The men's Royal Rumble match was a bore: Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Mark Show

[@ryanjohansson8950]

Every time I think that WWE’s booking can’t get any more boring, predictable, repetitive and uninspired they manage to outdo themselves.

[@jonathancooper4914]

Just when you think you’ve hit rock bottom, you hear a knock from below. - Russian Proverb

[@mmd2769]

And yet you keep watching

[@megaultrasuperko4601]

As soon as Brock appeared as number 30 in the Royal Rumble I turned it off

[@ryanjohansson8950]

@@mmd2769 You shouldn’t assume things. I haven’t watched WWE nor given them a penny of my money in years. I simply follow what’s happening in hopes that it gets better, but it never does. Just somehow gets worse.

[@RoninBgk]

This is exactly why AEW is even a thing in the first place

[@SjC420]

Yet AEW cant draw any fans. Once in a while they'll draw 1 million viewers usually when they do their big themed episodes. On average they get 800,000-900,000.

[@RoninBgk]

@@SjC420 Wrestling isn't popular anymore because of bad Booking not because of the talent

[@SjC420]

@@RoninBgk yes this is true but AEW's booking is no better than WWE's. AEW books to play to their audience & that's why their audience hasn't grown at all. WWE at least tries to book for everyone hense they have more fans.

[@RoninBgk]

@@SjC420 Aight bet good talk 🤣😄😂

[@theslugboiii5969]

@@SjC420 WWE only have more fans because sad old men love oiled up meat heads

[@darkace9194]

No Balor, no Cesaro, no Chiampa, Dunn or even Bron Breakker. Majority was tag teams and low card talent. Lesnar did not need that rumble win to challenge Roman. If wwe had smart bookers they could've had the winner face Lashley and pit Lesnar in the Elimination Chamber match, At least make him work for the title opportunity. But Vince with his dementia can't book worth a damn anymore and Vince McMarks will continue to defend and eat his shit

[@Vesperitis]

Not gonna lie, when I saw 'Dunn', my first thought was 'Kevin' and not 'Pete'.

[@hatchetrave]

"Vince McMarks" is the best thing I've heard yet to describe the mindless zombies who defend this company lmfao

[@SjC420]

But then u all would be complaining that Brock Lesnar won the Elimination Chamber! Like no matter what WWE does you're all gonna complain about it so how about u all do us real fans a favor & stop watching it & go watch AEW or TNA or New Japan or the NWA. Just because u millennials & gen z kids dont get your way doesnt mean anyone wants to listen to u cry on the internet!!

[@Vesperitis]

@@SjC420 says the person crying on the internet

[@boombastic108]

@@SjC420 And do you know why people complain no matter what? BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS GET IT WRONG. If they got something right from time to time you'd have some merit, dude, but this company has been striking out constantly for 5 years. This Rumble was so easy. It was an underhand pitch waiting to be crushed out of the park, and instead they completely whiffed. Again.

[@jamiegarner9955]

This is inevitable, with WWE destroying their PPV model - now termed ‘premium live events’ these established & named events have nothing to deliver, just trading on glory days when they used to mean something.

[@trtx84]

The men's rumble was the perfect encapsulation of the current problem with WWE. You pointed out Dom and Rey, Bad Bunny not only wasn't advertised but he and Damien Priest never crossed paths. And then none of it mattered because at the last minute here comes Brock, much like Vince, to throw the whole thing out. It was a giant waste of time.

[@michaelsinger4638]

Priest and Owens never crossed paths either. Despite being in a title feud. Why not do something with Austin Theory and Shane even? Given the Theory/Vince storyline.

[@eibun2011]

What's more baffling about the bad bunny thing is the fact that wwe tweeted that he was in the building, so it's not even really a surprise

[@dashingdreww1185]

For weeks they teased Dominik throwing out Rey Mysterio in the rumble just so they can not even be in the rumble at the same time 😂

[@detalpug1033]

This was a cursed rumble. Truly predictable ending, lack of main inventors, one of the most boring Giants WWE has ever had, no NXT call UPS, no Legends from the past (not that one of those), the guy from jackass who was supposed to do crazy stuff didn't really do crazy stuff, no weapons, a screwed up spot from Kingston, terrible pacing, and not one epic showdown. WWE truly doesn't care no more obviously because they're paid so little to put this show on by the audience they don't care.

[@jeremywilliams5141]

And if they don't care, why should we, am I right?

[@toptenguy1]

It's ok, they at least have casual inventors. :)

[@TadThuggish]

mf wrote main inventors

[@StarrPower2232]

As far as Lesnar goes, the creative team said “Screw the fans we need to give Vince what he wants or he won’t like us anymore.”

[@BulletClub444Life]

Vince probably thinks that all the time and I can't blame him. As long as he can easily get 70k+ in attendance for Mania why should he bother listening to fans?

[@StarrPower2232]

How exactly is coasting off reputation and nostalgia setting up for the future of a company that is hemorrhaging fans? Said fans are sick of guys like Brock being given main event after main event while the rest of the roster is left to rot because they aren’t “box office enough” and to that I say “and who’s fault is that?” Putting money first is not sustainable in the long term.

[@jonathanschmeh5709]

@@StarrPower2232 The problem is that as long as they have the TV contracts they don't have to worry. The last couple of years have proved that there are 1 to 2 million people who will watch WWE no matter how awful it is.

[@ramireigns]

I don't really want to blame the creative team, I imagine it must be frustrating write storylines that they know are garbage but Vince will like them it's a job after all

[@scottprice24]

Its excatly the reason

[@ryanjohansson8950]

The big surprises/ special entries in the rumble this year were Johnny Knoxville, Bad Bunny and Shane McMahon. Wow. How about an actual wrestler? I’d much rather have Balor, Cesaro or someone from NXT.

[@ValSempai]

No Cesaro , no Apollo , no Commander Aziz, NO FUCKING FINN BALOR!

[@MrTeamGuy]

@@ValSempai Aziz is a real person? Or you just added him for comedic effect

[@TheUncold]

@@MrTeamGuy Lol Aziz is Apollo Crew’s manager / Nigerian commander

[@RufusM]

I legitimately lost my shit when I read that Bad Bunny and Shane were two of the final four. Then Brock of all people wins the whole thing. They literally shit on the entire locker room.

[@huhwhat3550]

Hahahaha

[@dootuss83]

You know the men's rumble match was bad when the Wrestlemania sign being on fire was way more entertaining.

[@Vesperitis]

The Wrestlemania sign that caught fire TWICE.

[@zackreynolds21]

I think the reason people was so crazy when Shane first returned awhile back is because they genuinely thought that his return meant that the company might get better behind the scenes because of him which was clearly not the case

[@makaveli4205]

Vince McMahon will live forever. Just to piss off everyone. Triple h got fired for no reason

[@benchapman299]

AJ Styles getting dumped out like a piece of crap by a jobber summed it all up.

[@ChrisWolff2013]

Incredibly sad and pathetic.

[@benchapman3573]

Cancelled subscription after that.

[@fwef7445]

@@benchapman3573 you had one in the first place? I just torrent their shit

[@Ilovegrunge123]

This is the first wrestlemania where I feel like they will put AJ in the andre the giant battle royal cause I see no feud for him before wrestlemania and that's sad.

[@constablekennedy7705]

I’m Convinced that Brock Lesnar, Charlotte Flair and Roman Reigns have some Incriminating Info on Vince McMahon because he will Never stop forcing them on the WWE Fanbase ….. 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@Splattermelt]

Roman I would leave out, because it's obvious they originally wanted The Rock to come back to take the title and 'Head of the Table' off of him at Wrestlemania.

[@Raddon]

The thing is the people in charge of booking as no balls anymore. Just put Walter in there and have him win it, or Big E, or some good wrestler the fans can get behind. The only thing they care is sell as many WM tickets as they can, put the biggest names headlining, and the proceed to shove those guys down our throats for a whole year!

[@ricosuave7053]

Roman, Bloodline, Entitlement. Ring any bells?

[@alvifadhollah]

Royal Rumble is prolly the most exciting and iconic type of match, yet WWE still find a way to make it boring. I'm legit impressed.

[@samsational168]

They just cheer for Shane's music, Brian's absolutely right as soon he eliminated Kevin Owens the crowd suddenly remembered oh yeah we're sick of this guy and started booing.

[@SuperMutant2099]

It was so boring that even Michael Cole is slumped in his chair after Boggs is eliminated.

[@chrisdebello4547]

There were more botches than participants in this disaster. I saw in an article that Shane was in charge of creative for the Rumble. That explains so much.

[@toptenguy1]

Is that they he left? he got "future endeavored"? LOL

[@WolfEatZombies]

Bore is an understatement,it was just straight up ass 😂

[@JonJayAllDay]

I didn't think it was that bad just pretty mid, I thought the show overall was fine but this is coming from a sort of lapsed fan who hasn't watched the full product in months, so take what my thoughts with a grain of salt. My main thought on the men's rumble was if guys like Omos, Madcap Moss, Rick Booges and Austin Theory are Vince's future boys then wwes future looks kinda dim.

[@captain-brickhead8317]

The rumble used to be my fav event across the PPV year for WWE... now it just feels meaningless, predictable and has become a spotfest for guys like kofi kingston to do a 'thing'. Can't forget the wrestlemania sign pointing... it's so forced and cringey. The roster is so depleted that 75% of the entrants are irrelevant. I'm not an AEW mark here as I've been a WWE fan my whole life, but if AEW were to put on a royal rumble of their own I would be excited just on the roster alone and the potential opportunity to push any number of younger talent into a main event spot - It's sad to see how far WWE has fallen in the eyes of a life long fan.

[@boombastic108]

This is a major difference between the two promotions. AEW isn't afraid to push new talent. WWE has so little 'talent' anymore that they rely on the few that worked.... 15 years ago.....

[@mervstash3692]

I'm confused, you called it a spot fest, then said AEW would do it better, when literally all they do is a spot fest.

[@mervstash3692]

@@boombastic108 There is 987 people on the AEW roster. About 10 of them get regular TV time. Others you might see once every couple months. The rest you never see. How is that pushing young talent? I hope you don't mean that Hook doofus

[@boombastic108]

@@mervstash3692 Jade. Leyla. Wheeler. Jungle Boy. MJF. Shida. Acclaimed. Donte. Wardlow. Britt. Anna Jay. Dark Order. These are all young talent getting TV time and pushes. Yes, Hook is a doofus, I couldn't care less about him. But who is in the limelight in E? Roman. Brock. Ronda. Owens. Rollins. Edge. Miz. Bobbles. AJ. NONE of them are under 35, several are over 40.

[@michaelsinger4638]

Both Rumbles last year worked and had great winners. But WWE has REGRESSED so much in the last year overall.

[@zerozeeros]

The excerpt at the end of this video that I've seen a dozen times was more exciting than the rumble

[@Tzgrey77]

The final four was Lesnar Drew Bad Bunny Shane McMahon. Remember when rumbles use to mean something ?

[@danieldunn613]

I think a great way to give WWE the middle finger for this rumble is to hold a Forbidden Door Royal Rumble match, talents from AEW, Impact, New Japan and other promotions, no announcements outside of a couple big names to keep the entries a surprise, winner challenges the world champion of their choosing from any promotion I guarantee more people would be excited for that than this

[@shikikkaneddy]

Impact will have it difficult to return to AEW after that stunt , though I would like it more from AAA , at least they're a bit more loyal

[@markjefferies2544]

Didn’t mind Lesnar winning, but Jesus that was easily the worst rumble I’ve ever watched.

[@toptenguy1]

I don't think anything will ever beat 2015. I watched it at a theatre, and once Daniel Bryan got eliminated, I wasn't even angry. I was just.. Uncomfortable with how bad the rest was. lol

[@hokiebuddy]

Don’t forget the crowd was booing boogs and the announcers said they weren’t booing, they were cheering boogs. But you could see people giving the thumbs down in the crowd.

[@handsomelee9568]

They are not booing him they are saying "boooooooogs" come on now lol I know this is the place to come bash WWE and there is alot to bash but not Boogs.

[@handsomelee9568]

@@dreamshakejunya lmao for sure

[@horgh_japan]

*fans boo Boogs* Boogs:*confused*"Are they booing me?" Pat McAfee:"No, sir! They're saying... Boo-oogs!" Boogs:*turning to the crowd*"Are you saying Boo or Boo-oogs?" *fans throw garbage and boo loudly* Bruce Pritchard:"I was saying Boo-oogs..."

[@Vesperitis]

If you listened carefully, they were actually cheering "ROMAN REIGNS".

[@jonathancooper4914]

“Were you saying ‘boooo’ or ‘booooourns’?” “BOOOOOOOOO!!!” “I was saying Boooourns…”

[@hellboy30098]

It took me a while to realize that the audience that WWE caters to does not watch the show every week. Just the big ones and Mania.. so who cares. And it's sad but that's how they've streamlined their audience

[@popshot8898]

They've also conditioned viewers at home to not pay attention to their product and just play WWE tv on the background, while they do stuff.

[@ricosuave7053]

That's why Smackdown is so highly rated. Those damn Fox News viewers

[@Ilovegrunge123]

@@popshot8898 I watch it on hulu and get the almost two hour version of it. I don't even know why they still have the three hour time.

[@JenMistress]

I think the problem with the men's Royal Rumble, with how badly WWE has booked their talent, no one felt like a legit guy to win, until Brock came out at number 30. With the Women's Royal Rumble, there were at least a few before Ronda, that had you think, well, maybe. Granted, as soon as it was confirmed by her entrance that she was taking part, it was like, yeah, Ronda's winning, but before that, was a few I could see them going with.

[@craigwilks2202]

This year's rumble was BAD, like really bad. Last year's rumble had several dream scenarios and a moment that gave me chills (Christian and Edge reunion) and there were no fans. This year's rumble with a giant crowd was lifeless

[@BlobBox]

Usually rumbles are full of mid carders but this rumble was full of lower carders cause 60% of them were tag teams. Most of them didnt even get to do their spots cause some of them were thrown out before their partner even showed up. I understand roman vs brock is the main plan but they could have easily done promos to set that up. There was no need to feed a whole rumble match to that. Rumble should always stay for mid carders breaking out to the main title thing tradition sort of way.

[@StarrPower2232]

I’m not surprised since WWE has about 3 legit main eventers. Everyone else are virtual extras.

[@jasonmendez4836]

There seems to be this misconception that the Royal Rumble was used to push new people to the main event that's really not been the case for the past couple of years. King of the ring could be used for something like that but the Royal Rumble has mostly been given to people who are already established stars or have won before.

[@michaelsinger4638]

I mean Bianca Belair last year, and it was AWESOME!! Batista when he won his first Rumble as well. It might actually make the thing feel more interesting.

[@masreg]

@@michaelsinger4638 you’re absolutely right. But that’s just 2 names of the top of your head. What about the rest? I didn’t know Undertaker was a new star when he won. What about Rey? Austin won it 3 times when he didn’t need it for the third one. It’s not a tradition that mid carders won the Rumble. Not at all.

[@unfixingbowl5454]

I regret skipping Nets/Warriors for this show only good thing was Seths entrance

[@stevemygoodman7809]

That was such a good game too. No Harden or Durant and Kyrie balled out. But Steve Nash didn’t challenge at the end and Warriors hit their free throws.

[@unciervoenciervado]

"We need to appeal to casuals" I wonder how many casuals will be more interested in the show after seeing that borefest

[@ricosuave7053]

Appealing to casuals means appealing to the MMA fanbase lolol

[@HaydenZenith]

Booker T spoiled Lesnar Winning in the Pre Show the second he said that it was his pick for who would win the rumble.

[@vanillabeam5400]

"Brock and Drew.... which I feel we've seen 500 times already" Literally only their third time.

[@ConanMiller]

My coworkers that sometimes watched attitude era PPVs still think Shane is a good wrestler from going through the glass windows at king of the ring. 🙄

[@TMPS93]

The only reason I kept watching was my friends convinced me to go to their house to watch. If I was home I would've shut it off immediately after the women's rumble. Ivory's entrance and the Lesnar/Lashley video package were the only good parts.

[@boombastic108]

The question I asked leading into the Rumble was, "how do they expect us to enjoy this when they released most of their roster last year?" My question was answered loudly - they don't.

[@mervstash3692]

Because "us" is a small minority of marks. None of those people except for Bryan drew viewers. And he didn't draw many if you look at the statistics.

[@boombastic108]

@@mervstash3692 Then that's E's fault for dropping the ball. Most who came to AEW from E have done very well. Ruby came over and is a massive star already. Adam Cole stayed a star. AEW just does it better.

[@mervstash3692]

@@boombastic108 lol Ruby is a mid carder at best. The fact she is now one of the top talents in AE shows you something. She is no massive star. No one watches AEW. Neither is Cole. He was turned into another unfunny comedy doofus while he was part of the Elite

[@boombastic108]

@@mervstash3692 Then don't watch AEW, Perv Stache.

[@thepolarphantasm2319]

@@mervstash3692 "no one watches AEW" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@alkiline9199]

After miming a distance between his hands as " yey wide" he realises that some may not be watching but listening so he does the exact same thing, showing something to those who can't see him, brilliant stuff from all 3 this clip

[@Kmcgonigle0]

I like how Vinny was worried he was going to see Brock decapitate Shane while I was rooting for it

[@hevykevy316]

Boogz cut his hair, but they didn't decide "well if we're going to cut his hair, should we make an angle out if it?"

[@agr9201]

So to clarify: Kofi botches an athletic spot that everybody wants to see completed and we can't turn a blind eye because not eliminating him would be destroying fans trust in WWE. We couldn't just say the refs missed it, got it, understood. Otis misspelled emmental when it was on the screen, zombies ate The Miz, they've ended Hell in a Cell matches in DQ, I could write a book of examples here. But no, the Kofi botch is where we draw the line. If you've already sacrificed the dignity of WWE programming, at least let me have some cool things.

[@CaliKiid714]

This event was so Mid lol. Literally all I remember from it is Sasha doing the splits and bouncing up and down for a minute, and AJ getting stiffed by Knoxville 💀

[@sgtsqwidward1844]

Creep alert lmfao

[@shikikkaneddy]

I just saw that clip. Man , they could have used another camera angle , but it was good nonetheless

[@CK2008able]

Mark's stats rant absolutely the best hahaha

[@TMPS93]

He does it every year and its just as funny every time

[@winkthecosmicgrandma9191]

Bad bunny saw how shitty his top,rope splash was in his first rumble and actually learned some shit. Good for him.

[@robwood1987]

This just popped up on my feed and if I didn’t look at the date, I would have thought it was about this years rumble. Wwe has no idea how to book their own signature matches.

[@T_h_e_U_n_k_n_o_w_n]

I didn't watch but Sailor Moon Sasha was definitely the best part of the show.

[@Rocket1377]

Cool costume, but she barely lasted 10 minutes and got eliminated by Zelina. Even Michelle McCool was in there for twice as long.

[@T_h_e_U_n_k_n_o_w_n]

@@Rocket1377 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@ordinarynocturne]

I've seen where people have complained that they didn't recognize a lot of wrestlers' music. Maybe the crowd popped for Shane just because they did recognize his theme? "Hey, we actually know who this is! Whoo!" 🤷‍♀️ I'll say this about Shane. Years ago when he was having matches with Kurt Angle and jumping off the titantron, I liked him well enough. He actually put in the effort to be a decent performer. (I say that instead of wrestler, because I don't think his wrestling ability went past okay.) These days it just doesn't work. It comes off as a vanity thing where he looks like he's mocking the business more than anything. "Look how fake my punches are!" It's dumb and he should just stop.

[@scottshaffer7296]

Best thing about rumble season, Mark's review

[@trtx84]

The Rumble had a rushed finish...which is hilarious when you think back to how the show opened with Roman taking forever beating the shit out of Seth after their match.

[@DukeSkylocker]

The thing about Royal Rumbles is, unlike Money in the Bank which is a lot of time won by a mid card wrestlers they want to take a chance on, the rumble winner is almost always an established star. Which makes sense because you want a big name to be in your Wrestlemania title match. The problem these days is that there are so few top stars it's become too predictable who's going to win. In the past few years out of the usual 30 entrants, 28 feel like they have absolutely no chance, one might have a chance in Hell, and one is overwhelmingly the favorite. It just kills the excitement. Compare that to when you had half a dozen wrestlers who could believably win the rumble. I also wonder if all the rumors about wrestlers being unhappy with the winners this year are true. If so, I could see a lot of them going "screw it, I'll just go through the motions." I mean all the stats WWE likes to tout have pretty much become meaningless anyway.

[@skeven0]

NGL it was fun seeing Knoxvill going to ring with Corona (thats the name of the Jackass theme)

[@pamelqtaylor8335]

Thank you for this. I love that the opening guitar note was SO elevated in the arena.

[@BoliveiraNTPW]

39k tickets were sell for this event , people really don’t want wwe to be better.

[@kapner2104]

Boogs has the best YT page out there, for anybody who hasn’t seen it, it’s under his shoot name Eric Bugenhagen. Just him making memes and lifting heavy ass weights, 10/10 recommended

[@shikikkaneddy]

Surprised they haven't struck it down yet (WWE management, I mean)

[@alexdelarge703]

Not only was Lesnar winning predictable and lazy, McIntyre was unceremoniously dumped out of the ring like a giant sack of shit after wildly missing his finisher… Vince, if you’re going to have lousy booking, don’t bury people in the process.

[@farhanalwiairbrushstudio]

Dont forget randy, randy is the same level as cena and they make him looks like stupid by brock

[@thehighground_]

Kofi eliminating himself trying that fake out bullshit was the highlight of the Rumble

[@ceejluige4816]

The Rumble and Wrestlemania were the last two shows I was willing to watch since about 2012. Wrestlemania lost me in 2020, Rumble has finally lost me in 2022. Until WWE does anything worth watching, I will not be.

[@Hacksaw_HIM_Thuggin]

Seth and Roman was cool, the finish didn’t hurt the match for me. The rest of the rumble was literally that super mid pack.

[@StarrPower2232]

And they wonder why I hate this company.

[@handsomelee9568]

But you still come to a video to watch about it lol

[@StarrPower2232]

It’s like watching Stephen A Smith talk about how bad the Knicks are, it’s more entertaining to watch the analysis rather than the actual product.

[@samoanjoseph1457]

Madcap Moss does not look like a star. He looks like they cut up what was left of Karrion Kross's outfit and didn't want to throw it out. Which I guess technically makes him look like Kross: a star in a dumb outfit... the very same outfit.

[@michaelsinger4638]

Both matches were poor. But the men’s match was worse. One of the worst Rumble matches to date.

[@bak8823]

Was so tempted to get back into wwe for the rumble cus it's the royal rumble but kept reminding myself that this would happen. I think I should give them a chance at wrestlemania but I have my doubts il enjoy it. It's sad how WWE have focused on other forms of entertainment and watered down the product just to gain a wider audience

[@popshot8898]

Yeah I've been there before. I always was so forgiving of WWE's horrible booking, thinking that this year they'll do better. But forever gave up on WWE since the Fiend's career treatment and departure.

[@SquilliamWeber]

Why do people hate Pat?? He’s the only one that tries to bring any sort of Energy to the show, he isn’t fed garbage to say, and is actually funny

[@dogsbreakfast4952]

He’s way to over the top

[@MrModamanReviews]

@@dogsbreakfast4952 I haven't watched WWE in ages, so this was the first time I listened to him. I was thinking, why do people like him? He is close to Corey Graves bad.

[@dogsbreakfast4952]

@@MrModamanReviews nailed it

[@worriorjack]

My reply to kofi “Huh… I guess it isn’t rehearsed” 😂

[@taftmh]

Mad cap moss eliminating AJ STYLES is a complete joke Most boring rumble I’ve ever watched.

[@mcst6969]

In the stats video at pre-show (only watched the few min. on YT) they literally said "infinity number of surprises!" I was like "what?!" maybe 5, and that is the best case scenario! They really think every viewer is a brain dead idiot! (I only watched the 8 min YT highlight) What also supported by the wwe official YT comment section: "this was the best rumble ever because Brock was in it at #30!" You can really feed ANYTHING to the wwe fan base!

[@scottprice24]

Same old story,they stick to Part Timers winning,2015: Brock vs Roman,2021 Brock vs Roman,they havent changed wont create any new stars,its so predictable,soon as Ronda came back you just knew she win

[@7deuc2e38]

This was my first wwe show since last rumble and it did not disappoint, mainly because I had zero expectations and knew the booking would be stupid. Woman's rumble was ok tho Ronda looked gassed after 2 minutes

[@glenharper3875]

Imagine a Johnny Knoxville action figure??

[@irnbru5496]

They don’t fudge the time because everyone only cares about the entrance and videos skip at 15/30seconds it’s very helpful

[@RepaidSassycat]

“Wendy Choo?? …. Then it ends”

[@willowfalls7528]

In his red outfit, Rick.... BOOGZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! reminded me a little of one Ted Arcidi.... which was kind of impressive, as Ted Arcidi is a wrestler I'm not sure I ever actually saw, and remember almost exclusively for the WWF action figure I had of him when I was seven.

[@horgh_japan]

I can't believe someone else thought of the Arcidi thing! The moment he came out in his red singlet I was "Why am I thinking or Ted Arcidi?" Then he started doing strongman stuff and I was like "Are they trying to conjure the spirit of Ted Arcidi? A strongman in a red singlet feels so familiar." With Bearcat Lee, I'm thinking someone backstage has a hard-on for the kayfabe era.

[@DarthTach]

This wasn't a RR for the fans. This was a RR for the investors and potential buyers. Because now they can hype WrestleMania for the next 2-3 months featuring Brock and Ronda to show how big they are to the mainstream media. I bet this time next year 40% of the women and 30% of the men would participated are "future endeavored".

[@randylynch4330]

I mean....the way the crowd reacted, it certainly seemed like a show for the fans

[@schizzo8959]

WWE is is creatively in the shitter, I cant believe there were 40k people willing to pay to see this crap.

[@jasonjimerson7046]

I saw that Nick Kahn was in the crowd. He probably wanted to see if Kofi was going to botch his stunt and fire him afterwards for failing.

[@Yes_Boy]

4:15 did they even mention that in that "stats video?"

[@alkiline9199]

Shanes music is not from the attitude era as Alvarez suggested, it's also not the last time in 30 years fans cared about the product considering this was about the fans in attendance at the ppv in St Louis, 40,000 plus, the same city aew recently had to relocate their ppv due to fears they could not sell out less than half that number.

[@earth2wrestling166]

Ya know it’s almost like whoever booked the Rumble did not know what’s been goin on Raw and SD lately leading into...

[@THECLEANERSMUSIC]

Dolph Ziggler is my fav jobber of all time.

[@saint0wen]

Ugh god I haven't missed this Mark guy since whenever the last time he was on. He sucks. Keep him off the show.

[@HellwingX1]

He's probably an alright dude offscreen but I have to agree, onscreen he annoys the shit out of me. I'd watch the Rumble reviews otherwise.

[@FrozenSurf]

Wrestler enters, wrestler beats up all people in ring, wrestler looks strong, wrestler is eliminated. X 29

[@coverkillernation]

How is nobody in the comments talking about the money match of Mark vs. The Stats Video? Mania main event right there.

[@TheNightTyrant]

Concept of Royal Rumble is dead it's a cheap money grab to get legends from the past return for WrestleMania. They are probably gonna have Rock win the rumble next year. I feel sorry for whoever competes in the rumble. WWE super scared to push stars so much so that they didn't even bother giving NXT stars have a showing in the rumble.

[@randylynch4330]

Didn't Shinsuke win in 2018? Drew in 2020? Rollins in 2019? So....cause Edge goes coast to coast in a feel good story and the most realistic result of Brock coming in at 30 and winning is a BAD SIGN????

[@dam7ri]

WTF was that? The men's rumble was such an abortion, that Teexas would have allowed people to sue the WWE, if it was held in that state. Really, Brock was a surprise entrant in a MITB match, a surprise entrant at Day One, and now, after losing earlier in the night, he is a surprise entrant in the rumble. This is so far beyond ridiculous that it would take the light from ridiculous 2 years to reach this crappy match and the decision-making behind it. I remember when Rey Mysterio got booed, because the crowd wanted Daniel Bryan, but he wrestled earlier in the night, so that wouldn't make sense, even though he opened the show and didn't take a title to the back of the head.

[@DeadAir21]

Rick Boogs, Ridge Holland, and Madcap Moss are the embodiment of unseasoned chicken

[@anthonye.2553]

I've been trying to figure out why everyone is saying that this year's Rumble was garbage and I think I figured it out. I don't watch WWE anymore, as I feel their product is complete garbage. So my expectations when watching the few matches I did, were very low to begin with. Those who watch on a regular basis, I think their hopes were high that WWE would bring in some other talent or cool surprise entrants.

[@chriscage2x]

I remember Fourtune. I even remember their hand gesture too.

[@questionthemark4982]

WWE can't even get the Rumble right these days...I tried to give WWE another chance and they failed miserably.

[@zibberebbiz]

Pat McAfee is so corny it makes Matt Stryker look like Gordon Solie

[@SirJoelsuf1]

He does. It's insufferable. Like Don West when he first started at TNA Wrestling. West got better over time, but I don't see that happening with McAfee.

[@spogacich7093]

Shane sweatin like he had malaria. lol

[@BodaciousBob66]

Shane was gassed halfway down the ramp lol.

[@detalpug1033]

Can someone honestly tell me what's the plan after WrestleMania the Roman and Brock match is done? The rumor The Rock versus Roman match is still a question mark and even if it did it's not until next WrestleMania, so again what's the plan after this WrestleMania? They've done most every match possible for Roman Reigns. I mean I guess you could do Drew McIntyre but he hasn't been properly built in forever and that's only a couple of months out of 12 months.

[@morenathobejane7091]

One step at a time - wwe’s recent booking philosophy

[@ourladyofguadalupebotanica6732]

the camera work was also crap during the whole RR

[@alkiline9199]

Alvarez was talking to someone, bullshit he has no friends and none that were vocally upset in conversation with him about boogs getting a hair cut

[@VegetaAlex]

I like Shane. Daredevil, coast to coast, Jordans with the Jersey

[@chestercooperpotscha]

I have literally not watched a thing WWE has produced in the last three years except their rumbles I watch the rumbles every year and I hope that maybe they have figured something out……nope. Just terrible.

[@drewspods]

I don't understand why they never have a true surprise Rumble winner... Like someone on the verge of being a big star but who isn't yet. Or an older star like a William Regal (when he was employed) or Shelton Benjamin who is deserving of a huge Mania moment. It's always 1 of 3 people that you expect. That does nothing for them. If you expect it to happen, it doesn't make an impact. It's like who cares? I don't get why you want it to be a non-surprise every year.

[@Krokodilius]

the highlight of the whole ppv was aj styles doing his combo to jackass.

[@ItsDuckSandwichFilms]

As a die hard rasslin and jackass fan. Knoxville got me more stoked for the rumble and jackass 4 which I was not before hand. Mission accomplished I guesses? Plus much love for Mark urry year

[@readeroftruths9113]

How do you even make a rumble boring

[@shawngreenidge3591]

Did Kofi actually enter the ring before he was thrown off from the the top?

[@adriancage87]

I actually tuned in, and I regret it. I'll be skipping wrestlemania again. The streak shall continue..... hmm🤔 wonder what aew is up too?

[@BodaciousBob66]

Shane should’ve won the Rumble. That kid has a future lol.

[@horrorluvernyc]

I love craig's backround marx bros stuff

[@mielyt125]

First wwe show I’ve watched in a while..bad show but am I the only one noticing what they’ve done to the video packages? They’re like reality show promos now?