2008's Royal Rumble won't be remembered as much as 2007's Royal Rumble but overall it was fair.
However MVP vs Ric Flair and Chris Jericho vs JBL were a colossal bore. Bradshaw needs to return to Smackdown! promto with Michael Cole on the broadcasting booth and as far away from the ring as possible. I didn't blame for Jericho for this crap brawl except for Y2J's punches they looked terrible, but Bradshaw thinks he's main event material and he's not. MVP on the other hand deserved a better opponent, Flair apparently still believing it's 1985, still thinks he can defeat every up and coming superstar on the roster, how pathetic's that? With fans and this writers mood getting erratic, I was relived to see some real action. The WWE and World Heavyweight's championship matches were off the charts good. The Rey Mysterio vs Edge match was very good however with a few cock ups in the match such as Rey's botched head scissors on Edge.
The Randy Orton vs Jeff Hardy match was a pleasant surprise, Hardy really worked hardy here but he still looks pretty ropy and always appears to be in constant pain. Orton scored the pin after an RKO.
Moving onto the Rumble, it was fairly good but won't be remembered like last years. The Undertaker drew number 1 and Shawn Michaels drew number 2, fancy that hey, I thought the wrestlers picked their numbers at random, obviously they don't (The last 2 last year were HBK and Taker).
A few things surprised me the fans POPPED big time for Tommy Dreamer, Jamie Noble, Mick Foley,Carlito and Mr Kennedy, they even chanted their names. Jimmy Snuka and Roddy Piper appeared both looked awful and Piper should have never have removed his shirt, Kane thankfully eliminated them. Umaga eliminated the old, boring Hardcore Holly to the sound of cheers and when Mick Foley entered he could hardly breathe and blew up and could hardly move. My guess is Foley was glad when Triple H eliminated him from the match.
The surprise was John Cena returning at no 30, the fans cheered but soon booed him when they clapped eyes on his punches (yes they still suck) Cena last eliminated Triple H to win the Rumble match.
Results: Ric Flair defeated MVP in a pointless bore which lasted just 7:29 (not that anyone was complaining), JBL defeated Chris Jericho via DQ in a mediocre match. Edge pinned Rey Mysterio in a good match to retain the title. Randy Orton defeated Jeff Hardy in a fine match up. John Cena won the Rumble.
Grade - B/C
However MVP vs Ric Flair and Chris Jericho vs JBL were a colossal bore. Bradshaw needs to return to Smackdown! promto with Michael Cole on the broadcasting booth and as far away from the ring as possible. I didn't blame for Jericho for this crap brawl except for Y2J's punches they looked terrible, but Bradshaw thinks he's main event material and he's not. MVP on the other hand deserved a better opponent, Flair apparently still believing it's 1985, still thinks he can defeat every up and coming superstar on the roster, how pathetic's that? With fans and this writers mood getting erratic, I was relived to see some real action. The WWE and World Heavyweight's championship matches were off the charts good. The Rey Mysterio vs Edge match was very good however with a few cock ups in the match such as Rey's botched head scissors on Edge.
The Randy Orton vs Jeff Hardy match was a pleasant surprise, Hardy really worked hardy here but he still looks pretty ropy and always appears to be in constant pain. Orton scored the pin after an RKO.
Moving onto the Rumble, it was fairly good but won't be remembered like last years. The Undertaker drew number 1 and Shawn Michaels drew number 2, fancy that hey, I thought the wrestlers picked their numbers at random, obviously they don't (The last 2 last year were HBK and Taker).
A few things surprised me the fans POPPED big time for Tommy Dreamer, Jamie Noble, Mick Foley,Carlito and Mr Kennedy, they even chanted their names. Jimmy Snuka and Roddy Piper appeared both looked awful and Piper should have never have removed his shirt, Kane thankfully eliminated them. Umaga eliminated the old, boring Hardcore Holly to the sound of cheers and when Mick Foley entered he could hardly breathe and blew up and could hardly move. My guess is Foley was glad when Triple H eliminated him from the match.
The surprise was John Cena returning at no 30, the fans cheered but soon booed him when they clapped eyes on his punches (yes they still suck) Cena last eliminated Triple H to win the Rumble match.
Results: Ric Flair defeated MVP in a pointless bore which lasted just 7:29 (not that anyone was complaining), JBL defeated Chris Jericho via DQ in a mediocre match. Edge pinned Rey Mysterio in a good match to retain the title. Randy Orton defeated Jeff Hardy in a fine match up. John Cena won the Rumble.
Grade - B/C
