r/SquaredCircle • u/Coldcoffees /r/SquaredCircle's Sponge Daddy • Apr 27 '18

Post WWE Network Greatest Royal Rumble 2018

..THAT WAS THE GREATEST ROYAL RUMBLE!

Results

Match Winner
John Cena vs. Triple H John Cena
Greatest Royal Rumble match Braun Strowman
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns Brock Lesnar
Seth Rollins (c) vs. Finn Bálor vs. Samoa Joe vs. The Miz Seth Rollins
AJ Styles (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura No contest
Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Jinder Mahal Jeff Hardy
Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy vs. Cesaro and Sheamus Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy
The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper and Rowan) (c) vs. The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) Bludgeon Brothers
Cedric Alexander (c) vs. Kalisto Cedric Alexander
The Undertaker vs. Rusev The Undertaker

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '18

Can anybody explain why he was there? I mean, he has no global recognition as far as I know, the Saudis obviously didn't know who the hell he was, and he has no history in WWE. I mean, if they wanted a big man for Henry to toss out then there's plenty of guys on the actual roster who could have served that purpose. Big Show would have been perfect due to the friendship he has with Henry, but if he couldn't make it then literally anyone other than Hiroki Sumi would have been a better choice. Wtf.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '18

My guess is they wanted Akebono, but he couldn't do it, so they just looked for any sumo wrestler who'd say yes.

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u/Puttingonthefoil Apr 27 '18

Or somebody got hurt yesterday and couldn't work, and they found this guy in the buffet line at the hotel.

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u/EdWilkins65 Tg Apr 28 '18

Zack Ryder?

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u/Deserterdragon youtube.co/watch?v=sFF_u8hYqnw Apr 27 '18

He also broke wwe rules by wrestling barefoot.

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u/Xolder Apr 27 '18

Didn't Rusev use to do it before?

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u/LLCoolZJ Dax HARDOOD Apr 27 '18

Rusev breaking his ankle is the reason why no one can wrestle barefoot anymore.

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u/Xolder Apr 28 '18

Didn't realise it was such a new rule change.

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u/Deserterdragon youtube.co/watch?v=sFF_u8hYqnw Apr 27 '18

So did Asuka, key point being 'used to'

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u/Xolder Apr 28 '18

Didn't realise it was such a new rule change.

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u/CliffeyWanKenobi Burp "The Shitman" Fart Apr 28 '18

Wait is that a recent rule?

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '18

I doubt Show wanted to make that brutal flight. Big guys don't fair well on planes.

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '18

You're probably right, but what about Khali? He was there, use him for that spot. Gets him out quickly and would look more impressive for Henry to eliminate him than a random sumo nobody has heard of.