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Post by shaunduane on Jan 7, 2013 23:21:16 GMT -5
Rock does the same shit. Every ing promo.
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Post by drifter on Jan 7, 2013 23:21:56 GMT -5
WHAT GIFS DO YOU ALL WANT FROM TONIGHT? Daniel Bryan's reaction when Kane switched to calling Dr. Shelby a nerd, has to be made. So funny.
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Post by East Coast on Jan 7, 2013 23:22:02 GMT -5
WHAT GIFS DO YOU ALL WANT FROM TONIGHT? ziggler doing the Shane O'Mac thing Dean ambrose thrashing around after attacking Ryback
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2013 23:22:20 GMT -5
WHAT GIFS DO YOU ALL WANT FROM TONIGHT? One of Punk biting the WWE Championship on top of the ladder and one of Heyman crying.
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Post by Calcifer Boheme on Jan 7, 2013 23:22:55 GMT -5
Mostly a good promo from Rock, and Punk was great as always... I really hope Rock isn't going to keep the shtick going the whole time though, as that was already getting old tonight, especially since most of the jokes weren't even funny.
He needs to get more serious in there with Punk. I know he's nostalgia and many people want him to be funny, but for this feud to be as good as I know it can be, there needs to be more to it than that.
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Post by IRS on Jan 7, 2013 23:22:59 GMT -5
Great Rock/Ppunk promo, this feud will kick Rock/Cena's out of the water.
Great RAW to kick off 2013.
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Post by LtD73 on Jan 7, 2013 23:23:18 GMT -5
I don't get the whole Rock's promo sucked, Punk destroyed Rocks promo argument, how about you step back and stop criticizing every little ing thing on Raw and get excited for the match.
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Post by wrestling4ever on Jan 7, 2013 23:23:22 GMT -5
Awesome Awesome segment. Rock/Punk is miles better than Rock/Cena. More intsense, more serious. And it wont be a year long of bs buildup. Well of course, with Cena/Rock, it was cheesy lines vs. cheesy lines in promos. Punk/Rock it's serious promos against cheesy promos. No its better because of the overall seriousness from both men. Fans dont want to see Rock try and re invent himself now. Its better for Rock to do the shtick he got popular over. You wouldnt want Austin coming out and not doing his old routine. Same for all the other older guys. You dont have to like it but just how it is. I can understand people not liking the jokes and stuff but he was way more serious and intense with Punk. Punk did great in his rebuttal too. They kept it kayfabe with each other, there wasnt any real name calling BS. Hot crowd. Greatness.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2013 23:25:30 GMT -5
You guys are way too jaded, enjoy this for what it is. Right now and the past few months with Ziggler, Shield, Ryback all breaking out is so much better than the past few years.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2013 23:25:31 GMT -5
I don't get the whole Rock's promo sucked, Punk destroyed Rocks promo argument, how about you step back and stop criticizing every little ing thing on Raw and get excited for the match. Yeah I think if we would all stop trying to analyze everything and just watch it..we'd enjoy it alot more. Worked for me at least.
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Post by Wato Stan Account on Jan 7, 2013 23:27:11 GMT -5
Well of course, with Cena/Rock, it was cheesy lines vs. cheesy lines in promos. Punk/Rock it's serious promos against cheesy promos. No its better because of the overall seriousness from both men. Fans dont want to see Rock try and re invent himself now. Its better for Rock to do the shtick he got popular over. You wouldnt want Austin coming out and not doing his old routine. Same for all the other older guys. You dont have to like it but just how it is. I can understand people not liking the jokes and stuff but he was way more serious and intense with Punk. Punk did great in his rebuttal too. They kept it kayfabe with each other, there wasnt any real name calling BS. Hot crowd. Greatness. The Rock is coming back to fight in this era though, doing his thing against someone more serious doesn't work for everyone. Even Cena can get more serious at times than the Rock tried to. It's nice for nostalgia, but it gets old.
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Post by @.@ Hempsterdance @.@ on Jan 7, 2013 23:28:01 GMT -5
i want more of a heelish rock, none of this funny shtick anymore
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Post by LtD73 on Jan 7, 2013 23:28:41 GMT -5
I don't get the whole Rock's promo sucked, Punk destroyed Rocks promo argument, how about you step back and stop criticizing every little ing thing on Raw and get excited for the match. Yeah I think if we would all stop trying to analyze everything and just watch it..we'd enjoy it alot more. Worked for me at least. Same here, you're just as good as who you're in the ring with.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2013 23:28:56 GMT -5
WHAT GIFS DO YOU ALL WANT FROM TONIGHT? ziggler doing the Shane O'Mac thing I thought it looked more like when Shawn Michaels jabbed SCSA at WM14 and did that little trot around him then Shanes taunt
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Post by Patriot174 on Jan 7, 2013 23:29:23 GMT -5
Has Raw ever gone over the time by this much ? Definitely has gone on longer in the past; tonight was the longest overrun in the 3-hr era, though. Both Punk and Rock were top-notch tonight. Perfect way to end Raw.
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Post by Joey Cush on Jan 7, 2013 23:29:56 GMT -5
Peoples hate for The Rock is too funny. If Punk owned Rock on the mic, than Rock made him his little bitch with a Rock Bottom. Rock needs to evolve? Why? Because you think so? How about the millions (and millions) who jizz themselves when he does his usual routine. Let these guys produce magic, cause they already have so far.
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Post by dunkjayz on Jan 7, 2013 23:32:12 GMT -5
I don't get the whole Rock's promo sucked, Punk destroyed Rocks promo argument, how about you step back and stop criticizing every little ing thing on Raw and get excited for the match. Yeah I think if we would all stop trying to analyze everything and just watch it..we'd enjoy it alot more. Worked for me at least. When people start to hold up high expectations such as a serious promo throughout it becomes easy for someone to dislike Rock's promo. I thought it was funny and I enjoyed it. CM Punk's promo was good but I honestly got pretty bored. People do realize this was just the first of many RAWs between the two, and if tonight's promo was any indication things are heading in the right direction with the two. So excited to see them in person come the 21st as well as the Royal Rumble.
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Post by wrestling4ever on Jan 7, 2013 23:32:43 GMT -5
No its better because of the overall seriousness from both men. Fans dont want to see Rock try and re invent himself now. Its better for Rock to do the shtick he got popular over. You wouldnt want Austin coming out and not doing his old routine. Same for all the other older guys. You dont have to like it but just how it is. I can understand people not liking the jokes and stuff but he was way more serious and intense with Punk. Punk did great in his rebuttal too. They kept it kayfabe with each other, there wasnt any real name calling BS. Hot crowd. Greatness. The Rock is coming back to fight in this era though, doing his thing against someone more serious doesn't work for everyone. Even Cena can get more serious at times than the Rock tried to. It's nice for nostalgia, but it gets old. Might be old to you but the majority does not want to see that. Part of what makes this work is the feeling of actually having The Rock in all his corny silly, yet sometimes serious glory battle with one of todays best in CM Punk. It worked and it was great. But whatever, carry on.
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Post by punksnotdead on Jan 7, 2013 23:32:46 GMT -5
Thought that was the most impressive big moment promo that CM Punk has ever had. Rock did his thing, and it played well to what Punk was doing but Punk slow built that promo and just hit mark after mark after mark with it. That was almost his shoot persona. Not that his recent promos have been bad or anything but that felt like an entire step up from what he has been doing. So happy we are getting this match.
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Post by Calcifer Boheme on Jan 7, 2013 23:33:25 GMT -5
I don't get the whole Rock's promo sucked, Punk destroyed Rocks promo argument, how about you step back and stop criticizing every little ing thing on Raw and get excited for the match. Yeah I think if we would all stop trying to analyze everything and just watch it..we'd enjoy it alot more. Worked for me at least. I can't speak for everyone here, but I think Punk did the better job tonight. I won't say he destroyed Rock, but his style of promo is far more to my taste. If Rock had toned back the shtick and left out some of the jokes, his promo would have been very god too. But most of his jokes tonight just weren't funny. The "It doesn't matter" line was one of the best he's done, and the almond joy line got a chuckle from me, but everything else fell flat. I'm sure 14 year old me would have enjoyed those lines too, but 30 year old me does not. And I guess that could be part of the problem as well. As I've already said though, I just hope we get more serious material from him in the next three weeks and fewer lame attempts at humor. Regardless, I'm excited for Royal Rumble and hope the build is strong.
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