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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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#2,221 ·
Re: I'm calling it now..Rock shows up on go home show to TLC

I'm calling it now
The Rock vs CM Punk rematch at WrestleMania
 
#2,222 ·
Re: I'm calling it now..Rock shows up on go home show to TLC

Rock doing commentary for TLC live via satellite lol.

Only problem...the lag is so long, that you'll hear The Rock be like "this guy, CM Punk, thinks he's the best in the world, I'd like to see him prove it tonight", then you hear JBL be like "Rock...The match ended 5 minutes ago!"
 
#2,226 ·
Re: I'm calling it now..Rock shows up on go home show to TLC

WHAT IF Punk beats Rock at the Royal Rumble, but Rock is the last one to come out during the Rumble match and wins giving him his rematch against Punk at Wrestlemania? Or the other way around and have Punk enter the Rumble after losing and winning against Rock at Mania? Would much rather have that than Cena vs. Rock Once in a Lifetime Pt. 2
 
#2,238 ·
WHAT IF Punk beats Rock at the Royal Rumble, but Rock is the last one to come out during the Rumble match and wins giving him his rematch against Punk at Wrestlemania? Or the other way around and have Punk enter the Rumble after losing and winning against Rock at Mania? Would much rather have that than Cena vs. Rock Once in a Lifetime Pt. 2
I like the second option. Rock has won rumble before, punk has not. Also, Punk is in his prime right now and it would be a nice thing to have under his belt before he retires as GOAT :troll
 
#2,227 ·
Re: I'm calling it now..Rock shows up on go home show to TLC

It would make no sense at all with Cena losing their match at this years wm if they dont get another match.

So obviously, or well maybe not that obvious but Im pretty sure that Rock will win the title at Rumble, and Cena and Rock will start their feud for a re-match at wm.
 
#2,231 ·
Re: I'm calling it now..Rock shows up on go home show to TLC

I pray to god we get Punk Vs. Foley at TLC. I know Foley Shouldn't do it for health reasons, but he's one crazy mother fucker and would put so much steam building up to Punk Vs. Rock.

That would be pretty awesome.

If 60 year old Jerry Lawler could wrestle in a TLC match(2 years ago against Miz), I'm sure Foley could do it as well.
 
#2,230 ·
Re: Official The Rock WWE Championship Discussion

Taker's Streak won't end so it won't be the main event, Rock won't be on the show purposefully for the reason they won't want the attention away from Austin. Brock could be on the show but again he's only in it for the money so who nows if he signs again.
 
#2,232 · (Edited)
Re: Official The Rock WWE Championship Discussion

I can see Rock working WM30. Vince will want to make this show a big deal, and if Rock worked WM29, Vince will do anything to try to get him for 30. They need a special supercard for WM30. But I don't see any reason to save something for WM30. WM29 is a much bigger than 30 only for the fact that it's in the biggest market of all time. Unless WWE are trying to get the 100k Dallas stadium for WM30, and from what I understand they can't do it because something is already booked in advance for that date. Rock/Lesnar needs to happen at WM29 just like Taker/Cena. As for Austin, I really can't see Austin wrestling again, he's talking about a return match for so many years now. It was close to happen with Hogan, Coach, Jericho etc. And no chance that Rock is working second from the Top, that's not happening. His run is not going to last forever, as long he's there, he's the entire show.

Vince also needs to work WM30 IMO. And there's no better choice for his opponent than Ultimate Warrior, that program would be awesome. Warrior can talk about the DVD they did burying him, and Vince tries to show that he's better than Warrior ever was and how he created him. With the strong talk of Warrior headlining the HOF for MSG, sounds like a good time to sign him to a legends deal(If he even wants that obviously). Not a big Warrior fan, would much rather see Goldberg in a return match but the interaction between him and Vince is so rare that it makes it attractive.

Take your pick for WM30:

 
#2,239 ·
Re: Official The Rock WWE Championship Discussion

HBK is NEVER wrestling again

Can you imagine how he felt when Flair fucked him (and the WWE) over by wrestling again? He isn't going to do that to Taker of all people.
 
#2,242 ·
Re: Official The Rock WWE Championship Discussion

Can't believe people really want to see Punk-Foley at TLC. Foley can barely move, he would have probably less than a month to get in shape which would be virtually impossible at his age and condition, the match would be a car wreck. Leave the memories alone Mick.

If they want to use Foley to get heat on Punk leading in to the Rumble it's easy, just have Punk beat him up on Raw. Like every week until finally Rock shows up on one Raw to make the save (much like the Evolution-Rock'n'Sock feud in 2004
 
#2,243 ·
Would WWE have Punk beat Rock

Everyone seems to have it in their head (me included) that Rock would have a "passing of the torch match" with John Cena, Could they possibly have it passed to Punk?
Thoughts?
 
#2,244 ·
Re: Would WWE have Punk beat Rock

Nope Rock will beat Punk at the Royal Rumble and Cena will win the rumble and we'll have Cena V rock at wrestlemania again but this time cena will win and then rock will leave most likely.
 
#2,254 ·
Re: Would WWE have Punk beat Rock

Nope Rock will beat Punk at the Royal Rumble and Cena will win the rumble and we'll have Cena V rock at wrestlemania again but this time cena will win and then rock will leave most likely.
I think this is the way it will go too. Im sure about Cena vs Rock at WM. Prolly he will win the rr, but they could make it work without him winning the rr so thats more open.
 
#2,246 ·
Re: Would WWE have Punk beat Rock

It is possible. I don't actually see Rock winning the title. I mean does he really have the schedule to be there every week, and hell defend it at Elimination Chamber? If not, i doubt they'll make him a WWE Champion who doesn't defend his title and appears via satelite.
 
#2,249 ·
Re: Would WWE have Punk beat Rock

Maybe Bork Laser will intefere and cost Rock the match setting up the two guys who got massive buy-rates in 2012 for a match at Wrestlemania in 2013 to get the ultimate buy-rate?
 
#2,250 ·
Re: Would WWE have Punk beat Rock

Punk might win, its not completely out the question, certainly won't be anything remotely 'passing the torch' like, if they wanted that they'd have held of and booked it for WrestleMania.

It could be used to advance different feuds for WrestleMania.
 
#2,251 · (Edited)
Re: Would WWE have Punk beat Rock

Despite what people may want to think, Punk beating Rock makes sense (and same if Rock beats Punk). No matter who wins, it will work out. If Punk wins, assuming by interference from Lesnar or Cena (turning him heel), we have Rock facing one of them and you can put Punk against Ryback to end Punk's "reign of terror", thus making him even bigger in the eyes of the casuals. If Rock wins, he can go on to face Ryback which will produce similar if not greater results (since it would be the main event of WM). Only problem with that may be it might get Ryback some heat for taking the title off Rock... but who knows? Even Rock/Cena for the belt would work if Rock drops the title to Cena (I do not want to see Rock/Lesnar for the strap however). Punk could go after the streak, the WHC, HHH, Austin, or whatever is available.

Doesn't matter who wins to me, since either way it would look great. I'm just hoping for an awesome match between the two.

Edit: As Green Light said, no chance of Punk beating Rock clean though.
 
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