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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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#7,906 ·
Re: The Rocks MOVESET vs CM Punk

Idk what Rock can do now, but he used to have a pretty decent moveset when he was an active wrestler. Im sure he will be able to do the moves but its not the moveset I'm worried about, its his speed.. agility.. Rock seemed a bit slow as compared to his previous years which ofcourse is because he has gained alot of mass and also his age, but I hope he is a bit faster (more elictric) as compared to WM 28.
 
#7,909 ·
Re: The Rocks MOVESET vs CM Punk

Idk what Rock can do now, but he used to have a pretty decent moveset when he was an active wrestler. Im sure he will be able to do the moves but its not the moveset I'm worried about, its his speed.. agility.. Rock seemed a bit slow as compared to his previous years which ofcourse is because he has gained alot of mass and also his age, but I hope he is a bit faster (more elictric) as compared to WM 28.
I really hope it is at a faster pace too; When he faced Cena it was very sluggish and there was too much rest going on, and holds.

I hope we see some diversity and not another by-the-numbers routine.
 
#7,907 ·
Re: The Rocks MOVESET vs CM Punk

The Rock

Float-over DDT
Flowing snap DDT, sometimes followed by a kip-up
Flying clothesline
Running swinging neckbreaker
Running thrust lariat
Samoan drop
Sharpshooter
Snap overhead belly-to-belly suplex, sometimes to an oncoming opponent[70]
Spinebuster

CM PUNK

Arm trap swinging neckbreaker
Arm wrench followed by stepping a leg over the wrenched arm and performing a mule kick with the leg below the opponent's face
Back heel kick
Belly-to-back suplex
Bulldog
Diving crossbody
Diving elbow drop – adopted from and used in tribute to Randy Savage
Double underhook backbreaker
Hammerlock twisted into a short-range lariat
Koji Clutch
Leg lariat
Mongolian chop
Repeated elbow strikes to an opponent's chest
Rope hung arm trap can opener
Roundhouse kick
Short-arm clothesline
Sitout suplex slam
Slingshot somersault senton
Snap scoop powerslam
Springboard clothesline
Step-up enzuigiri
Step-up high knee to a cornered opponent followed by a bulldog
Suicide dive
Super frankensteiner
Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker
 
#7,910 ·
Cm Punk Stripped of Title?

anyone consider this, shield does interfere and we have no champ

punk is mad, rock is mad, rumble winner, etc

they could do a 4 or 8 or even a 16 man tourny and even unify the 2 titles at mania

maybe have the first matches at chamber, or even on raw, then final 4 or 8 at mania
 
#7,912 ·
Re: Cm Punk Stripped of Title?

Yeah, not happening. How about Rock wins, Cena wins Rumble, Cena beats Rock? Almost as good. :punk2
 
#7,918 ·
As a huge Punk fan i'd definitely love him to retain against Rock and hold the title until Mania but if the Rock does infact win it's been such year with Punk as WWE Champion! Part of me thinks Punk is losing, i guess i have it drilled into my head that that is the case so i'd be soooo shocked and happy if he manages to keep the title. I'm soooo looking forward to the match!
 
#7,920 ·
Damn. Last time I looked, Rock had a 3 vote lead. Now it's back even at 311. This is gonna be really close!
 
#7,923 ·
311-311

I haven't voted,because I'm a mark of both.

HUHH
 
#7,926 ·
312-312

I haven't voted,because I'm a mark of both.

HUHH
fixed it for you

:damn

but seriously, can we stop posting the actual poll results? it's amazing that it's already dead even but you people are cheapening the shock factor to those who are actually voting

when I voted, I didn't know what the tally was and my reaction upon seeing it was :shock

now? you people are voting and you already know where you're casting your vote, it's meaningless

stop quoting the results so people can get the fun factor back of seeing an evenly split result

because that's what it pretty much is, EVEN
 
#7,929 ·
you do understand the only reaosn CM Punk has held the title this long is so he can drop it to The Rock, right?

when The Rock came back at RAW 1000 and said he would face whoever was the champion is at the time

that pretty much guaranteed CM Punk holding on to it until tomorrow night

:) Face it, the only reason Punk had any streak whatsoever

is so he can job to THE ROCK

#RealTalk
 
#7,996 · (Edited)
carlito ‏@Bodyguylito
Heard a rumor that cm punk tested positive for performance reducing drugs..is that true.. that explains so much about his body..or lack of!
looooool
LOL.

Doesn't look like I'll be able to watch it live :( And I know I won't be able to avoid spoilers tomorrow before I get a chance to watch it so I'm gonna be pissed if I come on here and see Rock that isn't WWE champion :rock
Don't worry about it man, that's happening. At least you can watch RAW live the next night when Rock throws that garbage belt off a bridge or something :rock

Hard to believe that it was almost 11 years since Rock held a rasslin' title for the last time and put on an all-time classic match with rookie Brock Lesnar. Time flies.

It's going to be nostalgic seeing Rock on RAW with the WWE Championship doing the classic Rock pose with the belt again.

 
#7,942 ·
lol, tweet from Carlito was pretty funny, if that's him. Funny thing is, Carlito must know all about those performance reducing drugs, based on how he looked last time I saw him in WWE. ;)
 
#7,944 ·
all joking aside though Carlito is in the driver's seat.. he can pretty much say anything he wants against Phil

CM Punk would elevate him if he responded directly..

this is Carlito's show because Phil cannot reply to it, at all..

tough spot for Phil .. and I agree with not replying.. why would you give shine to Carlito?
 
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