-Dave said that in the early Rumbles, he would watch and although he kind of knew who was going to win, there was like 10 or 12 guys who he'd thought has a chance of winning.
In the recent Rumbles, it is down to either 1 or 2 choices.
-He said this year fans figured out that it was either Daniel Bryan or Roman Reigns and at that point, the crowd in Philadelphia (and a lot of other people) really wanted Bryan to win.
-He said after Bryan got eliminated the crowd turned on the match and Roman Reigns got the brunt of it.
-Jericho said he blinked or turned away and Bryan was gone [out of the Rumble]
-Jericho said he was confused how unprotected and unimportant [they treated Bryan]
-Jericho said Bryan was thrown out the same way a Titus O'neil would've been thrown out
-Meltzer said that not only Bryan but all the crowd favorites Ziggler, Ambrose, Mizdow, etc. were thrown out way too easy
-Jericho said Ambrose and Ziggler being tossed out the way they were made him feel like they were jobbers.
-Jericho thought there was a screw-up (botch) when Reigns eliminated Show and Kane without no authority leading the attack.
-Jericho said the booking of the ending was "lazy" and really bothered him
-He said even after Ambrose got eliminated, they could've booked it better with a back and forth between Reigns and Show/Kane
-Jericho said the lazy booking hurt everyone coming out of it.
-Dave Meltzer said it's almost like they didn't book it [the Rumble match] past the idea that Roman Reigns is winning and he's going to be there with the 2 big giants at the end.
-Dave said there's many things they could've done, they could've made the ending more dramatic, let Kane and Show beat him [Roman] longer but instead they booked it like if they were rush for time.
-Jericho said he had no problem with Reigns winning.
-Jericho mentioned Ryback a guy (in the last couple of years) who got some steam and WWE didn't go all the way with.
-Jericho said that if WWE went with Ryback all the way, he would've gone over.
-Jericho said he had no problem with WWE putting all the eggs in the basket and going all the way with Reigns
-Meltzer said he didn't know about Rock being at the Rumble until Rock tweeted about being in Philly.
-Meltzer said he didn't know what his (Rock's) role was going to be but figured it would be something related to Reigns.
-Jericho said Rock was beneath coming back for something like that.
-Jericho said that 2014 Royal Rumble was a lot similar to 2015 Royal Rumble (pretty much the exact same thing).
-Jericho said the 2 last Rumbles were also similar in the number 30 because of a big babyface getting booed or almost getting an "uh" reaction because they were expecting someone else.
-Jericho said it hurt Ziggler's reaction because a lot of people (himself included) thought it was going to be The Rock.
-Jericho said WWE booked themselves in a corner for the second year.
-Meltzer said that Paul Heyman did a magnificient job [on RAW] making Roman a guy who you want to root for.
-Meltzer said Brock is being phenomenal being Brock, in the sense of being the stereotypical bully.
-Meltzer said WWE should've gone one way or the other: promote Rock being on the show like crazy on RAW or just keep it 100% a surprise instead of Rock and Vince tweeting about it
-Jericho said it might've helped the fact that there was no live crowd to boo Reigns on RAW.
-Meltzer said it also helped that Bryan endorsed Reigns and talked about how he failed and let fans down.
-Meltzer said if Bryan said that in Philadelphia, he might've get booed for "selling out".
-Meltzer thought that the blizzard benefitted the show and Vince.
-Jericho asked Meltzer why is there hesitation [from Vince] towards Bryan and mentioned how there's something right in front of their faces but they refuse to pull the trigger on it
-Meltzer replied it's because of his size and his looks.
-Meltzer talked about when he first saw Reigns in developmental he thought he was going to be a huge star.
-Meltzer talked about when he first saw Bryan in the ring in his early days (without a mask) and thought he was going to be a big star on the level of a Chris Benoit but not a Steve Austin.
-Meltzer said "but when the crowd hands you something, you got to think outside the box".
-Meltzer said he doesn't know if Reigns is ready to main event WrestleMania.
-Meltzer also said he doesn't know how will crowds react to Reigns now and mentioned next week's RAW being in Denver which is a "natural crowd".
-Meltzer mentioned the idea of Reigns turning heel at Mania and aligning himself with Paul Heyman.
-Jericho asked Meltzer where Bryan fits in in the WM card.
-Meltzer said he didn't know why WWE did Cena-Rusev at Fast Lane so he doesn't know if one of them will work with Bryan at Mania.
-Meltzer said that Bryan vs Ziggler was talked about but Ziggler and Bryan tweeting about it makes it a bigger possibility for it to happen.
-Meltzer said that Bryan is so over and that he deserves a much higher spot on the card.
-Meltzer said he was confused why did WWE bring back Bryan so early if they were going to use him like that especially that his booking led to more resentment towards Reigns.
-Meltzer said Bryan saved last year's WrestleMania and what made it great is stuff that they weren't going to book originally.
-Meltzer said Bryan and Ziggler could have a technically great match but there's no special thing this Mania like The Rock or The Undertaker.
-Meltzer said Triple H vs Sting is the biggest match on the card and might end up being that special thing.
Pretty much how everyone feels. The way the Rumble was booked was so awful.
No babyface or heel looked strong except for Roman. They started well with Bray but then they tossed him out like he was garbage.
That match alone is the perfect example of how WWE have been shitting on 95% of the roster and only making 5% of it look good the last couple of years.
In the recent Rumbles, it is down to either 1 or 2 choices.
-He said this year fans figured out that it was either Daniel Bryan or Roman Reigns and at that point, the crowd in Philadelphia (and a lot of other people) really wanted Bryan to win.
-He said after Bryan got eliminated the crowd turned on the match and Roman Reigns got the brunt of it.
-Jericho said he blinked or turned away and Bryan was gone [out of the Rumble]
-Jericho said he was confused how unprotected and unimportant [they treated Bryan]
-Jericho said Bryan was thrown out the same way a Titus O'neil would've been thrown out
-Meltzer said that not only Bryan but all the crowd favorites Ziggler, Ambrose, Mizdow, etc. were thrown out way too easy
-Jericho said Ambrose and Ziggler being tossed out the way they were made him feel like they were jobbers.
-Jericho thought there was a screw-up (botch) when Reigns eliminated Show and Kane without no authority leading the attack.
-Jericho said the booking of the ending was "lazy" and really bothered him
-He said even after Ambrose got eliminated, they could've booked it better with a back and forth between Reigns and Show/Kane
-Jericho said the lazy booking hurt everyone coming out of it.
-Dave Meltzer said it's almost like they didn't book it [the Rumble match] past the idea that Roman Reigns is winning and he's going to be there with the 2 big giants at the end.
-Dave said there's many things they could've done, they could've made the ending more dramatic, let Kane and Show beat him [Roman] longer but instead they booked it like if they were rush for time.
-Jericho said he had no problem with Reigns winning.
-Jericho mentioned Ryback a guy (in the last couple of years) who got some steam and WWE didn't go all the way with.
-Jericho said that if WWE went with Ryback all the way, he would've gone over.
-Jericho said he had no problem with WWE putting all the eggs in the basket and going all the way with Reigns
-Meltzer said he didn't know about Rock being at the Rumble until Rock tweeted about being in Philly.
-Meltzer said he didn't know what his (Rock's) role was going to be but figured it would be something related to Reigns.
-Jericho said Rock was beneath coming back for something like that.
-Jericho said that 2014 Royal Rumble was a lot similar to 2015 Royal Rumble (pretty much the exact same thing).
-Jericho said the 2 last Rumbles were also similar in the number 30 because of a big babyface getting booed or almost getting an "uh" reaction because they were expecting someone else.
-Jericho said it hurt Ziggler's reaction because a lot of people (himself included) thought it was going to be The Rock.
-Jericho said WWE booked themselves in a corner for the second year.
-Meltzer said that Paul Heyman did a magnificient job [on RAW] making Roman a guy who you want to root for.
-Meltzer said Brock is being phenomenal being Brock, in the sense of being the stereotypical bully.
-Meltzer said WWE should've gone one way or the other: promote Rock being on the show like crazy on RAW or just keep it 100% a surprise instead of Rock and Vince tweeting about it
-Jericho said it might've helped the fact that there was no live crowd to boo Reigns on RAW.
-Meltzer said it also helped that Bryan endorsed Reigns and talked about how he failed and let fans down.
-Meltzer said if Bryan said that in Philadelphia, he might've get booed for "selling out".
-Meltzer thought that the blizzard benefitted the show and Vince.
-Jericho asked Meltzer why is there hesitation [from Vince] towards Bryan and mentioned how there's something right in front of their faces but they refuse to pull the trigger on it
-Meltzer replied it's because of his size and his looks.
-Meltzer talked about when he first saw Reigns in developmental he thought he was going to be a huge star.
-Meltzer talked about when he first saw Bryan in the ring in his early days (without a mask) and thought he was going to be a big star on the level of a Chris Benoit but not a Steve Austin.
-Meltzer said "but when the crowd hands you something, you got to think outside the box".
-Meltzer said he doesn't know if Reigns is ready to main event WrestleMania.
-Meltzer also said he doesn't know how will crowds react to Reigns now and mentioned next week's RAW being in Denver which is a "natural crowd".
-Meltzer mentioned the idea of Reigns turning heel at Mania and aligning himself with Paul Heyman.
-Jericho asked Meltzer where Bryan fits in in the WM card.
-Meltzer said he didn't know why WWE did Cena-Rusev at Fast Lane so he doesn't know if one of them will work with Bryan at Mania.
-Meltzer said that Bryan vs Ziggler was talked about but Ziggler and Bryan tweeting about it makes it a bigger possibility for it to happen.
-Meltzer said that Bryan is so over and that he deserves a much higher spot on the card.
-Meltzer said he was confused why did WWE bring back Bryan so early if they were going to use him like that especially that his booking led to more resentment towards Reigns.
-Meltzer said Bryan saved last year's WrestleMania and what made it great is stuff that they weren't going to book originally.
-Meltzer said Bryan and Ziggler could have a technically great match but there's no special thing this Mania like The Rock or The Undertaker.
-Meltzer said Triple H vs Sting is the biggest match on the card and might end up being that special thing.
Pretty much how everyone feels. The way the Rumble was booked was so awful.
No babyface or heel looked strong except for Roman. They started well with Bray but then they tossed him out like he was garbage.
That match alone is the perfect example of how WWE have been shitting on 95% of the roster and only making 5% of it look good the last couple of years.