Summerslam 2012: CM Punk (c) VS John Cena VS Big Show [WWE Championship]

[Nate DaMac]

Announced a few minutes ago on Raw.

Not really a surprise, it seemed pretty obvious after last week. I highly doubt Show will win, but Punk and Cena are both possible options. I think Punk will likely walk out with the title and face Cena again at whatever the next PPV is, keeping his momentum going along in this new heel turn.

Thoughts?

 

[pepentorresHHH]

I agree with Nate on both counts..... Everyone saw this main event coming since we heard the big show´s music interrupt cm punk and i agree that he has very little chance of winning....

that said.... I dont think Cena will win, I think they´ll have punk sneak out with the victory and then have Cena win the gold and tie HHH record with most world titles won at 13 in his hometown at night of champions....

 

[Ethelion]

Hey guys, long-time reader, first-time poster.

Anyway, before reading today's results, I was actually expecting yet another CM Punk vs. John Cena Match for the WWE Championship at Summerslam (based on the previous reports). But despite adding Big Show to the mix, I'm somewhat glad that they didn't go with the former.

As much as I want and think Punk will retain again, I also believe that the WWE will continue to push Cena down our throats by giving him the strap yet again...

 

[HBsam31]

I also saw this match coming and also can't see the Big Show winning. I think Punk will win this one maybe pinning Show, and then face Cena 1 on 1 at the next ppv. I am interested to see where the Punk heel turn/Rock title match at Rumble works out. I think Cena will be in the mix to somehow.

 

[shooter_mcgavin]

This should prolong the rivalry between John Cena and CM Punk, it seems quite obvious these two are heading to a match at Hell in a Cell. As I mentioned in another thread Punk should retain here, until he eventually drops the title to The Rock. It makes no sense for Cena to win the title now if he is scheduled to win it at WM29 anyways.

As for the match, its not really exciting stuff. It looks like a main event for a minor PPV than Summer Slam. This isn't against Punk or Cena, but having Big Show just screams "filler" match. But then again this should be fine since the marquee match at WM is going to be Lesnar vs. Triple H.

 

[thebowtiekiller]

kinda a tough one to try and predict but i think cena will get the belt probably keeping it for a long time aswell i seriously dont think big show will win either and dont really get why big show is even in the mix they always try to put him over as an unstoppable giant but he seems to lose more then he wins and i think they want us to think holy shit cena and punk have no chance against him but they always put him in matches were an underdog trys to beat the odds against big show and is nine times out of ten victorious that i just dont buy it anymore not to mention i think hes pretty dull in the ring nowadays anyway i might be proved wrong but i doubt hes gonna add much to this

 

[HBKistheHOF]

Punk Walks Out Summerslam & Into Royal Rumble as WWE Champion!
(I think Punk should beat Bruno's Title Reign. I never cared for him or found him entertaining. God Knows a REALLY long title reign would suprise everyone! And Vince can't stand Bruno and Vica Versa. If it was my company and some stubborn old cook I didn't like held a major record, I'd let a guy like Punk that is great and becoming more & more a WWE guy hold it!)


Honestly, who really wants to see this though?!?!

This seems like a B-rated PPV Main Event, I'm just hoping they add a match stipulation and this doesn't end the show but with Cena in it, well we can all figure that out.

Punk is the only thing compelling about this match. I've never been a part of the "Cenation" but god knows Cena is as stale as a month old fruit cake. And apparently Big Show just stays static & boring, beating up on tag teams but getting beat up my main eventers.

I just don't see the intrigue here besides Punk is the Champ & has some more edge.

I'd have rathered any other combination w/ Daniel Bryan or Kane, and preferably no Big Slow, his whole existence in WWE right now is puzzling!

And on top of that be get....

Mr.
"Shameful Whatever, Shoved down our throats, Arse Arse Arse, Has had about three good matches since being champ thanks to Bryan, Jericho, & Ziggler"
vs.
Mr.
"Pushed too hard & too Fast, Destiny BS, Constantly feels like he phones it in and/or thinks he deserves more"

I barley hear anyone speak about Del Rio anymore, besides complaining about seeing him face Sheamus, AGAIN! This feud fell flat before Dolph replaced Del Rio the first time!

 

[theBusiness]

Am I the only one that is PISSED at this announcement?

Big Show is useless now and needs to retire. Trust me, I'm never one to complain over booking like most IWC fans, but this one frustrates me. I was hoping Orton would be inserted into the WWE title picture joining Cena and Punk in a triple threat match. I wasn't a fan of the rumored main event (Punk-Cena) but I would prefer that ten times over this. We all know Big Show is just a plug-in here because he has nothing else to do and the writers are too lazy to put him in a new direction (same thing happened at WM25 when the title match should have been just Cena vs. Edge). I can go on and on, but bottom line is I'm sick of Big Show and others in recent memory (Mark Henry, Kane) taking up main event spots when they are CLEARLY past their prime. If they were offering some sort of drawing power, then I'd understand but they're clearly not. Big Show is a first ballot hall of famer in my eyes, but his time is up.

 

[Jmeeks]

Punk will win this and keep winning until rumble, hhh wants title reins to be longer and more meaningful and thats what I think this title rein will be. dont have really much intrest in this much to be honest

 

[Aquaman6686]

I think Punk is going to retain here, probably by Cena "shocking the world" and giving the Big Show the Attitude Adjustment for the 3875239785652389643846th time, and then Punk simply tosses Cena over the ropes and scores the pin.

 

[Jomo_mark]

I'm not really happy with the inclusion of Big Show in this feud. He's just boring to me and can't put on a good match. I think the only reason this became a triple threat is because they wanted to keep the belt on Punk but didn't want to make Cena lose. So a triple threat was the obvious choice. This made things a lot worse IMO. Think about it, Cena vs Punk sounds like a great main event. Cena vs Punk vs Show sounds like an average RAW main event. Show just doesn't have the same star power as Cena and Punk. He's supposed to be a giant monster, but how many times has that gimmick been shoved down our throats? So many times that he's simply not believable anymore. Show is no longer a good monster heel and is boring. The match should have been just Cena vs Punk, or if somebody had to be included make it someone remotely interesting such as Daniel Bryan or Kane. Not only would it be more interesting, these two can put on a much better match than Big Show.

 

[Workrate]

Something tells me Big Show is only there so that Cena can win the title by pinning him rather than Punk, or so that Punk can retain by pinning Big Show rather than Cena. I list them in that order because it's hard for me to ever bet against Cena, but I wouldn't be all that shocked to see Punk retain.

 

[Mustang Sally]

I'm not really happy with the inclusion of Big Show in this feud. He's just boring to me and can't put on a good match.

But that's just it; until last night's match against Cena, Show's effectiveness in recent weeks has been in constantly disrupting the affairs of John Cena and C.M. Punk. The big guy won't allow any definitive results to take place because he keeps jumping in the ring to interfere with their matches. If you're looking for logic in Show's actions, there really isn't any: why should he care who wins a match between those guys? Whether it's a title match or not, it shouldn't matter to him, should it? If he wants to be champion, he has to take the title from one of them, anyway.

Okay, so now's his chance. Illogically, Big Show gets rewarded for all his illegal interference by being inserted in a triple-threat match for the title.

Only in pro wrestling. !

 

[Jomo_mark]

But that's just it; until last night's match against Cena, Show's effectiveness in recent weeks has been in constantly disrupting the affairs of John Cena and C.M. Punk. The big guy won't allow any definitive results to take place because he keeps jumping in the ring to interfere with their matches. If you're looking for logic in Show's actions, there really isn't any: why should he care who wins a match between those guys? Whether it's a title match or not, it shouldn't matter to him, should it? If he wants to be champion, he has to take the title from one of them, anyway.

Yea, that's true, I guess I'm just saying that I'd rather not see Big Show anywhere near this match. Maybe they could keep him in the feud, kinda like a wild card as he could come out and attack anyone, but I don't like that he is in this match as it drags down the value of this match and IMO he is really boring. I mean, no one expects him to win this.
Or, they could have found him something else to do after Cena beat him for the thousandth time... Randy Orton perhaps? He just returned and has nothing to do.

 

[avi01]

Well Big Show`s latest run has been so boring to me, heel or face, he is just as stale. But I do see his purpose here. I think the main event will be HHH-Brock with HHH win( i don`t agree but hey, face win ends the show). So Punk, partial or full heel will probably win this one. Big Show`s purpose will be to get pinned so that Cena is not pinned. Punk will probably loose the title to Cena one on one in the near future , not at summerslam tho..that`s why this is a triple threat match. Hate seeing the Big Show in this, but again, I think it is because they want Cena to win the title in Boston in the PPV after Summerslam.

 

[Mustang Sally]

Yea, that's true, I guess I'm just saying that I'd rather not see Big Show anywhere near this match. Maybe they could keep him in the feud, kinda like a wild card as he could come out and attack anyone, but I don't like that he is in this match as it drags down the value of this match and IMO he is really boring.

You could be right about that.....and I think you're going to get what you want. As far as I can see, this Triple Threat match is the culmination of the Punk-Cena-Show program: instead of this constant interference from Big Show, get the three of them in there at once and let them hash it out. I'm presuming Show isn't going to come out of it as champion, so he can move on from there; perhaps in the direction of Randy Orton, as you suggested.

But a match like this has all the earmarks of a feud-ending contest. Whether Cena and Punk continue their interaction with each other is anyone's guess, but Big Show should be out of it after Summerslam.

 

[Mr$intheBank]

I don't know why everyone is criticizing having the Big Show in the match. Do you really want to see the same match, Cena vs. Punk, at back to back Summerslam PPVs? We know Big Show won't win but I'm not a fan of seeing the same matches over and over again especially with Cena. I'm sure that was one of the reasons why creative booked it as a Triple threat. With this match, there is a potential to see more "heel" side from CM Punk. For example: Cena could have Big Show down for the win and then Punk pulls him out of the ring or hits him with the belt then steals the pinfall.

But we all know the inevitable, which is Cena walking out of Night of Champions in his hometown with the wwe title. So I'm pretty sure that CM Punk will retain at Summerslam and then lose it to Cena 1 on 1 at NOC. I'm more interested at the World Title picture because there's the potential of Orton, Barrett or Dolph getting involved over the next few months.

 

[Radical]

Honestly, I'm so sick of 1 on 1 matches. I don't know why so many people seem to want 1 on 1 matches for the title.

I like multiple-person matches more because there is more likely to be more action and big spots and close calls because someone else could always be just getting up.

I'm not saying I don't see the value in some 1 on 1 matches. Obviously, it makes sense for Brock Lesnar to face others in 1 on 1 matches because you want to know who is the better man with no other variables but otherwise I'm pretty sick of 1 on 1 matches.

I'm not saying this because I'm a Big Show superfan or something, I agree, he's become pretty boring because he's been in the WWE so long that he's done monster heel - jolly giant back and forth so many times and he has so little top championships to show from it that he isn't really that credible anymore BUT I don't think he's useless in a wrestling match.

His size and stregth usually makes for some big moments and let's face it... any Superstar who is really big and strong they are then subject to the rule 'the bigger they are the harder they fall' so once Cena and/or Punk put Show down with a big move he'll be out of the way for a while.

Big Show being in this match was a natural progression and doesn't take away from the match because of the reason I have stated above.

The question will be where does Big Show go from here AFTER this match which he obviously won't win? Does he still try to 'monster heel' his way into WWE title matches or does he go after Sheamus?

 

[Ryberg]

So the Big Bore was inserted so that he can be the lackey in some aspect. Mr. 5 moves of Doom can't every lose cleanly so I see it either Punk pinning Big Show as Cena is about to pin him OR Big Show causes a DQ so Punk retains. GOD KNOWS Cena can't loose cleanly.

To me this is a match to just further the Punk heel turn. It most likely will end up in some way they hope Punk gets all the heat and Super Cena stops getting booed.

I'd rather see a DB/Cena/Punk triple threat or ANYONE but the Big Show. But I get the feeling that DB is getting the Brian Pillman makeover.

 

[nWo4Life79]

Big Shows Going To Either Hit Punk With The Big Punch Or Cena With It Then Try An Hit The Other But Get Hit By That Persons Finisher To End The Match

 

[ctln4rko]

To me, here are the possibilities, in order of likelihood:
1. Punk retains, keeps title until Royal Rumble to meet Rock. What happens there? That's discussion for months from now. As for now, I see Punk going to Rumble to face Rock because Rock/Cena's been done, why do it again on a (slightly)smaller PPV ? Another split possibility is that Punk loses the title at Summerslam but retains it to meet Rock at RR.


2. Cena wins, keeps title until RR to meet Rock.
As I said in #1, why would WWE do Cena/Rock II on a (slightly) smaller stage? $$$. To boost Royal Rumble buyrates, they'll have the rematch at Rumble. I bet Rock will win the title at Rumble but lose it at Mania. Rock won't be on Raw every week, even if he wins the title at Rumble. The IWC, myself included, won't like this decision. I think I speak for a lot of people when I say that I'd love to see Rock/Punk. On the mic; those promo's would be gold. In the ring; Punk's one of, if not the, best wrestler in the world. Rock isn't awful, but he's not good. Punk would make the match legendary.


3. Big Show wins.
If Big Show wins, there's no way it'll be clean. WWE won't bury their two top talents for a guy that has as much time left as he does talent (not much in either sense.) I bet there'll be a run in, here, maybe even Rock, who knows. I just hope it won't be Big Show vs Rock at Rumble. Two guys that can't wrestle, and need I say more? I like wrestling matches, not the old 80's style Hulk Hogan matches, where the face gets destroyed by a bigger man, then suddenly no sells the entire match and hits a comeback and wins.

 

[LoudClearVoice]

I agree with most in here that Punk probably wins but I think it will be in a "cheap" or "dirty" way to further his heel turn.

I also think there's about a 90% chance The Rock will be announced the special guest referee for this match.

 

[stevieg786]

I like Punk, but..

''Dwayne''
''Part timer''
''Movie star''

Seriously?! It was pathetic when Cena did it, it's even worse with Punk. I hope he doesn't go down this route in his feud with The Great One.

 

[LoudClearVoice]

I like Punk, but..

''Dwayne''
''Part timer''
''Movie star''

Seriously?! It was pathetic when Cena did it, it's even worse with Punk. I hope he doesn't go down this route in his feud with The Great One.

I agree, because it makes Punk (and it made Cena) look stupid. Rock is a movie star so what does that say about CM Punk, Cena (and the rest of the roster) when this part timer can come back whenever he wants and main event any PPV? It tells me that Punk, as good as he is, isn't the Rock. Here's a guy that got so big and so over, during his active career, that he can come back and main event any PPV but yet the current Champion can't even do that. So by calling him a part timer and movie star, he's making himself look dumb. Why doesn't Punk talk about how he's a better wrestler than The Rock? How about talking about how he worked his way up through the Indy circuits, etc, etc?

 

[SpoodBeest]

I think with the finish at the 1000th RAW this match up was a little inevitable, they rudely gave me some false hope with announcing a number one contender's match at the start of this weeks RAW and that Cena would win and get his second SummerSlam match against CM Punk one on one, then Punk through the match out and a triple threat was announced. Didn't want Big Show anywhere near the title picture but he's been so closely tied with Cena in a feud that wouldn't really make sense to drop him anywhere else.

So in the end the Big man's in the match and may take away from it and completely slow it down, besides this feels like a B show main event because it's not THE main event for this year's SummerSlam it will be getting the co-main event slot aka second last on the card.