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Man ADR was a great winner in 2011 you guys didn't know what you were talking about. It's only the later stuff like... 2013 face ADR!

And yeah I was unsure you would like 2009 much cause you seem much more anti-Orton than I was but seems your thoughts about matched up with mine. Anyway.

Royal Rumble 2013

This Rumble has a good balance of everything.

The number of people in the ring hovers around a good number of 7-9. The action is pretty spread out-- we've got a nice distribution of people doing their big spots in the ring and others doing. There's a good amount of comedy/gimmicky stuff without overdoing it. Mystery entrants are a nice combination of competent (Jericho, Goldust) and gimmicky (Godfather, who doesn't overstay his welcome). There aren't really any huge flaws (bar the finish, which I'll get into) either. Like I could say "well they kept the camera on Kofi a bit too closely while he was doing his chair pogostick thing" or "Cody Rhodes was a master troll and then eliminated a bit too early for all his troll cred" but I don't feel any of this really detracted from the match.

The end is the one flaw. You have Sheamus, Cena, and Ryback as the final 3. This final 3 lasts a rather long time. It's not actually that bad to watch-- doesn't drag, but I feel like all three of these guys play to similar appeals, so really if you weren't a subscriber to that type of wrestler you weren't getting much out of this. Replace Sheamus with say, Ziggler or Jericho, and I think you've got a more interesting group.

And of course Cena wins, which is well, predictable to the point where it hurts my vibe from this Rumble, but not overly so. I kinda feel like pulling the trigger on Ryback here would've been best for business even though Ryback wasn't very good it felt like the right time, but I tend to place most of the blame on CM Punk vs The Rock, as 500 day reign Punk vs Cena would've been an excellent Mania match and the backdrop the culmination of that feud deserved, predictable or not.

I think this is pretty much the dead neutral Rumble for me. I was never bored, but I never really got hyped for anything in the ring either. Top 3 moments were: 1. Goldust's entrance. 2. Jericho's entrance. 3. Tensai's entrance. Because Tensai was awesome.

Oh also I felt bad for Khali this Rumble. First Rumble where I really felt like he looked pained to move. I assume this is his last Rumble cause yeah he did not look happy out there :(

Royal Rumble Ranking
1992 > 2004 > 2002 > 1997 > 2007 > 1990 > 2011 > 2001 > 1994 > 2009 > 2003 > 2010 > 1996 > 1989 > 1988 > 2013 > 1993 > 2005 > 2008 > 1991 > 1995 > 1998 > 2012 > 2000 > 1999 > 2006

Now... if you really want something I disliked, look no further than the undercard. I have enough hatred for CM Punk vs The Rock to sour me on the whole show. Just... god. Listen, I'm not Punk's biggest fan. Frankly I think he was kinda overrated and the only reason he was considered as good on the mic as he was is because he was given so much freedom to just say things they won't let other guys say, and his ring work is good but kinda sloppyat times, but man, you wonder why WWE can't build stars. Rock didn't even look good here. He was totally blown up like 5 minutes in-- I've seen Billy Gunn last longer than this.

Punk beating Rock here would've cemented him as a legit star, and you would've had a guy other than Cena who people cared about. And you say "well Punk left!!" frankly I don't think he leaves the WWE if they put him over Rock here and let him ME Mania against Cena. Like frustration was a big part of Punk leaving-- let him actually be the star that he thinks he is and frankly I'd say he earned despite my cries of overrated, and he's here for another few years for sure.

Alternatively, Ryback vs Rock. Think about it.
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