***SPOILERS*** (just in case anybody recorded it and hasn't watched it yet)
crap, i had already shelled out my $40 for it, otherwise I would have just watched your stream.
Anyone care or have an opinion on the matches and the Rumble itself?
I didn't care for the individual matches that much. Flair wouldn't have his career ended by MVP. You knew Hardy wouldn't become WWE Champ. Fans go crazy for him, but he could never be a Heavyweight Champion. I couldn't see Mysterio becoming World Champ again. You knew from the get-go someone would interfere in the match, but the last couple of minutes were still pretty fun to watch. I was hoping to see a title change hands somewhere, just because to me it sucks to pay money to see everyone keep their title. At this point, I would have rather kept my money and heard about the results later on.
The JBL/Jericho match didn't excite me too much either. After all of the violence and build up, it should have been a no DQ, hardcore, or parking lot brawl match to begin with. Seeing it end the way it did was a total disappointment. I think Jericho should have delivered more of a beat down after the match than he did. Plus, as much as the announcers and WWE.com tried to sell it, it is hard to push that JBL was the worse for wear after the match, when Jericho was the one "bleeding like a stuck pig".
The rumble itself was pretty awesome. It was my first one to ever see, too. There were only 2 things I hated. 1. Jimmy Snuka and Roddy Piper were horrible. Why in the hell do you bring those guys back??? I couldn't tell if Snuka was a man or a woman when he came out, and Piper looked like he was pregnant with triplets. The more piper aged, he just got scrawnier, but my gosh he finally let himself go. 2. Hornswoggle should have gotten his butt in the ring more. I wanted to see some all out midget tossing! Cena coming in at #30 and cleaning house rocked, even though he isn't one of my fav wrestlers. And the final 3 was about as good as you can ask for. Batista, Cena, and Triple H. Only other guy I would have liked to have around was Kennedy. I wish it had ended a little differently, but at that point I was just rooting for people, the rumble had already made me glad that I ordered it.