Several mainstream media outlets have picked up on the unprecedented negative backlash to Sunday night’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view.
As of Monday morning, #CancelWWENetwork, #RoyalRumble and #Reigns are still trending on Twitter.
– Time Magazine covered the story and dubbed it “the latest setback” for WWE since launching the Network after “failing to win over” its fan base.
– USA Today wrote, “Fans were outraged on Twitter, but the reaction inside the arena was even more extreme. Fans chanted Bryan’s name for minutes after he was eliminated, and booed every other entrant as they came to the ring (including fan favorite and eventual winner Roman Reigns.”
– Fox Sports wrote that not even The Rock was able to offset the negative reaction to Reigns winning the Rumble after Bryan’s elimination. “For the rest of the Rumble, fans in the arena continued to chant Bryan’s name and boo every other combatant as he made his way to the ring. Of course, that story along with all the others will be continued as WWE plots its build for its signature event, WrestleMania.”