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Originally Posted by thedamndest
I agree with your points 2 and 3, Noid. Jericho/Michaels has been the best program Raw has had to offer in a long time. And I see that they did want to get the title off of Punk and Jericho is the best choice based on the fact that A) the aforementioned reason B) he isn't Batista. As far as long-term Punk, I agree that we will have to wait and see how he is used, but for right now agree to disagree on the being kicked in the head situation. They booked him fine in ECW, but as soon as he got to Raw it's like they've been afraid to give him the ball.
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I'll concede to that. I'm sure the WWE could fuck up Punk very easily. I don't think this "horrible booking," though. They didn't want to shove Punk down our throats as a Superman, so we're getting a more human and fallible Punk. At least, I hope that is the reason for it. If we do see Punk continuously getting bitched, I'll agree with you, but I don't think it's a misstep so far.
As for those suggestions you made. While I don't think they are bad, you still have similar problems in all of them. If Punk took a beat-down, went out there and lost the title, he wouldn't prove anything other than he is stupid, can't quit when he should, and that he can't power through these things. If he got taken out mid-match, it would still be him losing the title because he couldn't handle things. Punk needed to win that Scramble, but if they took the title from him on RAW, it'd be a repeat of the strippings Cena and Batista have had. Punk would also look far too untouchable (having made it through hell) to really have a big issue with Orton and co.
I think this is the most intense way to add immediate fuel to the Punk/Orton fire.