– Randy Orton was said to be IRATE following his match with John Cena at Royal Rumble. It was said Orton could be heard mumbling about the fans at ringside and Cena telling him to ignore it. Randy apparently threw a fit backstage following the match. The fans laid into both Cena & Orton during the match, brutally heckling the match from cheers of “BORING” to “This is Awful”. The only time the fans picked up cheers was during the final few minutes when Cena & Orton were doing their opponents finishers (Orton doing the STF & AA, Cena with the RKO). The fans had no interest in the match, or the men involved. “Daniel Bryan” chants could loudly be heard, even after Bryan had already wrestled a 20+ minute match only 30 minutes earlier.
– Steve Austin plans to discuss the fans & Daniel Bryan situation on his next podcast. Steve Tweeted the following in regards to the situation. I will cover a few topics about #RoyalRumble on #steveaustinshow. Frustrated with lack of Daniel Bryan push? Questions@steveaustinshow.com” Later Austin Tweeted again, “Got a shit pile of emails regarding last nights #RoyalRumble. Y’all sound a little pissed off. Interesting development…Stay tuned. #WWE”
– Curtis Axel wrote on Twitter that he was “pretty pissed” about not being in the Royal Rumble match last night but was happy that he got to meet Pittsburgh Steeler Ben Roethlisberger backstage.
– Xavier Woods tweeted about being replaced in the Rumble match. He claims his number was stolen. I feel bad for anyone who was refused a spot in the match so that JBL could enter for 10 seconds.
– Kevin Nash Tweeted the following about his awkward Royal Rumble appearance “Great to see my buddies and the boys.Pittsburgh thanks for the love. WWE thanks for letting me be apart of the Rumble. Kodiak insane spot”
– Ultimate Warrior commented on the Rumble PPV “Running 18yrs to end up back at WWE home, now they say run into Pittsburg, shake a few ropes, RUMBLE..DAMN! Blew a boot! Running past exit.. #RoyalRumble inspires many talent to race to the ring for the one night. Only one talent was inspired and (cont) http://tl.gd/n_1s04oj4”
– Roman Reigns excelled in his position as the monster of the match, surpassing Kane’s 11 eliminations, by eliminating 12 men. The Rock, Steve Austin, Jim Ross, and Booker T all Tweeted their support of Reigns as a future main eventer after his performance last night. Jim Ross Tweeted “For the cash that I paid for #RoyalRumble tonight, nothing followed @WWEDanielBryan vs @WWEBrayWyatt. Those two plus @WWERomanReigns shined.”
– Dolph Ziggler made his return from a concussion during the Rumble match last night. Ziggler got a warm ovation and support from the fans, though WWE officials continue to bury him. Ziggler’s abilities were short-lived last night as his time in the Rumble was only for a cup of coffee. The fans weren’t happy about that either. Ziggler acknowledged the fans by tweeting “#RoyalRumble from the bottom of where my heart should be: thank you for reminding me why i still do this!”
– Mick Foley wrote a blog on his facebook last night following the RR event. Prior to the event, Foley had promised to put a brick through his TV if Bryan didn’t win the Royal Rumble Match. Mick discussed how the booking of this PPV let him down more than any PPV event in history. I’ll be posting the entire blog in it’s own post shortly.
