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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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#8,380 ·
Re: To the people who disagree with Rock beating Punk....

I would have been down for Lesnar. Have Paul turn on Punk. I'm still hoping we get this storyline. There really isn't anyone built up in the company besides Cena that's there full time that could have logically taken the belt off of Punk however. No one is build up enough.
 
#8,385 ·
OF course, Taker-Lesnar one more time, who doesn't wanna see that?

Even the 15-16 year olds who infest these forums should be familiar with who Lesnar is thanks to his MMA career unlike they were with The Rock.
 
#8,384 ·
Re: To the people who disagree with Rock beating Punk....

"Its not a belt, its a title."
 
#8,386 ·
I'm delighted that Rock is champion, but aspects of last night have left me hugely frustrated, the Rumble in my opinion should always be last, the crowd were zapped after it, and having watched Cena win, I think the inevitable sunk in, everyone realised Rocky is dropping the title to Cena. Their should have been a shitty divas match to split the two matches, and give the crowd a rest.

The match itself was fuckery, the booking irritated me, the Shield just pointless, no mystery in it, as the commentary team announced it, and then Vince coming out, yawn. Thats the sort of stuff you expect in a shitty PPV like Over The Limit, not the Rumble in Rocks return. I'd have liked to see a GTS and Rock Bottom kicked out of.

I can't deny Rock winning was awesome, great nostalgia moment, it's just a terrible shame where this is headed.
 
#8,388 ·
Re: To the people who disagree with Rock beating Punk....

I have no issue with The Rock winning the WWE Title, he's the biggest person they could have had to take it off Punk, but I do have an issue with Rock/Cena II, it was boring enough last time, I'd rather not see it again. Rock/Brock would be better, but it won't happen.
 
#8,389 ·
Re: To the people who disagree with Rock beating Punk....

They gave it away by having the rumble before the title match because once Cena won it didn't matter who won the title match as the winner is only going to hold the belt till Mania anyway. They could have at least waited till the end of the PPV to fuck us over instead of halfway through. They must think we are so fucking stupid
 
#8,397 ·
Re: To the people who disagree with Rock beating Punk....

The Rock was the right man for the job.Much rather Punk lose to The Rock than Cena or anyone else.Its the fact that The Rock is basically going to be transitional champion for Cena to take the belt off anyway.
 
#8,401 ·
Re: To the people who disagree with Rock beating Punk....

I don't think Punk marks' problem is Rock winning the titles, their/our problem is the WAY he lost it.
 
#8,415 ·
Interesting Reaction From The Rock/Punk Match



Fat kid from the Angry Grandpa videos.

Bonus Footage:



If any of you guys even reacted 10% of what he did then y'all need exercise, pussy & some damn counseling. Scripted wrestling is never that serious. That video was hilarious though :lmao
 
#8,418 ·
Re: Interesting Reaction From The Rock/Punk Match

The kid makes a point lol. The Rock generally returns to promote his movies/hollywood career, and is just handed main events/title shots.

Steal the Title from Punk for another main event at Mania against Cena, and promote more of your movies. 400+ days ended just like that with a SUPER ROCK, and then a single peoples elbow to finish it, after Punk/The Shield decimate him.
 
#8,460 ·
Re: Interesting Reaction From The Rock/Punk Match

The kid makes a point lol. The Rock generally returns to promote his movies/hollywood career, and is just handed main events/title shots.

Steal the Title from Punk for another main event at Mania against Cena, and promote more of your movies. 400+ days ended just like that with a SUPER ROCK, and then a single peoples elbow to finish it, after Punk/The Shield decimate him.
But The Rock is a legend. He is one of the guy who helped Vince against the WCW. Did you see how he put over CM Punk ? Seriously, that was the first time in soooo many month that Punk was a credible WWE Champ. The Rock always did something good for the wrestling
 
#8,421 ·
The main event at Elimination Chamber should be The Rock vs. CM Punk... vs. John Cena in a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship.

Much like his last Rumble win, John Cena cashes in early and wants his title shot before WrestleMania. Rock would retain the title in a big win, but he'd still have to face Cena one on one at WrestleMania in what should be their final epic encounter.
 
#8,422 ·
Re: Did Vince make the right decision regarding CM Punk vs Rock?

Seriously, i dont get why punk marks are so pissed about this, like wtf did u want, punk to be champion for the next 25 years. hes had a title reign over 400 day.. And i dont get why everyone is pissed at the match. CM punk basically dominated most of the match, pinned rock for the three count and even when the match restarted cm punk had the upper hand for a while.
 
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