The Official Royal Rumble Thread

[Airfixx]

In what sense is that ironic?

 

[The Leviathan]

The ECW title is still an option even Chavo is at the Rumble

 

[phantomgerald]

The only logical kayfabe reason I can think of would be that he qualified for the rumble before he won the title, so he keeps his spot.

 

[dstebbins]

Finlay getting DQed from the Rumble.

I didn't buy RR, so I don't know. What was Vince's kayfabe justification to disqualifying Finlay for using a shilelieh (SP). Last I checked, there were no disqualifications in the Rumble.

 

[The Rated R CMStar]

Well, Finlay came out without any buzzer, without any countdown, so one would assume that he was DQ for coming out before it was his time to do so.

 

[dstebbins]

It says here that Finlay was, and I quote, "disqualified for shillelagh use." It says so right under his entry number.

 

[HHHforever]

^Yea that's how they're justifying it so I don't really understand that. I figured he was DQ'd for coming out early, but w/e wasn't like he was going win.

 

[Slipknoted]

There are no DQ's in the rumble. They made a mistake.

 

[Wordlife]

yeah tell me bout it

 

[-TJ-]

Austin used a chair and won a RR. Finaly uses a stick and has to leave??????????

 

[★Chuck Zombie★]

Hell, they didn't even have a a countdown for him. I didn't even think he was an entrant. And why did they consider John Cena the winner when Hornswoggle was never eliminated. I think it was the 99 Royal Rumble that the winner spent almost the entire match outside of the ring.

 

[Wordlife]

yeah I truly feel that that was a very misjudged call. Finlay got robbed, even though his chances were sorta slim, and I knew Cena would win when he came out, just cause its Cena. But still, thats bullshit, and everyone knows it. If Austin could win with weapons (or even get DQed), then why not Finlay?

 

[The A-man]

I would imagine that even in a hectic match such as a Royal Rumble would have to have some rules to keep things going smoothly.

Finlay entered the Rumble match before he was supposed to, knocked down Big Daddy V and Mark Henry with his shillelagh and left with Hornswoggle. WWE considered this being disqualified from the match. I would say this does make for a great reason to DQ Finlay from the match.

Point is you don't carry weapons into the ring or enter the ring ahead of time in a Rumble. Plain and simple.

 

[The Rated R CMStar]

Hey, that makes sense. Remember that in the 2007 Royal Rumble Finlay was forbidden from entering the ring with the shillelagh, however the referees didn't even move when Ric Flair grabbed the chairs, so I guess you can't come to the ring already carrying a weapon

 

[Wordlife]

^yeah that makes some sense, but still. Either way, it shouldnt really be too big of a deal, and what A-Man said, it does make sense