The Mystery Of A-Ri

[Dave]

Why are people saying it is a mystery about A-Ri in the Royal Rumble match? I am just re-watching it now and I can categorically say that he was eliminated right before Ezekial Jackson enters. I don't think it was meant though. You see the look of concern on both Kofi and Cena's faces when Riley drops from the ropes and then you see the refs talking about it on the outside.

It stands to reason that the Cena elimination was impromptu decision by Riley and The Miz probably. I also have a feeling that Riley told Miz about the plan because he quietens down right quick after Riley is done.

 

[Uncle Sam]

So, um, Alex Riley was originally meant to eliminate Cena or what?

 

[Dave]

I probably think that he was supposed to have some part in it but not in the way it was supposed to go down. There is certainly something fishy about what happened.

 

[Remix]

The latest is that Riley was supposed to stay in when he was eliminated and he legit slipped off the ropes. The fucktard has to be one of the only people in Royal Rumble history to have fucked up the "you guys try and get me over the top rope while I sandbag you" spot.

 

[FunKay the Inevitable]

I would think they were probably going to do a Hogan/Sid thing for Cena's elimination.

 

[CH David]

I remember a post KB made about wondering what happens when someone gets eliminated when they aren't supposed to. Riley fits that bill. Glad to see he fucked up by slipping on the apron.

 

[Remix]

Oh Alex Riley, is there anything you CAN'T screw up?

 

[shattered dreams]

Future endeavored. No wonder that whole Cena elimination thing seemed so stupid.

 

[Dave]

Future endeavored. No wonder that whole Cena elimination thing seemed so stupid.

Precisely. But considering that they hadn't rehearsed anything else for that spot, it looked good considering.

 

[shattered dreams]

If we are judging wrestling by the "it looked good considering ..." standard, a lot of people owe TNA some apologies. It was about as good as they could hope for after the fuck up though.

 

[The Doctor]

lol, alex riley

The man's a walking botch.

 

[Dave]

If we are judging wrestling by the "it looked good considering ..." standard, a lot of people owe TNA some apologies. It was about as good as they could hope for after the fuck up though.

You're smart enough to know that botching a spot and recovering it is far removed from some of the problems that TNA have encountered.

 

[shattered dreams]

Hence the use of the word "some" by both of us.

 

[Theo Mays]

lol, alex riley

The man's a walking botch.

He should be the one dating Gail Kim, not Daniel Bryan.

Though I found it humorous (as I rewatched the Rumble) that Miz said "Riley is being smart" or something along those lines and he wasn't in the ring haha.

 

[Muffin Top Merkley]

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He was probably drunk.

 

[JGlass]

Yeah, Kofi and Cena definitely had a, "Wait... what now?" look on their faces.

I anticipate more comes out about this later, but I'm hard pressed to believe Riley was going to have some sort of role in eliminating Cena. Perhaps the roles would have been reverse, Miz would have distracted and Riley would have eliminated, but even so I find that unbelievable. Riley has eaten about 20 RKO's when he thought Orton was properly distracted, I feel like Cena would have just dodged Riley and tossed him over the top. Then again, maybe THAT would have opened up Cena to being eliminated by a more legitimate wrestler, like Wade Barrett.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Miz eliminating Cena was pulled off great. I don't know what match you guys were watching. It was made even better by people pretending the Royal Rumble rules aren't always played fast and loose.

 

[The Raven's Epitaph]

I can't recall Alex Riley being eliminated either. Fishy stuff indeed. It could have been worse though. Just imagine if Vladimir Kozlov botched up like he did on Raw that time with the Usos. That would have been a Rumble moment to remember, not to mention that they'd cut the hell out of it on the DVD and we'd probably be staring at Sign Guy for minutes on end until there's a plausible moment to continue showing the match.