Dwayne Johnson - WWE Raw 1000
Time: Monday Jul 23, 2012
Place: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Details: On July 23, at Raw 1000, The Rock announced he would wrestle for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. During the show, he encountered then-reigning WWE Champion CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, and John Cena, all of whom expressed a desire to face him. The Rock later saved Cena from an assault by Big Show, only to be laid out by CM Punk.
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