CM Punk & it's not even close . . .
I. Punk's been there (I just watch[ed] WWE) longer. While this may not seem like a fair thing to point out, I'm way more invested in Punk than Bryan because Punk debuted on WWECW only a few months after I started watching wrestling and instantly became a favorite. The guys been one of my favorites since 06, Bryan's been one of my favorites since '11, that's a big difference. I've seen Punk's character grow and develop logically (minus bits & pieces from his face heel turn to the respect gimmick) from one point to the next and I can't say the same for Bryan. Mostly the logical part, and I guess logical isn't the right word for it since his character turns have been for the most part logic but I guess Punk's character turns on Batman: The Animated Series and most of Bryan's have been Batman: The Brave & The Bold. For those non-Batman fans out there (I'm sure they exist, whether or not I understand why is irrelevant) Bryan's turn have been a whole lot more campy and less serious in tone. Which isn't necessarily bad but it's not something I can sink my teeth in like I can with Punk's. But yeah, time invested does matter, that was my point.
II. Punk's a better talker. As a heel he can tend to be overly repetitive but I still wouldn't place Bryan over him for that (or for Punk's stumbling over his lines, bringing this up because I'm about to disagree with everyone and I want to make it clear I'm being fair).
III. I think Punk is easily the better of the two when it comes to wrestling. Bryan is a lot more crisp, try as I might I can't think of a Bryan botch. That's not the case with Punk. One of my favorite matches is his match with Jericho at Extreme Rules and he slipped on the ropes quite a bit. However in that case, that helped the match. I don't know about you guys but I don't automatically look at something minor like that and just a see a botch, I see someone who's been through a war and thus is no longer doing things perfectly. Honestly, it made the match a bit better as it worked with the story, but the point being when a botch is something minor like that, that doesn't expose it as fake, I'm not docking points off. And back to that someone who's been through a war thing, in pretty much every major Punk match I've watched he comes out looking like that. I think he's a much better seller, he sells the injury constantly throughout the match and he just looks like he's been destroyed after say beating Jericho or Cena. As a final thought, wrestling is simply about entertaining. A wrestling match is simply just suppose to draw you in, tell a story, and entertain you. You're suppose to get immerse in what they're doing and for me, Punk is just so much better at doing that. The only Bryan matches I've really gotten immersed in were his match against Dolph at Bragging Rights & his bout with Punk at Over The Limit. And that's not a dig at Bryan, I hardly get into any wrestling match nowadays so two is good but I can list off plenty from CM Punk.
I. Punk's been there (I just watch[ed] WWE) longer. While this may not seem like a fair thing to point out, I'm way more invested in Punk than Bryan because Punk debuted on WWECW only a few months after I started watching wrestling and instantly became a favorite. The guys been one of my favorites since 06, Bryan's been one of my favorites since '11, that's a big difference. I've seen Punk's character grow and develop logically (minus bits & pieces from his face heel turn to the respect gimmick) from one point to the next and I can't say the same for Bryan. Mostly the logical part, and I guess logical isn't the right word for it since his character turns have been for the most part logic but I guess Punk's character turns on Batman: The Animated Series and most of Bryan's have been Batman: The Brave & The Bold. For those non-Batman fans out there (I'm sure they exist, whether or not I understand why is irrelevant) Bryan's turn have been a whole lot more campy and less serious in tone. Which isn't necessarily bad but it's not something I can sink my teeth in like I can with Punk's. But yeah, time invested does matter, that was my point.
II. Punk's a better talker. As a heel he can tend to be overly repetitive but I still wouldn't place Bryan over him for that (or for Punk's stumbling over his lines, bringing this up because I'm about to disagree with everyone and I want to make it clear I'm being fair).
III. I think Punk is easily the better of the two when it comes to wrestling. Bryan is a lot more crisp, try as I might I can't think of a Bryan botch. That's not the case with Punk. One of my favorite matches is his match with Jericho at Extreme Rules and he slipped on the ropes quite a bit. However in that case, that helped the match. I don't know about you guys but I don't automatically look at something minor like that and just a see a botch, I see someone who's been through a war and thus is no longer doing things perfectly. Honestly, it made the match a bit better as it worked with the story, but the point being when a botch is something minor like that, that doesn't expose it as fake, I'm not docking points off. And back to that someone who's been through a war thing, in pretty much every major Punk match I've watched he comes out looking like that. I think he's a much better seller, he sells the injury constantly throughout the match and he just looks like he's been destroyed after say beating Jericho or Cena. As a final thought, wrestling is simply about entertaining. A wrestling match is simply just suppose to draw you in, tell a story, and entertain you. You're suppose to get immerse in what they're doing and for me, Punk is just so much better at doing that. The only Bryan matches I've really gotten immersed in were his match against Dolph at Bragging Rights & his bout with Punk at Over The Limit. And that's not a dig at Bryan, I hardly get into any wrestling match nowadays so two is good but I can list off plenty from CM Punk.
