Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Daniel Bryan Goes After CM Punk's Title

I spent two days talking about Smackdown's World title feud, so I might as well talk about Raw's World title feud. Daniel Bryan won the title shot last week. This week, he gained some momentum against CM Punk.

On paper, this has been your basic title feud, so far. But I am not going to complain about that in the same way I did the feud between Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio. Why? First, this is a match that many fans of a certain type are going to love seeing. Fans of real wrestling love Daniel Bryan and CM Punk. This match will be a draw for them. As for fans who are not too interested in these two wrestling, there's always Cena to draw them in to buy the next PPV. Second, Daniel Bryan and CM Punk have a history. Whether they really push that in a televised promo in the coming weeks or not, that is something else that will make fans interested in this. There is a backstory. Sheamus/Del Rio didn't have either of that. They have no real history with each other and this feud was not looking like much of a draw. That is why I was wondering what the WWE would do to make it better. Bryan/Punk, on the other hand, almost sells itself to the audience that would really want to see it.

Isn't it nice how open the men's division is? It is especially better now that the roster split is deader than it has ever been since it started. Daniel Bryan has gone from feuding for one World title to feuding for the other World title. Whether Daniel Bryan wins the title or not, they are still pushing him well.

And CM Punk. His reign has lasted a very long time. Honestly, I still would have had Jericho win the title, even if only to drop it back to Punk. Jericho isn't exactly in a sad spot right now. This week on Raw, Punk was finally featured in the main-event segment again. How long had it been since that happened? Cena was selling his injury this week. No, he's not really hurt. Question still is, how long will CM Punk's glory last? I don't think Daniel Bryan will be the one to take the title, but John Cena won't stay away from the gold forever.

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