I would’ve loved to have seen his streak vs Taker’s streak at mania that year.I always thought they should have given Ryback the World Heavyweight Championship since they weren't going to have him beat Punk. He could have won the Rumble, challenged Big Show at WrestleMania, and then you have an entire stadium going crazy when he picks up Big Show for Shell Shocked.
On the other side of the other side *Thought the grass was supposed to be greener on the other side
Cena is gonna need a money promo tonight...Cena was like Seth Rollins in that he was a company man and he thought that people like The Rock shouldn't call WWE their home. "This is not your home, this is my home!" In his mind, if he's out here grinding every day and representing the company as much as he can, don't come back when you need a check balanced.
Rock thought Cena was corny, didn't like what he stood for, and was part of the reason WWE declined in popularity. He also wanted to prove he was the better man and claim that he beat all three franchise players at WrestleMania (Hogan, Austin, Cena). It was his destiny to be the greatest of the great.
That first match had real heat behind it. You could tell they legitimately disliked each other and it made things feel more authentic. Where they fukked up was doing a rematch. Nobody wanted to see that, and it was set up in an inorganic way (Rock gets a title shot at the Royal Rumble six months in advance, wins the title, and ends Punk's reign just so he can drop the title to Cena).
Taker is always over..super over...but he wasnt gigantic like Rock and Austin. That was proven in the New Gen era when they kept bouncing with Bret Hart on top.
I've always thought he was overrated, but no cism, if he worked on his English he might get better pushes. Of course, he was probably gonna be Main Event/Speed status in WWE with the Chuck divorce regardless.
