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CM Punk...ugh, it's an odd one.
At the time he was around, I championed him, but during that long-ass WWE Title run, I wasn't really that enthralled. Remember when Daniel Bryan was put in main event WWE Title matches against him in 2013. It didn't really make sense in light of the brand split, but it also didn't really get me all bonerfied as much as it should have.
Going back, I realize that Punk is a terrible babyface. His 2009 heel work against Jeff Hardy was fantastic, but I never really got into too much else. Triple H probably should have turned heel in 2011 and been the Vince to his Austin, but things would never really "click" as well as they could have. It seemed like the moment he was actually going to get a more "he's an actual main eventer" push was when he was penciled in to face Triple H instead of Daniel Bryan which would have sucked. Punk left just before he would have become what he hated.
That being said, I think he will be back one day, and when he is he'll be treated as a bigger star than he ever was when he was there and will do the part-time thing. They're going to need those sorts of "quick fixes" since they can't get full-time guys over these days. He might even get a Royal Rumble win and WrestleMania main event moment.
If he sticks to his guns, I could see him in New Japan or doing commentary for certain shows.
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