Punk when it comes to name recognition is not as big as Cena though can't deny that. I mean if people saw Stone Cold vs Punk yes us internet fans know both of these guys. Yet how many would know Punk or buy into Punk beating Austin. That is the question. People yes he sold out in merch, but come on how common folk are not talking about him more and more. The thing is it is not Punk's fault 100 percent it is the WWE's as well.
They had something going, but they dropped the ball with him. I mean the shoot promo yeah it was good, but the thing is when you look at the other pile of shit we were getting at the time, of course that shoot promo would be the MOST EPIC THING WE HAVE SEEN. If he would have done that during the attitude era you think it would have gone over as huge? Maybe, but Paul Heyman did a good shoot in the attitude era, but a lot of people still talk about it, but it is not a big thing that people remember the most out of the attitude era.
My point is Punk is meant for the internet community. He is a guy casuals can get into, but not all casuals. When Steve meant Punk needs to step up his game, he meant get your name more out there. I mean Punk comes out and insults people every single time, sure a smart ass would love that, but how many people love smart asses? Not a whole lot. I know what will be coming next crowd reactions. Cena gets boo'd, Punk gets cheer'd. Listen the WWE is not the machine it once was, it is no longer a place where people will go for fun. It is a place for smart mark fans, children, and moms to go to enjoy themselves. Most of the crowds now a days are smarky. They are no longer clueless people looking for a good time to have fun. The thing is Punk has a lot of things going for him.
Original name
Good Mic Work
Good in ring skills
The thing is though a lot of people will say. "What about Austin he was a smart ass". Austin was no way a smart ass he was a rebel/badass. He was someone people wanted to be because no matter what Stone Cold did was cool. That is what made Austin popular and a household name for the WWE. You still hear people to this day praise Austin for many things, even when he left the company in 2002 in bad terms. People still talk about Austin as a performer and Vince's worse nightmare more than that. See the thing is Austin was a guy that made you want to watch every single night. Punk do you think he is that type of guy, does everything Punk does is must see?
No not really, now with Cena it is the same case, but when it comes down to the name recognition Cena beats him. I have friends who don't watch wrestling know who Cena is. I have friends who use to watch wrestling thinking there is still an ECW around and that Punk is the champion there. See the thing is the WWE is not putting Punk in the right situations, and Punk himself has not been doing his best to make him into an intriguing superstar. I mean come on guys, if Punk was as over as we like to believe he is he would be feuding with Lesnar, not an old HHH. A young Punk, the thing is though it is just Punk is not as super over.
Now I am going to say this I am a Cena and a Punk fan. I like both of them, I know many will think based off my Cena sig and avy I'm just some diehard Cena nuthugger. That is not the case. I am just here basing my opinion, you can even ask Big Red he watches my videos, and he knows how much I do not like how Cena is booked. He knows I support Punk. I am just saying in both parties the WWE and CM Punk that they have done a poor job at promoting him which is why he is not as big as he is suppose to be. Besides I would not mind a Cena vs Austin or Punk vs Austin.
The one I think that would get the most buzz though will be Cena vs Austin. Although Punk vs Austin will help Punk, but after the feud with Austin, and if Punk does good there he needs to keep up the momentum and keep making himself a guy to watch.
