Daniel Bryan and CM Punk are the future of the WWE unless they want another cookie cutter 'tough dude' character to hold the torch.
Punk aint holding the torch long....Hes 33 and already talking about breaking down. I honestly dont see him lasting more than 3-4 more years. So yes, Future I suppose, but Punk will retire before Cena, so its more like whomever they pass the torch to will be the "future".