WWE Royal Rumble 2013: CM Punk vs. The Rock For The WWE Championship (1/27/13)

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I actually found the Rumble match enjoyable, but I 100% agree with this.

This never felt like a feud. It felt like it does in boxing when a mandatory match gets in the way of the fight you really want to see.

Punk: I'm the best and you can't beat me!
Rock: You're great, but I'm going to beat you.

Sums up "build."

Thought the Cena/Rock exchanges were much more entertaining and was I a lot more invested in their finish.

True. But they only had 3 weeks to build this "rivalry". Granted, they did a shytty job at it, but Cena/Rock had tons of promos and segments for people to feel invested.

Also, although most people thought Cena would win, the Mania match was still unpredictable. We knew no matter what happened tonight, Rock/Punk was just a transition for "The Rematch" :cena:
 

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I don't think anything about John Cena is entertaining. A grown man crying like that every single show? Sounded jealous. Shaky. Broken. Worthless and the crowd reaction proved it. So it's all good.
 

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I was really hyped for this one, couldn't wait for the Raw where Rock returned, got hype on the boards. Bought the Rumble and IDK, match was just ok. It might've been becasue Rock winning was a foregone conclusion to me but oh well. Rock fans got what they wanted and I'll allow them to continue making excuses for mediocrity without butting in. Rock's best match since coming back remains the tag at Survivor Series :yeshrug:
 

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People just want to hate Cena is all. The Rock/Punk feud didn't have the heat or intensity the Cena feud had. It's funny because usually smarks thrive on real life animosity but used it as a negative when it involved Cena. But maybe that's because they were just projecting their feelings onto the Rock. Pretty sad when you think about it.

Dwayne Johnson has been turned into a mere mortal with this feud. Everytime he faced off against Cena the crowd was hyped for both men whether cheers or boos. The fact that the crowd turned against Dwayne shows he's been dragged down to PG level. No one knocked it out of the park promo wise but really there's no reason why Punk shouldn't have been the clear heel in this match because he did his part.

People are hating on Rock/Cena II but it's what the people want. People love to hate Cena and they want to see Dwayne kick that ass......again. It sells itself.

And people on here talking about hiatuses and don't spend your money just shut the fukk up. :heh: You're not going anywhere because you like bytching too much. You're battered wives. And most of you don't spend money anyway. How many streamers did we have in here? :usure: Cena's on top, that's the way it is. Love it or leave it or love leaving it but stop being a bytch about it. You want #fukkery , here it is. But be careful what you wish for. :usure:
:what: None of this makes any sense.

People were cheering for Punk because wrestling fans appreciate greatness, no pun intended, heel or not.

It was more split because fans (grown men) like both guys. Whereas only chicks, kids and wrestlefags are still buying Cena's tired schtick. Simple.

How can you try to say no one's leaving when the company has been in a steady decline for the last 10 years? And no one's taking hiatuses? When you ask old fans why they dont watch anymore the number one answer is because of John Cena.

You say people love to hate Cena and wanna see Rock kick his ass. Besides the fact that its rehashed shyt we already saw "once in a lifetime", thats not even gonna happen this year. They're gonna reach new lows, creatively and financially, if they carry this out the way it seems guaranteed now.
 

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:what: None of this makes any sense.

People were cheering for Punk because wrestling fans appreciate greatness, no pun intended, heel or not.

It was more split because fans (grown men) like both guys. Whereas only chicks, kids and wrestlefags are still buying Cena's tired schtick. Simple.

How can you try to say no one's leaving when the company has been in a steady decline for the last 10 years? And no one's taking hiatuses? When you ask old fans why they dont watch anymore the number one answer is because of John Cena.

You say people love to hate Cena and wanna see Rock kick his ass. Besides the fact that its rehashed shyt we already saw "once in a lifetime", thats not even gonna happen this year. They're gonna reach new lows, creatively and financially, if they carry this out the way it seems guaranteed now.

I'm talking about people here. Everytime something doesn't go right people throw tantrums and promising to stop watching and boycotting and all that shyt. But the views tonight prove otherwise.

And I stand by my statement, people shouldn't be cheering Punk over THE ROCK. No excuse for it.
 

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Exactly why the match should not happen. It's a waste of an Undertaker match.

If Brock aint part of the plans than I can see Punk/Taker. I want to see a triple threat like everyone else but we all know that ain't happening. Punk will go into the feud talking about he has done everything already in his E Career, except one thing: The Streak. Skinhead will take the L but lose in a 'valiant' effort thus becoming a face again. Hell, is Taker even going to perform at WM this year?
 

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Smarks cheer for heels why do you think everyone wants a :ppvbro: heel turn.

Maybe they wanted to cheer him all along :mjpls:

Rock should be above that. I thought he transcended and ran the business.
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If Brock aint part of the plans than I can see Punk/Taker. I want to see a triple threat like everyone else but we all know that ain't happening. Punk will go into the feud talking about he has done everything already in his E Career, except one thing: The Streak. Skinhead will take the L but lose in a 'valiant' effort thus becoming a face again. Hell, is Taker even going to perform at WM this year?

Yeah, he is performing this year.
 
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