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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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#6,626 ·
Re: What did you think of the Rock concert and Rock/Punk brawl?

Instant Reaction - WWE Raw 1/14 By Benjamin Tucker, PWTorch TV specialist
Punk and Rock were two of the strongest parts of this show. Punk's squash of Brodus was fine, and despite being brief, his promo did a great job of continuing his verbal feud with Rock. As much as I've complained about some of the Rock's antics in the past (especially in regards to his Rock Concert last year), he definitely held up his own end of the bargain tonight. His humor was intertwined very well with the overall segment, but best of all he knew when to have fun and when to get serious. The promo that he cut on Punk at the end of Raw was fantastic and perfectly set up their end-of-show brawl. If there's one thing WWE did well tonight, it was sell the WWE Title match at the Rumble. This segment did so flawlessly.
Screw these Rock haters,they'll always hate the Rock.
 
#6,628 ·
Re: What did you think of the Rock concert and Rock/Punk brawl?

I love the feud with Punk/Rock everyone should be happy with it for once we have two dudes who can maintain a serious fucking attitude towards each other, yeah the rock throws in his typical insults but thank fucking god he doesn't smile like a fucking freak like John cena.
 
#6,630 ·
Re: What did you think of the Rock concert and Rock/Punk brawl?

Punk took another Rock bottom after grabbing a mic when it went after air. Rock ran back to the ring after Punk called him out to deliver that finisher.
 
#6,635 ·
Re: What did you think of the Rock concert and Rock/Punk brawl?

Lame.

I agree with whoever said The Rock would jack this guy up like a speedbag in real life.
 
#6,645 ·
Re: What did you think of the Rock concert and Rock/Punk brawl?

Lame.

I agree with whoever said The Rock would jack this guy up like a speedbag in real life.
I don't think you know anything about real fights. Maybe ask Sid Vicious just how bad Brian Pillman whipped his ass, despite being half his size.

Concert was funny. You people in the IWC have weird taste when it comes to comedy. Oh wait... you think the Dr. Shelby segments are hilarious...
Not me, I fast forward through them. I like Hell No cuz I think they make a good team in the ring.
 
#6,639 ·
Re: What did you think of the Rock concert and Rock/Punk brawl?

Eh, I didn't care for the Rock concert, but I've never really cared for them. Just a personal thing.

I do think that Punk initiating a brawl was crucial, because it takes away the "coward heel" mindset from people. This feud is already more intense that Rock/Cena because of the last two weeks.
 
#6,642 ·
The song about Heyman was just Gerwitz wanting the word penis on air and it was a lazy diss song that only served as a warm up, but the Vickie song was hilarious from start to finish. I like how he kept it short and got serious when he called Punk out, and the brawl was a nice touch as well. Watching the off air footage shows how bad the wwe sound crew is getting because unless it's a huge ovation you can't hear a damn thing. Overall i thought the show was shit aside from the Punk/Rock stuff.
 
#6,647 ·
Re: What did you think of the Rock concert and Rock/Punk brawl?

I mostly enjoyed the brawl that happened after the concert. It felt intense and as if they really hated each other. The actual concert was okay but I mostly laughed at the Vickie song. The lyrics were funny. Can't wait for their match at the Royal Rumble.
 
#6,649 ·
Rock and Punk didn't get nearly enough time, I felt it devalued the concert a bit. Rock did his songs, and then it felt like SHIT, we need to build the feud, and we only got a few minutes together - poor timing like 316AE says.

Glad Rock had a segment in the middle of the show with Foley, that was gold. Hope we see more of Rock throughout the show, he's too good to be only coming out at the end.

Marked out for FINLAY.
 
#6,650 ·
Re: What did you think of the Rock concert and Rock/Punk brawl?

Brawl was weak and came across very forced to me. Yeah, they have heat but not enough to warrant the big-agents-coming-out-of-the-back-to-break-up-a-fiery-brawl type of heat. Wasn't really digging it if I'm being honest. Underwhelming I guess.
 
#6,654 ·
Rock concert was great. Started out slow but when it was up and running it was great stuff. Vickie song was GOAT. :lmao

Brawl was weak and came across very forced to me. Yeah, they have heat but not enough to warrant the big-agents-coming-out-of-the-back-to-break-up-a-fiery-brawl-after-standing-and-talking-to-each-other-for-only-2-weeks type of heat. Wasn't really digging it if I'm being honest and found it underwhelming. I think next week would have been better if they were going to do something like that. Agreed with whoever said it didn't look very visually impressive. 100% agreed with that. I don't know what it was but I wasn't into it at all which is a shame really, something just didn't click. Still looking forward to next week though.

#twinkietits
 
#6,741 · (Edited)
I think you people need to shut up about Punk's size or lack of it. He made a 400lb man tap out earlier in the show, and rushed the Rock with a takedown to start the brawl - it's not far fetched for him to get the better of a man 40 odd lbs heavier than him. Sick and tired of seeing the same old comments, about how Punk is too small and not believable in the fight/feud - it's getting boring now.

Rock concert was great. Started out slow but when it was up and running it was great stuff. Vickie song was GOAT. :lmao

Brawl was weak and came across very forced to me. Yeah, they have heat but not enough to warrant the big-agents-coming-out-of-the-back-to-break-up-a-fiery-brawl-after-standing-and-talking-to-each-other-for-only-2-weeks type of heat. Wasn't really digging it if I'm being honest and found it underwhelming. I think next week would have been better if they were going to do something like that. Agreed with whoever said it didn't look very visually impressive. 100% agreed with that. I don't know what it was but I wasn't into it at all which is a shame really, something just didn't click. Still looking forward to next week though.

#twinkietits
Really? You surprise me :rolleyes:

I agree with you guys, that was ridiculous
A Punk-hating, troll agreeing with another Punk-hating, troll... how shocking:rolleyes:
 
#6,655 ·
Re: What did you think of the Rock concert and Rock/Punk brawl?

Overall, Raw just sucked. Period. Concert was lame, brawl was too short, most of the people I wanted to see didn't show up, whole thing was a mess. And yeah I know, they weren't advertised. 20th anniversary Raw, Vince damn well knew what we were expecting. If this was a 2 hour Raw, still wouldn't have been great. But 3 hours, it was just an abortion.
 
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