Monday, March 3, 2014

Chicago Fire

What has pro wrestling become that you get more excited for what fans might do than for the actual product? With the whole CM Punk drama, Raw in Chicago tonight looked to be very interesting. There was talk about fans pretty much taking over the show. Of course, the reports of CM Punk returning tonight pretty much kills all the enthusiasm I had for talking about this topic.

I have said before that the WWE is playing with fire. They play with giving the fans what they want, knew how over Daniel Bryan was, and just continue going down the road of what they would rather the fans want. Remember how crazy some Mickie James fans got after the WWE released her. Dirtsheets made it look like she screwed herself out of the WWE, but fans still really wanted her back. You have heard stories of how Daniel Bryan fans have reacted to his mistreatment in recent months. How crazy would Chicago have gotten tonight?

If CM Punk is really coming back, it might be wise to bring him back in the opening segment. You would normally save something like this for last, but you probably don't want to play with these fans too much. And what if these reports were spread just to ease some of the tension building? If CM Punk does not appear, that will make fans even more pissed off. If they sit through the whole show and don't get what they want, then they might really react badly. It would be like this year's Royal Rumble. Fans waited in hopes of seeing Daniel Bryan coming out in the Rumble match. Never happened. And fans can definitely react worse than they did then.

If CM Punk does return, should he be tossed into the title match at Wrestlemania? That match lacks a solid face. Being in the main event of Wrestlemania is something CM Punk would want. Of course, this should have been Daniel Bryan's match. And that feud against Triple H should have been Punk's. I doubt they will switch things back around. If CM Punk does return, he will need a match for Wrestlemania, and it will likely be that title match. I doubt they toss him back against Kane.

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