John Cena in Night of Champion 2012 Poster

The main event from Raw will see CM Punk defending the WWE Championship against John Cena. A storied rivalry that was rekindled on July 23rd atRaw 1,000 when Cena cashed in the Money in the Bank briefcase against Punk and failed to win the title due to interference by Big Show that resulted in a disqualification. This led to a triple threat match at Summerslam featuring Punk, Cena and Show. During the match, Cena would have Big Show beat only to be thrown out of the ring by Punk, who would steal a victory. The following night on Raw, Punk would be granted the right to chose his next challenger to face at Night of Champions. The champion was quick to announce that he would face John Cena, on the condition that he would admit on live television that "CM Punk is the best in the world". Cena would refuse to do so leaving a big question mark on who would face the champion at the event. The following week however, Raw GM AJ Lee would announce that it was "her decision" to make the match official, regardless of any stipulation Punk had put into place.
          
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John Cena takes on CM Punk for WWE Champion

 Despite wearing the most cherished prize in the history of sports-entertainment around his waist, WWE Champion CM Punk insists he has been shortchanged respect. At Night of Champions, The Second City Saint will have his chance to gain the recognition he believes he’s owed when he puts his treasured WWE Title on the line against John Cena who himself is hungry to reclaim the spot atop WWE's pecking order.

Since beginning his title reign last November, Punk has steadily turned away one challenger after another. He’s disposed of Dolph Ziggler, Chris Jericho, Daniel Bryan and Kane — tough competition, all — and at SummerSlam, he overcame sure-fire first-ballot Hall of Famers Cena and Big Show, albeit under dubious circumstances, according to some.  Some argue that Punk stole the pin from Cena, while others argue that Punk exploited the rules of a Triple Threat Match.

Yet, over the course of his lengthy, 280-plus-day title reign — the longest since Cena’s 380-day reign ended roughly a half-dozen years ago — rarely has Punk had the satisfaction of defending the WWEChampionship in the main event of a WWE pay-per-view. Instead, that highly coveted and lucrative position on top of the card has often gone to the immensely marketable Cena, who despite his camera-friendly charm, has been in a championship drought since losing the WWE Title last September.

Rightly or wrongly, Punk contends he has unjustifiably taken a back seat to Cena and been relegated to semi-main event status, as a result. His outrage over this and other perceived snubs has only grown more apparent since Raw 1,000, when Punk shocked the WWE Universe by refusing to aid Cena (who was being attacked by Show) and ambushing The Rock. Since then, a darker, more sinister side of The Straight Edge Superstar has seemingly taken hold, culminating with an unprovoked attack against fan-favorite Jerry “The King” Lawler on the Aug. 20 edition of Raw when Lawler refused to recognize Punk as “Best in the World.” Punk trounced an overmatched “King” the following week, after Lawler agreed to face the champion in a Steel Cage Match.

Putting aside his issues with Lawler, Punk has appeared at times obsessed with the notion of getting the Cenation leader to concede that Punk is the best in the world. With the confidence befitting a champion, Cena has stalwartly refused, saying it is part of his DNA as a world-class competitor to not think of himself as anything less than the best.

Punk’s objective at Night of Champions is clear: He already sports the championship gold that signifies he’s the top Superstar in the world; on Sept. 16, he’ll have the opportunity to prove it to Cena. Though Punk holds numerous high-profile wins over Cena — including back-to-back WWE Title Match victories at last year’s Money in the Bank and SummerSlam events — none of those accomplishments would have quite the same impact as besting Cena in Boston, the site of Night of Champions and a stone’s throw from Cena’s birthplace of West Newbury, Mass. Cena admitted as much on the Aug. 20 Raw.

“If you walk into Night of Champions the WWE Champion against me and somehow leave the WWE Champion, that is the moment that will define your existence,” the 10-time WWE Champion defiantly told Punk.

Counterintuitive as it may sound, Night of Champions will be a proving ground for the WWE Champion.

Punk, however, will not be alone in that regard. On the other side of the equation is Cena, who has been on the periphery of the WWE Title scene for the better part of a year. If he were to triumph over The Second City Saint, Cena would silence any critics who suggest his time has passed. Moreover, a win over Punk would theoretically either shut up the verbose champion or render groundless his claim that he’s the best in the world — surely a welcome development for a portion of the WWE Universe.

At Night of Champions, Punk’s long-stewing resentment toward Cena and Cena’s championship ambitions come to a head. Which force will prove more powerful? Can Cena reclaim the WWE Championship for an unprecedented 11th time? Or will the savvy Punk again slide by Cena en route to building one of the most remarkable WWE Championship reigns in the title’s almost 50-year history?

                                                                         
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John Cena def. Intercontinental Champion The Miz/Cena Helps Lawler

                                          John Cena defeat IC Champion The Miz
                                       

 

In front of a WWE Universe split on showing support for John Cena, Intercontinental Champion The Miz looked to put away the Cenation leader. With an aggressive attack, Miz gave Cena all he could handle. But after a Five Knuckle Shuffle and hard-hitting Attitude Adjustment, Cena put away the Intercontinental Champion in a non-title bout.

Cenation Leader put away The Miz and Stand tall and John Cena was ready for the Match at Night of Champions!

After the Match when CM Punk vs Jerry Lawler

With Lawler in severe pain, John Cena rushed to ringside and called for the cage to be lifted. Despite Cena’s presence, Punk continued reigning down more blows on Lawler. When the cage finally lifted, Punk quickly exited, while Cena and WWE  officials rushed in, coming to Lawler’s aid.

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and John Cena’s “Once in a Lifetime” Match from WrestleMania XXVIII

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and John Cena’s “Once in a Lifetime” Match from WrestleMania XXVIII will make its world television premiere this Saturday, Aug. 25, at 9/8 CT on NBC.

The one-hour broadcast of "WrestleMania 28 – Rock vs. Cena" will take the WWE Universe inside The Grandest Stage of Them All as two of the most celebrated Superstars in history battled each other in a colossal main event. The program will chronicle the yearlong, epic journey to this faceoff, including exclusive, never-before-seen footage, and will showcase the entire Rock vs. Cena match for the first time ever on broadcast television.

WrestleMania XXVIII, held this past April 1 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, was viewed on pay-per-view by 1.3 million households – a new record for pay-per-view. The event brought together 78,363 fans from all 50 states and 36 countries, and in total, The Show of Shows was seen and heard in more than 105 countries and 20 languages.

The broadcast this Saturday will mark the fourth consecutive year that WWE has joined forces with NBC to bring WrestleMania to network television, allowing WWE fans to relive moments from the most watched WrestleMania of all time.

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