klunderbunker
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To me, Foley's moment blows it away but I'm very biased about it.
The problem with Punk's shoot is a few weeks later he had already won and lost the title and was doing the opposite of what the promo had talked about (accepting the fans instead of trashing them). It was great, but at the end of the day the angle really came out of nowhere and was pretty much fizzled out inside of two months with Del Rio as champion. yes Foley was only champion for a few weeks, but it wasn't about what came after the win, it was about the win itself. With Punk it was supposed to be about what came after and what came after was nothing of significance outside of a classic match.
Foley on the other hand was a big culmination of a career of being put down and having others get the glory. Foley had been arguably the second biggest star in the company for a few months and he finally rose up and claimed the title that had always eluded him. it was a special moment and they treated it like it was something huge. The key difference to Foley's moment is not only was it a feel good thing but I believe it was arguably the night WWF put WCW away for good. I don't know if they could recover after the botch they pulled that night and they never really recovered from it. It was historical in that sense while Punk's moment doesn't seem to have long term importance.
The problem with Punk's shoot is a few weeks later he had already won and lost the title and was doing the opposite of what the promo had talked about (accepting the fans instead of trashing them). It was great, but at the end of the day the angle really came out of nowhere and was pretty much fizzled out inside of two months with Del Rio as champion. yes Foley was only champion for a few weeks, but it wasn't about what came after the win, it was about the win itself. With Punk it was supposed to be about what came after and what came after was nothing of significance outside of a classic match.
Foley on the other hand was a big culmination of a career of being put down and having others get the glory. Foley had been arguably the second biggest star in the company for a few months and he finally rose up and claimed the title that had always eluded him. it was a special moment and they treated it like it was something huge. The key difference to Foley's moment is not only was it a feel good thing but I believe it was arguably the night WWF put WCW away for good. I don't know if they could recover after the botch they pulled that night and they never really recovered from it. It was historical in that sense while Punk's moment doesn't seem to have long term importance.
