ROYAL RUMBLE 2014

Well we are back again for another ROYAL RUMBLE, this time though sadly i’m not with my main man 12ve-Pac for this event, you can catch him on twitter @Siteofshite and follow them on the blogspot too. I’m Big Boss and you can follow me on twitter too @bigboss010. This is shaping up to be an interesting Royal Rumble and I don’t think many fans will walk out of this show happy.

The kick off show surprised me with the NEW AGE OUTLAWS winning the WWE tag team titles from the Rhodes Brothers.....

Never mind though ay, time for the show. 

Match # 1 Bray Wyatt vs. Daniel Bryan

The build to this match has been rushed to hell, Bryan joined the Wyatt family only to turn on them 2 WEEKS LATER!!! What was the point, he should have hidden within the ranks till the Rumble match really then throw Wyatt out to turn face again, but that’s just my booking I guess, I know guys who would have held out even longer. Daniel Bryan has become a MAJOR fan favourite and it is a bit of a shame that WWE don’t seem to have this guys back, but at the end of the day his main events didn’t draw what they expected so WWE is all about the money. Both these guys must have looked at each other before they entered the arena and said “Lets knock this out of the park”.

Bray Wyatt wins by pinfall after hitting Bryan with the “Sister Abigail”. Was a really good match and had some really cool moments including Wyatt catching Bryan in mid flight and hitting him with a “Sister Abigail” against the outside barricade. The fans seemed really into this match but went dead at the end when Bryan lost. A lot of people think Wyatt will be facing Cena at Wrestlemania and its looking good with that win.

Segment 1

Rene is in the back with Heyman, who says that Lesnar is going to victimise Big Show in their match.

Josh Matthews is with the Hall of Fame PPV panel, Ric Flair, Jim Duggan and Shawn Michaels. Talk about Lesnar vs Big Show.

Match # 2 Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman vs. The Big Show

Been built pretty well by the both of them so should be interesting to watch, but this match really needs to be a pretty short match with Lesnar winning quickly to look dominant, but I have a feeling that it’s going to be longer than it should be. But still Lesnar is great so who cares.  Lesnar pre-emptive strikes Big Show and smashes him with a chair and continues the onslaught for a while until the ref gets rid of the chair. The match then begins.

Wow, that was a great little match, Big Show comes back for a minute but Lesnar ducks the KO punch and smashes Big Show with the F5 to get the pin fall victory. Great Lesnar looked good and the match didn’t go on for too long which is also good. Lesnar then gets back into the ring and smashes Big Show again with a chair with Heyman cheering at ringside, beating him so brutally that he changes chairs half way through. Brilliant. The pre and post match beat downs have been longer than the actual match... I like it. Then Lesnar and Heyman walk away.

Segment 2

The Shield are in the back and they talk themselves up going into the Royal Rumble.

Rene is with Orton talking about his title match with Cena, says he is going to beat Cena again and how no one will beat him.

Match # 3 WWE World Heavyweight Championship match

Randy Orton (c) Vs. John Cena

The build for this match has been a little recycled with Orton attacking Cena’s father at a show. It’s good to see Orton on top instead of Cena but still I think the live crowds aren’t that into the Orton reign as champion. These guys have had some good matches in the past but also some real stinkers so this match really could go either way and with the crowd really just wanting Bryan nonstop I imagine the chants will be varied to say the least. We get a “WE WANT DIVAS” chant during the match which makes me laugh at least.

The Wyatt family appear at ringside and Cena is distracted long enough for Orton to hit the RKO to get the pin fall to retain the title, he then leaves through the crowd avoiding the Wyatt family. The Wyatt family then attack Cena after the match and leave him laid out after Bray hits Cena with “Sister Abigail”.

Now I didn’t think that was a bad match overall but the crowd really weren’t into it but I didn’t mind it, moved Orton on as the champ and allowed Cena’s next opponent to be previewed.

Segment 3

Rene is in the back with the New Age Outlaws the new WWE Tag Team champions, she talks about the match. Road Dogg reveals that its 14 years since they last held the tag belts.

Advert for Elimination chamber featuring Steph Mac.... the things I could do to her in an Elimination Chamber!!!! ;-)

Back to the Legends Panel with Josh Matthews, they pick their favourites. Duggan says Ziggler, HBK says The Shield / Punk and Flair says Batista.

Match # 4 – The Royal Rumble

YOU KNOW THE RULES.... DONT MESS ABOUT SON!!

My pick for this match is Batista by the way; it makes sense if they want him to face Orton at Wrestlemania 30. “EXACTLY”

ENTRANTS

1.       CM PUNK

2.       Seth Rollins

3.       Damien Sandow

4.       Cody Rhodes

5.       Kane

6.       Alexander Rusev (From NXT)

7.       Jack Swagger “

8.       Kofi Kingston

9.       Jimmy Uso (both look the bloody same)

10.   Goldust

11.   Dean Ambrose

12.   Dolph Ziggler

13.   R-Truth

14.   Kevin Nash

15.   Roman Reigns

16.   The Great Khali

17.   SHEAMUS

18.   Mr Oulett (The Miz)

19.   Fan – Dan - Go

20.   El Torito (The Midget)

21.   Antonio Cesaro “You could time it yourself but they stole your watch”

22.   Luke Harper (Wyatt Family)

23.   Jey Uso (The Other Uso)

24.   JBL – “YOU STILL GOT IT”

25.   Eric Rowan (Wyatt Family)

26.   Ryback

27.   Alberto Del Rio

28.   Batista

29.   Big E Langston

30.   Rey Mysterio

ELIMINATIONS

1.       Damien Sandow  by CM PUNK

2.       Kane by CM PUNK

3.       Alexander Rusev by 4 guys

4.       R-Truth by Dean Ambrose

5.       Jimmy Uso by Dean Ambrose

6.       Jack Swagger by Kevin Nash

7.       Kofin Kingston by Roman Reigns

8.       Dolph Ziggler by Roman Reigns

9.       Kevin Nash by Roman Reigns

10.   The Great Khali by The Shield

11.   Cody Rhodes by Goldust

12.   Goldust by Roman Reigns

13.   Fandango by El Torito

14.   El Torito by Roman Reigns

15.   JBL by Roman Reigns

16.   The Miz By Luke Harper

17.   Jay Uso by Luke Harper

18.   Eric Rowan by Batista

19.   Ryback by Batista

20.   Alberto Del Rio by Batista

21.   Big E Langston by Sheamus

22.   Rey Mysterio by Seth Rollins

23.   Luke Harper by Roman Reigns

24.   Antonio Cesaro by Roman Reigns

25.   Dean Ambrose by Roman Reigns

26.   Seth Rollins by Roman Reigns

27.   CM PUNK by Kane

28.   Sheamus by Roman Reigns

29.   Roman Reigns by Batista

Batista (TOLD YOU SO) will be going to Wrestlemania to face the WWE world heavyweight champion for the belt in the main event, or at least the middle of the card. The crowd are NOT happy about that, an arena full of “NO” chants and boos. Well people if you wanted Bryan in the main event maybe you should have paid for Summerslam 2013 instead of illegally downloading or streaming it! HA HA! I like Batista and will be interesting enough to see him in the title match at Mania.

Not a bad PPV event, could have been a lot worse, the Rumble match was really fun I thought and it’s gutting that JBL didn’t even get to hit the clothesline, sad times. But again the PPV was quite cool. My 1 main negative was that the tag team title match wasn’t on the card, when it really should have been, but we can’t have everything and I know that.

Well next stop on the road to Wrestlemania 30 is Elimination Chamber, I look forward to writing that review for you and again follow me on twitter @bigboss010 and my pal Luke @siteofshite.

I’ve been Big Boss and I’m out.... peace.