The Rock's once-in-a-lifetime match with John Cena at WrestleMania XXVIII and the year-long build that went with it was supposed to dwarf anything that came before it or after it, but the next three weeks, culminating in The Rock vs. CM Punk at the Royal Rumble, will overshadow it.
Although most have figured for quite some time that Punk would be defending the WWE Championship against The Rock at the Royal Rumble, the build didn't start until Monday's episode of Raw as Punk retained his title against Bleacher Report - Pro Wrestling
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