2. The Rock Retains the WWE Championship
And so a 2nd PPV passes, and The Rock again defeats CM Punk, this time retaining the WWE Championship. Much like their encounter at last month's Royal Rumble, this match was again better than expected but not without its controversy. This time around the championship match was marred with more referee controversy, capped off by the always great Paul Heyman taking a shot by way of the title belt at the hands of CM Punk. More questionable shenanigans, but in the end The Rock heads to Wrestlemania as WWE Champion, leaving CM Punk and Paul Heyman in his wake. It would be nice to see these two actually wrestle a full match with a clear winner, but you can't always get what you want; and as a result The Rock's big run back in WWE continues to be run-of-the-mill.