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WWE ROYAL RUMBLE Discussion Thread 01/27/24 (media.kbin.social)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by TellumSiege@kbin.social to c/SquaredCircle@kbin.social

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Tonight, WWE Royal Rumble is LIVE from Tampa Bay, FL! The card includes:

Men's Royal Rumble match: 30-man Royal Rumble match where the winner gets a shot at the Men's World Championship at Wrestlemania 40!
Women’s Royal Rumble match: 30-woman Royal Rumble match where the winner gets a shot at the Women's World Championship at Wrestlemania 40!
Fatal four-way match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: © Roman Reigns (with Paul Heyman) vs. Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles vs. LA Knight
Singles match for the WWE United States Championship: © Logan Paul vs. Kevin Owens

And more!

Show starts LIVE at 8pm EST | 5pm PST on Peacock. Check your local listings for more information.

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[–] TellumSiege@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago (5 children)

And out comes Grace. One of the main reasons I'm watching right now lol

[–] GoodandPlenty@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (8 children)

More of a TNA guy myself as well. Cheers!

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[–] hellothere@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

As a complete aside, the way cagematch formats the result for rumble matches always makes me chuckle

Men's rumble result

Cody Rhodes defeats Andrade and Austin Theory and Bobby Lashley and Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed and Carlito and Carmelo Hayes and CM Punk and Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio and Drew McIntyre and Finn Balor and Grayson Waller and Gunther and Ivar and JD McDonagh and Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso and Karrion Kross and Kofi Kingston and Ludwig Kaiser and Omos and Pat McAfee and R-Truth and Ricochet and Sami Zayn and Santos Escobar and Shinsuke Nakamura and The Miz

Women's rumble result

Bayley defeats Alba Fyre and Asuka and Becky Lynch and Bianca Belair and Candice LaRae and Chelsea Green and Indi Hartwell and Ivy Nile and Jade Cargill and Jordynne Grace and Kairi Sane and Katana Chance and Kayden Carter and Liv Morgan and Maxxine Dupri and Michin and Naomi and Natalya and Nia Jax and Piper Niven and Roxanne Perez and Shayna Baszler and Shotzi and Tegan Nox and Tiffany Stratton and Valhalla and Xia Li and Zelina Vega and Zoey Stark

I mean, it's not wrong, but it's also somewhat generous.

[–] GeekFTW@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

Truth lmao

[–] kubj31196@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Sometimes good guy deserves to win. The fact that most of us booked ourselves into think Punk would get it over Cody makes it even more sweet.
This is the most I've been invested in since Hangman vs Omega. Time for Cody to finish the story.

[–] ImADifferentBird@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So I went and watched the clip of Jordynne Grace in the Rumble. Honestly, I was shocked at how they put her over. Seems like they put a lot more respect on TNA with her appearance than they did with Mickie James in 2022; mentioning the TNA Knockouts championship by name, making a point of the fact that she beat Naomi for the belt, and not only letting her dominate the match for a bit, but commentary also selling her dominance. Loved the quote "TNA has an absolute weapon as champion!"

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[–] TellumSiege@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Cody wins. That was the right call imo.

[–] GoodandPlenty@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A special thanks to you for making the night memorable. Hopefully I’ll catch you around here from time to time. Cheers!

[–] TellumSiege@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago (7 children)

Likewise! I don't usually watch WWE but I'm usually here live for the AEW threads /TNA PPV's. But if people aren't here live they'll often show up after the fact. I know Geek likes to watch these shows early in the morning, and he'll usually respond to any comments you make. Same goes for others too. We're all still trying to grow this place, slowly, brick by brick. Good to have you here man!

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[–] angmatandaa@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I woke up late this morning (Manila local time) so I only got to started watching live during the Logan Paul vs. Kevin Owens match. I was so relieved the wrong finalist didn’t win the men’s Rumble match.

Watching the PLE replay now, boy did my goosebumps raise with the surprise entrants to the women’s Rumble!

[–] GoodandPlenty@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I loved how they hit the surprises right from the get go. It kind of tempered my expectations for a big surprise later in the match, and in the meantime, the women worked so hard to keep the focus in ring. I’d have to rewatch, but in the now, I think the women’s match was slightly better than the men’s.

[–] angmatandaa@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I just saw on the women’s match the on-screen graphics for some of their time in the ring. Did they have that too for the men’s match? It didn’t show up on our Disney+ livestream

[–] GoodandPlenty@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I didn’t see it during the men’s match but it was definitely a welcome addition to the women’s. I’ll probably rewatch the show tomorrow so if the graphics pop up I’ll let you know.

[–] angmatandaa@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I just checked the men’s one, yes they had the graphics as well

[–] TellumSiege@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

Still no Punk. Kinda surprised it's taking so long...

[–] GoodandPlenty@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I do like being right, even if it’s obvious.🤣

[–] TellumSiege@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

I mean I didn't see it coming lol

[–] GoodandPlenty@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just want to add that I love, love, love Michael Cole standing to call the match. Makes it seem so much more important.

[–] TellumSiege@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

I noticed that too. It was a nice touch.

[–] GoodandPlenty@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Big pop for Cody at the end there. I really like that finish, and not just because my son marked out past his bedtime. It was well put together and fairly unique when compared to past Rumble’s.

Entertaining show and we’re well on the road to Mania now. Props to anyone who posted in here along with me, you folks are the coolest!

[–] GoodandPlenty@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

This is a great final four. Anyone can logically win. Let’s go Gunther!!

[–] TellumSiege@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

Omos is massive lol.

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