The Trial Of CM Punk

**road doggy dogg** · 02-01-2016, 10:05 AM

I don't have much to say. Punk was great. Loved all his promos because they seemed much better delivered than pretty much anyone else at the time. Never followed his indie career so I didn't have huge lofty expectations for him when he came to "the bigs". All the shit about the doctors and everything seems really bad and I don't fault him for wanting to get out of there. Definitely seems like a very abrasive person which is fine.

At this point, I find it very hard to mark out for things happening. Aside from AJ Styles' debut, I think the only music hitting the Titantron that would get me to go HOLY SHIT would be hearing Cult of Personality

**Maluco** · 02-01-2016, 11:03 AM

There was a stage where CM Punk was literally neck and neck with John Cena at the very top of the card, often getting the better of him in big matches. Only an extremely optimistic person could have called that going in.

I actually don't even think there is a debate. He was an unqualified success. I just don't think he understood that your out of the ring personality can dictate who the best superstar to represent the company is. He had a chip on his shoulder about being number one, but his moody/irritable persona meant Cena was always going to be the man.

I also think that Daniel Bryan's rise coincided with his exit. I don't think he liked the idea of not being the number one in ring performer in the company...but neither did HBK or Bret Hart.

All in all, he far exceeded expectations and reached a level that noone else did, from Cena's first WWE title win all the way up to Brock Lesnar today.

**NormanSmiley** · 02-01-2016, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by road doggy dogg

I don't have much to say. Punk was great. Loved all his promos because they seemed much better delivered than pretty much anyone else at the time. Never followed his indie career so I didn't have huge lofty expectations for him when he came to "the bigs". All the shit about the doctors and everything seems really bad and I don't fault him for wanting to get out of there. Definitely seems like a very abrasive person which is fine.

At this point, I find it very hard to mark out for things happening. Aside from the day kurt angle returns, I think the only music hitting the Titantron that would get me to go HOLY SHIT would be hearing Cult of Personality

i love that road dogg is a tigers fan and my spirit animal. every single thing he said except switch aj to kurt

02-01-2016, 10:05 AM	#1
road doggy dogg wekasauce Posts: 106,871	I don't have much to say. Punk was great. Loved all his promos because they seemed much better delivered than pretty much anyone else at the time. Never followed his indie career so I didn't have huge lofty expectations for him when he came to "the bigs". All the shit about the doctors and everything seems really bad and I don't fault him for wanting to get out of there. Definitely seems like a very abrasive person which is fine. At this point, I find it very hard to mark out for things happening. Aside from AJ Styles' debut, I think the only music hitting the Titantron that would get me to go HOLY SHIT would be hearing Cult of Personality

02-01-2016, 11:03 AM	#2
Maluco Reigning Tipsters Champ! Posts: 2,088	There was a stage where CM Punk was literally neck and neck with John Cena at the very top of the card, often getting the better of him in big matches. Only an extremely optimistic person could have called that going in. I actually don't even think there is a debate. He was an unqualified success. I just don't think he understood that your out of the ring personality can dictate who the best superstar to represent the company is. He had a chip on his shoulder about being number one, but his moody/irritable persona meant Cena was always going to be the man. I also think that Daniel Bryan's rise coincided with his exit. I don't think he liked the idea of not being the number one in ring performer in the company...but neither did HBK or Bret Hart. All in all, he far exceeded expectations and reached a level that noone else did, from Cena's first WWE title win all the way up to Brock Lesnar today.