Royal Rumble 2016 – Recap & Review
As a complete show, the 2016 Royal Rumble started strong and lost some steam as it went along. As a match, it seemed reminiscent of years past, which isn’t always a good thing.
Category: WWE
Royal Rumble Kickoff Show – Recap & Review
Predictions are made and a fatal four way tag team match is held to determine two of the spots in the Royal Rumble match.
Superstars Recap & Review – “Getting It Over With”
A pretty good final stop before the Rumble with some pretty good matches.
Smackdown Recap & Review – “Sit in the Corner, Bonehead”
This show felt a lot like the previous RAW in that not much new ground was covered, but there were still enough fun segments to make it an entertaining show.
NXT Recap & Review – “Absolutely Miserable”
This was a week to build up the number one contenders. The matches weren’t surprising, but they were pretty good nonetheless.
Main Event Recap & Review – “White Snowflake”
This week Main Event is bookended by two decent tag matches with a very nice, aggressive, quick match between Neville and Breeze in the middle.
RAW Recap & Review – “Focus”
As the last RAW before the Royal Rumble, this show felt a little like treading water, but one segment in particular made for an interesting lead-in to one of the most fun events of the year.
Superstars Recap & Review – “Not Even a Threat”
Tyler Breeze and Jack Swagger make up for their not-so-great match last week with a much better rematch.
Smackdown Recap & Review – “One Opportunity”
A few nice happenings and a good rematch for the US Title make this a Smackdown worth watching.
NXT Recap & Review – “Anything can Happen”
The first Full Sail NXT of 2016 set up some possible new directions for its singles title holders, but the show itself got NXT off to a slow start for the year.
Main Event Recap & Review – “Everything Under the Sun”
Main Event this week had some nice matches and made a good case for a tag team that could have some potential for a move to the main shows.
RAW Recap & Review – “Like a Broken Record”
This week’s RAW featured more of the same for the most part, but there were a few highlights spread throughout the show.
Superstars Recap & Review – “Golden Truth”
Witness the birth of a new tag team, the Golden Truth!
Smackdown Recap & Review – “Anything But Friendly”
The first Smackdown of 2016 and the first Smackdown on USA featured two title matches and had a pretty important feeling. It started off the year of Smackdown right with some good action, fun moments, and promising developments.
NXT Recap & Review – “Enough”
Part two of the best of NXT 2015.
Main Event Recap & Review – “Forever Trending”
The Social Outcasts highlight a show with entertaining yet unsurprising matches.
RAW Recap & Review – “Unique Flowers”
The road to the Royal Rumble got off to a pretty good start in 2016 in a RAW that saw the return of an old favorite, the emergence of a new faction, and the announcement of a big match stipulation!
Superstars Recap & Review – “Know Your Worth”
The first WWE show of 2016 has a couple fine matches that are worth the less than fifteen minutes it takes to watch them.
Smackdown Recap & Review – “Resolutions”
The last WWE show of the year and the last Smackdown on the SyFy channel brought some entertaining matches that didn’t mean much for stories, but were a pretty good diversion.
NXT Recap & Review – “What a Year”
A look back at some of the best moments from NXT in 2015.