Mustafa Ali moved to RAW?

[Smart Marx]

Rock/Cena 2 didn't need the belt and who knows, maybe you do a title versus streak main event with Punk and Taker.

 

[Cwalker]

Maybe, maybe not. The original no-show was just as much about him being seriously sick and the doctor being an idiot.

As for Rock/Cena, he understood that in 2012, sort of, but it didn't need to repeat main event the following year after his 434 days as champ.

It was for the belt and it was Cena’s redemption. Why wouldn’t it main event?

 

[Smart Marx]

Ali is great, but not sure the move will do much since he's back with the same creative.

 

[Smart Marx]

It was for the belt and it was Cena’s redemption. Why wouldn’t it main event?

Because it didn't need the belt. They choose to put the belt on Rock when the decided to make it the main event.

That match didn't need to main two years in a row. You have a hot superstar do a 434-day reign as champion.

He can main one of those two Manias. Makes the most sense to do it over the Twice in a Lifetime match.

 

[Chris]

His finish isn’t the only thing that’s gonna be 630 if he keeps eating like this

A fellow high metabolism skinny boi that can eat whatever he wants like me

 

[Smart Marx]

Then for 30 they wanted Punk to wrestle H while Orton/Batista main evented. Come on. This is before DB was added.

 

[Cwalker]

Again, the belt would be the main event...

 

[Chris]

Rock ending Punk's long ass title reign (woulda got to 500 by Mania right?) in the 'Mania main event would have been so much better than the Twice in a Lifetime, and then they still coulda done the second Cena match at SummerSlam or something and I think I would have liked it as much as Mania

 

[Smart Marx]

Again, the belt would be the main event...

The bookers make the matches. They can book the belt on whomever they want. Make the challenger whomever they want.

Punk could have been the champion or challenger at any of his several Manias. Including 30. Orton/Punk/Batista/DB? Yes pls.

Your argument also falls apart since Punk WAS champion for the 2012 Rock/Cena match.

They also have had the belt not main event many times not just those one.

 

[Hoss]

I feel like this debate is kind of pointless ultimately. Can't expect everyone to agree on what is right/wrong, and everyone's perception of wrestlers is different.

Again, the belt would be the main event...

So the one time the belt doesn't main event is when Punk is holding it, huh?

Wonder why he took that personally.

 

[Cwalker]

The belt should main event unless there’s a bigger match on the card.

Jericho has gone on record many times saying he and Triple H should not have main evented over Rock/Hogan

Triple H said the same thing bout him and Orton main eventing over Taker/Shawn

 

[Hoss]

I'm with Chris though. Punk/Rock at 29 woulda been the way I went. Or even do a triple threat involving Cena since all three guys had that history anyways, and it also avoids the "Twice in a Lifetime" bullshit.

 

[Chris]

Oooh I think a triple threat actually would have been very much best for business

 

[Cwalker]

Punk mentioned on the Colt Cabana podcast that he pitched a 3 way elimination where he gets eliminated in 3 minutes or something like that.

But I think the whole story was Cena getting redemption 1 on 1. Nobody else.

 

[Smart Marx]

Rock ending Punk's long ass title reign (woulda got to 500 by Mania right?) in the 'Mania main event would have been so much better than the Twice in a Lifetime, and then they still coulda done the second Cena match at SummerSlam or something and I think I would have liked it as much as Mania

I always felt the Rock/Punk match was such a huge marquee match-up it could have taken place at Mania.

And imagine the pop if Rock won the 2013 Royal Rumble and not Cena? If Rock tossed out Cena to win even?

Setting Rock and Cena for SummerSlam, easily. Then you'd get Rock for what a few months as champion?

We could also do Cena/Taker at 29 since Rock/Punk is the main? Imagine that happening without the Cena squash?