There shouldn't be anyone complaining about this.. a few reasons why:
1/ Everyone for ages has been compalining about the PG era. Can't everyone see how complex, must see and really quite far from PG all of these storylines are? The IWC wanted it's attitude era 2.0 and it's here..
2. the birth of this new Attitude era or Reality Era whatever you want to call it, is being born right before your very eyes, are people too blind to see it? How many times did the title change hands in the attitude era? All the time and it was the highest ratings the WWF/E ever received. We've gone from a filler Cena vs. R-Truth ppv main event to the most intriguing storyline since Nexus showed up and then before then who knows??
3. To all those pissed about Punk losing the ttile..1/ all you Punk fans, that's excatly how you are meant to feel! Your hero was screwed out of the title! All Cena's fans are upset, he was screwd out of the title too! The two heroes (but totally different) of RAW and their fan bases will be tuning to see how their guy will get back what is theirs.
4. A face is always waaaaaay better if he is chasing the title. It's booking 101. Punk has become a cult hero, but had a very small build up to get to the top of the mountain. Now that his popularity is right up there, he has no where left to go but down.. the storyline keeps moving with him being anti-WWE because there are so many factors now in place for him to combat.
a) Cena- the man he hates, the 'product of the system" the golden boy he needs to overcome
b) HHH- the system itself, the guy who is the inexperienced COO of the company he is talking out against. Due to HHH's newness to the role, Punk so far has had his number, but teh Game being one of the most diabolical superstars back in his day, will ahve aplan for Punk's agenda
c) Nash/JOhnny Ace/Stephanie/conspiracy - Punk now has shadows keeping him from being the WWE Champion. No one wants him to have that belt and it seems things are happening from all over to keep him from having the power that comes with being the WWE Champion. He has to fight against them and be smart about it. Is HHH/ His wife? Johnny Ace? Who is Nash working for? Del Rio? Punk will have to take these guys out first so he has a clear path to the title...
All of these factors come into play to take CM Punk to the next level and making him a HUGE superstar over the next few months leading into Wrestlemania. If anything CM Punk fans should be over the moon that this has happened because it ensures he will be a focal point for a very long time!!!
Personally, I agree with a huge chunk of that, but just to play Devil's Advocate can you really blame people for being a wee bit skeptical. Now, just to get this out of the way the IWC will always complain, or most internet committees at for that manner. That's just the way it is. So flat out, people need to stop expecting that forum user will be content because by in large they never ever will.
Now, while it does seem like alot of what you say is true, albeit optimistic the WWE just has had a great track record with following through with potentially awesome storylines lately.( Yes, i'm referring to the Nexus debacle). Here's the thing, as big as this storyline could possibly for Punk, I have no reason to believe either
A. The WWE will heavily invest in push past the duration of this angle
or
B. The WWE intends on ushering in a new..ahem, "Era"
Now since I think it's always more beneficial to be a skeptic, I think too much stock is being put into the stock of what is or isn't likely to happen. Don't get me wrong a breath of fresh air this storyline has been, but I don't see it spanning a new era. Could be that it is...or it could be some high standard busywork for Cena while simultaneously appeasing a nearly departed Punk.
Maybe Punk almost leaving and his newly founded drawing powers have shown Vince how important he is? IDK
Bias notwithstanding, I just don't see the brass investing in Punk for the long term. He just doens't seem to be a "WWE" a guy, that's going to be a company guy permanently, with no qualms. A Cena, a Orton, a Edge. Even in the day of wrestling, guys that stick with one company permanently aren't as prevalent or so it seems. Even more so Punk just isn't a guy that the WWE could turn into a mass appealing mega-star with the current direction they're going. That antiquated direction being if your last name isn't Cena or Orton you aren't a true, 100% top main eventer.(you know what I mean)
Also, It seems a little far-fetched that Punk would be the catalyst for new Era. The roster, the state of wrestling, none of it really dictates that. Just because I don't see how the "reality" thing can play out past the span of the current angle and not seem like a gimmick. Will everyone just do work shoots from now on? Now with this roster. It will lose it's luster pretty quickly.
tl;dr
I doubt it, but I hope you're right.
