It was almost the end of the world as we knew it.
WWE made an announcement a few weeks ago that current champion CM Punk would undergo knee surgery after an (Kayfabe) attack by No.1 contender and beast, Ryback.
This sort of unfortunate event could have had major repercussions on the title picture and on who would be the one to carry the belt into 2013.
It is a known fact that The Rock will face the WWE Champion at the Royal Rumble on January 27th, and right before that ill-fated injury, no one was really certain it would be CM Punk.
Though it is a scenario no well-established superstar want...
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