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Rumble Revisited..Gary Hart..Twitter..Sauces & Ketchup Sales are UP!
Sun, 01/31/2010 - 11:44pm — J.R.
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Enjoyed watching the Royal Rumble on PPV as the show closing last few minutes really made the show for me.
Christian had a better bout with inexperienced but impressive Ezekiel Jackson than likely what many thought going into Sunday night. The ECW Champion is underrated in my opinion.
Miz vs MVP was a surprise addition to the show and I would have liked to have seen more of them. Looks like we will perhaps in the future. Miz has a million dollar mouth.
The Atlanta crowd seemed to favor Randy Orton in RKO's failed attempt to regain the WWE Title. Sheamus seems to be one of the handful of stars w/o a tattoo as my wife noted.
I enjoyed the WWE Title bout because it was a fresh match. Orton/Legacy issues will be fun to follow. I thought I had it figured out but now I'm not so sure.
Undertaker vs Mysterio was solid and had some unique innovation. Both guys are so valuable and talented. I wonder if the Deadman broke his nose?
CM Punk had a memorable Rumble match. Great mic work. Punk's hairy chest, as I pointed out during the show on Twitter, makes him look even more like a villain. Punk had a stellar night.
Good interchange w/ HHH and HBK. I thought one of those two would win the Rumble match and I was wrong.
Without question, the Rumble match was the overwhelming attraction of the evening.
R Truth shocked me eliminating both Big Show AND Mark Henry simultaneously.
Edge was the obvious major surprise of the night. I admire how hard Edge has obviously worked to be able to return to the ring ahead of schedule.
Edge was the star of the night and him winning the Royal Rumble disrupts the Road to Wrestlemania and makes February's Elimination Chamber PPV more intriguing. That PPV is only 3 weeks way. I like the episodic way that several issues are progressing.
Any three man announce booth is challenging especially when the 3 announcers don't work together that often.
I was Twittering during the PPV and you can check out my thoughts at http://twitter.com/JRsBQ.
Moving on...
Anxious to see the Hitman=McMahon confrontation Monday night on Raw from Nashville. I'll miss being there with King as we always went downtown to Jack's BBQ near the Grand Old Opry for lunch.
Plus, William Shatner who will serve as guest host on Raw and "Call me Bill," has the potential to be really entertaining as I found him to be naturally funny, witty, and have spot on comedic timing when I met him at WM23.
I strongly encourage that all wrestling fans read the late Gary Hart's autobiography and it can be ordered by logging onto www.playboygaryhart.com. This is fascinating read and gives one a vivid, visual picture of the inter workings of the biz from one of the greatest wrestling minds and mangers of all time.
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Miz vs MVP was a surprise addition to the show and I would have liked to have seen more of them. Looks like we will perhaps in the future. Miz has a million dollar mouth.
Just let us know if Miz Vs MVP will have another bout soon. I am interested with the show as well.
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They mentioned that 1 had produced as many winners as 30 in the "by the numbers" vignette that has been airing all week (without saying names). They also mention that Mysterio lasted 62 minutes in the same clip. It's well-covered territory.
And I disagree completely with the idea that everyone knew Edge was winning. In fact, of the final 4, he seemed to be the least likely one to win. I was at the event, and everyone around me was shocked when he eliminated Cena. It makes sense for a Cena or Batista or HBK to win, because they can all easily be booked into a WM Main event based on recent storylines. It throws a huge monkeywrench in the likeliest WrestleMania scenarios to have Edge win.
And you can say that everyone knew RVD was a one-time thing safely a year after the fact, but nobody knew that for sure at the time.
Toorayay, I stand corrected on the Rumble having a winner who entered in the first or second position. Thanks! I can understand about Benoit in '04, but why do you think that its not mentioned that HBK won in '95 after being the first to enter? I would have thought that would be major bragging rights, that could add to the storyline.
I'll stand by the comments on "the Superstar making the miraculous return from injury several months ahead of schedule" angle. Considering that last year everyone knew that RVD was a one an done thing, there was no way he was going to win. And, as good as RVD is/was there is no way that he is or ever was on the same Superstar level as Cena, Edge or Mysterio. When Cena made his "surprise" return 2 years ago, everyone should have known that it was over and he was going to be the winner. The same as last night, when Edges' name was announced, everyone should have known that it was over. Nothing against Edge winning, but, maybe it would have been better if Edge had entered around the midway point instead of at the end (29th). I'll say the say thing about Cena from 2 years ago. Anyway, take care and have a great one. Michael
@Vandrdawg:
In your first paragraph, you rip the WWE's decision to have the suprise entrant return, because they did that with Cena two years ago. In your second, you say you'd like to see the first person in the ring last the whole time and win the whole thing. You are aware that the "start at 1 and win" thing has been accomplished twice, in 1995 and 2004, and spots 2 and 3 have also won in the past (in 2006 and 1992, respectively)? That seems a little more played out than the one that you're ripping them for doing last night.
Also, the "returning superstar" has happened in other years, and it didn't necessarily lead to a win. See last year and RVD.
Hey JR! How are you doing? I got to admit that I was more than a little disappointed in the Rumble match. Creative is really struggling aren't they? An injured WWE superstar makes a miraculous recovery months ahead of schedule to be a last minute participant in the Rumble match and goes on to win. How many times has this happened at the Rumble? Can they not come up with something new? You say WWE doesn't like "Old School", well this was way past "Old School" when Cena did it a couple years ago. I don't mind Edge being a main eventer at Wrestlemania, its the way that its set up. As soon as a returning Superstar is announced then one knows its over and that's who the winner will be. One almost feels cheated out of their hard earned PPV money.
While I'm on the Rumble subject, one more thing. I would love to seen someone who is the first one in the ring be the winner. There have been many entrants in the Rumble who could "go" for an hour in the past, Flair, Steamboat, Angle, Bret, or Owen Hart are just a few that come to mind. And today, theres, HBK, Cena, Jericho, etc. who could accomplish the feat. That could be major bragging rights for years to come. JR, thanks for your time that you spend interacting with us. Take care and have a great one. Boomer Sooner! Michael
I'm so happy Edge returned! I CAN'T BELIEVE HE WON!
...on another note, I'm guessing you didn't think much of the womens match considering it was the only bout/segment you didn't mention? :(
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