WWE Royal Rumble 2014 Review! | WrestleTalk Extra

[@TheJJeffHardy]

1:24:54 Daniel Bryan vs Bray Wyatt 1:48:45 Brock Lesnar vs Big Show 2:02:05 John Cena vs Randy Orton 2:38:25 Royal Rumble Match

[@sidfactor1710]

What a brilliant idea lads!!! As someone who soaks up every bit of Wrestletalk content possible and all the sister channels as well. This is exciting to me. I’ve been really wanting to become a patron for the longest. With a promotion coming soon this is what I need to see to put me over the top!

[@paulc1553]

The Royal Rumble match where Rey Mysterio is booed because he's not Daniel Bryan.

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS and in the last few minutes of the match everybody is just cheering everyone besides Batista still in the match to win.

[@retrokoh]

​@@cliffordjackson3including Roman Reigns... which becomes incredibly ironic one year later

[@joeyattack99]

Im about half an hour in, but I would like to add that I'm 17 and my brother is 15 His guys were Cena and Roman I loved Dean, Orton & Bray Wyatt As much as I agree they aren't great looking back, I will always think back to the Cena / Orton (almost) forever feud being the defining wrestling of our childhoods Fun coda is that when we had our wrestling promotion in our mates trampoline, my brothers first character was Tom Cena, the nephew of John, and my first gimmick was "Poison", a cross between Orton and the Joker 😂

[@SamSamSamJ]

What a world we live in. Prices have gone up on EVERYTHING, while earnings have gone down.

[@SageVallant]

Won't someone think of the corporate profit margins and stock buybacks?

[@vixxito]

Remember that we are entering a recession since before 2019

[@blablablaa14]

NXT got good the moment Bo Dallas was setting up to fight Big E for the title. That's when the crowd started being more impactful (really hating on Bo) and when we first starting thinking "The people who are champs here will be major players in the main roster". After that Wyatts/Sami/Others came in and the ball started rolling

[@wstine79]

The day that made Oli Davis, MJF, and many others cry.

[@vincentvalen72]

2:38:25 start of the rumble match

[@ad206]

I'm fascinated by how both of these guys say "sixth" like "sifth"

[@furynvm]

Going through the worst stage of my life as a young lad. Love this longform, podcast style content and your perspectives of this year and I ended up watching the whole thing. Cheered me up, thanks guys.

[@gaurav7142]

Honestly I can see only one of these 4 winning rumble 2025:- The Rock(to face Cody) John Cena(to face Gunther) Randy Orton (to face Cody) Drew McIntyre(to face Gunther)

[@ThisLineCrossed]

Rock costing Roman the Rumble, face Cody, get the Title and hold it hostage for a year to drop it to Roman at the next Mania....

[@gaurav7142]

@@ThisLineCrossed fk that we've seen a part time hostage champ for too long nobody wants it again let alone for a whole year!

[@ThisLineCrossed]

@@gaurav7142 not saying it'd be my favorite thing to see, just really thinking it could be the way this goes. Besides, as long as you make the chase good enough, storylines and booking are engaging sufficiently to be able to have one less title up for grabs on the show I think!

[@21pandas_]

I hate all of that​@@ThisLineCrossed

[@fscorpion678]

thanks i hate it

[@jamesp6954]

John Oliver had this cool sidebar when he was filling in as host of The Daily Show where he showed a clip of the Real Americans on Raw with Michael Cole succinctly calling out the hypocrisy of an anti-immigration stance in American in a 5 second sound bite, and then it flashes back to him and he's absolutely joyous, going "What is this beautiful thing that can give more insightful political commentary in 5 seconds than cable news can do in hours while I get to watch two people employing the most interesting looking fighting style I've ever seen?!" Massive paraphrasing from a faulty memory I'm sure (I saw it one time 10 years ago), but I remember loving that.

[@biscatez]

28:10 As someone who started watching wwe as a kid in the 'big dog' era I genuinely loved (and still love) roman reigns. Ofcourse my perception of that time is skewed due to nostalgia but I definitely enjoyed it and hes was my number one guy. I remember just getting into wrestling youtube and whatculture at the time and never understanding why roman was hated so much. Obviously looking back I can separate my bias and understand. But I think a lot of people my age still get blinded by their nostalgia which is a shame because it just leads to dishonest wrestling conversations.

[@YourOldPalCal]

Oli admitting he once farted into a build a bear completely broke me. If that doesn't sell the Patreon nothing will.

[@williamtoccijr9579]

An almost 4 hour WT video!!! Yes please!!!

[@TerrySilverhand]

Rey Mysterio: Daniel Bryan at 30... That doesnt work for me Hermano....

[@mewr11]

It's a bit disingenuous to compare viewership stats from a decade ago, US cable subscriptions have dropped between 35 and 40 percent since 2014, and if memory serves me correctly a good chunk of those lost subscribers are people that watch scripted content, so NBA games would have a much lower viewership drop off.

[@calumbishop7082]

So one thing that's worth remembering is that originally Batista's return was supposed to be a surprise until the Rumble match itself. But it was leaked to the entertainment press (because Dave was coming off the success of Guardians of the Galaxy 1 and had finished filming for the latest Bond movie at the time, Spectre, so he was a movie star well on the rise, meaning the general entertainment press had an interest in what he was doing), and WWE had him return a few RAW's before the Rumble as a result. Would his win of potentially gone down better with wrestling fans had his return been a complete surprise. Had no one of known about his return, would people the night of at least cheered it, instead of raining it down with boo's. In the long term it was still the wrong call because no one would of wanted to see Orton-Batista at Mania, and fans would of turned on it in the months that followed, but on the night would fans of reacted as negatively to it?

[@DR.64A9]

I always wonder this too. I don't think Dave gets booed if it's a complete surprise. But eventually the crowd would turn on him.

[@MerpTime]

Guardians came out August 2014, the 2014 Royal Rumble was January 2014 so Dave wasnt a big mega star yet when he made his wrestling return. He left June 2014 to do press for Guardians shortly after tapping out to Bryan at WM30 and putting the shield over (blueTista).

[@sopita]

Couldn’t agree more with Ollie on the F&F6 take. It’s the best one out of all of them and it made me geek so hard when I saw Jason at then end

[@Red_Ring_Of_Death]

I want Oli to randomly have camera changes from single to wide where he just smiles into the camera when it’s single while Luke is talking and Luke slowly gets annoyed now. That little segment was hilarious.

[@RWolfV1]

I do really appreciate getting a tease of what is available.. thank you

[@headstrongsrk]

this was so enjoyable, is there a retro-review package pls, I just want more of these

[@TerrySilverhand]

Releasing this video has done it's job. Spending close to 4 hours with Oli and Luke reviewing old PPVs and talking points was great. Next pay I'll be pledging

[@Hitman_1992]

I'm always look forward to Wrestletalk videos!! Patreon for life here!

[@diabeticman2194]

Wasn’t expecting this today; cheeky preview of the WrestleTalk Extra podcasts?

[@TequilaToothpick]

You're absolutely right about the revisionist history being rewritten about Cena. He absolutely failed getting over as a babyface. He was booed as early as 2005 against Christian. He was booed solidly for a decade. The only difference between Luger and Cena is that despite both failing as both faces, Vince kept pushing Cena regardless. It reminds me now of all the young Star Wars fans who grew up with the awful prequels, but claim they were good out of nostalgia.

[@ItsAllegraDarling]

Already listened on Patreon when it came out…but wanted to support!❤

[@597yasser]

I started watching WWE around 2002 but i started watching consistently from 2006 to 2009/10 then my interest fizzled out until 2014/15 watched consistently but then lost interest in 2018/19 got back into it by 2020

[@jamiechristian9232]

This made me become a patron, well played guys, well played....

[@doctorstinky2990]

This video made me join the patreon. Incredible research, such a fun watch.

[@brentsmith9134]

A free wrestletalk extra video, how lovely 😂❤

[@jonlondagin8573]

I’m really watching this ENTIRE episode 🤦🤣..you guys are awesome

[@blablablaa14]

Its so wild how far away 2014 was. I was in college. I haven't been in college in forever

[@mlong1984]

This was awesome after I get paid I'm joining your patreon you guys are amazing

[@ShivamSharma-st1yr]

Loved the review!!

[@EwanMurray-lv8ze]

Oil Davis booked his relationship out of order by booking the blow off match first. Two much info Oli lol.

[@bestsport2.073]

Dropping a gem like this randomly 🎉

[@AceTrainerLupi]

Patronite probably doesn't sell as well as they'd like, so they're giving everyone a demo

[@afrothundaCLAP]

7 episodes good lord!!!

[@benmatthews7316]

1:22:44 - Bears….Underdog Bears…. You’re welcome.

[@velocityadventures949]

Thanks for the freebie ❤

[@andretucker]

Random fuckin time to be bringing this event up 😂😂😂😂

[@BlueEclipse2305]

I thought i was watching wrestletalk back then, but it must of been SolomonsterSoundsOff and KevinCastle show

[@blablablaa14]

This is a smart idea to just show people what patreton content is like

[@ShaunooYT]

I was a Roman reigns kid (19 now), I vividly remember all the boos and never knew why until about like 2018 when my brain developed a bit and I realized oh I can cheer for people that actually put on good matches and that I find interesting rather than cheer them because they a face and boo them because their a heel. But yeah I always supported roman no matter what, even though I knew why people booed him and all of his creative faults I just could not bring myself to boo the man, payed off well with the tribal chief I must say 😂

[@TallyOce]

Is there a slight echo in this video?

[@evdomos]

AT LEAST I HOPE SO

[@AM-ko6zc]

Almost 4 hours and no timestamps 😢

[@hardikraj7131]

Hey long time viewer from India.. I tried subscribing to your patreon but couldn't.. the payment isn't going through PayPal or Mastercard debit card.. what to do @wrestletalk ?

[@MegaMr46]

The WORST Royal Rumble event Ever! The only 2 good things about this are Punk Quits the Company and Roman Reigns breaking the record. Wish he would’ve won the Rumble that infamous year.

[@Sinnach87]

Legitimate question based on the revenue question....why do ye (and i suppose other wrestling channels) focus exclusively on AEW or WWE with sporadic mentions of the other major promotions ?

[@Rexel4th]

They focus their limited time on making content which would appeal to the largest possible number of people, which is WWE and, to a lesser extent, AEW. The smaller promotions don't attract enough interest to make back the cost of the videos.

[@BrightonEarly]

almost 4 hour video? time to knuckle down

[@Jermaine2099]

Call the channel WrestlePunk at this point 😂

[@TruenoJon]

That NUKE Em shirt!!!

[@jonlondagin8573]

This is actually pretty interesting. 1:26:15 later lol

[@reaperreaper3071]

I only like when Luke and Oli are doing material, like this. I have not the slightest interest in what anyone else on your team thinks. How many other shows/hours of the OG duo are there for someone who may subscribe to patreon, and how much content of this sort is planned in the future both on Patreon and off?

[@Anym1088]

Roman is the one who should turned on the Shield and been heel.

[@Devondavis-fm2dz]

Royal rumble 2014 was just a awful event once Bryan got eliminated everyone started to boo

[@Rene-ij1ut]

You're confusing Rumbles mate, Bryan was not on the Rumble match in 2014, he was at next year's

[@triplestroke5729]

Can anyone put a timestamp when they talk about bray wyatt vs Daniel bryan

[@SupportEachOther4ever]

What a nice treat

[@sinjin4563]

Correction Big E beat Ambrose by countout Hell In A Cell 2013

[@brandoncavallaro4982]

how did oli not get wolf of wall street?

[@DASHINGDALTON94]

Much love you guy are awesome

[@bdazzle129]

damn i wish this had Olis "hot" take on wrestlemania 30 being just alright

[@yousufseedat7736]

2014 I was in grade 11

[@puppetri]

1:46:25 1:49:36

[@FunkoPopnLockn]

St stupendous Wrestlemania of all time anyone 1:15:45

[@DonJp.]

Funny after this Seth would go on a great ass run and get everybody back on his side even me lmaoooo

[@eddieZDI]

2:59:47 I know this show was pre-Sandy Hook because Rhonda wasn't on the roster yet.

[@lewisgrant7622]

Just to clarify. When punk quit wwe. He wasn’t fired on his wedding day cause wwe didn’t even know he was getting married and road dogg called him out on it

[@21pandas_]

@@lewisgrant7622 mmm idk. They play dirty. They gave mickey James her belongings in a trash bag...

[@Undivided-X]

Road Dogg is a known bullshitter.

[@nalday2534]

Punk said he would talk (I believe it was hunter) after he comes back from his wedding. They absolutely knew.

[@Saddowner]

5:40 Daddy

[@JoeyBoswell89]

3:01:01 😂😂😂😂

[@djwilson1993]

2:43:18 _AND NOW HE’S WEARING TROUSERS!!!_

[@jortega9887]

😂 WWE relationship is good again?. I stopped watching WWE around the same time the shield broke off. 5 years later a new company showed up and thanks to that WWE product got "good" again according to the WWE fans but have not watched WWE since then.

[@TikiManTime]

The shield was never good haha😂

[@Boredmonkey04]

Like number 420!