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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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#4,829 ·
Re: Official The Rock WWE Championship Discussion

I just hope he goes in as champion. Rock/Brock for the title would be absolutely awesome. Although I still think it'll be Cena since if they do Brock/Rock, Cena will have no opponent (Taker is clearly saved for 30) on a 'big' level.

A little different card that I thought of randomly: (obviously not gonna happen)
- Rock/Undertaker
- Lesnar/Orton
- Cena/Punk (with Cena finally getting an official victory after having put over Punk more times than he should've)
- HHH/Sheamus (if Hunter wants to retire, Sheamus would be a good pick)
 
#4,831 ·
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How's Cena/Rock II supposed to be bigger money match than Rock/Lesnar? I don't get it.
Right now Rock/Lesnar is the biggest money match WWE can think of.
And I don't get why they need to save up Cena/Undertaker for Wrestlemani 30. Why not jsut do it this year?
 
#4,833 ·
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Rock said, "The storyline will be that starting this coming Monday (on Raw), I'm gonna go back, and it's going to be a big return. That will lead to, hopefully, what will be the biggest WrestleMania of all time at Giants Stadium."

He added, "I will headline that show, with someone who I can't say right now. We've got an amazing four months lined up and planned out that will culminate in the biggest WrestleMania of all time. It's going to be a hell of a thing."

Yes Yes Yes can't see it being rock/cena 2 :mark::mark:

my card i want is
WWE Championship
The Rock(c) vs Brock
World Heavyweight Championship
Sheamus vs ADR(c) vs Big Show
Intercontintal Championship
Wade Barrett(i.c) vs Christian
Divas Championship
Kaitlin(c) vs AJ Lee
Tag team Championship
Rhodes Scholars vs Hell No(c)
Sin Cara vs Rey
Ryback vs Cm Punk
Shield Vs Miz,Orton and ?
John Cena vs Undertaker
 
#4,835 ·
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The only guy that can bail CM Punk out at Royal Rumble is Brock Lesnar. The Shield is gonna get killed in the Rumble match. I'm gonna be ROLLING if somehow it's not about Rock and Cena part 2..it's gonna make everyone who's been bitching ALL THIS FUCKING TIME and getting behind all of these non drawing pieces of trash look so damn dumb.

If the Rock says it's gonna be huge, then it's fucking gonna be huge. Period.
 
#4,836 ·
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could the wwe do the unpredictable and go with Rock vs Ryback at WM !
i never thought about it but reading what the Rock said and saying the storyline for the WM match starting this monday means his opponent somehow will be hinted at this monday an i can't see any Rock -Cena storyline starting on the next raw
 
#4,838 ·
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could the wwe do the unpredictable and go with Rock vs Ryback at WM !
i never thought about it but reading what the Rock said and saying the storyline for the WM match starting this monday means his opponent somehow will be hinted at this monday an i can't see any Rock -Cena storyline starting on the next raw
I don't see Cena being apart of the Rock's return next Monday night...hoping it's Lesnar just to see how the IWC backtracks after trying to hate on the Rock's worth to the grand scheme for months over this Rock/Cena 2 rumor that's been spinning out of control. The truth is this..if the Rock wants to face Brock Lesnar at WM 29, he's facing Brock Lesnar at WM 29. Period. He's above storylines and whatever the company line is on their regular guys. The biggest MMA draw vs the most succesful wrestling star of all time? It's INSTANT big money unless it's a swerve and it's Rock vs Undertaker somehow but I don't think so.
 
#4,837 ·
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I would have liked for Rock and HHH to go at it a Mania as they never had a 1 on 1 match at the granddaddy of em all. Their feud was superb and it deserved a Mania singles match.
 
#4,841 ·
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http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2012/0405/551505/the-undertaker/

remember when they report right after WM last year that the big matches at WM 29 would be Austin vs Punk, Brock vs Rock, Taker vs Cena? Do you think it may actually happen? with Rock saying this will be the biggest WM of all time
 
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#4,851 ·
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Austin, Taker are not getting younger and who knows if Brock Lesnar or Rock will be here past WM 30 or 29 for that matter thats why I think they should have them do the matches while they can

How would you book those 3 matches?
 
#4,852 ·
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Austin, Taker are not getting younger and who knows if Brock Lesnar or Rock will be here past WM 30 or 29 for that matter thats why I think they should have them do the matches while they can

How would you book those 3 matches?
Rock/Lesnar at this year's mania, Taker/Cena next year, and Austin/Punk the following year.
 
#4,856 ·
How to Book the Rock & Punk for Royal Rumble

It seems like the WWE wants to keep the title on CM Punk.

Announce CM Punk vs. Rock.... Have CM Punk re-injure himself and the Doctors wont clear him to Wrestle.

The WWE tells CM Punk that they will crown an interm Champion at the Rumble. And the put The Rock in a World Heavyweight Title Match vs. the Big Show.

The Rock wins the World Heavyweight Title.

Now during the Rumble.... Cena whose number #20 comes in and cleans house eliminates the 29 and is waiting on #30...

Which is CM Punk.... Cena and Punk go at it. Then the Shield hits the Ring... Beat up Cena (Badly) & Punk (not bad) and throw Cena out of the ring and walk away.
 
#4,858 · (Edited)
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i still think whale in a tear drop of mediocrity is better
EDIT: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^STOLEN
 
#4,861 ·
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my birthday is on the 21st, plz rock plz kick some ass on that raw, plz
 
#4,863 ·
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my birthday is on the 21st, plz rock plz kick some ass on that raw, plz
Dang, B Day falls right on a RAW. (Y)

honeslty,i would love to see Rock wrestle the Rumble match fight with each and every superstar.
CM Punk vs Rock should happen at Wrestlemania 29
I would rather he be in the rumble if he wasn't in a match, if that's what you're implying.
 
#4,865 ·
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I don't know if this was already posted or not but anyways.........
http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/266...erns-on-the-rocks-involvement-in-royal-rumble
Sources have informed WZ there is growing concern within WWE as to whether or not CM Punk vs The Rock at The Royal Rumble is a wise move.

The Royal Rumble usually sells itself and has traditionally always been one of the best bought pay-per-views throughout the years. The worry seems to be whether or not having The Rock in a high profile match at the Rumble is the best use of WWE's time and focus.

Several officials are concerned that with The Rock appearing at the PPV, the attention paid to the Royal Rumble match will be less than what it should be, from both an advertising and creative standpoint. This concern is coming from the talent as well as those in positions of power.

As of now, there is no set plan or path on exactly what is going to happen regarding The Rock at Rumble and the road to WrestleMania. Apparently, if you were to ask most in WWE a few months ago, they would say it was a sure thing The Rock wins the title at Rumble. Now, there is less certainty as WWE is said to have not made final decisions on any of the high profile names, feuds and matches for WrestleMania 29.
Is Triple H upto his old tricks again?
 
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#4,868 ·
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that's not even a report, that's more of an IWC post really, most wrestling forums have been discussing this matter for a while now and I bet WrestleZone went ahead and post it to make it look like they figured out something new and exclusive..
 
#4,869 · (Edited)
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Now even magazines have started publishing bullshit about the Rock and the funny thing is it made to the front cover.
Men's Journal June 2008

Allison Glock reports the death of a professional wrestler and the birth of a hollywood superstar. Readers received a great psychological look inside the mind of "The Great One."

excerpt:
"He could be a prick and still succeed in Hollywood. He could be Steven Seagal."
 
#4,870 ·
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Rock on his upcoming RTWM program:

"The storyline will be that starting this coming Monday [for RAW], I’m gonna go back, and it’s going to be a big return. That will lead to, hopefully, what will be the biggest WrestleMania of all time at Giants Stadium. I will headline that show, with someone who I can’t say right now. We’ve got an amazing four months lined up and planned out that will culminate in the biggest WrestleMania of all time. It’s going to be a hell of a thing."
 
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