Well put together video. Not one of the best I've seen but then again nothing's going to be the Summer Of Punk mixed with Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog so maybe I've been spoiled. It didn't change my opinion though.
Let me make something clear here, I don't hate the story behind Rock/Cena II. I actually really like it, well the idea of it. For one, it's ultimately another story of Cena over-coming the odds, it maybe more grandiose and not involve a heel, but we've still seen enough of this. But even that I could get over if it actually felt like Cena fell down as far as the build to Rock/Cena dictated he would. Okay, yeah I got it, he was Championship-less since losing to Rock, and I suppose you could call it was his worst year but that's like saying The Dark Knight Rises was the worst of the Nolan Batman movies, it was still an excellent film worthy of praise. Let's take a look at Cena's kayfabe year post-Rock; beat Lesnar with two moves, something Trips couldn't do in I don't know how many (didn't watch); got rid of John Laurinaitis; Won Money In The Bank; Got together with AJ, what it counts; beat Dolph Ziggler in pretty much every match but one. Maybe it's just me, but I need a little more to believe the impact that loss had at him instead of I just didn't win a Championship. Hell, most of that could've remained the same, they could've at least giving me Brock winning.
That aside, Cena losing a match he placed everything on against somebody who isn't a heel, just somebody he had a beef with from the past who ends up beating him cleanly. Then Cena would go on to have his worst year, while Rock will eventually go on to do what nobody could do in beating Punk. This would lead to the ultimate, large scale, underdog story you can convince for Cena or pretty much anyone. It's not a bad idea, hell I don't even mind the Once In A Lifetime crap we got last year because it ties into the story. To Cena, that was a once in a lifetime bout, that's why it meant so much to him. He didn't know then circumstances would lead to having a rematch with Rock next year. From a narrative point of it, that makes the story much better. Of course, as I've said prior, I don't think WWE is telling this story good but that's not my problem.
My problem was I never wanted to see it more than Once In A Lifetime. I knew way before their Mania match that the best their match was going to be was average with a lot of false finishes so I was content with it, outside the result since it meant a repeat. I'm not content with it again. I'm not content with The Rock winning the Championship from Punk and giving the rub to Cena's who's Vince & the WWE have already collectively rubbed out. I'm not content that this Mania is shaping up to be a re-match fest. I'm not content, that I doubt the promo's will have anything fresh in them. The only thing I can see them adding is Rock poking fun at Cena's "bad" year or that he did what Cena and the rest of the roster and beat Punk. Adding Punk to the match is preferable to the single's match but that doesn't say much and I don't really buy the whole Taker report since we get that yearly, like MITB. Yearly reports are high on my BS list but the Taker one's at least a plausible wolf.
