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Dolph'sZiggler

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KevinLockard23 said:
Punk draws in pretty decent ratings actually. Not being as big of a draw as Cena does not equate to not being a draw at all. Live crowds mean more than a bunch of casual viewers at home because they actually spend money to go to the shows live, and they always react to Punk. Punk also moves a fair bit of merchandise. He also drew a bigger crowd than Cena at Comic Con back in August.

We're talking about comic con now as a way to determine if Punk is a draw?

Live reactions and moving some merch is nice, but don't tell me WWE doesn't care about ratings. More ratings = more sponsors/better advertisement = more money. WWE absolutely cares a TON about ratings.

Punk is not a draw. Ratings are hitting new lows with him as champ.
 

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Dolph'sZiggler said:
Punk is not a draw. Ratings are hitting new lows with him as champ.

That doesn't mean Punk isn't a draw at all. Numerous reports suggest he is a draw, the fact WWE temporarily moved him over to SmackDown while they had bad injuries is proof that he draws ticket sales. He's not on Cena's level but he is in fact a draws, as I said in another post, anyone with the push he's had will eventually be some sort of draw.
 

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You can't put all the blame on one guy.
The product is garbage, that's the main reason why not too many people are tuning in or going to live events and those that do attend seem bored to death.
 

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Crayo said:
That doesn't mean Punk isn't a draw at all. Numerous reports suggest he is a draw, the fact WWE temporarily moved him over to SmackDown while they had bad injuries is proof that he draws ticket sales. He's not on Cena's level but he is in fact a draws, as I said in another post, anyone with the push he's had will eventually be some sort of draw.

Geez, so this is the 'at least she has a nice personality' argument is it not?

CM Punk was featured on SD because the crowds were just that terrible. In layman's terms, Punk was asked to make the gate somewhat mediocre as opposed to the atrocious gate SD had been making.

If CM Punk were truly drawing there's no chance he would have turned heel. As bad as his face run may have been, he was garnering the boos John Cena had in 2005-2006.

As far the merch argument, WWE's talent as a whole is moving way more than it had ever before... even Ziggs does semi-decent.

Punk's great shining light is his mic work but, he's grown into a butthurt loser at this juncture. Complaining, whining and calling yourself BITW is code for I'm a do*** beta male who has Star Trek geeks for fans
 

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Think they should keep it on Punk instead. Ryback wasn't ready for the WWE Championship obviously, and Punk may not be the best option, but it's better then putting the strap on a new Ryback right now. Ryback still needs a while to go before he becomes WWE Champion, so I'm glad they didn't give him the strap just yet.