Little stroll down memory lane, forget I am a mark but I think this holds valid significance with the events of the past week in the WWE.
After Punk dropped his infamous pipe bomb, what were people's immediate reactions where it would lead the company in the future? At the time he wasn't a maineventer, wasn't seen as a major player and was struggling to really get anywhere in the business. This was a major turning point in Punk's career.
The point I am getting at is, that it is now evident and clear as day to me that Wrestlemania 30 would not have ended with Bryan leaving as champion had the WWE Network not even existed, they needed to save face and not risk this revolutionary product being run into the ground before it even got off it. This too was a huge turning point in Bryan's career.
Punk was a little different, his pipe bomb essentially garnered major attention all across the board and the WWE was forced to act, but deep down they clearly never trusted or believed in him hence why he buried not long after becoming a very hot commodity.
Looking back today after overseeing what Bryan and Punk did, is the WWE better off at all? Did fans really think that one of these 2 guys had finally changed the WWE's mindset in regards to smaller talent? And did the WWE go as far as they did with both storylines only cause they were backed into a corner? And has the WWE learnt it's lesson from these and will avoid having anything like these events happen again?
Just curious to hear what people think, cause I was optimistic, but all that optimism is totally gone after Sunday.
After Punk dropped his infamous pipe bomb, what were people's immediate reactions where it would lead the company in the future? At the time he wasn't a maineventer, wasn't seen as a major player and was struggling to really get anywhere in the business. This was a major turning point in Punk's career.
The point I am getting at is, that it is now evident and clear as day to me that Wrestlemania 30 would not have ended with Bryan leaving as champion had the WWE Network not even existed, they needed to save face and not risk this revolutionary product being run into the ground before it even got off it. This too was a huge turning point in Bryan's career.
Punk was a little different, his pipe bomb essentially garnered major attention all across the board and the WWE was forced to act, but deep down they clearly never trusted or believed in him hence why he buried not long after becoming a very hot commodity.
Looking back today after overseeing what Bryan and Punk did, is the WWE better off at all? Did fans really think that one of these 2 guys had finally changed the WWE's mindset in regards to smaller talent? And did the WWE go as far as they did with both storylines only cause they were backed into a corner? And has the WWE learnt it's lesson from these and will avoid having anything like these events happen again?
Just curious to hear what people think, cause I was optimistic, but all that optimism is totally gone after Sunday.