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You had ONE job Titus! Vince reportedly furious over botch

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Source: The Wrestling Observer

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon is said to be "furious" over an apparent botch during the 2015 Royal Rumble Match at the recent Royal Rumble event.

The botch is said to have involved Titus O'Neil, who was eliminated after being in the match for a total of four seconds. According to the report, O'Neil was actually supposed to be eliminated after being in the match for only one second, which would tie Santino Marella's record as the shortest time in a Royal Rumble Match. However, due to a "timing issue" between O'Neil, Roman Reigns, and Dean Ambrose, O'Neil was eliminated at the four-second mark.

The reason for McMahon being upset about the spot is due to that particular spot being the only one that needed to be perfectly timed.

Did Titus just botch a botch in the Rumble? He can't even succeed at failing?!

I'm pretty sure he was supposed to break Santino's record of shortest time in the ring right? Then they botched the spot and had to to it again so he was actually in for 4 seconds and the announcers kind of awkwardly commented on it but it seemed like they had other material prepared for making fun of him for breaking the record.

I like Titus more than most people, but every time he gets a chance lately he has a botch. Anybody else notice this? I'm pretty sure I'm right about it. Just one more little thing they screwed up that I hadn't heard mentioned with all the focus on Bryan and Reigns.
 
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Re: You had ONE job Titus!

It was all of them, not just Titus.
Ya I replayed it a few times and was wondering who was most at fault. The clothesline was a bit awkward but I still think it was mostly Titus's fault. I just feel bad for the guy. Failing at tryng to fail on purpose is not a good sign. Now every year when they do those endless Rumble Recap segments, they're going to mention Santino instead of Titus like I think they intended. That was his best shot right now at SOME kind of legacy.
 
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Re: You had ONE job Titus!

The weird thing about me is I actually am one of the bigger fans of both of these guys. I am always happy and don't fast forward when they're on tv, and I love hearing Santino's name every year in the rumble recaps. I thought they should've given Santino a lot more at his peak, but I'm happy he's at least still mentioned every year, even if it is comedic. I agree about Titus's potential. I think he's about equal to Reigns overall, just minus the push (ex-football player with good look and personality but bad on the mic and limited in the ring). It's just this rumble record is really the best accolade I can reasonable hope for for him right now.

Plus I have to admit almost every time Titus has a match that's supposed to elevate him, he botches something like this, so it's not all creative's fault. He's still got work to do. I root for him, but he's not there yet. Him vs. Reigns would be a good feud to help bring both of them along
 
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Re: You had ONE job Titus!

The weird thing about me is I actually am one of the bigger fans of both of these guys. I am always happy and don't fast forward when they're on tv, and I love hearing Santino's name every year in the rumble recaps. I thought they should've given Santino a lot more at his peak, but I'm happy he's at least still mentioned every year, even if it is comedic. I agree about Titus's potential. I think he's about equal to Reigns overall, just minus the push (ex-football player with good look and personality but bad on the mic and limited in the ring). It's just this rumble record is really the best accolade I can reasonable hope for for him right now.

Plus I have to admit almost every time Titus has a match that's supposed to elevate him, he botches something like this, so it's not all creative's fault. He's still got work to do. I root for him, but he's not there yet. Him vs. Reigns would be a good feud to help bring both of them along
Titus is actually better on the mic and more charismatic than Reigns. Belee Dat!!
 
#19 ·
Re: You had ONE job Titus!

That's what I thought at the time and wasn't sure if anyone else was the same until I saw this thread. IMO, it was definitely a botch, but come on, it's pretty tough to get in the ring and leave the ring within 1.9 seconds. Although maybe he deliberately botched just to avoid being given the embarrassing record? Who knows. :lmao
The clothesline did suck though.
 
#29 ·
Re: You had ONE job Titus!

Titus is the most talentless guy on the roster. He's awful in every way and I'm absolutely dumbfounded by how anyone can consider him to be a good wrestler or have potential. I'm sure he's a nice guy and all but he has zero talent for wrestling aside from his size.
 
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