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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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#314 ·
Re: Official The Rock WWE Championship Discussion

Let's hope that Rock talk him out of it and work with Brock at Mania. Brock is not even close to what he should have been because of the Cena lose but after the HHH match, Rock/Brock comes back as the biggest money match by far.

Rock/Brock
Taker/Cena
HBK/HHH
New York market

Record breaking business.

No fucking reason to do another Rock/Cena, it was a memorable great match but they already gave the ultimate payoff and NOBODY is paying to see Cena getting his win back or some BS like that. Besides, Rock is winning the belt in the Rumble, so the payoff is not even him winning the title for the first time in a decade.
 
#316 · (Edited)
How Can Rock Be Champion If He Cant Be on Raw Weekly?

I love the Rock and would like to see him come back fultime for a 1 or 2 yr final run in the wwe before hanging it up, but it just makes no sense to have him win the title at royal rumble without him being able to show up on monday night raw weekly. Which makes me think he really wont win the title and it was just a rumor and gimick to pump ppv sales to see Rock win the title only to not have it happen? If you look at his IMDB page he is schedule for a more movies in 2013.
 
#317 ·
Re: How Can Rock Be Champion If He Cant Be on Raw Weekly?

I love the Rock and would like to see him come back fultime for a 1 or 2 yr fina run in the wwe before haning it up, but it just makes no sense to have him win the title at royal rumble without him being able to show up on monday night raw weekly. Which makes me think he really wont win the title and it was just a rumor and gimick to pump ppv sales to see Rock win the title only to not have it happen? If you look at his IMDB page he is schedule for a more movies in 2013.
Maybe if you pay him a 20 million dollar downside guarantee a year with a very large PPV and merchandise percentage you might have a chance.
 
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#318 ·
Re: How Can Rock Be Champion If He Cant Be on Raw Weekly?

he signed a deal like Lesnar to wrestle on specific time limit. Of course he won't be regular the guy is a movie star.

Anyways I think have him win at Royal Rumble and might defend it in Elimination Chamber, and than lose it to Cena at Mania (if he even makes it since he has GI Joe duties on the same night) and will never be heard for a long time after the fact.
 
#325 ·
Re: How Can Rock Be Champion If He Cant Be on Raw Weekly?

before losing to Cena at Mania, I hope he has one defense title win at Elimination Chamber.

I still don't see Rock going to every Raw til Mania (2 months)
 
#329 ·
Re: How Can Rock Be Champion If He Cant Be on Raw Weekly?

He will just show up for the RTM and maybe a Raw or two before the Rumble to build the feud with Punk who will probably be Champ then.

Cena doesn't need to go over Rock. Such an opportunity to create a new star from this, but of course, Cena will overcome the odds and beat Rocky and everyone will act like it's the first time he's won it.
 
#330 ·
Re: How Can Rock Be Champion If He Cant Be on Raw Weekly?

The-Rock-Says gets it, as usual.

What I see happening, Rock working the Rumble, taking the belt there, then working most of the RAWs after EC until WM. Probably not the entire March like last year because he has overseas promotion for GI Joe around that time. The ONLY way Rock is not taking the belt at the Rumble, is Brock attacking him in the match to set up Rock/Brock at WM29. And then he will do it anyway in his next match after WM29, maybe Summerslam with Orton/Mysterio.
 
#333 · (Edited)
Re: Official The Rock WWE Championship Discussion

I agree with the whole Brock/Rock match i hope it happens

The history is already there and you can make Brock interfere in Rocks match maybe cause Heyman gets pissed at him for taking the main event when Brock is in the card now that he is ''the guy'' according to his promo tonight,next day Rock cuts a promo on Heyman and Lesnar putting the title over as well i would love to see Rock and the big fat walrus in a promo again Heyman doesnt need the whole im here i love you guys argument to sell a PPv throw Taker/cena and HHH/punk? orton with another big name you can make a new record.
 
#334 ·
Let's say Punk holds the strap until Royal Rumble

and the Rock goes over Punk.. It'd be nice to have that 2004 RR scenario where Foley took out Test and took his spot in the Rumble. Punk could take out some jobber and AJ could demand he gets out to the ring. Punk wins the RR and it sets up Punk/Rock for WM. Thoughts?
 
#336 ·
Re: Let's say Punk holds the strap until Royal Rumble

the question is, what if Punk were to eliminate CENA from the rumble. That could set up a potentially bigger 3 way dance, although I'm not a fan of triple threats that don't involve HBK or Benoit.
 
#337 ·
Re: Let's say Punk holds the strap until Royal Rumble

No thanks. I'd rather have Cena/Rock II at Mania with Cena getting his win back. And that says a lot about how much I hate the idea of Punk going over Rock.

Ideally, he beats Punk at the Rumble, loses the title to Orton at Elimination Chamber after Lesnar interferes and that sets up Lesnar/Rock at Mania 29 while Cena/Taker is the other big match.
 
#339 ·
Re: Let's say Punk holds the strap until Royal Rumble

Punk is not holding that belt till the Rumble sadly Cena will win at NOC which will set up Rock/Cena 2 at the rumble where Rock wins the WWE Championship and also set up Rock/Punk for Wrestlemania 29.The only question is where does that leave Cena Brock is probably going to face Taker so I think they will make it a 3 way somehow Rock/Punk/Cena.
 
#340 ·
Re: Let's say Punk holds the strap until Royal Rumble

If Punk holds the strap till Royal Rumble I would have him beat Rock by cheating and then have Punk enter the Royal Rumble in an attempt to choose his own opponent for WrestleMania then have Rock become the surprise 30th entrant, next have Punk, Rock, and Cena as part of the last four were both Cena and Rock eliminate Punk, then have Punk refuse to leave the ringside area therefore causing a distraction where the Rock takes advantage and throws Cena over the ropes. That way you can still have Cena in the elimination chamber championship match where he wins and avoid the Rock title defense questions going into WrestleMania.
 
#341 ·
Re: Let's say Punk holds the strap until Royal Rumble

Probalby some in WWE wants Cena/Rock in RR and Punk/Rock in Mania. But I truly beleive Vince wants Cena vs Rock II for Wrestlemania for the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
 
#342 ·
Re: Let's say Punk holds the strap until Royal Rumble

i do believe we are getting punk/rock at the rumble, one way or the other either punk holds the strap until then or he loses it and wins it back i think thats gonna be the match. rock beats punk and probably retains against him at the elimination chamber (if rock is gonna be champ then i think we will see alot of him rumble through til mania) i dont think cena wins the rumble tho more likely wins the number 1 contender match in the chamber, setting up rock/cena again at mania. we are probably getting brock/taker also. be cool to get some sort of big swerve and we get rock/brock and cena/taker tho i doubt it, but either way i cant se punk being involved with either of these 4 guys, so im struggling to see who punk faces at mania? i kind of worry for him after the rumble tbh
 
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