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2013 Royal Rumble thread

Yes, folks, it's your favorite Rock Star hosting the 2013 Royal Rumble. Let's see if your predictions come true! As our beloved Princess always says, keep it clean!

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  1. I don't think I've ordered the Royal Rumble since my senior year of college and, if I have, I don't remember it. Tonight, on the other hand, I am enthusiastically ordering the show. Can't wait!

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  2. I really hope The Shield are all official entrants in the Rumble. If they just come out and eliminate Ryback,Sheamus & Randy Orton (Super Cena will fight them off of course) while not being involved in the match it will negatively effect my enjoyment of the show i think.

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  3. I have the complete opposite opinion. Having them just come out and hug a ring rope for 10 minutes will make them seem like every other guy.

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  4. Is it safe to assume that if Punk/Rock doesn't close, Punk will retain?

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  5. I haven't had a mix of feeling dread and excitement for a show like this since MITB 2011.

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  6. You know, the only rock star Gary I can think of is Gary Glitter. HMM.

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  7. It's gonna be tricky. If Rock/Punk goes first and Rock wins, it's gonna make the Rumble anti-climatic. Same thing if Rumble goes first and Cena wins.

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  8. Did anyone see that Are You Serious had it's last episode today? Looks like the deal with YouTube ended, so all the shows are ending.

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  9. All that glitters is not old. Except for Gary Glitter.

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  10. I guess it's too late to pull a battle bowl, set up two rings, and have two matches going on at the same time.


    (This is not a serious suggestion, though WWE could do worse than to introduce a certain two-ring event from the WCW days)

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  11. I was thinking if Rock/Punk is first, Punk probably is gonna retain.

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  12. Just set up 7 rings and let's get this show done by 9.

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  13. That's a shame, the show has declined in the past couple months but i always thought it was a good idea. Only the McMahons would think a partnership with YouTube is a bad idea.

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  14. Except the way they ended it... looks like Zack might take the lead on a new show with a similar premise.

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  15. I kind of hope all 3 Shield members are a single entrant, since they're probably not winning, might as well save 2 entries. And I hope one of those is surprise entrant Bob Backlund

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  16. If Miz beats Cesaro for the US title, I'll be more disappointed in that than I will be for Rock/Cena wins.

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  17. I realize it's not classic ECW or WCW but someone had to do it.

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  18. Enjoy the show everyone. I'm on the west coast and I have family over so I won't be viewing the show until later. Have fun, enjoy a good show, enjoy the battle for the top spot between Cult and Jobber. My(markish) picks are Punk, Bryan winning the rumble, and Rhodes Scholars winning the tag titles. Not realistic at all but I can still be a mark!

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  19. What battle? I already left jobber's lifeless corpse laying. LONG LIVE THE KING!

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  20. Totally wouldn't happen, but here's what I'd love to see:

    During the Punk/Rock match, "The Shield" attacks the ref, and then attacks Rock; Maddox then runs down to the ring, clad in his referee shirt, and counts the pin for Punk. Then, either tonight or tomorrow on "Raw", Maddox and "Shield" reveal that they were employed by Heyman to help extend Punk's reign; it turns out that Punk was telling the truth about having no knowledge of their help, with Punk insulted that Heyman would doubt him. Furthermore, Heyman was only backing Punk because Brock quit; Punk was basically Heyman's back-up plan to profit off of. Punk dumps Heyman, which turns Punk face. This then leads to Heyman bringing Brock back to take out Punk. "WM" is headlined by Punk defending the title against Brock.

    I want Punk/Brock so badly.

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  21. They have to start competing regularly eventually, don't see why tonight wouldn't be a good place to start. Fans will get bored of their NWOesque antics and a six-man tag with Santino,Zach Ryder & The Great Khali beckons at Wrestlemania!

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  22. A thousand thanks for doing so! Especially if a similar thread from TPrincess was not forthcoming.

    Because I really don't know if there would be any point in my watching the Rumble if I couldn't gab about here with you fine folks.

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  23. Yeah, but a Royal Rumble match is not where you start it. It's the perfect match for them to running in and out of causing havoc.

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  24. Let's do this, It's time to Live Thread

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  25. Rumble By The Numbers video!

    Anyone think any new stats are going to be added after tonight?


    17: The number of angry tweets from Zack Ryder about being left off the Rumble.

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  26. Alright, so I ordered the show through the wwe app, crossing fingers it doesn't freeze too much. So far, the quality is outstanding.

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  27. Off to work here in Singapore. Hopefully catch it in 12 hours or so. Enjoy - wish I could join the thread!

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  28. I love how the pre-show is on YouTube but not on the actual PPV channel.

    "You paid for the show! Now enjoy Scott Stanford!"

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  29. Miz has a new ring jacket... must have talked to Raven.

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  30. Cesaro needs to start insisting that they play the national anthem before his matches. Hysterical to see crowds boo their own anthem just because of Cesaro.

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  31. I love a good spin-off. Family Matters > Perfect Strangers

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  32. I'm not that far back

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  33. Now we will just get some crap on the wwe website. The quality of all those shows started to dip drastically anyways over the last couple of months

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  34. Good evening,everyone.

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  35. Do we have an irc chat room or something for tonight?

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  36. i think it's a perfect opportunity for them to team up as a unit and cause havoc by you know beating up people in an actual match. I'll admit it causes problems because someone has to beat them fair and square and the thought of Super Cena fighting all 3 of them off and eliminating them all is not a very fun one.

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  37. Cesaro is a country mile ahead of Miz in just about everything. Does it make the WWE brass scratch their head? Shirley, they must recognize this.

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  38. Ben Stiller and Anderson Cooper? wtf?

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  39. Holy shit! dat tilt a whirl.

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  40. good evening,everyone.

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  41. It'd be ironic if Cesaro lost the US title on a pre-show, given that he originally won the title on a pre-show.


    And by ironic, I mean it would suck out loud.

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  42. Come on Cesaro... break out the bring swing!

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  43. Hey, WWE is learning from the NFL by putting good looking blondes on their talk/buildup segments.

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  44. You never know with the royal rumble. If the rumble goes on last, count on cena to win though

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  45. Is that Renee Paquette under a new name? She looks like Renee Paquette.



    And by that, I mean she looks fucking gorgeous.

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  46. Hey Yo, survey time.
    When CM Punk retains his title tonight, will Dougie: A) threaten to quit the BOD. B) Claim WM will do less than 500,000 buys. C) masturbate vigorously in the dark to posters of CM Punk all the while trolling us afterwards.

    Have fun kids, and remember, wrestling is always fun when you have wiskey and weed.

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  47. Looks at avatar:


    OH MY GOD! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR FAAAAAACE?

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  48. Just a squash so far... doesn't bode well for Cesaro.

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  49. Cesaro's killing it tonight!

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  50. I hope it's better than last years. I still consider the 92' and 01' versions to be the best.

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  51. If I had the cash, the match would definitely entice me to buy the PPV.

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  52. Yea, now the call her Renee young I think. Miss her and Cam in the afternoons

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  53. Trick question. He's a troll and trolls never quit.

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  54. It should be a squash to completion, but yeah, I smell title change.

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  55. Miz looked like he really fucked up his knee. Awkward landing. Dude can't do anything right.

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  56. Can't beat Flair's guy with the Flair pin.

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  57. I remember when Miz first won the WWE title and was getting one over on Cena every week in the build up to WM 27, and Bryan Alvarez would talk about how Miz was scheduled to drop right back down to the midcard, possibly in a US title feud, after losing the title.


    And given how hard they were pushing him, I thought this was absolutely inconceivable.


    Which gets me wondering, is anyone ever a true, permanent main eventer anymore? Back in the day, you won the title, and you never had to wrestle for the IC title again (this was different in WCW, as former world champs would always wrestle for the US title). Jericho left for two years after 2005, came back in 2007 when there was hardly any roster depth...and he fights for the IC title. It's just such a weird philosophy. Like, don't give the guy the title if he's just going back to where he was when the reign ends.

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  58. Pretty much an extended squash. Hopefully this ends Flairs alligience with Miz and its never spoken of again.

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  59. Only certain guys are above that ceiling.... Orton, Cena, Del Rio, Sheamus, Kane (to an extent).

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  60. Thats the beauty of fantasy booking,unfortunately,it will never happen.

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  61. '01 doesn't get as much love as it should... possibly because of Austin winning with a late draw. Kane MADE that match and it's the best ever for that reason.

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  62. Well, Sheamus became US champion after his two WWE title reigns, but once he won the WHC, and his reign was insanely dominant, and he became the ostensible #2 face in the wake of Punk's summer heel turn, I really can't see him ever going back to fighting for midcard titles, so yeah, I agree on that one.

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  63. Yeah, I don't get that either.

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  64. It's also the most stacked Rumble of all time.

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  65. Over/Under the amount of guys point to the WM sign: 6

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  66. I think Punk has earned it with "434 days as champion". Even if he spends the rest of his career giving those jobs back, he'll still be able to main event anytime he wants, thanks to that record.

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  67. 2001 is an insanely underrated Rumble. I had no problem with Austin's late draw because everything around it was built so well. It was the first (and only, to my knowledge) Rumble match with a blade job, FFS. That Rumble was one of the most straight-up action packed of all-time.

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  68. 6 times per wrestler of main event status probably.

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  69. SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!

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  70. Did miz job? I wasn't watching the youtube match?

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  71. Nice.


    [/southparkcop]

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  72. "I want Punk/Brock so badly."



    ...in bed...

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  73. Yeah, extended squash.

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  74. Punk, Rock, Cena, Big Show, del Rio, Sheamus...methinks that's a pretty good number...

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  75. Email me on the webzone if you want a pizza roll...and I'll send it it mail.

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  76. And it looked like he jacked up his knee...

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  77. He's a pro, just not a good one

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  78. good,now Miz time for your official burial.

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  79. Rock is going over dude

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  80. Shot clock intro lol

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  81. Miz is so weird. It was absolutely the right call to put the title on him when they did. He was over, good on the mic, and improving in the ring. But ever since that WM, he has gone downhill. Never seen a wrestler that young get so bad so fast before.

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  82. if that opens up a spot for someone else and aborts the face turn im ok with his knee injury

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  83. I kind of dig this song.

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  84. Should be a good one to come back into it with

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  85. Maybe he hit his ceiling? It's certainly happened before.

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  86. Maybe if he stayed at that level. But he is getting worse and worse by the week. So strange.

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  87. Stop fuckin' with my medicine.

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  88. I was, and still am, such a Kane mark at the time. I was freaking out the entire match.

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  89. Punk/Rock is definitely closing.

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  90. cm punk jacked his spot as #1 heel and did it so much better it made him like shit and then he got worse in the ring. I agree he had a real edge coming out of that tag team and cutting those anti cena promos but they have buried that dude to death. Its over

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  91. The booking did him no favors either.....

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  92. Not gonna lie I love ADR and i'm totally fucking stoked for this match!

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  93. He does it for me as a face. Totally different guy and a thousand times more charismatic. Hope he retains.

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  94. Yeah, I wasn't a fan of how they did the face turn, but ADR's made it work.

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  95. They'd be crazy if they put the Rumble on last this year. Given all the hype for Punk/Rock and the complete lack of hype for the RR match, it wouldn't make any sense to close with anything other than the WWE Championship match. Plus, Rock ain't showin' up if he ain't goin' on last...

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  96. Wait, did they say the 26th Rumble?

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  97. I up-voted this.

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  98. He's the definitely the penny hardaway of the wwe

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  99. I'm a mark for Face Del Rio. I can't front.

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  100. I always lol @ the streaming sites that make you pay for HD. "You have to pay money to steal!"

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  101. Does Lillian Garcia age? She looks almost exactly the same since she was taking figure fours from Double J in 1999!

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  102. I also loved him as a heel but this is the act he was working in mexico that made him a legend

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  103. Hello, random Bret Hart cameo!

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  104. The actual face turn was terrible but at least they gave him a tiny angle/motivation with the Spanish announcers

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  105. Hitman puts over ADR, I love it

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  106. Whoa! It's the ghost of Bret Hart!

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  107. Hart got a pretty big pop.

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  108. It would be dumb if he didn't but who knows

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  109. "And you Riccardo, remind me of a Mexican Bruce Hart."

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  110. Geez...pink clashes with green and red. Ricardo should totally know better... #HighFashion

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  111. Bret Hart putting over Alberto Del Rio outta nowhere! They need to do this more often. Ricardo letting out a BRETTTTTTTTTTTT! would have been mark out city.

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  112. Ricardo channeling snl Chris Farley is funny.

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  113. Is Ricardo just gonna carry that bucket forever

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  114. This is the opener? I figured they'd open with the tag match.

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  115. FINALLY! ADR gets rid of the gold boots.

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  116. Meh, needs more pyro.

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  117. mexican confetti I think

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  118. I love Ricardo has changed the tone and cadence of his intro since ADR turned face. Little touches like that are what's missing in face turns like that of The Miz...

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  119. Yes but it actually is the 26th Rumble!

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  120. Some pyro in the colours of the mexican flag would be cool.

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  121. Did Cole call ADR's father "Dos Caros"? The dude's name is "Two faces" not "Two cars"!

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  122. "or in New Zealand, watching a stream from someone watching on sky box office" like myself.

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  123. ADR needed a seminal face moment but he is good in this role

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  124. Marcellus Wallace's soul.

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  125. Last man standing matches are by definition anticlimactic. One of my least favorite types of matches. Beat up a guy then stand around and watch ref count... repeat.

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  126. Without Ricardo... I don't think Del Rio would be over... ever... at any point in his WWE career.

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  127. For those interested (and in the UK)

    Latests odds :

    http://www.skybet.com/wrestling/royal-rumble



    Vickie at a cool 100/1

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  128. Mr prediction for Rumble cameo:


    Stone Cold...

    E.T.

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  129. Del Rio must be thrilled to have the opening match, and not be relegated to the pre-show.

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  130. "ANY OF YOU FUCKIN' MARKS MOVE, AND I SWERVE EVERY LAST MOTHER FUCKING ONE OF YOU!"

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  131. SI SI SI SI SI SI...Bryan is responsible for Del Rio's Heat

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  132. Still love JR's call when Undertaker and Kane clear the ring... "AND NOW WHAT... AND NOW WHAT!"

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  133. I thought they brought back Souled Out that year and gave the rumble a break.

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  134. JR had some pretty legendary calls between 2000-2003. My favorite was the double clothesline spot between Austin and Rock at WM 19: "Now that right there is some SERIOUS-ASS impact!"

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  135. Yes... but as of his downfall I'd say more of the people around him getting better.

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  136. Doesn't The Ultimate Warrior live in Phoenix???

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  137. Yeah, this is a 1k'er and if somehow Punk wins...the blog might break.

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  138. I still don't know about face Del Rio but (1) the look on his face when Show countered the cross arm-breaker was fantastic and (b) they're in Phoenix, so he should get a huge babyface reaction anyway.

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  139. I would mark out hard for that.

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  140. Might as well bring back the Super Crazy 10 spot in the corner while their at it.

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  141. My favorite Rock/Austin match ever... so much story and emotion, I nearly cried at the finish.

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  142. Seriously...I know it's never gonna happen, but if his music hit and he came running down the aisle, the place would go absolutely batshit.

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  143. The Rock has the #2 highest odds of winning, and he's not even in it!

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  144. What was with that face sow made after getting sacked?

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  145. I'd be willing to plunk down two pounds on Zack Ryder at 100 to 1 odds. The Rumble winner has been nothing but Wrestlemania curtain-jerker fodder anyway, so might as well surprise fans with a shock winner for once.

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  146. LIGHT TUBES! #ZANDIG

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  147. This match isn't good...

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  148. That wasn't a florescent light bulb! Michael Cole is an idiot.

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  149. Damn i thought that was a light bulb straight outta CZW for a half second.

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  150. If you ever wondered what a PG light tube match looked like...

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  151. Just interesting Vickie's got better odds than 1/2 the roster.

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  152. The crowds reacting well though.

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  153. LOL at that fan with the "Cena sucks" shirt.

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  154. Yes, but Dull match

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  155. Actually, that was Super Crazy's gimmick.

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  156. Hell yeah! I was in the Hoosier Dome for WM VIII, that pop was unreal!

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  157. Show really needed to scream, Fuck You, before that spot.

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  158. Why doesn't Ricardo just help him up if it's no DQ ?

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  159. That was a cool spot

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  160. Its a last man standing match. Its just a bunch of lying around and counting... They are almost always really dull.

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  161. Crowds pop for dullness!

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  162. That spot might have saved this match

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  163. A few have been really good (Batista vs Taker)

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  164. Cool spot. Strange lack of intensity from Show, but decent crowd reactions.

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  165. Maybe they're building to something...

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  166. Del Rio trying to out-Ziggler Ziggler on the "stupid, reckless, career/life-shortening bumps" department.

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  167. True, It felt like stalling till then

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  168. Cue the "Hulk Up" once Show puts his hands on Ricardo.

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  169. ADR as the never gives up gimmick just works.

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  170. Jericho vs HHH in 2000 I remember having a very hot crowd, but everything had a hot crowd that year.

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  171. You want more pyro, go to a Brazilian night club.

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  172. even better than Cena.

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  173. Eh... that's how a heel would avoid the WMD.

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  174. True, the crowd booed and everything

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  175. Man that thing,was really sad, A lot of people died.

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  176. Man they're overusing that breakaway barrier spot lately.

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  177. I say hit the UW music and have Dolph Ziggler run out and catch that heel heat..

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  178. Damn that was another cool spot, this match is ok

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  179. D-Bry the most over man in this match

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  180. I feel like I've seen this part of the match before!

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  181. OK is a good word for it, not great not bad

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  182. Would it be barbaric of me to say I miss a good old chair shot to the head.

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  183. That's a better spot to me as it actually makes sense. Guys climbing the Rumble entrance scaffolding for no reason other than to have a guy fall through a conveniently placed table is such a braindead, videogame spot.

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  184. Of course you have no problem watching NFL.

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  185. oh shit, thats some sneaky heel work right there

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  186. Come on, Show set up the table and pulled him up there to Chokeslam him off it.

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  187. This is great -- Ricardo is the new bill Alfonso

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  188. The duct tape spot is awesome! That's great!

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  189. WWE: Our Faces Cheat Like Heels

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