CM PUNK – ONE STEP DOWN
So, CM Punk isn't looking forward to this weekend. But we're not supposed to know that, I guess. I don't know exactly what Punk meant by his cryptic tweets that "mysteriously" got taken down shortly after they were posted, but let's speculate!
Could it happen to be over the fact his character is in some sort of love triangle with AJ and KANE? Or the fact that said love triangle has become the most important factor in tonight's WWE Championship match? Or even further, it could end up being what costs him the title?
Prior to Friday's edition of Smackdown, I wouldn't have minded that last statement becoming reality. A lot of people, myself included, have seen the possibility of AJ screwing over Punk and helping Daniel Bryan win the WWE Title all along. That would have been a logical option from the beginning and up until this past week, they had done a great job setting this possibility up.
The problem is that WWE has a tendency to take a simple, effective, UNDERLYING story and overcomplicate it with nonsensical shenanigans, to the point it ends up taking away from the MAIN objective.
Nothing is unsalvageable at this point, and I doubt Punk's recent frustrations are in reference to the past. Rather, it makes me think things could get worse, starting at No Way Out.
IF the plan is for Punk to lose the title tonight, they need to handle it delicately. His character needs to stay in tact and a distraction by AJ is fine, but not if it's more than a simple, PHYSICAL distraction. Don't try to sell us on Punk being emotionally or romantically tied up. That works for Kane, not Punk.
I think most would agree that the dynamic AJ (and even Kane) has brought to this program has been positive, for the most part. That could change for the bad very quickly if WWE isn't careful.
Word of advice to Vince: If you can't sell Punk on the idea, he's not going to be able to sell it to us. Of course, he's the type that won't even try if it's just plain stupid.
