How Much Lower Can Nexus Sink?

Assuming no swerve occurs, it looks like Nexus will be broken down even further. After the WWE used Wade Barrett and his stable to put over John Cena at the end of last year, things have just gone the wrong way for the group. The Smackdown version is pretty much over. Raw's version was always a little weaker than the original. That seemed to only serve the major purpose of giving Randy Orton something to overcome. They put the tag titles on the stable, but what are they doing? Feuding with Santino and Kozlov? There are not exactly a lot of good teams in the entire WWE, let alone just Raw. New Nexus having the gold doesn't fix anything.

Question is, what happens when Punk is gone? Even with him here, as I just said, the group seems weak. Given that, it seems the WWE doesn't even want to bother that much. This group is no longer a priority. Nevertheless, I just want to offer one idea I would have liked to see. Make Otunga the leader. He's still there. He is the only original member left in the stable. It would make sense. Have them fill up the ranks with two or three other NXT alums. That could freshen up the midcard. Push them well. Otunga is not the greatest, I know, but he has some potential to be bought as the leader. Once he is knocked off, I will agree that Nexus has officially run its course. In the process of overcoming Otunga's Nexus, a midcarder could get a pretty strong rub. Why should these angles be wasted solely on putting over Cena and Orton?

Finally, I have seen people talking about hoping the WWE does not "botch" the CM Punk storyline going on now. They do not want it ruined like Nexus. First of all, a "botch" is a mistake. Second, the WWE knows pretty much what it is doing. As I just pointed out, they did not "botch" the Nexus storyline. What they were doing with it simply did not match up with what certain fans may have been hoping for and expecting. The same thing will hold true for CM Punk's storyline with Cena. It seems likely that they are just creating another situation for Cena to overcome, just like Nexus. Once again, assuming no swerve and CM Punk stays, how else could this thing really end? Cena "fired" and CM Punk back in ROH as WWE Champion? Even then, they may be entering a Cena/McMahon feud. Considering that have The Rock and Cena going on next year, I think it would be a waste to push Vince against Cena now, unless to spice up Rock/Cena more. Don't think that's necessary. Point is, Cena will still be treated as the top guy. I know people will be hating that. Just keep in mind, that would not be a "botch" by the WWE. It would simply be the promoting of a centerpiece. See how I just completely left CM Punk out of the last bit of speculation? Yes, he'll be gone, but he's also just still a tool while he's still here.