[Shawn Morrison]

i just hope they don't dissapoint with the Rock/Punk promos...they have 3/4 weeks to make this a hit and must-watch. They need to get at least close to the level of excitement before MITB 2011. Some Pipe Bombs and Rock Bottoms would help.

I'm expecting much better than Cena/Rock, cause Punk/Rock are both very aggressive on the mic and that will be great to see. Also one can hope that unlike Cena/Rock, we don't have to see the same promo repeated over and over again.

[The-Rock-Says]

Rock talking to Kevin Steen again. Still blows my mind he watches a bit of ROH.

[Clique]

Rock respects the business grew up around in a wrestling family and to see him take notice of talent like Kevin Steen, Bobby Roode, and CM Punk too is pretty cool.

[Cookie Monster]

The Rock can see and appreciate talent. Wouldn't call it mind blowing. Rather refreshing if you ask me.

[Th3Gr3atOn3]

can u guys give a guess of what the royal rumble buy rate is going to be?
at least 500k imo

[Cookie Monster]

Domestic: 290,000.
World wide: 487,000.

in my view, which is a big upgrade on 2012.

[Th3Gr3atOn3]

Originally Posted by Cookie Monster

Domestic: 290,000.
World wide: 487,000.

in my view, which is a big upgrade on 2012.

i have a feeling it will be over 500k, 2012 did 446k world wide, idk about domestic but ur right that is 42k increase wich is pretty huge. thanks for ur opinion.

[BrosOfDestruction]

300K domestic, 535K overall.

[Th3Gr3atOn3]

someone besides me thinks its going to get over 500k overall, that's nice and i absolutely think that will happen.

[AthenaMark]

Originally Posted by The Cynical Miracle

Bryan Alvarez speculates in the new Figure Four Weekly that the big thing thats changed on the WM card is that the Rock V Cena match WONT be for the WWE championship.

500 days incoming.

The Rock is becoming WWE Champion..CM Punk hasn't lost that belt because of that. Not sure what happens to Punk or Cena but the WWE title and main event of WM 29 goes through the Rock. There's no way he would sign up to wrestle with his kind of schedule and the money he could potentially lose by helping the E out with their PPV issues and bad ratings clogs by not headlining and being a side attraction to B Listers and half over stars.

WM name alone brings in 800k easy. Then you need the stars to draw the rest.

Not domestically. It would be another let down like the Shawn/Taker WM was and the WM 25 one was before that. Mayweather and the two Rock WMs are what did big numbers and when it comes to ticket sales and getting sell out shows leading to the event? There hasn't been anything close to what the Rock has brought to the table. Survivor Series 2012 with Cena/Punk/Ryback? 8500 fans? I mean get the fuck outta here. LOL. And people want Punk to reign supreme like he's on the Daniel Bryan level of being great week in and week out despite not getting favored booking? Yeah right. Raw was half empty a few weeks ago...that problem instantly will be solved once Rock comes back. That's why he has to headline and others have to be fit in. It's what people internationally are paying to see.

I hope Punk beats Rock.There is no logic in a part-timer beating two of the biggest stars of the company regardless of how big a star he is in Hollywood.

Then Punk can boast how he is better than Rock and is also better than Cena since he did something Cena could never do

Except he isn't a draw and heels are set up to lose. He's KEPT that belt this long because the Rock wants a conclusion to what happened last July. The length of his reign is a gimmick. He hasn't even beat Ryback in a real match yet. That's his credibility level. LOL.