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Note: I wrote this before RAW aired tonight. By the looks of it, the person who "wronged" Punk may have been John Cena. Anyways, I'd written this already so thought I may as well go ahead and post it.

CM Punk's words last week resonated loudly among those watching.

"When people wrong me, I get even. Right now, backstage somewhere, there is another individual that has wronged me."

I was beginning to forget Punk was even an active competitor as he's doing such a stellar job behind the commentary table.

But who could the mysterious man be that Punk has set his sights on?

Following last night's TLC PPV I believe Randy Orton is a very possible contender.

Orton failed to re-capture the WWE Championship from the Miz in his rematch and is now out of the title picture. As it stands, the Royal Rumble will likely be headlined by The Miz versus John Morrison—and you'll hear no complaints from me.

The bottom line is Orton needs a feud.

The Nexus are pretty much dead and gone and he's out of the title picture for the time being. The only main event heel currently active on RAW other than the Miz is Sheamus and if I have to watch Orton versus Sheamus for the 57th time I think my head might explode.

CM Punk is definitely a main event heel, but he is currently rehabing an injury. But he's on the cusp of a return.

He's scheduled for a number of Smackdown house shows this week and made an ominous threat upon accepting his "Despicable Me" award.

But why would they feud at all?

The History

Alright, so I know WWE doesn't like us remembering stuff, but I do.

So here's the tale.

2006

In November 2006, Orton and Punk met in the ring for the first time ever as members of Team RKO and Team DX, respectively. They traded a few blows in the match but nothing major.

In the end none of Team DX was eliminated and won the match.

2007

In the week leading up to Wrestlemania 23 and the Money in the Bank match in 2007, Punk and Orton crossed paths in three separate occasions.

On the March 26 edition of RAW, Punk and Orton—along with King Booker, Finlay, Mr. Anderson, AHEM, Mr. Kennedy, and the Hardyz—brawled during an episode of the Cutting Edge to hype the MITB match.

The following night on ECW (yeah, I don't remember what that is either) the heels (Orton, Kennedy, Finlay and Booker) beat the good guys (Punk, Edge and the Hardyz) in a four on four tag team match after King Booker pinned Punk.

On the night of Wrestlemania 23, Mr. Kennedy won the MITB briefcase.

One of the highlights of the match for me was an awesome RKO on Punk from the top of a ladder.

2008

A year later, CM Punk won the converted Money on the Bank brief case at Wrestlemnia 24.

On the same night Orton retained the WWE Championship against Triple H and John Cena, only to lose it to Trips at Backlash.

On the May 5th edition of RAW, Orton and CM Punk met in their first one-on-one encounter with Orton looking to send a message to Triple H. The match was cut short when William Regal killed the lights and announced the match over.

The result was a no contest.

Not so long ago, comparison shopping required actually going to several stores or sifting through every circular in the Sunday paper. And even as at-home internet access became commonplace, that didn't really help if you'd gone to the store without doing the legwork in advance. But the rapid growth of web-enabled phones could be leading to better retail prices and more informed consumers.

A recent Wall Street Journal story cites some interesting statistics to lend credence to this theory. First, there's the report by Coremetrics that says the number of customers using mobile devices to access retail websites on Black Friday in 2010 was more than 50 times greater than just a year earlier.

Second, the Journal quotes a retail consultant as saying that 45% of smartphone users had used their mobile devices for purposes of comparison shopping.

With this increasing transparency for prices, retailers may be forced to either cut prices to keep customers in the store or offer items that can't be purchased elsewhere.

Many stores have already put an end to the practice of offering a lower online price than you'd get at a retail location. "Those days are over," says the president of PriceGrabber.com. "The line between offline and online has been blurred."

Some retailers are attempting to use smartphones to their advantage. For example, Best Buy has partnered with a price comparison app so that whenever someone searches for something at Walmart that could also be purchased at Best Buy, the user will be shown ads for these comparable BB products.

"That is an opportunity to steal a sale right when someone is in the throes of making a decision. That is what makes mobile so powerful," says Best Buy Chief Marketing Officer.

Have you been using your smartphone to compare prices this holiday season?

Phone-Wielding Shoppers Strike Fear Into Retailers

Thanks to Lyn for the tip!

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