The Royal Rumble should've went last.

[xCompackx]

I'm still a bit confused by this, but why wasn't the Royal Rumble last like it usually is? You could tell the crowd was done after Cena won and it just felt really odd being in that timeslot.

[viking85]

rock vs punk was big enough to main event and it was not the first time a title match was in the rumble main event.

plus the crowd didn't seem done to me at the end.

[Cronant]

The Rock doesn't wrestle at 9 o'clock.

[Spearmint*]

I honestly didn't mind, to be honest I thought it worked quite well and made the main event seem big time.

And I completely disagree with "the crowd was done", they were into the main event big time.

[The Ichi]

I'm always waiting impatiently for the Rumble so I didn't mind it being earlier.

[Arrow]

I don't know how the crowd compared to the Rumble, but they certainly weren't "done" when it came to the main event. Plenty of noise, dueling chants, and a HUGE pop when Rock won the belt.

[StuntGranny®]

Jan 28, 2013 9:48:05 GMT -5 Cronant said:

The Rock doesn't wrestle at 9 o'clock.

Haha. I came in here to post this exact thing.

[zeez]

Because The Rock winning the WWE Title is kind of a big deal whether we agree with that decision or not.

[sunnytaker]

because after all this time Punk "gets the RESPECT he has earned as WWE champion for OVER 400 days" by finally having a PPV match after Cena does... then loses the belt so he doesn't stand triumphant at the end of the PPV anyway. ;P

[nWoElite]

I'm fine with the WWE Championship being last match of the night.

[Allie Kitsune]

Jan 28, 2013 9:50:10 GMT -5 Spearmint* said:

I honestly didn't mind, to be honest I thought it worked quite well and made the main event seem big time.

And I completely disagree with "the crowd was done", they were into the main event big time.

Well, that and the Table Spots. They didn't want to kill the tables and then still have the Rumble left to go.