The WWE really messed up this time. Just days after the Road to WresteMania 30 kicked off at The Royal Rumble, one of their top talents may deciding to walk away from the company for good. one report states that CM Punk walked out on The company after being informed that Batista would be headlining WrestleMania 30. Telling The Chairman of The WWE, Vince McMahon that he was "going home."
Punk is most likely angry at the fact that for the third
straight time, a part time superstar will be headlining WrestleMania, instead
of a full time wrestler in the company. Punk has vocally made it a personal
goal of his to headline The Show of Shows, but was yet again passed up for the
spot when Batista returned last week.
Another report states that Punk walked out after arguing
with backstage personnel over his scheduled segment for that Monday Night on
Raw. Punk was apparently asked to cut a promo and tell The WWE Universe he suffered
a concussion after being choke slammed through The Announce Table Sunday night at
The Royal Rumble, and that he needed to take time off due to a concussion
injury.
And yet another report states, that Punk was not happy and
walked out Monday night, when he was informed that his WrestleMania 30 opponent
would be Triple H. Apparently the thought
of battling The CEO of The WWE wasn't a
very appealing idea to Punk, who had already feuded with Triple H back in late
2011 during The Summer of Punk storyline.
No matter how this apparently happened, it still could be
one of the biggest blows to The WWE in recent memory. Punk is one of those few
guys in the company that can really connect and antagonize the WWE Universe.
Without him, The WWE will surely be at a lose both in the ring and on the microphone
The question now remains. Who can take Punk's spot if this
really is the end of his career? Who else in the company can embody the outlaw
that he was? Who else can drop pipe bomb on The WWE Universe on a nightly
basis? Who can fill the shoes of one of the most successful wrestlers of the
modern era?
Dolph Ziggler: A
few superstars come to mind when thinking of the obvious gaping hole that will
need to be filled if or when Punk makes his retirement official. Dolph Ziggler
remains a likely candidate in my mind, do to his ability to play such a great
heel at times. His in ring maneuvers could use some polishing before pushing
him to the top of the industry, but a
move like the "zig-zag" certainly will make his matches exciting to
watch for The WWE Universe.
Bray Wyatt: The
WWE has another great talent on the microphone in Bray Wyatt. Wyatt's character
of a crazed cult leader makes it easy for the NXT upstart to mystify the
audience in a almost Charles Manson type manner. The Wyatt Family's
announcement of " Were Here" before blowing out the lantern during
their entrance is something that can quickly grab a audience's attention before
Bray Wyatt even touches a microphone.
Dean Ambrose: Another
guy that lets his presence known on the microphone is Dean Ambrose. Ambrose has
a almost chilling way of enouncing each word is his promos, that you start to
believe if he's serious about what he says he's going to do. The man gives off
a dangerous look, and that might just be what the WWE needs at this time.
Ambrose is by no means ready for this position as of right
now. He will still need at least a year to perfect ability in the ring as a
singles competitor. but given time, and
a few changes to his current move set and pace of his matches, Ambrose could
certainly begin to fill that void that Punk will leave in the WWE.
Ryback: Ryback never really got a chance to be the
best heel he could be the first time around. He was used as merely a
placeholder to challenge John Cena until "Summerslam" came around . I
believe Ryback had a very bad ass heel persona during his feud with John Cena
back in June. If given a second chance by WWE management, I don't see why
Ryback couldn't recreate that persona and become another Stone Cold Steve
Austin type character in the Company.
Roman Reigns: The
most obvious choice of a superstar that would spectacular in a prime time role
is Roman Reigns. He may not be that great at cutting a five star promo yet, but
he does get a few chilling words in during promo's with his fellow Shield
Members. Reigns is a crowd pleaser with his agility and his ability to hit the
spear out of nowhere, but only time will tell how the WWE decides to use him
and other WWE Superstars in Punk's absence.
To be completely honest, no one will ever fully replace Punk
if he does decide to leave WWE for good. His in ring work was the stuff of
magic, and his pipe bombs are some of the most memorable moments of both Raw
and Smackdown. Maybe one day one or more of these superstars will be able to
step up and begin to fill the momentous shoes of this great superstar, but I don't
see that happening anytime soon.
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