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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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#3,825 ·
Re: Official The Rock WWE Championship Discussion

there showdown will be talked about for years to come, when they finally go it, who ever wins will be considered the best.........EVER. It will be legend vs legend, icon vs icon, the 2 biggest stars in wrestling forums history, it will be generation vs generation, the biggest dream match pro posting history. AND i predict that ROCK316AE will be the victor.
 
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I'm not sure if Tyrions gimmick is to suck Punk off every time he gets a chance or to make incredibly stupid posts LOL


Oh well Finally on the show he created,after 10 years Rock is finally coming back to smackdown cant wait for January
 
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If they go with HHH/Lesnar, Rock/Cena II and Punk/Taker, Jesus Christ, no words.

All that potential of having the greatest card of all time being blown away makes a Wrestling fan's heart bleed.

And mainly just because H wants his freaking win against Brock back.
 
#3,917 ·
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The whole WWE title scene has been interesting and has made me wonder a few things.

- The prestige of the title. Punk hasn't main evented as much as a champion usually should but to be the longest reigning champion in 25 years says something in my opinion and he still has fended off a lot of challengers.

- The establishment of Punk. I wonder this. He seems like he'll be up there for a long time. He has cooled down from 2011 but I wonder if he got this long title reign because of this really lucrative contract.

- The next time we'll see this again. We may not see a 400 day WWE Championship reign for a very long time. If ever. Who knows how many days Cena could've gone without getting injured?

For Punk to drop it to the Rock, even though I prefer it didn't happen, as much as I love The Rock, could still mean good things for Punk and the title.
 
#3,933 ·
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MY fantasy will happen, and when it does, am gana be like i told u soo haha
PS: there is no way my fantasy is happening
 
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I can fuck with the idea of Rock winning the belt at RR, participating in the Chamber with Brock costing him the title ala HBK/Taker thus setting up Rock/Brock at WM. That way you get the payoff with Rock winning the belt AND setting up Rock/Brock.

The ultimate win/win if you're a :Rock fan.
 
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Fuck hunter.

If that bullshit about the post SS thing is true then Hunter needs to grow the fuck up.

I hope the NY/NJ fans shit on him for what he's doing.
 
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Merry Christmas Rock fans! :D:
noooooooo where is that badass goatee
 
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if they want they can do some hyped TV match with a guy like Mysterio. Other than that I can see brawls this time because it started with a physical interaction. In Rock/Cena, the idea was to save everything for the PPV and it was more than successful. If you noticed, Rock never touched Cena on TV. The reason for that is that it's the payoff. Nobody pay to see Cena gets the upper hand or some kind of "revenge" which is why they closed every Rock PPV with him standing tall and Cena on the ground. If you look at it from this perspective, they actually booked it perfectly because they realized for once what their audience paid to see and how to maximize interest like they did at WM27 when the entire PPV was built around Rock getting his finisher back.

In this situation this is not a problem because there's not an aura of a dream match or a need for some type of protection until "they finally come to blows". The final payoff is Rock winning the title again. I imagine that Rock is gonna get the Rock Bottom back on the first RAW of January. Other than that it's pretty open, with Rock's appearances on SD, you're probably going to see him work with many different guys.

As for the rumored card, like I said before, this is a complete disaster with the potential of the Rock/Brock and Taker/Cena WM29. I will give HHH the benefit of the doubt for now because he seriously can't be that stupid considering his position in the company(Although most of the workers there are completely clueless so it's not saying much), to book himself in a second match against Lesnar when nobody cares about it just to get a scripted victory. Especially if they waste a Floyd appearance on this.

BTW, forgot to mention it but I would love to see some intense Rock/Ryback segment/staredown on RAW. The interest in it will jump just with the idea of them teasing a physical or verbal interaction because of the presence in the ring. Two bulls colliding always sells, especially if you can create anticipation like they did with Rock and Brock in 2002(Which was a perfect program)with the gym vids and and MMA type build up.
 
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Rock's sprint to the ring to fight Evolution that night he returned 13 days before WrestleMania XX was one of the best returns ever, added with JR's commentary and just how electric that moment felt with the crowd and the heels getting their asses kicked. I love moments like that. Maybe we'll get something similar with Rock/Ryback/Shield.
 
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Rock's sprint to the ring to fight Evolution that night he returned 13 days before WrestleMania XX was one of the best returns ever, added with JR's commentary and just how electric that moment felt with the crowd and the heels getting their asses kicked. I love moments like that. Maybe we'll get something similar with Rock/Ryback/Shield.
I hope so.

That night in Atlanta, most of the crowd obviously knew that The Rock was in the building. Signs everywhere, huge Rocky chants etc. But it made the segment that much more special in my opinion. You could feel the anticipation in the air and everyone was just waiting for him to make his entrance. Foley teased it and set it up perfectly by leaving the ring as if he was going to get in touch with Rock only to stop and turn back round to make the reveal. Crowd went molten and rightly so.

Are we safe to assume the crowd in Tampa is going to be majorly hot for Rock on Jan 7th?
 
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What a man, what an inspiration :Rock
Inspiring as usual from The GOAT. Just to see this knowing his story is enough. Must feel great for him to be able to do something like that.

Never watched it before. Nice. I thought that they stopped doing these little promos promoting the PPVs during the RAW replays with Michael Hayes around October 1999. First time I'm seeing this vid of Rock after SVS. Wonder if Rock continued to do it in 2000. Always great to see these rare talkshow vids from that period, there's also one of Rock on a cooking show.

As for the RTWM 2003, obviously nothing was on Hollywood Rock's league but along with that I thought that his segments with Bischoff were awesome. You can feel the great chemistry between them even before that during the backstage segment in July 2002 before Vengeance. Then in 2003 it worked even better in terms of the dynamics with Rock as a heel. Watching them together makes me want to see Rock with Eric and a WCW type environment around him. Rock and Bischoff with the nWo would have been money.

That's what I found after WWE ruined YouTube but there were a lot of segments between them during that run.




The level of naturalism in their interaction is unbelievable considering these two guys hardly knew each other at that time. Performance on the highest level.
 
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If CM Punk loses the WWE title at Royal Rumble does he get a rematch?

Im in the small minority that thinks CM Punk will retain at Royal Rumble.
I do think The Rock should win the title for a short reign and I do believe that CM Punks title reign is coming to an end and he needs to drop the title and move on to another challenge (most likely HHH or The Undertaker at Wrestlemania).

1. The Rock winning seems too predictable.

2. CM Punk has held the title for 400 days +. In my opinion it makes little sense that CM Punk has kept the title for over a year against and has overcome so many opponents and challenges but then loses the title to a part timer on the first opportunity.

But lets say CM Punk does lose the title to The Rock at Royal Rumble then does that mean CM Punk will have a rematch at the following RAW. Is The Rock schedule to appear at the following RAW?

I hope it doesn't have any interruption and is a straight forward match that goes down as a 5 star classic match. But I have suspicions that either Ryback, The Undertaker or The Shield may play a part.
 
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Im in the small minority that thinks CM Punk will retain at Royal Rumble.
I do think The Rock should win the title for a short reign and I do believe that CM Punks title reign is coming to an end and he needs to drop the title and move on to another challenge (most likely HHH or The Undertaker at Wrestlemania).

1. The Rock winning seems too predictable.

2. CM Punk has held the title for 400 days +. In my opinion it makes little sense that CM Punk has kept the title for over a year against and has overcome so many opponents and challenges but then loses the title to a part timer on the first opportunity.

But lets say CM Punk does lose the title to The Rock at Royal Rumble then does that mean CM Punk will have a rematch at the following RAW. Is The Rock schedule to appear at the following RAW?

I hope it doesn't have any interruption and is a straight forward match that goes down as a 5 star classic match. But I have suspicions that either Ryback, The Undertaker or The Shield may play a part.
1: CM Punk winning every WWE title match for a year straight was too predictable. I hope the year-long string of boring predictability ends at the Rumble with Punk's loss. I will happily accept one more predictable PPV outcome so I don't have to sit through another 12.


2: Not only should he not have had it for 400+ days, but it's fairly obvious you wouldn't happy no matter who he lost it to or when it'll happen.

You should be extremely happy he was allowed to retain for as long as he has. He absolutely should not still have the title. Nobody else has had the title for that long since WWE started airing on tv every week back in the early 90's. He's already retained for far longer than you should have expected he would.
 
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