That is what my friend and I were fearing as well Exo. The end was great, even if it was old vs new. Rock's same old cheap pops and complimenting the dude only to say the same shit right back at him, etc. If Rock loses to Punk, my respect will skyrocket. I think the match is going to be badass either way, but Punk retaining at the end, clean, would be awesome.
Clean ain't gonna happen. If the whole injustice angle is Shield's gig, some guy coming in once or twice a year and getting a title shot HAS to trigger their little bat signal.
True, clean is too much to hope for. I just hope for a kickass match ala Punk vs Bryan at Over the Limit.
I'm expecting a drop to Rock at Rumble, he retains at Chamber and drops it to Cena at Mania. They don't need the belt on Rock to draw the numbers, but they'll put it on him anyway. Probably an angle with The Shield thrown in there, but I'd say they're almost definitely going to put the belt on Rock until Mania.
Would almost laugh if it winds up being Rock as the Shield's leader instead of Punk. Shades of Hogan going NWO, I guess.
I tried to watch Raw last night but had to turn it off after Cena made that Grade 6 penis joke. Man is he just so irritating.
I just can't watch WWE consistently anymore.
Something I learned a long time ago. Ignore Cena.
I really hope Bryan didn't seriously hurt his knee. I guess he's got it taped for the Smackdown recordings. I'd hate to see him miss 'Mania.
Speaking of Smackdown, I won't spoil it, but I guess it'll be worth watching this week.
Um, WWE.com just spoiled that.... (well, SD spoilers I guess)
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I think Bryan's hurt knee is an angle.
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Haven't watched wrestling barely at all in a few years, though my friends do and keep my somewhat abreast. Anyway, I liked CM Punk from his ROH and "ECW" days and they just added his WWE biography to Netflix. It is really well done. Would suggest checking it out.
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The point though is that the RR is in 3 weeks, why was so important to do it now? If they really wanted the title to move on to a babyface they could've done it then.