Forget the Road to Wrestlemania. It's the Road to the Royal Rumble!

Before I start, let's get this out of the way. Some people might not say wrestling is a sport. Who cares? It's called "sports entertainment", right? So, I'm going to talk about it.

Back to the talk.

The ending to this week's Monday Night Raw was fantastic. For those of you who didn't see it, CM Punk dropped another "pipe bomb" about the relation of status in the company to popularity with the fans. The obvious connections were made, like Ryback recently receiving a huge push because he got over with the fans. He attacked the gimmicks assigned to superstars like Daniel Bryan and Brodus Clay.

But it all came to a head when Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson made his most recent return to WWE programming, 20 days before his title shot at the Royal Rumble. The Rock did his usual routine of "Finally..." and "It doesn't matter..." that pumped up the crowd in Tampa Bay.

The best part of all of this: Punk was able to hang with Rocky on the mic. Some, like myself, believe Punk won the war of the words.

This sets up a fantastic lead up to the Royal Rumble on January 27. Two of the best talkers in the business in a feud together. The tension was demonstrated during the confrontation that closed Raw. The crowd was silent for almost every word that Punk spoke. They were hanging on his every word, much like I was watching it on TV. It didn't feel one-sided like many of the Cena/Rock promos heading into Wrestlemania XXVIII.

The Royal Rumble is always one of my favourite pay-per-views. With this being the only match scheduled so far, I'm already getting excited about this one.

Let me know what you're looking forward to heading into The Rumble.