ziggler
Now, because I am 95% sure Brock is retaining his belt, here are the two people I think can realistically beat Brock Lesnar clean at Wrestlemania:
- Daniel Bryan
- Roman Reigns
Daniel Bryan didn’t have his Royal Rumble moment last year, and we all now that WWE took a huge swerve by changing the main event scene at Wrestlemania. He’s had his moment last year, and will most certainly have that moment again someday. But for now, it’s time for a change.
BUT!!!
The most concerning thing I have about Roman Reigns is this:
- He’s only wrestled one single match at a PPV (beating Randy Orton at 2014 Summerslam)
- His promos are bland and boring
- Philly are a tough crowd; he’ll get booed if he wins over Daniel Bryan
My heart says Daniel Bryan, but my head says (Roman Reigns)…
I want to add Rusev to this list of people that could’ve won the rumble last night.
Let me put my views in bullet points, because a lot of BS occurred during this match.
WHAT I LIKED:
- Bubba Ray Dudley returning
- Damien Mizdow having his Royal Rumble moment
- Kofi Kingston being saved from elimination by Adam Roses’ rosebuds
- Dean Ambrose using a diving elbow drop as a crossbody on Kane
Now, WHAT I DISLIKED about the rumble match:
- Bubba Ray doing his signature Dudley Boyz moves with R-Truth instead of D-Von
- The moment Luke Harper turned face to beat up Bray Wyatt with Eric Rowan. Then turned heel again 2 seconds later
- Daniel Bryan eliminated by Bray Wyatt HALF WAY through the rumble as if he’s a mid-carder (after this point, the Philly crowd booed throughout the rest of the rumble match)
- Big Show and Kane gingerly eliminating crowd favourites Dolph Ziggler, Bray Wyatt and Dean Ambrose
- Big Show and Kane in the final 4 (why does Vince love big guys so much?)
- Roman Reigns winning it (even though I predicted it)
The key moment out of all of this was Daniel Bryan being eliminated early. After that, it was a wrap for the rest of the rumble. The Philly crowd disliked it, I dislike it, Skillit, everyone I follow on Twitter disliked it, Squared Circle on Reddit disliked it.
They had a chance to put it right from last year’s shenanigans with Batista winning the rumble, and WWE screwed it up again this year.
MY PREDICTION: ROMAN REIGNS SUPREME
WAS YOU RIGHT THOUGH?: Yes, unfortunately.
OISLIKE 4-2 WWE
I beat WWE in predictions. But I just hoped that I was wrong about the outcome of the rumble match. Because now, Daniel Bryan is not going to face Brock Lesnar for the world title he never lost. All thanks to the WWE Creative.
Roman Reigns is not connected with the crowd yet, so why let him win? Batista last year isn’t connected with the crowd, why let him win too? WWE messed up and turned him into a heel because nobody was buying it. They flipped the script and let Daniel Bryan win the title at Wrestlemania.
WRESTLEMANIA MATCHES PREDICTIONS:
- The Usos vs The Ascension (WWE Tag Team Championship)
- John Cena vs Rusev
- Nikki Bella vs Brie Bella (WWE Divas Championship)
- The Miz vs Damien Mizdow
- Randy Orton vs Seth Rollins
- Triple H vs Sting
- Andre the Giant Battle Royal
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