[Green Light]

I bet if the promo happened in the Tokyo Dome he'd have given it 5 stars.

[Eddie Ray]

you can tell Punk is really invested in this feud. He really shines when he has something new and interesting to do.

[Reservoir Angel]

Most annoying thing about that promo? Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler s......ing like they were stoned at the announce desk whenever the Rock made a punchline because, and here's the long and short of it for me: The Rock isn't funny. And having those two fools snorting and giggling like they've been smoking their stash during the ad breaks whenever he made one of his lame jokes just came across as trying WAY too damn hard.

They might as well have just cut back to them at the desk looking right into the camera going "oh my god, isn't the Rock just, like, SO funny you guys? He's just amazing, isn't he? Oh how we've missed him."

Maybe nobody else put too much effort into hating that aspect of that promo, but it just bugged me. Whenever they did it I just wanted to reach through my screen and slap them. Maybe it's just because I don't find the Rock to be at all funny, I dunno. Just pissed me off.

[-Extra-]

"Your arms are just too short to box with God!"

This has to be the best line in years.

[nwoattitude]

I dont see how anyone can say that 1 definitively owned the other. Punk was the heel so he was all intense and shit. The Rock was the face so he was hyping the crowd, made jokes. Punk's intensity impressed me but his content was stale IMO. Same old thing he does all the time. Pretends to be disgruntled, breaks kayfabe, blah blah. To me he seemed to talk about alot of things yet there was no link between them. He just came out and kept moving from talking point to talking point, yet none of those points really had anything to do with eachother. It was quite strange.

Rock was a bit stale with his jokes and all that pandering but i like the fact that he outlined why he came back and seemed hungry. I loved his " discount double check " after he RB'd Punk. Looks like a man on a mission. He really looks like he wants to be champion again after 10 years. He sold Punk well as a threat. Punks boxing line to me was funny. He in no way seems like he can beat The Rock kayfabe or not. So to me the line was stupid. It would be like Ziggler telling Stone Cold he was going to kick his ass. Say what? I also liked the fact that The Rock brought up that Punk has said he was going to change the E and be the voice of the voiceless and all the things that happened in the Summer of Punk, but it all ended without any resolution. That to me was the most impressive thing about the promo. Rarely does a face aside from Cena talk about a heel's failures on a personal level.It felt real. Punk said he was going to kick his ass but Rock really touched a personal nerve with that one and that is more impressive than a simple " im gonna kick your ass" line to me. That was cool. Cookie puss was stupid. I didnt know what it was. It does kind of look like Punk though lol. All in all Punk had some good moments and some bad, while the Rock did some silly jokes. I prefered the Rock but he wasnt spectacular. Both men were blehh IMO. But not too bad.

[Rated_RKO_2009]

CM Punk 1 - 0 The Rock

[Stanford]

Originally Posted by -Extra-

"Your arms are just too short to box with God!"

Amazing! Punk ran circles around Rock.

[Choke2Death]

Just watched the promo this morning when I woke up and absolutely loved what The Rock did. Sure, he came out with some childish insults but that's part of his shtick and I've learned to accept it instead of crying about it every time. Other than that, I felt the passion in his words, the intensity and he also completely destroyed Punk when he said the fans rejected him.

[Duke Silver]

That segment was so much better than either man has been in such a long time. If Punk wasn't already cemented as a main-eventer that would be the promo that did it. Punk and Rock have a ton of chemistry. It goes to show just how good Punk's reign could've been, had the WWE handled it differently.

I totally agree with JR. Punk is the best heel in the business. Add to that The Rock's inert ability to play the babyface challenger role better than anybody. We've got something special on our hands. These two have great chemistry and if last night's promo is any indication, WWE could've finally found a feud worth building. It's been a long time since I've seen that kind of electricity. Rock/Cena didn't have it, neither did Rock/Miz, Punk/Jericho or any other combination of 2011/12 (with the exception of Punk/Cena MITB).

Punk had some awesome lines, Rock hit hard. Either way, Punk was standing toe-to-toe with one of the greatest mic workers of all time. I couldn't ask for much more, regardless of who "won".

[dualtamac]

best promo in a long, long time. Both men did what they had to do and did perfectly. Rocky was Rocky and Punk was Punk. Long may it continue. Not going to get started in one-upmanship, I'm just going to sit back and enjoy the next three weeks. Great start to what looks a fantastic feud.