Nothing gets a WWE fan more excited than witnessing the Royal Rumble. A pay per view that is always so full of life and fun constantly ensures that fans get their money’s worth. This edition of the coveted pay per view came to us live from San Antonio, Texas.
The event has certainly left some fans disappointed and social media also echoed in unison about how the WWE failed to make use of a great platform, leading up to Wrestlemania.
The highlights included Cena winning the WWE championship, Randy Orton winning the Royal Rumble match and Kevin Owens retaining his universal title. Despite the lacklustre response the event garnered, the fans sure made it worth our while as they came to the show, fully packed with innovative signs and placards to express their support for their Superstars.
We look at five of the most popular crowd signs that the Royal Rumble had on offer for us.
#1 Not reigning very supreme
The love affair between Roman Reigns and the WWE universe is a known fact. Fans have constantly criticised Roman Reigns for his boring style of wrestling and are pretty vocal about it every time the ‘top dog’ steps into the WWE ring. Despite all this, the WWE continues to invest in Reigns and the fans have not taken to this lightly.
With Reigns scheduled to face Kevin Owens for the universal title at the Royal Rumble, one fan wanted to let the world know how lacklustre Roman’s performances are as he held out the ‘When it Reigns, he bores’ sign.
The pay per view did not add to Roman’s credibility either, as he was booed once again when he entered the Royal Rumble in the 30th spot.
#2 The people’s president
Ever since Donald Trump was elected as the president of the United states of America, social media has been abuzz about how ‘anyone in the world’ can come and rule Uncle Sam. One fan decided to find an alternative candidate to vote for as he campaigned for none other than the people’s champion, The Rock.
The Rock certainly has a lot of credibility to his name. He is a people’s person, he lays it down on people who do not obey the law, and most importantly, he likes to bring it. So, Rocky for 2020. Let’s hope there is a campaign plan cooking.
#3 The Jeri-Show
Chris Jericho has been one of WWE’s most loyal servants. He is a veteran of the business and a thorough performer. Jericho, over the years, has changed his attire and mannerisms to great effect and this time out, it’s the scarf and the stubble that he finds appealing.
So, when Jericho showed up, well dressed and ready to pull a fast one on Roman Reigns at the Royal Rumble, the latter put him into a shark cage as per stipulations and ensured that he hung in midair. The WWE universe was prepared for this and pulled out plenty of ‘sexy pinata’ signs to agitate Jericho.
#4 Oh it’s true, Angle will eliminate you
Kurt Angle was recently announced as a WWE HOF inductee and the WWE universe went bananas. The prospect of seeing the former Olympic gold medalist once again in a WWE ring excited everyone and they believed that the former Superstar would return at the Royal Rumble.
One fan went ahead and warned the 30 Rumble participants about how Angle will put them all in their place. However, the WWE had other plans and Kurt Angle did not show up in the event.
#5 Heyman! Bring back ECW
WWE’s PG14 approach hasn’t sat well with fans who loved old-school wrestling and constantly find the program more and more boring. They want to see some extreme action on board as a throwback to the good ol’ days and who better than Paul Heyman, the father of Extreme Championship wrestling to turn the tables?
So, Paul, are you listening?
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