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Brock Lesnar defeats CM Punk in No DQ match
“What Nick Wants to Happen: A good match that I don’t feel like an asshole for genuinely giving a shit about.”
Waffles. That was as high quality a match as you’re going to pay to see. From a storytelling perspective, that added about 1-200,000 more buys for the next time these two face off, with Punk getting “revenge” on Paul (his stated goal), but losing because of his single-minded focus on the Walrus (which now feels like a legitimate counterpart to Bobby Heenan’s “Weasel” nickname/character). Brock and Punk made one another look great (like wrestlers are supposed to), but not in a way that seemed forced. They worked as “intellectual” equals, inasmuch as they were neck-and-neck until Punk’s insatiable need to “Kill! Kill! Destroy!” Paul Heyman ended up being his (both literal and metaphorical) downfall. These guys were always going to have a good match from a physical standpoint, but Brock Lesnar continues to be underrated as an in-ring psychologist and CM Punk continues to be (despite the loss) the BEST IN THE WORLD.
Match: +1.0
PPV: 2.6
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