Cena, Punk, And Refs

Continuing with the theme of bad officiating, the feud between John Cena and CM Punk recently picked up on this storyline of the refs making mistakes or controversial decisions. At Night of Champions, Cena pinned CM Punk in a manner in which both wrestlers' shoulders were down. Draw. But no restarting of the match? The match was restarted at Summerslam when there was a controversial ending in that WWE title match. No GM skipping out at Night of Champions? On Raw, there was that issue with CM Punk having his foot on the ropes, but the ref missed it and Cena got the win. It was just a tag match, so no big deal.

In his promo on Raw, John Cena even made a football reference. How would you feel if the Super Bowl, the biggest football game of the year, ended in a tie? Better yet, what if it ended like that due to bad officiating? Once again, it seems like the WWE is drawing inspiration from the current events in the NFL.

Did this feud really need it? I can understand not wanting Cena to lose in his hometown to CM Punk, but did you really need to create this kind of controversy to make things more interesting? You already have a storyline involving CM Punk wanting respect. You insert Paul Heyman into the mix. That is a lot right there. You can definitely develop on just what I just mentioned. It seems like they are needlessly tossing too many things into the pot.

I am not against CM Punk and John Cena continuing this feud. The reason I want Alberto Del Rio and Sheamus to stop feuding is because it has been going on for months now. During that same time, Cena has feuded with numerous individuals. CM Punk has feuded with Chris Jericho, Daniel Bryan, and Kane. Even though Cena and Punk feuded last year, both have gone their separate ways since then, and the WWE has done a good job in making this rivalry fresh as they once again are feuding. It is about more than just the title. CM Punk wants respect. The insertion of Paul Heyman was good. Combine those two things with the history Punk and Cena have, you have a good feud. Del Rio and Sheamus did not have that history. It is feeling forced.

How will the WWE play out this storyline of the refs making bad decisions? Will they? I can imagine them slowly phasing it out without much effort. There have been a few angles in the feud between Alberto Del Rio and Sheamus that were there one minute, gone the next. They really could have done more with the stealing of the car, in my opinion. Anyway, since these refs cannot be trusted in the Punk/Cena feud, the logical thing to do would be to bring in some kind of special guest referee. What else could they really do with this?