Backstage news on Punk's WWE status, comparisons to Bret Hart made

[Crayo]

With John Cena and Randy Orton being gone from last weekend’s WWE live events, CM Punk’s importance to the company was a hot topic backstage. The feeling right now is that only two guys really draw big for the company – John Cena and CM Punk.

There’s also a feeling that they need to get Punk to where he doesn’t end up beat up and worn out like Cena and so many other top talents are. People this weekend were saying that Punk was looking sick or worn down.

Punk is being compared to Bret Hart’s early days with WWE in the sense that he’s the company workhorse but doesn’t get the nod of approval that a John Cena or Hulk Hogan would get.

(Source: PWInsider)

 

[Jose Tortilla]

Wondering how it will be booked at HIAC, probably Cena.
Love to see someone else just popping out of the shadow and face Punk at the event.

 

[CM Punk]

Damn you WWE! :aries:

 

[Crayo]

CM Punk will never get that approval unless he does something stupidly good like draw more than Cena no a regular basis, which means the whole perception of the WWE audience would change. Otherwise, he'll always be the talented small man who's #2.

 

[Jose Tortilla]

CM Punk will never get that approval unless he does something stupidly good like draw more than Cena no a regular basis, which means the whole perception of the WWE audience would change. Otherwise, he'll always be the talented small man who's #2.

Agreed. If WWE would step off the whole ''picture'' of having some sort of character being no. 1 with a physique and all, Punk could go far. But in WWE's status right now, errrr...

 

[Big Hoss Rambler]

There’s also a feeling that they need to get Punk to where he doesn’t end up beat up and worn out like Cena and so many other top talents are

Yah goodluck with that. This week only, Punk was in a match on RAW, WWE Main Event, and Smackdown...

 

[Leo C]

This is pathetic. They have two guys who can draw. Two! And as Hoss said, they want Punk to stay healthy but he wrestles nonstop. This is not going to end well for them, let me tell you that.