In 2010, my favorite wrestler Shawn Michaels retired and I was blown. He was the key reason I was watching WWE and wrestling as a whole. Then in the summer, the Nexus angle kicked off and it had me hooked...until they blew it. Then they brought Daniel Bryan back in. Dolph Ziggler was getting some spotlight. These were the guys that were keeping me in the game but the product was still weak.
Then in early 2011, CM Punk attacked John Cena and they started a mini-feud that ended up going nowhere. Punk brought me back in the game. I had been a fan of his since his debut and checked his ROH work afterwards. Rock came back. Wrestlemania ws a wash, and product stinks up the joint so much. Once I heard CM Punk was going to leave after his contract ended.
Then out of nowhere...the PIPEBOMB. CM Punk cut a scathing promo that I couldn't tell if it was a work or shoot. It was killer and red hot, and for the first time in years, I couldn't wait until the next RAW to see what happened. In 5 minutes, CM Punk reignited my passion for wrestling. The next three months were excellent, and the company seem to have gotten their stuff together. At the top of that was the fantastic Punk/Cena feud, the modern day Hogan/Savage or Austin/Rock depending on your preference.
Triple H gets inserted, the angle becomes about him and takes away some of Punk's heat and he isn't as hot as he was before. But Punk was so awesome I was hanging with him anyway. He won the belt and had year long reign. After Mania 2013, Punk went on break, but Daniel Bryan and Kane were tearing it up. A few months later, Punk returned, Mark Henry attacked John Cena. We head into Summerslam. CM Punk faces Brock Lesnar. Daniel Bryan faces John Cena. It was awesome, and I had goosebumps after the show was over. I figured the Authority angle would lead somewhere and push Bryan to the mountain, and that Punk and Heyman would continue their entertaining feud.
What happened? Daniel Bryan keeps getting denied the belt. The company shuffled him away from the main-event scene. CM Punk's feud with Heyman had him wrestling two of the most boring guys ever. Suddenly, CM Punk started feuding with the Authority and I figured that would lead to the inevitable fiery feud with Triple H. Daniel Bryan turned on the Wyatts and returned to being the hottest face in the company.
And now I'm...eh.
I can't get into anything else right now wrestling wise. TNA is circling the drain. Outside of Jay Briscoe, there's no one in ROH I care about (sorry I don't get the hype over Kevin Steen). I haven't been to DragonGate USA since seeing a six man spotfest--it could've been more guys, I don't remember exactly. It was four years ago--in which I saw some of the most ridiculous stuff. Good, vicious spots getting no sold.
My point pretty much is that Daniel Bryan and CM Punk have been keeping me in the game. I'm not fans of their's because they're indie darlings. They're just that good and they've proven it time and time again. They've succeeded in the mainstream against the odds and have constantly delivered. If CM Punk is really gone for good, and if Bryan doesn't at least beat Triple H at Wrestlemania or headline and win the title, I'll be taking a break from wrestling. I'll wait til after Wrestlemania to get the network and watch some of the old stuff. And I'll follow NextNolan's advice on New Japan Pro Wrestling and check that out more.
I don't know, this is just several layers wackness. I don't know how else to put it.
