Official Royal Rumble 2013 Thread: 1/27/13

Here's just a few reasons why the way things went down tonight is so horribly disappointing from a logistical, booking standpoint...

CM Punk has been built up to be a nearly unbeatable Champion, one way or another. By hook or crook, he gets the job done every single time. Seemingly the entire roster comes at him, and they lose. The Rock shows up, wrestles two matches in an entire year, and beats Punk. Not only does he beat Punk, he does so after being destroyed by the Shield. Even Ryback, WWE's full-time, full blown monster, couldn't come back after a brutal beatdown from the Shield. The Rock does it with ease.

Not only does this tarnish the credibility of Punk's reign, it completely spits in the face of the entire roster of opponents Punk has faced. WWE is essentially saying "no one from our current roster is good enough to do it, but The Rock can."

The situation tonight was perfect for a multitude of different scenarios that still wind up in the same destination that we all know WWE wants so badly. Either The Shield interferes and Vince strips Punk of the title, giving us an ACTUAL reason for an Elimination Chamber match next month, OR someone else interferes on Punk's behalf, Punk retains the title, and then goes on to Elimination Chamber.

The end goal here is obviously to get the title back on the golden boy, John Cena. What better way to do it than to have him FINALLY beat the guy that has been a thorn in his side for years, who, consequently, happens to be rounding the corner on a 500 day Championship reign? Punk/Rock/Cena literally has been writing itself for over a year. It's a huge match with huge implications and the PERFECT place for Punk to finally lose the title.

Not to mention the work leading up to it would have been stellar. Punk being constantly overshadowed and completely losing his cool over it, etc. The promo work would have been second to none.

Instead, the workhorse, the guy who deserves the main event more than anyone else in the company, serves as nothing more than a 14 month placeholder for the "big boys". It's ass backwards and completely uninspired.

Regardless of whether or not we knew that Rock was going to win, look at it this way:

Punk losing makes the entire roster, and this generation look terrible. No one has been able to beat Punk, and a guy who has wrestled maybe three matches in the last ten years comes back and beats him? Makes the entire roster look bad.

I knew Punk's reign couldn't last forever. But, they could have ended it in a much less predictable manner.

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JS

Personally I think there is a lot of hated towards the Rock right now, I think all the haters hate him because you don't remember him

I see the members of WF are STILL yet to learn what a jobber is.

I still say Cena/punk/rock still happens. I think Cena wins by pinning punk. Rock escapes having to job.

I think the thread should end here and you should be given a medal, nobody can say anything to top this as its 100% spot on. The rock is my favorite EVER and I rooted for punk tonight bc he deserves some damn credibility already but nope, same old sad story...enjoy cena as your champ people bc the story is played out now

You got worked, brother. Stop reading dirtsheets.