Royal Rumble 2014 Review
AKA: The night the fans let their voices flow freely.
Daniel Bryan vs Bray Wyatt
I wasn't sure what to expect here since Wyatt isn't exactly known for stellar singles matches, but man did he bring the goods here. The very loud crowd made the match even better with huge Yes chants. The back and forth action was awesome, and they were given plenty of time to build up a great contest. I'm fine with Bray winning since he looked very strong coming out of this, and Bryan will still have his massive crowd reactions no matter what, so the loss won't affect him. Great stuff here and a great way to open the show. ***3/4
Brock Lesnar vs The Big Show
I don't really know what to make of this one. I was looking forward to it beforehand and thought that Lesnar would come out of it looking like a beast, but he didn't. It doesn't help that guys like Orton have been able to have a normal one on one contest with Show, and yet Brock didn't even try to match his power, and instead resorted to cheating. The F5 was pretty impressive though, even though it looked more like an AA. For the whole thing I'll go with 1/4*. Disappointing, and the chair beating went on way too long.
John Cena vs Randy Orton
I love how the entire video package was talking about this being one of the most anticipated rematches in history, and the live crowd decided to shit all over it with chants of 'End this Match' and 'Boring'. I kind of felt bad for both guys as the match was damn good and one of their better matches for sure. I did enjoy both guys using each others finishers to try and win, and I'm looking forward to seeing what happens with the Wyatt's interference to cost Cena the match. Overall a great bout, made even better by a snarky audience. ***1/2
The Royal Rumble Match
First of all, where the hell was Jake Roberts? Everyone was expecting him and he doesn't show up? I was kind of disappointed that Jeff Hardy never showed up either. Just goes to show that you can't trust wrestling news sites. Not putting Daniel Bryan in this match was a dumb decision, as the crowd immediately turned on the match as soon as Mysterio came out as #30. Batista's victory seemed to backfire too, as the crowd kept chanting 'No' after he won, and obviously wanted Reigns to win. I'm pissed that Reigns didn't win. Congratulations to Reigns for surpassing Kane's elimination record. Reigns should be a star after this Rumble, and I look forward to seeing the reaction of Ambrose and Rollins on Raw. Some other parts were good for starting storylines, such as Goldust accidentally eliminating Cody, and Kane eliminating Punk. Overall I'd say it was a great Rumble outside of an insulting finish. ***1/2
7.5/10. Another good show from the WWE here, and hopefully they now realise that we want Daniel Bryan at the top, and we won't shut up until he's there. The opener was awesome, the WWE Title match was surprisingly great, and the Rumble was a lot of fun. The Lesnar vs Show match sucked so you should have your bathroom break during that bout. Overall a very good start for WWE PPVs in 2014.
you like this? it was terrible you standards are low
ReplyDeleteThere wasn't much to hate outside of the Lesnar match and the ending of the rumble. I will admit that I do seem to enjoy shows more that other fans, but that's just because I absolutely love it.
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