Live Royal Rumble Discussion Thread - Saturday January 27th 2024

[Comrade Khan]

much like DDP was Smells Like Teen Spirit

its me its me

 

[Smart Marx]

We'll always have the memories brother

Speaking of Raven... a banger:

Bro, that Forceable Entry album was all around fire.

Title aged like milk, though. Especially this weekend.

 

[JakeYourBooty]

 

[Smart Marx]

Beware of the Dark Carnival.

 

[Smart Marx]

Punk is totes getting the desperation story we thought Cody would and honestly I think it’ll be better this way. Punk will feel more authentically unhinged in his pursuit of Seth Rollins.

 

[JakeYourBooty]

Oh this one was CFO



Also add Asuka to the people who’s old theme was legendary

 

[Smart Marx]

Honestly, such a well-executed elimination. Made her finish look LETHAL.

 

[Smart Marx]

Honestly, such a well-executed elimination. Made her finish look LETHAL.

 

[Smart Marx]

No idea why the first tweet was broken.

 

[ETE]

My stance on Liv is she shouldn’t be the girl you know in the context of how Cody is the guy but as far as being a main event, I would say she is, but I would say she’s more of a revolving door main event. Like how Mick Foley was in the attitude area he was occasionally sliding in or say the big show. Where the rest of the time they’re an upper midCarder.

I will also say I don’t value being able to put on a banging match as much as other people do because like you usually can get a really good match from lower Cards that you could give a four-star rating to their match, but you really wouldn’t put a world title on them either . For me it’s do they have a good character do the fans care about that character and can she get you to care about her and her struggles and I think Liv checks all those boxes.

I don't dispute any of this, namely because I'm beyond bored of the idea of there being a 'Guy' or a 'Girl' like that. One of my biggest issues with WWE for a while now is when they get behind someone, they only push that 1 person. Like Bianca Belair didn't need to be Champion for nearly 2 entire years to the detriment of the rest of the division, it just made her stale and made me not want to see Bianca anywhere near a Title ever again. Similar with Rhea Ripley right now, she's been Champion for nearly a year now but has had such a lackluster reign with no memorable moments because all the eggs were put in her basket and no one else has been presented as being on her level. Gunthers the same; IC Champ for 1 1/2 years and he has like 2 remotely memorable feuds in that entire time because again he's the Guy and no one is presented as being on his level.

I want WWE to get away from the idea of having the Guy/Girl and have a group of people on that level. Makes things more exciting rather than these overly long Title reigns where 90% of it is just filler feuds against people you know aren't winning.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

The 50% is likely hyperbole here so let's ignore the percentage - but I am curious what WWE fans think of current theme songs and if you feel they lack uniqueness between them - I know it was a topic of discussion last year as well

There was a lot of times where i actually didn’t realize who was coming out, til I saw who it was. So checks out.

 

[Jimmy King]

wasnt ravens theme just Come as you Are?

I was going to say his was Evenflow but that was Jericho’s theme song in WCW.

 

[Smart Marx]

I was going to say his was Evenflow but that was Jericho’s theme song in WCW.

Yeah, the song Raven named his finisher after went to Jericho, ironically.

Also, a great WCW cover theme.

 

[Smart Marx]

Come on, bay bay.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

You can use the “Can I copy your homework.” “Sure just change it a little so no notices.” Meme for alot of WCW themes hah