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Originally Posted by keg in kc
I thought it was a 5-star match but it was 90% due to Punk. I though Cena largely held his own in the match. But the build was entirely Punk, meaning the match itself felt like a big deal completely and solely due to Punk, the match centered around Punk, the post match centered around Punk. Cena was a platform, albeit a pretty unsteady one at times during the match, but even so deserves credit for being that, but I'm hoping 5 years from now we're looking at this as Punk's career-defining moment and not just a great one-time match before he was shuffled back to the midcard. It was the kind of match we should be talking about in 25 years, and not just because of what happened in the ring, but the entire spectacle beginning to end (whatever that ends up being) and that's to me what makes it one of the greats.
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Pretty much how I feel, except I think you have to credit the crowd quite a bit as well. As much of a Punk mark as I am, even I don't think he gets the same reaction anywhere else. Maybe he gets cheered over Cena in NY, LA or wherever, but not as violently as it happened in Chicago (with the possible exception of Hammerstein Ballroom full of ECW fans...).
And if this turns out to be "one great match/moment" before Punk goes back to the midcard upon his return, WWE is dumber than I thought. There's plenty of new fans and excitement over where the company can/will go from here and they'd be stupid not to cash in on Punk's popularity & talent. He needs to be a full-time main eventer, including a big match at WM 28.
I've never had to ask this before, but do they have Blu Ray releases for anything other than Wrestlemania? Cause I'd love to have MITB in all its hi-def glory, at least until they get off their asses & release a CM Punk DVD...