CM Punk = The Future of the WWE

Publish date: 2024-06-12
Currently in the WWF, I do not see a better overall performer on the roster. Punk is probably the best promo man in the company right now, and one of the best in the wrestling business today. He not only consistently puts on solid matches with whomever WWF puts him in the ring with, he often has the best match on the card. I do not watch a whole lot of the WWF since last years "Turdfest" of a Wrestlemania, but when I do watch Punk is one of the only guys I have any interest in seeing. The guy is just flat out entertaining. Without a doubt, he is the best heel the WWF has right now and I can't for the life of me figure out why the WWF is waiting to make Punk "The Man". To me it is a no brainer. If WWF is smart they will have Punk go over Orton at Wrestlemania in a big way. If they were even smarter Punk would be in the Miz role in the Cena/Rock situation. Punk should be one of the main focuses of WWF programming for at least the next 5 years. He is the guy WWF should be focusing on as the future.

WWF's failure to recognize Punk as one of this generations greatest overall performers is very disappointing and is heading towards being one of the biggest blunders in wrestling history. I think it is emblematic of major problems in WWF. Instead of using guys that have already established themselves as main event players and pushing them hard, the WWF has chosen to push a largely vanilla group of "young guns" to the moon. Guys like Big Show (39), Christian (38), and Punk (32), who already have a core fanbase, are still relatively youthful, and can put on good matches are passed over for the likes of Sheamus and The Miz??? It just seems to be wasting the best talent in the company. Something the WWF has been doing for years.

Back to the point. CM Punk is simply put, the future of the WWE. It is not The Miz, it is not John Morrison, it is not Sheamus. Throughout The Miz's current program with Cena and the Rock, it is painfully clear that the Miz is way out of his league at the top of the card. Don't get me wrong, I like Miz and think he has a future as a mid card talent. However imagine if Punk was in Miz's spot leading into Wrestlemania. It is pretty clear WWF is building to a Cena/Rock showdown/match/something big with Miz just kind of being there. Throw Punk into the Cena/Rock situation and you now have Punk/Cena, Cena/Rock, and Rock/Punk. Now that is very interesting. You can do so much more leading up to, and after Wrestlemania with Punk's abilities. Punk can no doubt hold his own with those two mega superstars, and could give us much more memorable moments than we are getting with the Miz.

In my opinion CM Punk should be Cena's main foil over the next couple of years. Punk is just the guy to be SuperCena's Lex Luthor. Let's face it, Cena isn't going anywhere soon. He needs a longterm rival. Punk could be Cena's Piper culminating in an epic showdown a couple years down the road. I think if the WWF played it right, they could build Cena/Punk into one of the biggest draws in recent memory.

Do you think CM Punk is being used properly? Do you think CM is the future of the WWF? If he is not who is, and why are they better than Punk? What do you think the WWF should do with CM Punk?

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