We all know Vince is really the problem, but bringing up the Punk line makes you wonder about HHH. Yeah, NXT and the Sandow character have been great, but Sandow's been buried (classic Vince booking?) and NXT's easy to book (no card structure, no PPV hype, etc).
So if you look at the Sheamus issue, how much of it is HHH's fault? He may be politicking for the push, but the way he gets forced down your throat is classic Vince booking if I've ever seen it. Plus Trips has to realize this Sheamus push is the same way he got over as a heel.
So, I don't really know. All we can do is wait and see.