Just to name a few, Hogan, Stone Cold, Rock, Angle, HBK, Triple H, Cena, Undertaker, Randy Savage, Flair, Andre the Giant, Bret Hart... I could really go on and on all day, but I just decided to put out some top names.
CM Punk is pretty good in the ring, but not great. His matches generally involve quick strikes, maybe a few wrestling moves, and then the GTS. I much prefer seeing the tactical game of an Angle or HBK or the power game of an Undertaker than a striking contest involving CM Punk.
As for mic skills, there is a big split on where CM Punk stands on the mic. However, I think the majority of us can agree that he is most certainly not the best ever on the stick, and most of us would agree he's not even the best in the WWE. I'd at least put Cena, Triple H, Miz, and Edge above CM Punk, and probably a few more if I even tried to put some thought into it. Furthermore, to say he's better than Austin or The Rock is sheer insanity.
And can you imagine CM Punk ever becoming a legend of wrestling? Can you imagine talking to your friends about the greats of wrestling and saying, "Flair, Hogan, Hart, Stone Cold, The Rock, and CM Punk." Seriously, look at every man in that sentence prior to CM Punk, and what do they have in common? At on point they were not only the top names of the company, but they were household names. Hulk Hogan taught kids to take their vitamins and say their prayers, and Austin became the symbol of rebellion for Wrestling fans and non-Wrestling fans alike. CM Punk... encouraged kids to drink by portraying a sober lifestyle as evil? What has CM Punk accomplished in the WWE so far? Sure, he's been entertaining, but he hasn't nearly matched the success of the legends.
Finally, you say CM Punk has never been in a boring program. How about his entire time on ECW? He was entertaining, but the storylines were mailed in by WWE Creative. How about his first WHC title reign? It was the first time Punk received any significant mic time, and he bombed. He was so boring as champion that they wrote him out of the Championship Scramble match at Unforgiven, effectively replacing him as champion by Chris Jericho. Now I really supported Punk at the time, but looking back, it was just a bad title reign.
Every wrestler, no matter how great, will have lackluster feuds, dull matches, ans boring promos. However, the greatest wrestlers are the ones who manage to capture the hearts of millions upon millions and provide us with hours of entertainment. Cena, Hogan, Stone Cold, they have all managed to do this. CM Punk has not.
ncG1vNJzZmien6fCrr%2BNsKmeq6Shsru7zZ5lnKedZMGpvsSam6xnk6J6scHNpGSbnaOperi%2BxKyrpZ2iYrK3sdFnaG1uZGt%2FcA%3D%3D