Wrasslin oldheads, thoughts on the Rock/Cena feud?

[Barnett141]

Where does it rank alltime in wrasslin' feuds?

 

[RammerJammer]

A manufactured piece of shyt.

It drew though

 

[Starboy52]

Not even top 5 in either man's list of matches or feuds and didn't need the sequel, but it was the first time in a long ass time I watched after Punk got fukked over.

 

[Da_Eggman]

Garbage mostly beside a few good promos that felt real

 

[cartierhoe]

Punk/Rock was a better feud than that forgettable shyt


Edit: They literally built up the first match for a year and nobody even talks about that shyt

 

[NoMorePie]

A match that rock made people wait an entire year to watch

 

[CM_Burns]

Match was disappointing but the build to the first match at WM 28, starting with Rocks comeback promo before WM 27, was one of the best of the decade. Half of TSC was swearing it was real and they shoot meant everything they were saying. That means a lot.

 

[Metal Face]

Build to WM 27 was good
Build to SSeries '11 was trash
Build to WM 28 was trash but the match was surprisingly good
Build to WM 29 was good but the match sucked since Rock got hurt half way

overall decent feud, hate that they went the whole worked shoot route with it though
this shyt was a real dream feud and they fumbled it

 

[Mike the Executioner]

I was hyped up for the first match. The fact that it was booked a year in advance made it more special. It actually forced WWE to do some long-term (for them) storytelling with things like Cena saying he's going to bring the WWE Championship to the match with him and the Survivor Series tag match. One problem (among many) with WWE is that nothing feels important or big time anymore. This was one of the last times that a feud or match felt important, like you had to tune in just to see what happens.

The second match was unnecessary and it was way too obvious that Cena was going to win. What made the first match meaningful was that it could have gone either way. Plus, you had Cena saying that this was a match he had to win, like his career meant nothing if he couldn't beat Rock. Then he loses, and he gets another shot to beat Rock. What was going to happen other than Cena winning? There was no heat, no excitement, and it didn't feel important. They should have called an audible that year and booked a triple threat with Punk.

 

[NYChase718]

Via satellite

 

[dh86]

The first match with a one year build was unique, but it had zero lasting impact because they did not want to turn Cena. It made the feud not what it should have been. The second match didn’t need to happen and it damn sure didn’t need the belt. What the fukk does Dwayne the rock Johnson need the belt for? Lol

 

[Black White Sox Hat]

Via satellite

Ugh..

Could have been 100 times better..

 

[Tommy Fits]

Mostly forgettable

 

[RammerJammer]

Via satellite

Only thing I can remember from the buildup besides via satellite was the Rap/Rock concert and Cena calling The Rock out for lines on his arm.

One thing I absolutely hated in the 29 build though was them trying to paint Cena as this dude that was past his prime or falling off when he Main evented damn near every PPV in 2012 .

 

[Heelish]

Their first match was aiight. Their second match was unnecessary and a complete shytfest. Rocky could barely keep up with Cena. I think that was also the first time Rock got injured during a wrestling match.