Wrestling Fans Hit Vince McMahon Where It Hurts with #CancelWWENetwork

When fan favorite Daniel Bryan was unceremoniously dumped from the Royal Rumble, WWE fans everywhere revolted.

By Joe Parello (@HerewegoJoe)

Sunday night brought plenty of opportunities to watch pointless and, most likely, fixed competitions. But even with Miss Universe and the Pro Bowl on, the most significant predetermined event of the evening had to be the WWE's Royal Rumble.

For those unfamiliar, the Royal Rumble is a Pay-Per-View (PPV) that WWE puts on every January, serving as the beginning of the company's "Road to Wrestlemania." Basically, Wrestlemania is the biggest show of the year, and the Royal Rumble sets it up. The Rumble itself is a 30-man battle royal that main events the show, with the winner usually getting a world title shot at Wrestlemania.

It's a star-making show, with such legends as Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin all getting major boosts from winning the Rumble.

Each year the company, effectively, names it's "next big thing" with the Rumble winner. This rising star usually goes on to win the title at Wrestlemania and enjoy a run of main event work.

But what happens when the majority of wrestling fans want one performer pushed, and the WWE goes in a completely different, but utterly predictable direction?

Revisiting Our March Man Crushes: Mistakes Were Made

By Joe Parello  @HerewegoJoe

For those of you new to the site, you may not be familiar with the man crush battle royal editor Jeremy Conlin and I did last year: March Man Crushes.

You can click here for the rules, but basically we seeded a tournament that featured 64 guys that are totally man crush-worthy, and had them duke it out to determine the Grand Man Crush.

In the end, my choice Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson prevailed over Jeremy's pick, Jon Hamm, for the title.

Clearly, those two choices show what each of us values in a man. Jeremy wants to be a suave, good looking, suit wearing dude that everyone knows is well endowed.

I, on the other hand, want to have big muscles, get oiled up with cocoa butter and smash people with chairs while wearing a Speedo.

Both are certainly great ideals to strive for.

Anyways, while Jeremy and I are in the process of coming up with a new tournament to do later this month, let's revisit some of the biggest mistakes, trends and surprises from last year's March Man Crushes.

March Man Crushes: The Final Battle

By Jeremy Conlin and Joe Parello

We've finally made it to the finals of our March Man Crushes Tournament, and the Grand Man Crush will be crowned today. Our final showdown features Mad Men star Jon Hamm and wrestling/action movie sensation Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

To see how we got to this point, head to our home page and click through each of the brackets to see which Man Crushes made deep tournament runs, and which were shot down in the early rounds.

Now, without further ado, editors Jeremy Conlin and Joe Parello debate the ultimate man crush battle.

1. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson vs 8. Jon Hamm