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Official The Rock vs. CM Punk Discussion Thread

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wwe.com said:
Perhaps the parade was premature. Perhaps the celebrating, the humble tweets to The People and the legions of Team Bring It, and the proclamation that FINALLY, The Rock was WWE Champion once again jumped the gun by just a bit. Maybe, just maybe, The Rock put the horse before the cart when he celebrated his latest triumph on Raw Roulette, because CM Punk is not done with The Great One by a long shot.


How could he be, either? When a Superstar holds the WWE Title — Punk’s “life’s work,” in his own words — for 434 days spread across three calendar years, he does not just simply throw up his hands and call it a good run when the prize is taken from his clutches. So it was of no surprise when, during The Rock’s celebratory address to the WWE Universe as its new champion, The Straight Edge Superstar himself declared would be evoking his rematch clause – “granting” Rock a rematch was how he earned it – at Elimination Chamber. It was also of no surprise that The Rock gladly accepted.

But once again, maybe Rock is counting his proverbial chickens too early, because for all CM Punk’s feverish boasting in his final days as champion, he was right about one thing after the Royal Rumble: Hedidpin The Rock. It was one-two-three in the middle of the ring, although it took a sneak attack by who we can only assume was The Shield to weaken The Brahma Bull enough for Punk to make the pin. And it was only after Mr. McMahon restarted the bout that The Great One found enough of a second wind to silence CM Punk and put The Straight Edge Superstar to sleep, claiming his eighth WWE Championship in the process.

So at Elimination Chamber, the most brutal pit stop on The Road to WrestleMania, The Rock will face his own personal demon yet again. And The People’s Champion will have to be very, very careful, because CM Punk does not make the same mistake twice, and he is very, very angry. The very real opinion exists — depending whom you ask — that Punk should still be WWE Champion. And with it, the very real possibility exists — should The Rock think one victory equals winning the war — that The Brahma Bull’s parade could end as soon as it began and that CM Punk will be champion again, with history in his hands for the third time.


Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson said:
Over 100 years of Heavyweight Champions.

3 generations in my blood.

New WWE Champion.

My honor. TEAM BRING IT.


wwe.com said:
Attitude Era original Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will compete in his first World Title match in more than a decade when he challenges WWE Champion CM Punk, the longest-reigning WWE Title holder of the past quarter-century, at Royal Rumble on Jan. 27.

The WWE Universe has anxiously awaited The Great One’s return to the WWE Title picture since he announced his championship opportunity on Raw 1,000 last July. Though there was no guarantee at the time whom The Rock’s opponent would be, the always-confident Punk fired an opening salvo that night, cutting down The Rock with a clothesline before knocking him out with a picture-perfect Go to Sleep. The following week, The Voice of the Voiceless defended his actions by suggesting The Great One, having been “gifted” a WWE Title match, viewed victory at the Royal Rumble as a foregone conclusion.

Whether a real or perceived slight, the implication that The Rock places himself on a higher plane than the current WWE Champion was seemingly all the motivation Punk needed to make sure he would still have the title on Jan. 27.

In the half-year since Raw 1,000, The Second City Saint stunned WWE fans by aligning with Paul Heyman and ratcheting up the vitriol of his speech. More important than either of those details, he has — by hook or by crook — maintained possession of the championship gold. Having turned back challenges by John Cena and Ryback in recent months, The Best in the World now looks ahead to testing himself against the seven-time former WWE Champion who vowed in 2012 to regain the title.

For The Rock, an A-list Hollywood action star and third-generation Superstar who has sports-entertainment coursing through his veins, the Royal Rumble title match represents the start of a potential career renaissance inside the ring. Since March 2004, The Most Electrifying Man in All of Entertainment has competed in only two sanctioned WWE matches, teaming with John Cena to shred The Awesome Truth (The Miz & R-Truth) at Survivor Series 2011 and overcoming the Cenation leader at WrestleMania XXVIII.

But by vying for the most treasured prize in sports-entertainment, The Rock is committing to more than another appearance as a “special attraction.” Rather, he is setting his eyes on again becoming WWE’s gold standard.

Hell-bent though The Rock may be on introducing a new generation of WWE fans to The People’s Champion, there is no discounting Punk’s deftness once the bell rings. Controversial endings to several high-profile title defenses may have tarnished The Second City Saint’s reputation in the eyes of some critics, but they have done nothing to change the fact the WWE Championship still sits around his waist. Before his seedier side came into focus in late summer, Punk spent much of 2012 disposing of WWE’s best and brightest, ranging from Chris Jericho and Daniel Bryan to Dolph Ziggler and Kane. How will the WWE Champion match up against one of the pillars of The Attitude Era?

As the WWE Universe excitedly counts down the days until Jan. 27, the back-and-forth between two of WWE’s most compelling talkers is bound to pick up steam. It will not be until the Royal Rumble, however, that the trash talk gives way to the gravity of a game-changing WWE Championship bout, the likes of which hasn’t seen in years. Will Royal Rumble mark the rebirth of a championship Brahma Bull, or will it only underscore what Punk has claimed all along, that he is untouchable and in a class by himself?
The Rock explains why he wants WWE Title

WWE part-time star The Rock revealed why re-capturing the WWE Title is important to him in a new interview with WWE Magazine. It's a statement that has been missing from WWE television leading up to the Royal Rumble PPV.

"It starts with recognizing what the WWE Championship represents to me," Rock said in the February 2013 issue. "Every time I hold that title over my head in victory, it not only signifies the fact that I have delivered the absolute best entertainment that I could to the WWE Universe, but that I'm taking a moment to live an experience that all the generations of wrestlers in my family strived to achieve.

Rock continued, "There is no other award that I could receive that's as deeply ingrained in my blood and history as the WWE Championship - and that's why it means so much to me."

At the same time, Rock said that after his first WWE Title reign - which came in 1998 - he decided that he would never allow his possession of or lack of the WWE Title define his career.

"After my first WWE Championship run came to an end, I made a conscious decision that night that I would work harder than any other Superstar in the locker room to become the type of WWE entertainer who, if I never had another championship run again, it would not define my career. I never wanted to rely on a title run for success."

Rock's next statement reflects his recent approach to mixing "entertainment" with "seriousness." Rock concluded, "My goal was to get to a place where I relied only on what I could bring to the table in terms of being entertaining and having a one-of-a-kind - and electrifying - connection with all of the WWE Universe."

[ FYI: Rock's interview is part of a cover-feature on Rock in the latest WWE Magazine. ]

Link - http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_68014.shtml














 
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#702 ·
Re: Official The Rock WWE Championship Discussion

Oh shit please someone give me the Link for the Doc!!!! PM please!!
 
#709 ·
Re: Official The Rock WWE Championship Discussion

I'd love to have a link? upload.to perhaps? PM me,
BTW: Does anyone have the Documentary of Tucker Bros. about Rock/Stone Cold?
Would be great if someone could upload it. Germans cannot watch the doc because of GEMA/youtube resrictions! :(
 
#710 ·
Re: Official The Rock WWE Championship Discussion

after Punk & Cena and if he still plans to help out Vince whenever he can (depending on his schedule). I wonder how WWE plans to use him after dealing with the top 2 guys in the company. Have a match with the 3rd main guy?
 
#713 · (Edited)
Re: Official The Rock WWE Championship Discussion

WWE DVD review:
What makes those documentaries great is how fascinating they are. This documentary, though, is structurally complex, adding a new level to the feature. Because of this, I don’t think it is hyperbole to say that from a film standpoint, this is the best documentary the WWE has ever made. And it’s pretty damn close to being the best they’ve ever made period.
http://www.wwedvdnews.com/review-wwe-the-rock-vs-john-cena-once-in-a-lifetime-dvd/26794/

Remember that tweet from Rock?

https://twitter.com/TheRock/status/169552148445659138

@WWE @JohnCena Happy Valentines Day John. You may not be my girl, but I do consider you my bitch. #BootsToCenasPinkParts
:lmao :rocky :lmao

I miss the Rock/Cena thread. (NOT that I want another one for WM29...)
 
#724 · (Edited)
Re: Official The Rock WWE Championship Discussion

I'd rather see The Rock win back the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania than The Royal Rumble since he never got that honor, but that's just the Rock fan in me.

- Vic
HELL YES! Thats what i also want.

I have this Russo-esque Storyline in my mind:

SURVIVOR SERIES
1. Ric Flair is the new manager of Ziggler since HIAC PPV.
2. ADR is the WHC after beating Sheamus at NOC and retaining at HIAC.
3. Sheamus finally defeats ADR for the WHC after a grueling match.
4. Ziggler (heel) cashes MITB on Sheamus (face-tweener) immediately after the match and becomes WHC.
5. Punk is still the WWE champ and completes 1 year as WWE Champion.


TLC
1. Punk retains his title yet again against Cena and Bryan (or any random 3rd guy).
2. Ziggler (tweener) retains his title against ADR (heel) and Sheamus (tweener).
3. Ziggler's pops keep growing every week, leading to his semi-face-tweener build up


ROYAL RUMBLE
1. Rock-Punk to get interrupted by Lesnar, who destroys Rock, to help Punk retain
2. Brock then enters & wins the Rumble that night.
3. Rock is sidelined for a few weeks, while Lesnar is gunning for WHC carried by Ziggler
4. Ziggler (tweener-face) then retained the title at RR against Sheamus (tweener-heel) in his last shot at the title. Sheamus snaps after his loss.
5. Brock announces his intentions for WHC, but doesn't sign the contract for it immediately
6. It is Heyman's plan that Punk & Lesnar hold the top 2 titles of WWE.
7. Also, Lesnar has never won WHC, so it makes sense for him to go after that title


Elimination Chamber (17 Feb)
1. SmackDown Chamber ends with Ziggler retaining his WHC. In RAW Chamber, Lesnar enters the match with the sole aim of protecting Punk from losing his WWE title (as Lesnar already has his titleshot ready for WM)
2. In the EC match Cena is also there and it is Cena's last chance to get the WWE title off Punk.
3. However at EC, Rock makes his return in his first appearance after RR
4. Punk & Cena are the first 2 to start the EC match, while Lesnar is the 1st one out of the pod.

5. Punk & Lesnar dominate Cena until the next guy (a face) comes out of the pod and helps Cena equalize. Cena and other faces put up valiant effort, but Lesnar & Punk are simply unstoppable. Lesnar eliminates the other 2 guys.

6. Cena somehow survives elimination till the very end, when Rock is the last man out of the pod, and the last 4 are Rock, Cena, Punk and Lesnar.

7. A misunderstanding leads to a fuck up by Lesnar and Punk gets eliminated by Cena. This guarantees a new title holder. However, Lesnar quickly eliminates Cena and we get Brock-Rock showdown in the chamber.

8. The match is quite even, but Punk weasels his way into the chamber and somehow distracts The Rock, who gets F-5'd and Lesnar wins the WWE title.


ROAD TO WRESTLEMANIA (Final 6 weeks)

With Rock & Cena's dreams of winning WWE title shattered, the story takes another twist.
1. Brock is already the WWE Champ, and he also has his RR win.
2. Punk is no longer the Champ and decides not take the rematch against Lesnar (EITHER due to fear of getting his ass kicked by Lesnar, OR also not to break the alliance with Lesnar & Heyman)
3. Punk decides to destroy Cena instead, saying he has a score to settle with him for eliminating him at EC. He says that he disrespected Punk's championship reign, and was the reason for ending it. Punk vs Cena is set for WM.

4. In the main event segment of RAW after EC, Rock comes out and apologizes to the people that he could not fulfill his promise.
5. Zigger interrupts the promo and makes fun of Rock saying how Ziggler has the WHC since Survivor Series, longer than any title reign by The Rock. The promo goes back & forth until a title match is made for LIVE SMACKDOWN SUPERSHOW (Rock returns to HIS show and ratings return along with him)
6. Sheamus has turned heel now. He cuts a promo and we hear a GONG interrupting him. This leads to Taker-Sheamus buildup. Put some captivating storyline in this feud.
7. Rock wins the WHC off Ziggler, while putting him over BIG TIME
8. Brock announces that he is gonna go for Rock's WHC at WM to cash in his RR win.
9. Rock accepts the Challenge and Rock-Brock is set for Title unification match at WM 29


WRESTLEMANIA XXIX

1. Cena finally beats Punk. Or Punk once again beats Cena (doesnt matter to me either way)
2. Taker-Sheamus (heel) with Sheamus becoming No. 21, but getting a huge rub.
3. Rock-Brock ends with Rock becoming the WWE Undisputed Champion of the World. Rock brings in a new championship belt on next RAW. :cool2
 
#726 · (Edited)
A Scenario For the Outcome of The Rock's match at Royal Rumble

This came to me today, and it had me wondering. I thought of this little scenario, hear me out.

So either Punk or Cena are going into the RR champion. That's fact. Rock will face one or the other in the main event.

Now this is where I began pondering the outcome. What if this happens: Rock loses clean, and it's a huge shock. Everyone is expecting Rock to take it to set up Cena/Rock II.

If he faces Cena, it could go like this. Cena wins, proves he can beat the Rock, the torch is passed..

Or if it is Punk, he proves he can beat anyone, even the GOAT.

Here's where it gets interesting. Rock loses, and the next night on Raw he comes out to speak. He begins talking about whether or not he has "it" anymore. His time has possibly come and gone. What if the Rock just isn't right for todays WWE.. or todays WWE isn't right for the Rock. That would acknowledge the drastic changes from Rock's time in WWE to the current product. Having him address that would be great and make sense, would it not?

So Rock maybe starts considering retirement.. To end his career with WWE. After this, I'm not sure to be honest with you.

One more huge match at 'Mania? Retirement? A date with Mae Young? Just thought this could lead to an interesting discussion..
 
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