CM Punk is the hottest property in wrestling today. He became an instant sensation after taking Vince McMahon and WWE to task with his epic promo four weeks ago, and everything worked perfectly at Money In the Bank when he won the WWE championship.
In fact, things are going so well for Punk and WWE right now, though based on the angle on Raw this past Monday that could change in a heartbeat, it's easy to forget just how far Punk has come in the six years that he has been working for WWE.
Punk used to get buried on television and at house shows because he wasn't a "WWE creation." He made his name working for Ring of Honor, and WWE doesn't like people that get any kind of following unless it's on their shows.
Back when Punk first started, there were a lot of people backstage and on the creative team that had it out for him, but there were two people instrumental in getting Punk a real shot with WWE. Paul Heyman, who Punk has mentioned on more than one occasion, and Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels.
According to former WWE writer David Lagana, there were agents who were pushing hard for Punk to be fired. Michaels was in a meeting with the agents and said, "Um, if you don’t like something the kid is doing, why don’t you work with him to fix it, instead of killing him.”
All that I have to say is thank God there are practical people like Shawn Michaels, who understands the value of someone like Punk and has the power backstage that people will listen to.
As we all saw with Money In the Bank, Punk is capable of great things in WWE. He just needs to be given the opportunity to be great.
Punk used to get buried on television and at house shows because he wasn't a "WWE creation." He made his name working for Ring of Honor, and WWE doesn't like people that get any kind of following unless it's on their shows.
Back when Punk first started, there were a lot of people backstage and on the creative team that had it out for him, but there were two people instrumental in getting Punk a real shot with WWE. Paul Heyman, who Punk has mentioned on more than one occasion, and Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels.
According to former WWE writer David Lagana, there were agents who were pushing hard for Punk to be fired. Michaels was in a meeting with the agents and said, "Um, if you don’t like something the kid is doing, why don’t you work with him to fix it, instead of killing him.”
All that I have to say is thank God there are practical people like Shawn Michaels, who understands the value of someone like Punk and has the power backstage that people will listen to.
As we all saw with Money In the Bank, Punk is capable of great things in WWE. He just needs to be given the opportunity to be great.
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