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Post by FLUX on Dec 26, 2019 12:22:46 GMT -5
He was gone for like five whole months and then became GM of Smackdown. The only reason people chant for CM Punk is a) he left on extremely bad terms and they want it rectified or b) a bunch of goofs are trying to get themselves over by chanting stupid crap during matches they don’t want to see. or...some people were just fans of him and knew how he was treated. That's literally what I said. Thank you, have a happy holidays. |
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Dec 26, 2019 13:44:57 GMT -5
Bryan. I really never saw anything in Punk except a mediocre douchebag with a gigantic ego who was good, but not great, on the mic. When I first saw Bryan I expected to feel the same way considering how much everyone expected him to be this huge sensation. Bryan won me over pretty quickly. With his intensity and ability to laugh at himself when necessary he reminded me a lot of Kurt Angle, who is probably my favorite and in my opinion the greatest of all time. I could always get into Bryan's storylines, even as the GM. Punk, literally the only thing that wasn't a channel changer for me was the SES.
As for why Bryan is bigger? Punk had the Summer of Punk, but never reached that level of popularity again. Yeah people chanted, but it was a vocal minority, much like Cena sucks chants it was mostly the 20-30 year olds. The Yes Movement at its height spanned 6 months, and EVERYBODY was involved. Lots of people like Punk, but far more love Daniel Bryan.
As for Punk's supposed crossover appeal, I don't count his embarrassing attempt at MMA crossover appeal. He's popular with WWE fans and WWE/MMA fans. Pure MMA fans likely didn't get behind him. It's not like he's the Rock, so I really think his star power has been greatly exaggerated. Maybe that 'crossover appeal' makes a difference, but if you count the fans that either turned on Punk or never liked him to begin with it'll even out a bit. I see Bryan as not just bigger, but much bigger.
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Post by K5 on Dec 26, 2019 14:15:49 GMT -5
or...some people were just fans of him and knew how he was treated. That's literally what I said. Thank you, have a happy holidays. you said he left on bad terms. you didn’t specify if it was the wwe’s mistreatment. but fair enough. |
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Post by monsieurkevon on Dec 27, 2019 17:21:54 GMT -5
Who's "bigger" is pretty vague. It's debatable on who is actually a bigger star altogether. But from recent years, Bryan has become more relevant than Punk in WWE since he's actually been around more and having many more accomplishments. On the other hand, Punk has made a huge impact when he was around and had more of a lasting impression on fans with the "CM Punk" chants still going off from time to time. Yes, I know he's on Backstage now. But it's not the same.
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