Arrow
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Post by Arrow on Dec 29, 2012 12:25:33 GMT -5
I haven't bought a single pay-per-view since WrestleMania 28, and so I've missed out on a handful of the bigger or more celebrated matches that have happened (Brock/HHH@SummerSlam, Punk/Bryan@Over the Limit & @money in the Bank, Sheamus/Big Show@Hell in a Cell, Orton/Ziggler@Night of Champions, Bryan/Sheamus@Extreme Rules, etc.) since then.
This is one of them, a match I tried to watch a few times but wasn't able to make it far in due to other stuff coming up. The feud was easily the most entertaining one Punk has been in since his heel turn, and I remember wondering if I should buy it, since Punk/Cena matches are always good.
Before I watch it, though, I wanted to see what the consensus was. Was it a good match? Great match? Bad match (although it's Punk vs. Cena, so probably not)?
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Post by Raw is Doodie101 on Dec 29, 2012 12:31:27 GMT -5
I thought it was their second best match behind MITB
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Cronant
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
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Post by Cronant on Dec 29, 2012 12:34:40 GMT -5
It was pretty awesome.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Dec 29, 2012 14:18:09 GMT -5
I loved this match. Probably my second favorite match of the year behind Taker/HHH at Mania. Just an amazing story told of two guys who don't like each other doing everything they can to beat and one up the other. I understand the criticisms of it to a point but to me, with the story they were telling, it worked.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2012 14:31:53 GMT -5
Did you enjoy their Summerslam 2011 bout? Because I thought this one was pretty much the same thing. Great wrestling, great crowd, great nearfalls. Just let down by a poor ending.
I'd go with **** even with the disappointing finish though. It's the only Punk PPV match I've enjoyed since his feud with Bryan ended.
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Post by George. on Dec 29, 2012 14:33:35 GMT -5
I loved it. The finish was weak though and that's what hurts the match.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Dec 29, 2012 15:15:47 GMT -5
I loved it. The finish was weak though and that's what hurts the match. I actually dug it, mostly. Cena's expression between Punk kicking out of the second AA, and the German off the ropes is priceless, screaming all levels of 'f*** it! Let's both die'. |
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HBL
Unicron
This is what yoga does to you.
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Post by HBL on Dec 29, 2012 15:48:29 GMT -5
It deserved at least four stars,great match.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2012 15:57:37 GMT -5
...I thought it was shit. Punk being the designated villain wearing Yankees trunks and Cena still getting booed resulted in both guys...just getting booed. Totally took me out of the match. I may rewatch it to get a better perspective, but at the time I thought the match was a big disappointment.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Dec 29, 2012 16:28:59 GMT -5
I loved it. The finish was weak though and that's what hurts the match. I actually dug it, mostly. Cena's expression between Punk kicking out of the second AA, and the German off the ropes is priceless, screaming all levels of 'f*** it! Let's both die'. VERY MUCH AGREED! That is what I loved about the whole match. They start just wanting to beat the other but by the end they want to END the other person, their own health be damned, and after that finish, it was like both had been though a war and one wanted to keep it going while the other wanted to regroup and fight another day. Just sucks that other day hasn't happened yet. |
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comahan
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
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Post by comahan on Dec 29, 2012 17:56:11 GMT -5
***3/4, but since that isnt an option, **** i guess.
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Post by KobashiChop on Dec 29, 2012 20:20:14 GMT -5
Great match but kind of a weak ending.
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