Thread: WWE SmackDown Taping Results (07/24) *Spoilers*
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Old 07-23-2009, 10:58 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by Innovator View Post
Still waiting for the "That makes me better than you" line, it's coming
I definitely feel it, too. I get the sense that CM Punk has been given a lot of open space to run with this, and it's working beautifully. Punk is still technically a babyface, which I find so interesting. His turn hasn't been black-and-white so far, and you just get the subtle hints that he means well, and that he doesn't feel he doesn't feel he is better than anyone else, but that no one can seemingly have the discipline that he has is a sign of their weaknesses.

It's like an inverted version of a Chris Jericho heel character, for example: Jericho believes he is better than everyone, and has a valid right to brag about it; Punk feels that if he can be a pure soul, then everyone should. At present, anyway. I'm just waiting for that competitive nature of his character to click in with the fans choosing false idols over himself, and for the arrogance to become full-blown dickweed heel levels.

CM Punk, Chris Jericho, and to a lesser extent, Dolph Ziggler are the best characters in the WWE right now, in my opinion. Jericho is an amazing performer; Punk is mastering his character right now; and Ziggler is being riddled with more depth as the weeks go on. I always wondered what was up with his handshaking thing, besides it being a shtick the character had, but Todd Grisham's suggestion that he has a little OCD is really quite beautiful. It fits him, with his clean look, and compulsive behaviour (whether it is shaking hands or working over an opponent). I also find it really quite bizarre that they've paired up Ziggler with a face Diva. I can't remember the last time the WWE did this. I think the closest may have been when Orton was revealed to be banging Kelly Kelly. It just shows Ziggler as someone that is desireable to even the "pure-hearted" girls in the WWE, and it creates that classic "dickhead jock with the beautiful girl" complex that your average fan could connect to.

Another character that had so much depth was The Brian Kendrick, but his de-push has sucked concepts like the intelligence and cultured aspects of the character, and left him as a joke.

It should be noted that all these characters came to fruition on SmackDown!.
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