1/7 WWE Monday Night Raw - The Great One Returns!

[The 1-2-3 Killam]

"Rock bottom! Rock bottom! Amen, the Rock Bottom!"

-Michael Cole​

Glad Rocky found the sweet spot at the end. Damn good. I still have chills.

 

[Hulktorious]

Just joining in here for the one sole fact that: HOLY SHIT, the whole boxing with god line by Punk was phenomenal.

 

[Dmbfantomas]

Punk recovered shockingly well from what Rocky did, considering how he died and went to heaven after he went through that table.

 

[Moon Knight]

Hard to take Punk seriously after he got pretty well manhandled by Ryback an hour ago.

He has looked weak as a champion for a while now. He is mostly great on the mic.

 

[FlexAmerican Dynamite]

Yeah, that was worth it, Punk's never been as godly as I once thought and neither is The Rock. Glad to see the goggles are finally off.

 

[klunderbunker]

Review is up.

Rock vs. Punk Begins.

 

[Dmbfantomas]

Just joining in here for the one sole fact that: HOLY SHIT, the whole boxing with god line by Punk was phenomenal.

That line made up for how underwhelming the confrontation was on both sides.

 

[Steamboat Ricky]

The Rock is not even remotely as good of a wrestling talker as is CM Punk. Same stuff he's been doing the last 2 years.

 

[kcoe24]

Enjoyed tonight's promo but you know the next few weeks will be the exact same promo just dressed differently.

 

[Dmbfantomas]

The Rock is not even remotely as good of a wrestling talker as is CM Punk. Same stuff he's been doing the last 2 years.

Rock has been awful for a REALLY long time now. But he was super popular when most of us were kids, so it's ok! Yaaaayyyyy Rocky!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[newc868]

Rock insults a guy with tattoos...while prominently displaying his own tattoos...

To be fair The Rock's tattoos are a nod to his heritage. I'm not sure if the Brooks family were one of the major investors in Pepsi Co. or whatever but still it was a decent line.

 

[Chrome]

So Rock will be on Smackdown too this week? cool.

 

[FlexAmerican Dynamite]

The Rock is not even remotely as good of a wrestling talker as is CM Punk. Same stuff he's been doing the last 2 years.

Because what Punk's been saying is god damn original right? I understand not all the phrases are great but Punk isn't the gold standard of talking and never has been.

 

[Dmbfantomas]

To be fair The Rock's tattoos are a nod to his heritage. I'm not sure if the Brooks family were one of the major investors in Pepsi Co. or whatever but still it was a decent line.

Eh, Punk has some family tattoos. Is the huge Bull on Rock for his family? Serious question. I always thought he got it for himself.

 

[somehetero]

Punk recovered shockingly well from what Rocky did, considering how he died and went to heaven after he went through that table.

CM Punk was playing a harp, if you will.

 

[TJ Matics]

Great Raw, far from perfect, but a great platform for the rest of the year !

 

[George Steele's Barber]

Finally!!! The Daily Show is back from hiatus!

 

[Moon Knight]

Eh, Punk has some family tattoos. Is the huge Bull on Rock for his family? Serious question. I always thought he got it for himself.

Brahma Bull. His nickname...Other than that, no clue.

 

[The 1-2-3 Killam]

Because what Punk's been saying is god damn original right? I understand not all the phrases are great but Punk isn't the gold standard of talking and never has been.

Never said he was. Truth be told I'll take Rock over Punk most days of the week - both in their prime of course - when it comes to promo ability. And really, just about any other type of ability. But I'm 23-years-old, and his stupid Twitter trends are just not funny. I'm sorry. He's super intense, but there's a time and place for that. When the WWE Champion is staring you down, as intense as he's ever been, it's not a time for scrotum jokes. That sweet spot at the end was brilliant, where Rocky found his old mojo. He gets into this zone where everything he says just "clicks" into place. Everything after that is just brilliant.

It's funny to me that you immediately become defensive of the Rock, and rather than defend him, you point out Punk's hypocrisies. That's usually sign one of a disgruntled fan that can't handle criticism, but also can't defend his own opinions. This is the same bullshit I dealt with last year when Cena was beating Rock in promos week after week. Everybody wanted to bitch about how Cena was saying the same old shit, but nobody wanted to actually DEFEND the guy they claim was better. It's just my opinion man. Have your own, that's fine. But don't tell me I'm wrong unless you've got a point worth making attached.

 

[FlexAmerican Dynamite]

Finally!!! The Daily Show is back from hiatus!

Slow night huh?

 

[bringitback]

I am never watching raw and browsing this forum simultaneously again, it used to actually be fun on here to chat with folk and watch raw.

Man you guys know how to not enjoy anything.

 

[Dmbfantomas]

Brahma Bull. His nickname...Other than that, no clue.

That's what I was getting at. He got it more for him as opposed to being a family tat.

 

[Slash-LN]

Round one to Punk in my opinion. He had the line of the night with the "your arms are too short to box with God" line.
Rocky had some pretty terrible stuff and scrotum and not having nuts and all that stupid crap he said. I do give him credit for turning it up at the end though.

 

[JGlass]

Say what you will... the Rock brought his game today with that promo.. Punk did too.. I enjoyed it.

The Rock's promo had no rhythm to it. He used unfunny jokes, lines that made no sense (Cookiepuss? Popeye on crack? Says CM Punk has a scrotum but then says he has no nuts?), and his serious stuff was generic as crap. In one line CM Punk completely overshadowed The Rock's promo.

This was not The Rock's best work, or even close to it. In fact, this was one of the most forgettable Rock promos I've ever seen. Maybe he should stick to putting notes on his wrist.

 

[Moon Knight]

I am never watching raw and browsing this forum simultaneously again, it used to actually be fun on here to chat with folk and watch raw.

Man you guys know how to not enjoy anything.

Bingo.