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Originally Posted by TheCyNick
I'm sure you like CM Punk and buy into his own hype, but he never reached the level HHH did
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That's because even though he held the title for as long as he did, with perhaps his feud with Cena, Punk was never really given those same great types of well written, intense and often personal feuds/story lines that helped put guys like Foley, HHH, Angle, Rock and Austin over the top.
Partly because for most of his run, only Cena was on Punk's level from a full-time active competitor (with exceptions of the occasional returning legend or authority figure) to feud with, which is because the writing/booking was and has been so horrendous that not many new stars were on the same level as Punk for him to feud with. The other part is even if the talent was occasionally on the same level to feud with Punk, most of the time, the writing and booking was so inadequate that neither Punk nor who he was feuding with got any real benefit from it.
Compare guys like Austin, HHH, Foley, Rock, Angle, etc. going over one another and building each other up, as well as guys like Taker, Kane, Jericho, Vince, etc. Not that Punk reached their level, but Punk was never given the same opportunity and chances to shine that those guys repeatedly were given. Sure Punk may have been given a long title run but in terms of quality of writing, booking, etc., Punk never stood a chance to get over the hump. Much like guys like Reigns, Wyatt, etc. are struggling with today.