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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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#6,851 ·
The Rock/Punk brawl looked like a boulder(Rock)being shot at CM Punk from a canon.
Will the Rock retire after Wrestlemania 29?I wish not.I want the Rock to do three more feuds before retirement.Do Rock/Punk 2 at WM 29
2014-Rock/Lesnar
2015-Rock/Rey Mysterio
2016-Rock/Cena 2(By this time it'll be fresh)
 
#6,854 ·
Let me get back on point. Cattaloona said there's no point in Rock winning the title.

That's wrong. The point of Rock winning championship is building the legacy of John Cena. That is the only reason why Rock is winning the title. To further the Rock Cena feud.

We all know WWE isn't going to be able to rely on Rock, Taker, Triple H and possibly Austin much longer. WWE needs John Cena to be able to take that role. Punk isn't building the future. We all know he's retiring the second his run at the top is over with. He's only said it a million times.

I know you guys think John Cena doesn't need this but he does.
 
#6,856 ·
The point of Rock winning championship is building the legacy of John Cena. .
WHAT?It doesn't make any sense.Cena is in a level where he doesn't need to be put over by anybody and that includes The Rock.

The only guy that benefits from beating Rock is CM Punk.

The guy(upcoming superstar) that beats Punk for the title can be elevated to the top tier by that one victory alone.
 
#6,859 ·
too many ppl making fake accounts and voting for punk
 
#6,863 ·
It's really just one Rock Bottom, seeing how the rest of the stuff were just for the live crowd and therefor not canon. This last Raw had them equal and, if they are following their usual pattern, Punk will likely get the last word on the Raw before RR if he's losing the title (which seems easy to predict).
 
#6,871 · (Edited)
Rock already put Punk over huge by giving him the longest title run in a long time, as well as selling him as a threat. Royal Rumble is Rock's show, built around him completing what he started the night after WM28 in Miami and he's going over. Along with that, he's giving Punk a once in a lifetime opportunity to have the biggest match of his life and finish his title run at the peak of it. Or maybe people wanted to see Ryback and Cena ending it on a B PPV instead of a huge match against The Rock. Because if Rock is not booking Punk against him in July 2012, that's exactly what would have happened.

 
#6,873 ·
rock316 logic, punk punk has been holding the wwe title since wm just to drop it to rocky at the rumble, sounds legit
 
#6,872 ·
I do agree with 316AE here, Punk has probably benefited from Rock these last two weeks then he has from the entire Summer of Cena and Ryback, the brawl, the two promos, they both look like a million bucks. As underwhelming as Monday's segment was, I particularly enjoyed the remark "You aint God."
 
#6,875 ·
........but in 13 days at the royal rumble, the rock is going to beat you for the wwe title
 
#6,879 ·
Not really sure what I want or think will happen anymore tbh. I still want Lesnar/Rock but the problem with that (imo) is that you only really get one chance for Rock to put someone over big. Whoever beats him first is gonna get a huge rub but it will be tainted if it's by interference and won't mean as much. After we've seen Rock get pinned it won't be nearly as special when it happens again, so I feel like if Punk is gonna win then it should be clean. But that isn't going to happen because they're obviously saving that big moment for Cena at Mania.
 
#6,888 ·
OMG cm punk is winning by 3 votes! stop making fake accounts ppl
 
#6,890 ·
What an honor to have a @TheRock & Sock reunion on the 20th anniversery of #RAW. Very proud to be part of history. Thanks for the 1,000's of messages about #RAW20. The "you Rock-bottomed me/no one remembers that" exchange with @TheRock was classic R&S.
That was really an awesome segment that gave you the "fun" element that personified wrestling in the past.

 
#6,898 ·
they likely revisit Ryback/Punk later in the year with Ryback finally winning clean. No way they do it at Mania unless Austin is involved. IF someway Punk has the belt by Mania odds are it will be Streak vs Streak with Undertaker or triple threat with Rock & Cena.
 
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