Dusty Finish can be a thing of beauty. In Sunday's example,Chloe Bags, it was Punk's determination to rehash wrestling lore that intrigues me,Chloe Bags. Punk hasn't proven to be the agent of change that meta fans hoped he would be, but at least he has used his championship reign as a master class in pro wrestling history.6 In recent months, Punk has tried to out-macho Randy Savage, to out-King Jerry Lawler,Chloe Handbags, and, with his off-kilter moonsault attempt on Sunday night (and ongoing association with Heyman), to out-ECW Terry Funk. If anybody can legitimize the Dusty Finish, it's Punk.

Last week, Punk suggested to Bret Hart that, had he been around in the 1990s, Punk would have jumped ship from the WWF to WCW and put the WWF out of business. On Monday night, before the main event, Punk had a testy backstage planning session with his partner Alberto Del Rio. Near the end of the exchange, Punk (through his mouthpiece, Heyman) suggested that Del Rio get a time machine and go back to last year, when Punk beat him at Survivor Series. Maybe it was a bit of projection on Punk's part. If anybody wants to go back in time, it's your WWE champion,Chloe Marcie. And since that can't happen, his next best option seems to be bringing the past to the present, Dusty Finishes and all.Which is something more than a shame, because New England–Baltimore has blossomed into a genuine rivalry. It has that mixture of bad blood and fundamental respect that's marked the great NFL rivalries down through the years,Chloe Marcie. Last season, the Patriots made it to the Super Bowl when the Ravens missed a chip shot field goal in the AFC Championship game. Two years ago, Baltimore blew New England out of the playoffs in about 11 minutes. Belichick has a long-standing, and quite mutual, man crush on Ravens safety Ed Reed. "Just watching A Football Life With Bill Belichick, you can't do anything but have much respect for Coach Belichick and the way he runs things," Reed said earlier. "His background and the discipline and focus that he asks of guys and what he allows you to do as a football player, he honestly understands your athletic ability. He allows football players to be football players."

All week, the players went out of their way to explain (a) why these two teams enjoy knocking each other into next Thursday, and (b) how much they respect each other for being able to do that,Chloe Bags. "Ray (Lewis) is a big-time playmaker,Chloe Marcie. Ed Reed is. Haloti. Lardarius Webb has turned into one of the best corners in the league," Brady said Wednesday during his weekly press conference,Chloe Bags. "They've got a lot of players who can really wreak havoc."

And they all deserve better than they're getting.