Royal Rumble 2019 Weekend

I am going to chronicle the Royal Rumble 2019 on this blog. Pre-ordered the Velveteen Dream Elite 67 Figure which is my favorite ever.

I'll do an network update later on.

Walking With Elias

So I'm discovering a guy who could save my membership to the WWE Network, which I cancelled following the Divas battle royal at Royal Rumble 2018 closing the show. 

Elias.

I listened to his podcast with Steve Austin tonight. The guy is very likable and easy to root for. His gimmick could be as big as The Rock in my opinion. 

I first took notice of Elias when I got a text from my buddy James that made no sense. He said "I am Elias." Then I watched Elias in the Royal Rumble, and his intro just intrigued me. I had not been watching WWE programming at all. All the sudden, the bell went off and it all made sense to me. The guy had a huge physique that I liked and reminded me of Bruiser Brody.

Today I was talking to my buddy James at work about why old heels worked, and why he liked Elias. The guy has 'it'. And no sooner do I hang up with James but I get a blast e-mail from WWE that is promoting Elias for the 2018 Elimination Chamber. WWE is smart. At the moment they're losing me, they do just enough to pull me back in and get me to watch the PPV that I otherwise wouldn't have considered tuning into just before my membership expires.

Elias beat Braun Stroman and John Cena for the right to be last in the Elimination Chamber. He's going to play the guitar in the Chamber if WWE lets him.



This gimmick - there's just something about it that's throwback if they don't fuck it up like they always seem to do - and if they do it right I'll tune in as long as Elias is running the ranks of WWE's main event picture.

Maybe; just maybe, the slow build WWE is doing with Elias will work and they'll book the guy right.

Daniel Bryan vs. Bray Wyatt Royal Rumble 2014 Highlights

This match between my two favorite wrestlers in the WWE today was an instant classic, and a candidate for 2014 match of the year I predict.
No, Bryan didn't appear in the Royal Rumble. It is what it is. But I'll always this match and the way Wyatt and Bryan kicked off Royal Rumble 2014.

Dolph's Royal Rumble 2013

"And now the man, who drew number two" Ziggler lasted almost 50 minutes and had two eliminations in the rumble.