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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on May 24, 2014 14:28:37 GMT -5
Watching this PPV again (I don't have many DVDs and love Royal Rumbles) aside from being angry for the 18th time this year that Ryback was a main-event-level talent and they f***ed it up, I was reminded that Punk/Rock I wasn't actually that bad. Rock took some appropriate snoozes at a couple of moments, but it's altogether much more fast paced than the Cena matches. I can't even remember what the Chamber match was like, but this one wasn't anywhere near as bad as I remembered, the crowd was hot and Punk was on top form talking trash during the match ('I'm not affiliated with The Shield').
Still kinda wish Cole hadn't been all 'IT WAS THE SHIELD!' though.
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Post by Germansuplex on May 24, 2014 14:38:33 GMT -5
Rock's best match since his return imho.
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Post by wallabylikeyou on May 24, 2014 14:41:20 GMT -5
The Rock is still catching his breath from this match. Thought it was ugly and then it had a dumb finish.
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Post by Tony Schiavontay on May 24, 2014 14:41:41 GMT -5
I wasn't aware this match got hate. Yeah, Rock doesn't have the cardio he used to but I thought they did a good job working around it and the two had a hell of a match
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Post by BRV on May 24, 2014 14:48:44 GMT -5
I know pictures were floating around online, but did they ever actually confirm on WWE television that it was The Shield that took out The Rock when the lights went out? I remember Michael Cole screaming his head off about it at the Royal Rumble, but I have no recollection of anyone actually confirming it was The Shield.
But I tend to agree with the sentiment in this thread, that outside of a boneheaded finish, it was a relatively watchable match. I just wish they didn't go with the Dusty Finish and just had The Rock pin CM Punk clean without any restarts.
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Post by Brother Nero....Wolfe on May 24, 2014 15:02:48 GMT -5
It was a especially good feud because it wasn't Phil Brooks vs Dwayne Johnson. It was CM f***ing Punk against The f***ing Rock, as wrestling should be.
The finish was kind of silly in the long-term benefit for all characters, but by itself it felt pretty cool.
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Post by Raskovnik on May 24, 2014 15:05:54 GMT -5
I bought the PPV for that match and thought it was f***ing lousy. That finish and The Rock getting the championship was just the icing on the shit cake.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2014 15:07:57 GMT -5
I thought the match was pretty boring, but to be fair I've only seen it one time.
I also didn't really think Punk/jericho at WM 28 was anything special when I first saw it, but it has since become one of my favorite matches.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on May 24, 2014 15:10:59 GMT -5
I bought the PPV for that match and thought it was f***ing lousy. That finish and The Rock getting the championship was just the icing on the shit cake. I agree, I thought that was a lousy way to end Punk's reign. The logical main-event for WrestleMania 29 was Cena vs. Punk for the title, with Cena coming out on top. That's how WWE worked before part-time wrestlers began trumping logical booking. |
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Post by xCompackx on May 24, 2014 15:35:12 GMT -5
I know pictures were floating around online, but did they ever actually confirm on WWE television that it was The Shield that took out The Rock when the lights went out? I remember Michael Cole screaming his head off about it at the Royal Rumble, but I have no recollection of anyone actually confirming it was The Shield. But I tend to agree with the sentiment in this thread, that outside of a boneheaded finish, it was a relatively watchable match. I just wish they didn't go with the Dusty Finish and just had The Rock pin CM Punk clean without any restarts. I don't think they ever acknowledged it being The Shield on TV, and honestly I'm kind of glad they didn't go anywhere with it. I'm a big fan of CM Punk, Rock, The Shield, and even Paul Heyman, but goddamn that whole beginning of 2013 was awful and starting with a "Who dun it?" finish like that was a terrible idea. |
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Post by Gerard Gerard on May 24, 2014 16:08:59 GMT -5
Actually, this never gets referenced, but in the rematch at EC, Punk gets this very clean phantom pin on The Rock, and the ref just outright refuses to acknowledge it; the announcers barely mention it and it goes unspoken 'til this day. It'd make sense to keep Punk strong for 'Taker, but it never came up once. So odd.
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Post by Harry The Arrow was Wrong! on May 24, 2014 16:40:28 GMT -5
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on May 24, 2014 16:48:05 GMT -5
IT WAS THE SHIELD! THE SHIELD! IT WAS THE DAMN SHIELD!
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Post by The Man They Call Asher on May 24, 2014 16:50:13 GMT -5
I know pictures were floating around online, but did they ever actually confirm on WWE television that it was The Shield that took out The Rock when the lights went out? I remember Michael Cole screaming his head off about it at the Royal Rumble, but I have no recollection of anyone actually confirming it was The Shield. But I tend to agree with the sentiment in this thread, that outside of a boneheaded finish, it was a relatively watchable match. I just wish they didn't go with the Dusty Finish and just had The Rock pin CM Punk clean without any restarts. I don't think they ever acknowledged it being The Shield on TV, and honestly I'm kind of glad they didn't go anywhere with it. I'm a big fan of CM Punk, Rock, The Shield, and even Paul Heyman, but goddamn that whole beginning of 2013 was awful and starting with a "Who dun it?" finish like that was a terrible idea. There was a screen cap floating around that was timed with a camera flash and it was very obviously Dean Ambrose and two suspiciously Rollins and Reigns looking fellows. The Shield or Shield impostors? CONSPIRACY! |
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on May 24, 2014 17:01:00 GMT -5
It could've been the Wyatt Family dressed in Shield costumes (yes, well before their official WWE debuts). After all, attacking people in blackouts is something the Wyatts love to do.
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Post by Adam Black on May 24, 2014 20:53:05 GMT -5
I thought it was a "hoist by his own petard" thing since The Rock did the same thing to Hulk Hogan before (the black out) and I remember another heel tactic The Rock used to do that Punk used against him I just don't remember what it was but it might be from the EC match.
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Post by Beets by Schrute on May 24, 2014 21:09:08 GMT -5
Despite his views on Rock, how surreal was it for Phil to be wrestling someone who was the top guy when he was starting off in the Indies?
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Post by thegame415 on May 25, 2014 2:35:29 GMT -5
I still think Punk should've gone over at Rumble, and then dropped the title at EC.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on May 25, 2014 4:25:43 GMT -5
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Post by Mozenrath on May 25, 2014 4:32:53 GMT -5
I bought the PPV for that match and thought it was f***ing lousy. That finish and The Rock getting the championship was just the icing on the shit cake. I agree, I thought that was a lousy way to end Punk's reign. The logical main-event for WrestleMania 29 was Cena vs. Punk for the title, with Cena coming out on top. That's how WWE worked before part-time wrestlers began trumping logical booking. I honestly wanted a triple threat match between the three of them, and thought that'd be the logical way to go. Admittedly, I was fine for the most part with Punk vs Undertaker, and I wouldn't be surprised if, if given the choice now, Punk would still choose to have faced Undertaker in likely one of his final matches, but it was a bit of a mess, booking wise. I think Cena getting his win back over Rock makes sense, but it didn't have to be done the way they did it. |
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