Make matches matter

[Damndirty]

Originally Posted by Fox Have you not been watching the program for the past year? CM Punk and Daniel Bryan are both well equipped to stand strong as opposition for a heel John Cena. Punk brings out the best in Cena - John hasn't had a single match as good as his encounters with Punk at MITB and Summerslam last year. Punk sells merchandise, he gets cheered and chanted for in every arena, and he's a good role model because no one can ever question whether he's on steroids or not. Daniel Bryan is just fucking amazing right now and his "Yes!" gimmick is so over he could turn face on a dime. The only reasons they won't turn Cena heel is because of all the merchandise he sells, because of all the Be a Star and Make a Wish stuff he does, and because Vince McMahon and Triple H don't believe that Punk or Bryan are physically big enough to be the face of the WWE. End rant.

I think if Cena's out of the way, Punk's popularity would triple if not more, as long as he speaks pipe bombs that earn the gasps of the audience, but still.... Ryback's coming up, so that might not happen anyways.

Originally Posted by Damndirty I think if Cena's out of the way, Punk's popularity would triple if not more, as long as he speaks pipe bombs that earn the gasps of the audience, but still.... Ryback's coming up, so that might not happen anyways.

Punk's "pipebombs" get old fast

[#1-norm-fan]

Originally Posted by Damndirty I think if Cena's out of the way, Punk's popularity would triple if not more, as long as he speaks pipe bombs that earn the gasps of the audience, but still.... Ryback's coming up, so that might not happen anyways.

If you mean just the lack of Cena would cause Punk's popularity to skyrocket, I have no idea why you would think that.

If you mean Cena being out of the way would force WWE into booking Punk as "THE guy" and would therefore raise his popularity, that's probably true. No way it triples or gets nearly as huge as you think though. WWE's writers don't have the ability to book a character that well at the moment and "pipe bombs" only go so far. As it stands, Punk in his current state is not ready to be the face of the company.