Royal Rumble Count-Up – 2016: Everybody In At Once
IMG Credit: WWE
Royal Rumble 2016
Date: January 24, 2016
Location: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 15,170
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Byron Saxton
Pre-Show: Mark Henry/Jack Swagger vs. Dudley Boyz vs. Darren Young/Damien Sandow vs. Ascension
The opening video recaps the only thing that matters here with the tagline of One vs. All. I liked that last year and I still do.
Intercontinental Title: Kevin Owens vs. Dean Ambrose
Tag Team Titles: New Day vs. Usos
Rating: B-. This took some time to get rolling but once everything broke down, it was as good as you would expect from these teams. New Day is clearly the future of the division despite being champs for nearly five months at this point. Catching a top rope splash out of the air is really impressive as the champs continue to show that they have the ring work to back up their charisma.
We look back at Brock Lesnar beating up the League of Nations, followed by Reigns spearing Brock. The Wyatts then beat Reigns and Brock up to make themselves a threat for later tonight.
US Title: Kalisto vs. Alberto Del Rio
Pre-show recap.
Charlotte takes over and grabs a cravate as the fans are WAY behind Becky here. Like moreso than usual. Thankfully Charlotte mocks the chants before doing the headscissor faceplants followed by the Figure Four necklock. Becky gets out and starts firing off dropkicks to take over but a neckbreaker puts Charlotte right back in control.
Some fans went to the Performance Center under the ruse of being part of a focus group. The wound up getting to meet a full tour of the facility and met most of the NXT roster. Note to self: sign up for focus groups.
Rumble By the Numbers video, which is still one of my favorite annual traditions. This is tied in with the stats that Reigns, who is entering at #1, has to overcome to retain the title.
WWE World Title: Royal Rumble
This goes on so long that Stardust comes in at #14. Rusev splashes Reigns through the table as we have NO IDEA what is going on in the ring during all this. While we were gone, Jericho eliminated Kingston which was of course ignored by the announcers. Now for the stupid part: Vince and the Nation JUST LEAVES.
to eliminate Ziggler a few seconds later.
HHH and family celebrate as fireworks take us out.
Ratings Comparison
Mark Henry/Jack Swagger vs. Dudley Boyz vs. Darren Young/Damien Sandow vs. Ascension
Original: D+
Redo: D
Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens
Original: B
Redo: B+
New Day vs. Usos
Original: C+
Redo: B-
Alberto Del Rio vs. Kalisto
Original: C
Redo: C+
Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch:
Original: C-
Redo: B
Royal Rumble
Original: A-
Redo: A-
Overall Rating
Original: A
Redo: A
What was up with me hating the women like that?
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