Author Topic: Greatest Royal Rumble (Read 2129 times)

EDGECRUSHER · « **on:** April 26, 2018, 08:17:55 PM »

Rumor has it that 4-5 titles will be changing hands. Basically, the Saudis paid for the biggest show of the year and Vince will try to deliver.

Sadly, this means that Roman is almost guaranteed to go over which no one wants to see but $200 Million is $200 Million so Vince ain't curr.

dam skippy · « **Reply #1 on:** April 26, 2018, 08:49:13 PM »

The Saudis probably see things differently than us. I wouldn't be surprised if Reigns is given the pop oo the night .
And most of America won't be watching live.

EDGECRUSHER · « **Reply #2 on:** April 26, 2018, 10:15:18 PM »

Is Roman hurt? His physique has gone to shit, he seems to have lost close to 30% of his muscle tone and he wasn't really a huge muscular guy anyway despite what WWE led you to believe.

I can only think he is working through an injury because just skipping the gym for no reason seems unlikely.

KoppoKick · « **Reply #3 on:** April 27, 2018, 12:23:18 AM »

Meltzer said Brock roughed up Roman at WrestleMania and he has not been able to work out.

I hope the Rumble winner is someone totally out of left field like Goldust, Gable or Gulak. Of course, Khali will win.

How awesome would it be if they somehow brought Mohammad Hassan back and he enters the Rumble at 50?

benlinus · « **Reply #4 on:** April 27, 2018, 01:37:04 PM »

Hassan coming in would be cool but will not play well with wwe sponsors back at home. I think no 50 is going to be Vince McMahon himself.

EDGECRUSHER · « **Reply #5 on:** April 27, 2018, 07:00:18 PM »

Roman was getting smaller before Lesnar, wonder if he was juicing and someone told him he had to stop so as not to fail another test again. They would obviously bend the rules for main stars like him and Orton.

SCB · « **Reply #6 on:** April 27, 2018, 08:59:04 PM »

Welp. Roman loses again, setting up the road to Roman Brock again at summer slam where Brock wins, setting up the rematch at mania 35 where Brock wins, leading up to I don’t know what, Roman’s coronation at next year’s survivor series.

Braun won the rumble, got a trophy and a title belt.

Zandrax · « **Reply #7 on:** April 27, 2018, 10:46:35 PM »

I think I got it all correctly

http://www.behindthesquaredcircle.com/2018/04/27/ongoing-wwe-greatest-royal-rumble-results/

John Cena p. Triple H with an AA

A little surreal seeing Cena and HHH in an opening match. I guess it’s a testament to how big of an event WWE feels this is. HHH kicked out of Cena’s first AA. Cena then kicked out of a Pedigree. HHH fended off Cena’s STF and locked Cena in a Crossface. Cena was able to power out of the Crossface, and hit a second AA. Cena then finished off HHH with a slingshot to the turnbuckles followed by a third AA. The kids loved it

Cedric Alexander p. Kallisto with a Lumbar Check

Also a little surreal seeing a Cruiserweight match NOT on the pre-show. Cedric won with a Lumbar check in a pretty exciting high flying match.

The Deleter Of Worlds (Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt) b. The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro) to win the vacant Raw Tag Team Titles

Bray had a huge entrance with smartphones aplenty glowing. The match was OK, but nothing special. Hardy pinned Sheamus after a Sister Abigail followed by the Elevated Twist Of Fate.

Jeff Hardy p. Jinder Mahal with a Swanton Bomb to retain the United States Championship

Singh interfered often, but Hardy was able to overcome. Hardy dodged a Khallas and hit a Twist Of Fate followed by a Swanton Bomb for the pin. Barring another match at Backlash, it looks like the US Title is staying on Smackdown.The Bludgeon Bros. (Harper & Rowan) b. The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) when Rowan pinned Jey to retain The Smackdown Tag Team TitlesThe BB’s got the heat on Jey right out of the gate. Hot tag to Jimmy who briefly cleaned house. Jey was tagged back in for some double teaming until Rowan cut them off. An assisted Powerbomb on Jey later and it was all over.

Seth Rollins retained The Intercontinental Title over Samoa Joe, The Miz, and Finn Balor in a Ladder Match

Miz tried to ally with Joe, who would have nothing of it. Tower of Doom spot with Joe, Finn, and Seth. Miz used the ladder as a battering ram on Finn and Seth. Finn rallied and tried to climb the ladderm only for Joe to slam him off it. Joe then climbed the ladder, but Finn tipped the ladder over, spilling Joe to the mat. As Finn was reaching for the bell, Seth jumped from the top rope to the top of the ladder like Spider-Man and grabbed the belt to retain the title.

A highlight package aired showing the training of new WWE hires from Saudi Arabia. The new talents were then introduced to the live crowd. Shawn and Ariya Daivari interrupted and made their way to the ring. They talked smack to the rookies claiming Iran was a superior country. The trainees fought back and tossed both Daivaris out of the ring to the delight of the crowd.

AJ Styles d. Shinsuke Nakamura in a Double Count-Out

From an in-ring standpoint, this was probably better than their WrestleMania match. Good back and forth action until it spilled to the outside and onto the announce desk. The referee counted both men out, so AJ retained the title. Looks like we’re getting Part 3 at Backlash.Undertaker b. Rusev in a Casket matchStandard Undertaker fare, with Taker dominating most of the match. Rusev did have a brief few minutes of offense until Taker rallied and dumped Rusev in the casket. Aiden English interfered, and was met with a Tombstone for his efforts. Taker then dropped English in the casket as well, and shut the door on both men.

Brock Lesnar b. Roman Reigns in a Steel Cage to retain the Universal Title

Roman hit about 75 Superman Punches, but failed to pin Roman. The finish was Roman Spearing Brock through the cage. Brock hit the ground first, so thus he retained. Remember that WCW finish that lead to Vince Russo becoming WCW World Champion? Yep, same finish.

Braun Strowman won The Greatest Royal RumbleEach entrant would come in at 90 second intervals

1. Daniel Bryan – Eliminated by Big Cass
2. Dolph Ziggler – Eliminated by Kurt Angle
3. Sin Cara – Eliminated by Dolph Ziggler
4. Curtis Axel – Eliminated by Mark Henry
5. Mark Henry – Eliminated by Daniel Bryan and Dolph Ziggler
6. Mike Kanellis – Eliminated by Mark Henry
7. Hiroki Sumi – Eliminated by Mark Henry
8. Viktor – Eliminated by Daniel Bryan
9. Kofi Kingston – Eliminated by Elias
10. Tony Nese – Eliminated by Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods
11. Dash Wilder – Eliminated by Kofi Kingston and Hornswoggle
12. Hornswoggle – Eliminated by Tony Nese
13. Primo – Eliminated by Kurt Angle
14. Xavier Woods – Eliminated by Elias
15. Bo Dallas – Eliminated by Kurt Angle
16. Kurt Angle – Eliminated by Elias
17. Scott Dawson – Eliminated by Bobby Roode
18. Goldust – Eliminated by Bobby Roode
19. Konnor – Eliminated by Elias
20. Elias – Eliminated by Bobby Lashley
21. Luke Gallows – Eliminated by Rey Mysterio
22. Rhyno – Eliminated by Roderick Strong
23. Drew Gulak – Eliminated by Tucker Knight
24. Tucker Knight – Eliminated by Big E
25. Bobby Roode – Eliminated by Baron Corbin
26. Fandango – Eliminated by Mojo Rawley
27. Chad Gable – Eliminated by Apollo
28. Rey Mysterio – Eliminated by Baron Corbin
29. Mojo Rawley – Eliminated by Randy Orton
30. Tyler Breeze – Eliminated by Mojo Rawley
31. Big E – Eliminated by Braun Strowman
32. Karl Anderson – Eliminated by Randy Orton
33. Apollo – Eliminated by Randy Orton
34. Roderick Strong – Eliminated by Baron Corbin
35. Randy Orton – Eliminated by Elias
36. Heath Slater – Eliminated by Braun Strowman
37. Babatunde – Eliminated by Braun Strowman
38. Baron Corbin – Eliminated by Randy Orton
39. Titus O’Neil – Eliminated by Braun Strowman
40. Dan Matha – Eliminated by Braun Strowman
41. Braun Strowman
42. Tye Dillinger – Eliminated by Braun Strowman
43. Curt Hawkins – Eliminated by Braun Strowman
44. Bobby Lashley – Eliminated by Brawun Strowman
45. Great Khali – Eliminated by Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley
46. Kevin Owens – Eliminated by Braun Strwman
47. Shane McMahon – Eliminated by Braun Strowman
48. Shelton Benjamin – Eliminated by Chris Jericho
49. Big Cass – Eliminated by Braun Strowman
50. Chris Jericho – Eliminated by Braun Strowman

Longest Time: Daniel Bryan
Shortest Time: Mike Kanellis
Most Eliminations: Braun Strowman (13)

benlinus · « **Reply #8 on:** April 28, 2018, 12:01:52 AM »

Titus accidental slip up is the greatest thing ever. For anyone who did not see his greatest royal rumhle entrance just google it.

This is the sort of thing that could get Titus worldwide over as a stable. Sometimes the best things in wwe history happen by accident. Jake roberts cutting a religious promo on Austin leading to Austin 3:16. Montreal creating the Mr McMahon character (even though a few months after Vince was trying to stay a babyface). Well now we have this. I dare say with the right storyline this could take all 3 of them up the card in a way never before even possible. Then again the wwe roster is stacked with more B+ talents than at anytime in the companys history. Still though this might take them from a C+ storyline into a B+ storyline if done right. Fucking so hilarious. If you just lost a loved one and need a good laugh then watch this over and over. [/size]

dam skippy · « **Reply #9 on:** April 28, 2018, 04:18:35 AM »

So, no defending champs lost?

I hope Vince realizes what this could do for future International specials.

I'm glad I didn't watch.

Zandrax · « **Reply #10 on:** April 28, 2018, 08:23:38 AM »

Quote from: benlinus on April 28, 2018, 12:01:52 AM

Titus accidental slip up is the greatest thing ever. For anyone who did not see his greatest royal rumhle entrance just google it.

This is the sort of thing that could get Titus worldwide over as a stable. Sometimes the best things in wwe history happen by accident. Jake roberts cutting a religious promo on Austin leading to Austin 3:16. Montreal creating the Mr McMahon character (even though a few months after Vince was trying to stay a babyface). Well now we have this. I dare say with the right storyline this could take all 3 of them up the card in a way never before even possible. Then again the wwe roster is stacked with more B+ talents than at anytime in the companys history. Still though this might take them from a C+ storyline into a B+ storyline if done right. Fucking so hilarious. If you just lost a loved one and need a good laugh then watch this over and over.

SouthpawJosh · « **Reply #11 on:** April 28, 2018, 09:44:17 AM »

TITUS WORLD SLIDE!

Pebble.2.0 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 28, 2018, 02:03:27 PM »

Enough with Roman Reigns, holy shit. Enough!

EDGECRUSHER · « **Reply #13 on:** April 28, 2018, 10:20:09 PM »

They are either positioning Braun to beat Brock at Summerslam for the title or they are turning Roman heel very soon and that would be very welcome.

SCB · « **Reply #14 on:** April 29, 2018, 11:36:54 AM »

You guys have been saying he’s turning heel since last year, trying to rationalize his terrible booking and promos. When he retired the Undertaker and cut that awful this is now my yard promo on Raw the next night, people on here and other boards were saying what a bad ass heel Roman is now. That was just Roman on the mic as a baby face.

Prime · « **Reply #15 on:** April 30, 2018, 10:51:29 AM »

Some interesting booking/calls/spots:

- Technically, Shane McMahon and Hornswaggle are still in the Greatest Royal Rumble. They never left the ring over the top rope.
- The finish to Roman/Brock was bad. Roman's feet hit the floor first, while Brock's were hung up on the cage panel. Not sure how the refs can say Brock's back hit the floor and that counts when Kofi's last Rumble elimination/save spot (IIRC) was him sliding down the ring steps and he had his back on the floor but his feet were still up on the steps.

Consistency, folks... consistency.

SouthpawJosh · « **Reply #16 on:** April 30, 2018, 02:39:46 PM »

Now word has come out, that during the negotiations, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia asked that specific superstars be brought over to compete in the GRR match. Tops on his list?

Yokozuna and the Ultimate Warrior

benlinus · « **Reply #17 on:** April 30, 2018, 03:40:02 PM »

If that is the truth that is fucking hilarious. They should have just paid chris masters to put on a wig and face paint and call him the ultimate warrior. I doubt the saudi would have known the difference. I also read online shawn michaels and steve austin were asked to work the show in some capacity but both turned wwe down.

SCB · « **Reply #18 on:** April 30, 2018, 07:37:35 PM »

There’s now talk of replacing Braun as thee guy and heir to Brock’s reign. Braun might be rewarded a title shot for winning the rumble.

SCB · « **Reply #19 on:** April 30, 2018, 11:28:09 PM »

Vince found the Titus botch gut bustingly hilarious and patted Titus on the back when he returned backstage.

Zandrax · « **Reply #20 on:** May 01, 2018, 12:33:06 AM »

Quote from: SCB on April 30, 2018, 11:28:09 PM

Vince found the Titus botch gut bustingly hilarious and patted Titus on the back when he returned backstage.

It's going to be his new gimmick for sure.

Niall · « **Reply #21 on:** May 03, 2018, 10:13:49 AM »

This piece in this week's Observer sums up the way I felt about this event.

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There were different controversies. The one that got the most attention of wrestling fans seemed to be running a show without any women’s matches.

That isn’t to say it isn’t a significant issue. WWE proclaims itself as a champion for women’s empowerment. Just days after the event, WWE jumped on the TeamSheis movement in encouraging women to participate in sports past the age of 13, while they had just participated n an event that banned not just their women performers, but all of their women, from having any involvement.

It wasn’t just Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair not being booked on a show, but it was Renee Young not being allowed to do backstage interviews, and Stephanie McMahon and Michelle Wilson not being on the trip nor invited to the lavish dinner the night before hosted by Turki Al Sheikh, the Chairman of the Saudi Arabian General Authority of Sport, which brought the company in, with other top stars and family members like Vince McMahon, Brock Lesnar (but not Paul Heyman), Undertaker, Paul Levesque, Shane McMahon, Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, Mark Henry and Great Khali.

There's no point pretending to be shocked that WWE aren't actually the champion of women's empowerment that they claim to be -- BUT the decision to take Saudi cash and blatantly exclude the performers it is trying so hard to promote the liberties of, just looks so bad. It sums up how WWE Corporate sees, and anticipates it's audience. Surprised there hasn't been a bigger backlash over this issue.

Niall · « **Reply #22 on:** May 03, 2018, 10:17:09 AM »

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Levesque, before the show, defended it by saying, “I understand people are questioning it, but you have to understand that every culture is different and just because you don’t agree with a certain aspect of it, it doesn’t mean it’s not a relevant culture. You can’t dictate to a country or a religion about how they handle things, but having said that, WWE is at the forefront of a women’s evolution in the world and what you can’t do is affect change anywhere by staying away from it.

Except, see, the thing is you can - by not taking the Saudi cash to hold a souped up all-male house show you send a message that you don't support their "culture" or attitude towards gender equality.

Prime · « **Reply #23 on:** May 03, 2018, 10:26:15 AM »

WWE - or any company - is not turning down $200 million over culture clashes. Bottom line.

Niall · « **Reply #24 on:** May 03, 2018, 11:05:06 AM »

The thing is also that they've actually held several events in Saudi Arabia in recent years, and each time the same rules have applied. I think the notable difference with this one though, is that it was promoted as such a worldwide spectacle, and WWE playing a part in endorsing Saudi female discrimination (or "Saudi culture" as WWE call it) on a worldwide stage looks really bad I think. But I must be in a minority as I've seen so little about it.