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Imagine this:
* Money in the Bank, a babyface wins the Money in the Bank Ladder Match on the RAW side. I think Kofi Kingston would make a fine choice to elevate, because I feel he's got the natural likeability and charisma to match appropriate ring skills and promo ability to fill the role; but a safer choice would probably be Rey Mysterio -- who is still capable of churning out great matches, and moves a lot of merchandise.
* CM Punk takes out Mysterio backstage prior to his WWE Title match. "There's no way you're taking my title from me tonight, Rey!"
* CM Punk and John Cena is the match we all expect it to be. Vince McMahon marches down to ringside. He orders the referee that this is a No Disqualification Match. He grabs a steel chair and Cena tells him "Not this way," and Vince backs off, but when Cena goes to pick up Punk, Vince nails him in the back with a steel chair. A GTS later and CM Punk is the new WWE Champion. Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler & Booker T don't know what to make of this. Vince then gets on the mic and screams in John Cena's face "You're fired!"
* On RAW, CM Punk and Vince McMahon come out together and Punk essentially lets us know he played us all for fools. He proved that we are fickle, will cheer or boo anybody, and have no clue what we really want -- something he and Vince understand completely. Vince says that he and John Cena were never friends. He and Stone Cold Steve Austin were never friends. He and The Rock were never friends. Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Hulk Hogan? Never friends. He saw them all the same way he sees John Cena -- as an investment. But WWE stock is down, PPV buyrates are down and television ratings are down. The man that helped him realise that is CM Punk -- a bankable man if there ever was one. The Cena era is over, and the Punk era begins! Punk says that this current WWE Title belt is against everything he believes in, and represents an era so corrupt it needs to be purged. He tosses down the current belt, and unveils a new one. Vince and Punk shake hands, and Punk assures us "Don't worry. You'll all be cheering me again whenever I decide to get on this microphone and tell you that I was only using this old bastard."
* John Cena then rushes through the crowd and jumps the barricade, but security immediately jumps on him. Punk tells him that this isn't a Nexus-style firing. This is for real, John. You're done. Security is holding Cena and Punk nails him in the head with the WWE Title belt as Cena is unable to defend himself. Punk then tells security to let him have it, and they beat-down Cena. Punk then tells them to take Cena to the top of the stage. Punk says that this is all his now, and tells Cena to get the hell out of his company. He then tosses Cena off the stage.
* Cena gets the time he needs to rest up his injuries, before finding a way back into the company to challenge Punk and McMahon, while Punk goes on a tear as the biggest heel in the WWE for a long time.
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