WWE Royal Rumble

Royal Rumble 2006 will go down as a 50-50 pay per view. it had some good matches and bad matches.

1. Kid Kash vs Funaki vs Paul London vs Nunzio vs Jamie Noble vs Gregary Helms. Awesome match. It was kind of slow at first and it was shocking to see a Helms in a Smackdown match when he was on Raw. The match started getting good maybe 5 minutes into it. All 6 of these men continue to amaze fans with there fast and furious moves. The ending was a little disappointing. 5/10 2. JBL vs The Boogyman. Not a good match. Lets face it. I have said it once I will say it again. Just because you look like a great heel or a great face by image dosn't make you a great wrestler. Image is not everything. And these 2 men proved it. JBL did his usual punching and kicking and 1 move then back to punching and kicking. And the boogyman proved why he still has a long way to go. Why they put him in the match with a higher card wrestler is beyond me. Of course it was nice to see Gillan Hall who always looks great now that the mold came of her face. But this match was the worst on the card.2/10 3. Mickie James vs Ashley. Trish Stratus was the guest referee. This match was pointless. It made no sense as to why the womans title wasn't defended and why Trish wasn't wrestling on the card. Mickie James proved she is a great wrestler. A little better and more improved then Ashley who seemed really lost in this match. If you look real carefully you could see Trish mumbling instructions in this match to Ashley who was clearly not ready for a big match.3/10. 4. The Royal Rumble Match. Better then last years. Some new wrestlers were in it and some old ones that you never thought you would see again like Tatanka and Goldust. The ending was surprising and it was a little sad knowing that Rey Mysterio finally gets put into the main event picture because Eddie Guerrero passed away. But this Rumble match was OK. Of course we could have done without the Sprit Sqaud who interrupted the match before it started. 5. Edge vs John Cena. Not a bad match. Edge does his best to carry Cena through this match who amazingly did more then 1 move this time instead of his usual punching and kicking and doing his FU. Edge got great heat from the crowd. I was disappointed that Edge lost the title to Cena. Edge is clearly the better wrestler then Cena and why he didn't get to keep the title longer is beyond me. 7/10. 6. Kurt Angle vs Mark Henry. This match was OK. Kurt Angle did his best to carry the much heavier and slower Mark Henry who seemed tired out after 5 minutes. Mark Henry might be a great heel but this match was slow and kind of boring and surprisingly short. 5/10

1) 6-Man Invitational for the Cruiserweight title. Kid Kash vs. Funaki vs. Jamie Noble vs. Paul London vs. Nunzio vs. Gregory Helms. A great choice for an opener. Fast-paced match with lots of high spots. ***

2) Mickie James vs. Ashley, with Trish as the special guest ref. A mediocre match. You get the feeling that Mickie would like to get more technical (nice single-leg boston crabs), but the match is pulled towards a catfight, probably to cover up the inexperience of Ashley. Don't get me wrong, though, Ashley is undeniably learning. **

3) JBL vs. The Boogeyman. What can I say about this? Awful, but at least short. *

4) The Royal Rumble Match. The middle part is kind of exhausting, but the beginning and the end, when the action can be followed more clearly, are very entertaining. The constant dedications to the memory of the late Eddie Guerrero are a matter of taste, though. Personally I find them distasteful. ***

5) Edge vs. John Cena (WWE title). An average match that offers something we haven't seen before: Cena getting out-wrestled most of the way, but coming out on top at the end! Who would have thought? **

6) Kurt Angle vs. Mark Henry (WH title). Before the match, Angle cuts a HILARIOUS promo ("Oh, and by the way....Mark Henry, YOU SUCK!"). The match itself tells an interesting story: Kurt realizes that he can't beat the World's Fattest - em, I mean Strongest - Man with sheer technique, so he has to resort to cheating tactics (chair shots, etc.). **1/2

After the match, the Undertaker appears and, with the help of some ridiculous pyrotechnics, makes the ring collapse.

I Love The Royal Rumble Of 2006. I Loved It So Much Because Royal Rumble Is My Fav Match Ever And Plus Rey Mysterio Won It And Hes One Of My Fav With Jeff Hardy. I Other Matches Were OK. John Cena Match Was Good Because He Won And I Hate Edge!!! And The JBl Match Was Not Good They Did Not Fight At All Of What I Can Remember. And Kurt Angle Match Was Good Because He Won I Hate Matt Henry!! Mickey James Match Was Stupid Because Ashley Lost!!! And That Was It That I Can Remember. And That Is Why I Liked The Royal Rumble Of Year 2006.

I Hope In The Next Royal Rumble Rey Mysterio Wins Again Or Jeff Hardy Wins!!!

Coming into the rumble i thought triple h would walk it i was pleased to see something unexpected but the blatant use of Eddies death in the story puts me off wrestling is nothing sacred to them. Gregory Helms looks to make the cruiser weight division credible and the womans storyline has got me interested for the first time ever. The boogeyman is a disgrace to wrestling. Randy orton fighting rey at no way out just completely cheapens the rumble. Last time Mark Henry was about he was awful what makes him number one contender that should have gone to mesterio who had been on a winning streak. The whole Mcmahan Micheals feud feels like a cheap stand in because Bret Hart refuses to do it Angle and Micheals are the only talents left in WWE and strangely enough the most entertaining is Vince and to top off a crap main event the ring collapsed and answered the question why the rumble was not last on the card.

I really feel sorry for anyone who bought this PPV or DVD. I don't understand how this can be worth $30 or so. It is really only worth $10. It is worth that much because of 2 matches, one of which (the opening match) was not listed on the back of the DVD case.

Match 1: 6-Man Cruiserweight Invitational. Now this is why I love cruiserweights. Fast-paced, exciting matches. This was no exception. With a few high-spots and some bumps this was a great opener. It would have been nice if it went for a little bit longer as it went for under 10 minutes. 9/10

Match 2: Mickie James vs. Ashley Massaro (Trish Stratus as Special Guest Referee). I was very happy when this match was over because it was extremely boring. The wrestling was awful, but I think it may have been one of Ashley's first matches so I will give her that. Not much else I can say. 3/10

Match 3: The Boogeyman vs. JBL. Well the Boogeyman's entrance is cool and then watching him eat some worms. That was about it for this match. At least it was nice and short. 3/10

Match 4: The Royal Rumble. I was quite surprised that this was mid-card instead of main event but it makes sense once you finish watching the whole PPV. Anyway, what can I say, it's a Royal Rumble, they are always exciting although mid-way through it does start to get a little bit boring but it picks up again. I did like the dedication to Eddie Guerrero but at times I felt that they were doing it a little too much. But still, great match, probably not the best Rumble. The only other Royal Rumble I have seen is 2005 and I believe that was better than this. 7/10

Match 5: Edge vs. John Cena. I expected a bit more from this match, but not too bad I suppose. It was decent. 6/10

Match 6:Kurt Angle vs. Mark Henry. Pretty Bad for a Main Event match. Should have had the Cruiserweights at Main Event but for some reason they are not Main Event Status even though they can put on a better match than a lot of other wrestlers. I like Kurt Angle though and I enjoy watching his technical wrestling but this match was far from his best and probably far from his average too. 4/10

After the Main Event match The Undertaker came out on a horse and cart. Awesome entrance for the Deadman. He then caused the ring to buckle and fall. It didn't look fantastic but it was pretty cool. I am a huge fan of Undertaker though, so only if you're a fan. I will give this segment 9/10.

Wow, the Undertaker segment was better than the whole Royal Rumble PPV (except for the opener). This is only worth renting and it's actually kind of sad that the WWE put out something like this. It looked very promising when you start watching but then it just turns to crap. It's too bad that the awesome set they used was wasted on this event.

The WWE has started off on a bad note in 2006. Thankfully it gets better.

Royal Rumble 2006 overall rating - 5/10