If they go with Punk/Bryan for WWE Championship at WM

[BeWater]

Who would you prefer going into the event as the WWE Champion? Now this is interesting because I've seen split opinions. Some think the angle with Bryan and the Corporation should end at Survivor Series or at least by the end of the year with Bryan winning the belt from Orton. I however have no problem with Bryan not being able to grab the title that way, because as some have said the chase is always better.

So how does this lead to a potential match between Punk/Bryan at WM? Let's say at TLC Bryan gets one last shot with HHH saying if he can't get the job done he will never get another title shot as long as Orton is champion, which of course ends with him getting screwed once again. At the Rumble somehow Punk gets a title shot against Orton, whether he had landed himself in this corporate angle beforehand or not and defeats Orton while Bryan enters and wins the Rumble (my fantasy booking would be him eliminating the last man in a returning Cena).

This leads to a great Face/Face match between Punk/Bryan at WM. Half the build for the match would be the friendly competition between the two, perhaps another half could be the last bits of an outraged HHH that two men he feels shouldn't be champion are the two men going at it at WM and they have to deal with that until WM.

It would be great to see Punk win the Rumble with Bryan as champ already, but Punk taking the Rumble can always happen next year. People are beginning to mention WM moments. It would serve Bryan more to finally win the belt at WM after months and months of opposition, everyone knows it wouldn't be tainted by a MITB cash-in like his Summerslam win was and the crowd would be ecstatic. So the question is can people exercise some patience in an ongoing "Bryan getting screwed over" saga all in the name of a special WM moment?

 

[jimmyrave]

I would like to see CM Punk get involved in the storyline between HHH/Orton vs Bryan. It make sense for CM Punk to fight against the establishment and help out Bryan. Thus starting a slow build up as the good friends better enemies storyline. However I would have Bryan vs Punk take place at Summerslam next year, here's why.

If Bryann wins the WWE title before Wrestlemania and loses it again in quick fashion, he'll come off as a chump. If Bryan doesn't win the title again from Orton, he'll come off as a weak babyface.

So WWE have already pretty much book themselves into a corner already. Unless they do some brilliant booking to fix those issues, which I doubt so.

I would rather see Bryan vs HHH, imagine how much a clean win for Bryan over HHH at Wrestlemania would really elevate him.

 

[BeWater]

I feel they could play hot potato with Bryan's victories, getting screwed at Night of Champions, after that maybe sprinkle a huge victory over HHH at some point to keep him from looking totally weak throughout the whole thing.

 

[MCMG]

They both could be champion, they both could be the challenger and it would be entertaining. It depends if Punk is heel for this match or it is strictly competitive.

Punk as champ is good because then Bryan can win the big one at the biggest event of the year. Moreover, Punk could easily pull of the heel champion meaning there is a face chasing.

Bryan as champ is something that could result in a Punk heel turn which would be terrific. Imagine, these two friends fighting for the WWE title at WM and Punk turns heel and sides with HHH. WM17? Yes, but it could still be good.

So Bryan, because there is room for a Punk heel turn.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

Bryan & Punk at WM XXX for the WWE Championship would be the fulfillment of many an internet fans' wish. After all, these are two guys whom many have claimed wouldn't make it in WWE or that WWE would misuse them and all that.

As far as the angle with the corporation, or power structure or whatever you want to call it, I don't look for it to stretch all the way to WrestleMania. I'm just not all that confident they can keep it interesting from now until then. I honestly think that there's a real chance that the corporation will come to an end, or at least lose a ton of momentum by Survivor Series or as a result of actions that happen at Survivor Series. I look for Orton to drop the title back to Bryan at either HIAC or at Survivor Series, most likely Survivor Series, with Orton getting rematches at the TLC and Royal Rumble ppvs before moving both guys on. That's just what I'm thinking will happen and I might be completely off.

As it pertains to Punk, there was a story a while back in which there was real talk of having CM Punk win the 2014 Royal Rumble and challenge for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XXX. Allegedly, Punk has always wanted to close out WrestleMania and there's a legit chance of him doing that. Next year, come July if I'm not mistaken, the deal that Punk signed just before the MITB ppv of 2011 will expire and I imagine that WWE will want to do whatever they can to keep him happy so he'll re-sign. If something as relatively small as closing out WrestleMania could do that, then I imagine they'd do it.

Punk & Bryan are a couple of passionate guys and I think WWE could get the most out of a feud between them by having them both let out that passion. Don't have it be a series of "you know how much I respect you" promos, but make this feud as a source of pride for them. IF, IF, IF this match was to be what they'd go with as it pertains to WM next year, their professional & personal pride should be a major component of this feud. After all, again IF this is what they go with for the WWE Championship, they need to play up how much wrestling for the WWE Championship at not only WrestleMania but the 30th anniversary of WrestleMania means to them. Let that passion & heart bubble to the surface without either of them going heel, but don't portray them squeaky clean either.

In my eyes, the ideal match for them to have at WrestleMania XXX would be an iron man match, maybe with something of a tagline attached to it that reads "Who is REALLY The Best In The World?" or something along those lines.

 

[The Eighties]

I think Bryan should win the WWE title at either HIAC or Survivor Series and go into WrestleMania as the champion to face the Rumble winner Punk if this is to be the title match, although I doubt it will be.

I actually think if you hold off confirming it as the definite WWE title match for Mania until after Elimination Chamber you have a very simple and effective story to tell in 6 weeks of TV. Basically you have two guys who come from pretty much the same background that have faced the same obstacles, it's kinda like Rocky Balboa fighting Rocky Balboa lol.

A sit down interview with the two, vignettes of them in the old gyms and armories they wrestled in, basically craft a journey story similar to the HBK vs Bret build for Mainia 12.

 

[shooter_mcgavin]

If Punk and Bryan will face at WM, I think it will be great! And I do feel Vince McMahon will be inserted in the program just to spike things up. Probably leading to an angle in which Vince McMahon tries to belittle both Punk and Bryan quite possibly having both guys have matches against The Shield (McMahon/Triple H's mussel).

The only problem is with Punk and Bryan working together is that it limits the overall card at WM. Bryan/Punk pretty much leaves slots for Cena, Taker, Lesnar, Triple H, and Orton open. And besides maybe Cena/Taker or Taker/Lesnar, the other match combinations will leave guys open. Who will Orton face? Who will Triple H? Who will Lesnar or Cena face? I mean will it be interesting for Orton and Triple H or Cena vs. Orton or Triple H to face each other again?

As opposed to putting Bryan and Punk in different matches. You can mix up Punk and Bryan with either the guys I just mentioned. So let's say we get Bryan vs. Triple H and Punk vs. Cena at WM. It's easier to fit in matches for Orton, Lesnar, and Taker.

So whie having Punk/Bryan would be great, one has to think how it will affect the rest of the card. The there's the reality that only one will go over in the match. As opposed of putting them in separate matches both Punk and Bryan could potentially go over at their WM match and have their own big WM Moment.

 

[MWRedskins]

if that is the match (and i really hope it is), then the best way to get there is have Bryan win the title at Survivor Series and have Punk win the Rumble and challenge Punk. as for Cena, they could easily (if WWE wants) have him face Triple H and helping a face Mr. McMahon, but if i HAD to guess now, i think WWE teases Bryan and Punk, but give us Cena and Punk which will still be a great match. either way, i think no matter who the champion is, Punk should walk out as the Champion.

 

[adamscott]

To answer your question Bryan should be champ and have Punk win the RR. Plain and simple this is the biggest match for WWE and no doubt should close WM. Yes the rumored Taker vs Cena or Brock match will be GREAT, but Bryan/Punk deserve to close out WM. Not only will it be a guaranteed 5 star match, but you have the two biggest stars today in WWE facing off on the grandest stage for the title. If they start the feud right after the rumble that's 2.5 months of build and for those two that should and will be absolute GOLD. I think BOTH should be faces and to hear the reactions for both at the Superdome will be unreal. After their match whoever wins have them in the ring and shake each others hand. Now this could be a fantasy but the next night on Raw have them embrace again and at the end have Samoa Joe and Colt Cabana come out and attack them.

I think the buyrate of SS will determine if WWE trusts these two to headline W30 (which I think will easily be above 400,000) which would be the highest in the last 5 years and these two were in the top two matches (granted so were Cena and Brock).

Also I'm not just saying this cause the IWC wants it as they are well beyond that stage now and DESERVE through hard work to be in the ME of WM.

 

[XXJJ]

Its possible...

Bryan vs Punk for the WWE title
Cena vs Undertaker
Orton vs Brock
Triple H vs Rock? With Vince in his corner (I'm assuming you get some kind of conclusion to the Mcmahon storyline at mania)

I think that is a realistic WM card. IWC will be pissed when Cena vs Taker closes the show and not the WWE title match with the 2 net darlings, lol.

Or its entirely possible they do Triple H vs Daniel Bryan at WM.

 

[The Fabulous Rougeau's]

Wouldn't make much of a difference to me either way. Seems to makes more sense story wise if Bryan is the champ going in. His story with Orton is about being able to win the title so he should do that.

Also, Punk seems like a more fitting Rumble winner at this moment as that is really the last major accomplishment he lacks.

 

[LSN80]

everyone knows it wouldn't be tainted by a MITB cash-in like his Summerslam win was and the crowd would be ecstatic.

I'm trying to follow the logic here, and I just can't. How was Bryan's Summerslam win tainted in any way? Bryan's moment was 'cut short', but there was nothing tainted about his victory and subsequently, his championship victory. He beat the #1 guy in the company for the title in a great match, and did it cleanly. Making the win even more credible thus, less tainted, is the fact that he did it against John Cena, who's been the "go-to guy" in the company for over 9 years now. Orton's win is tainted, however, Daniel Bryan's was not.

So the question is can people exercise some patience in an ongoing "Bryan getting screwed over" saga all in the name of a special WM moment?

I don't beieve so. Sooner or later, things will turn around to the point where Daniel Bryan will be the guy people feel bad for, rather then someone the fans are truly behind in terms of crowd support. In this scenario, Bryan would have to walk in without the championship, and walk out with it. While I'm all for a good chase and think if done correctly(see Jeff Hardy in 2009), having Bryan chase another 7 months(unless they flip- flop the title several times)is going to leave Bryan fans frustrated and disillusioned that the company will ever do right by him.

The other option is to remove Bryan altogether from the title picture, and bring him back there come Wrestlemania season. His rematch clause is for Night of Champions, but if he doesn't win the title there, a heel regime isn't going to go out of their way to grant him more shots, are they? It's unconventional booking, for sure, as people tend to pay to see face wrestlers give heels their comeuppance, and in this scenario, it would be Punk, not Bryan, who is doing so.

So if they go with a Punk/Bryan WWE Title match at WM 30, Bryan walking in to Wrestlemania, having already vanquished Orton and the McMahon heel regime, is paramount. And to do so, he'ld need to walk into the PPV as champion. Having him defeat Punk, who could easily turn heel since both Cena and Shemus will have returned by then, would truly be the best strategy.

Especially since Bryan has never beaten Punk in a single's match in WWE.

 

[torres]

Wouldn't make much of a difference to me either way. Seems to makes more sense story wise if Bryan is the champ going in. His story with Orton is about being able to win the title so he should do that.

Also, Punk seems like a more fitting Rumble winner at this moment as that is really the last major accomplishment he lacks.

Only two major accomplishments left for CM Punk:
1. Win the Royal Rumble
2. Main Event at Wrestlemania

After that, there is literally nothing left for him to accomplish. Heck, if he retired today, he's arguably already had a hall of fame career.