Just a thought

[Con T.]

Does anyone else see the picture of CM Punk and Daniel Bryan holding their titles, with these two wrestlers who made it from the bottom to the top, are marketed as such now, and we all love and have followed for years as members of the IWC... And think of Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit?

 

[Dowdsy McDowds]

A wee bit. With Eddie and Chris, there was a more personal history between them as they made the leap from WCW to WWE together and achieved their peaks within a couple months of each other. They both had problems with injuries that delayed them having a good program together for the first couple of years, but when they were both on SmackDown from 02-ish onwards it reinforced their personal rivalry. Bryan and Punk just haven't had that same exposure.

I realise Bryan and Punk do have a somewhat similar backstory, but because it hasn't been that prominent on TV, it struck me more as "2 ex-indie guys" rather than "2 best friends".

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

I think its great that these 2 are the current champions in WWE, it gives hope to all the indie wrestlers out there that you CAN get to the top without having to be a product of WWE's cookie cooker developmental system.

DB and Punk deserve it.