Cena won, get over it.

So John Cena beat CM Punk last night and is solidly entrenched in the Wrestlemania main event for good.  Get over it, emo fans.  Although I wasn't sure what would happen going in to last night, which was a good thing, the chances of Punk going over weren't too great.  But it is a credit to him that both this match and the main event at the Elimination Chamber Pay Per View did not feel like foregone conclusions when the participants hit the ring.  But now we're on to what was probably penciled in a year ago, a rematch between the Rock and John Cena.  Which is making the emo fans out there want to guzzle a gallon of antifreeze, I'm sure.  They were all good with the Rock coming back last year because it gave them hope of seeing their favorite whipping boy Cena going down to defeat.  But now, they're resigned to the fact that the Rock is a part timer and a short timer, coming back to do the run up to Wrestlemania and the big show itself, then going back to Hollywood.  And it just doesn't sit well with them.  Well I got news for you emo fans; the WWE is a business and the Rock brings in money.  A lot of people like me got back into WWE a year ago when the Rock came back, and we've stuck around.  I'm even ordering Pay Per Views again, every one since Summerslam, so the Rock coming back has made Vince over $300 off of me alone.  Imagine what that means when you multiply me by 1000, which isn't out of the question.  That's almost half a million dollars in either new or replacement money.  So yeah, it's worth it having the Rock come back for a three match stint every Spring as long as he's willing and able.  If the Undertaker is able to go for the big event, then I'm sure that will get some more buyers.  Without the business there is no show.

So where does CM Punk go from here?  Hard to say.  A three way dance in the 'Mania main event, which is what some people were hoping for, obviously isn't going to happen.  A match against the Undertaker?  Maybe, although I'd question the logic of feeding Punk to the Undertaker at this juncture.  The World title match is set, so forget that.  Maybe a blowoff match against Ryback, but he's not done with the Shield just yet.  We'll see.  Where he goes after WrestleMania is a big question mark also.  Assuming Cena wins the title back, then we could get a series of matches with Cena as champ and Punk as challenger, a reversal from last year.  Or maybe something starts at 'Mania and goes on through the Spring.  I'd love to see more Pay Per View work between him and Chris Jericho.  We'll see what happens, but he's definitely at a crossroads right now.  As is Dolph Ziggler; Ziggler has been jobbing left and right as of late. He put over Ryback last night, Alberto Del Rio a week ago, and never got a win over Cena after TLC.  He's still got his Money in the Bank briefcase so the question is when, not if, he cashes it in.  He's got until July, so whenever Del Rio is done with Jack Swagger, I figure he's likely to get his chance to be a champion again.  I have no idea where the Swagger/Del Rio thing ends up.  Swagger was likely to win the World title until his DUI bust; now the booking committee has to be deliberating over whether this was a blip on the radar or a sign that he can't be trusted to have any kind of prominent role.