Taker vs CM Punk

[Da (No Sold) 7-1-3 Itch]

I have honestly never been this excited about a feud in a very long time.

I pretty much had my mind set that going to Wrestlemania this year was gonna close out the chapter of wrestling in my life for good, but CM Punk becoming World Champ has dragged me back in, and now he gets to work with my favorite wrestler of all time.

Watching Punk has brought back that "love" I had watching wrestling as a kid during the late 90's.

Seriously how great is this gonna be?

[mondaymorningchamp]

I don't know. WWE is going to f*** it up because they don't believe someone as small as Punk can feud with Undertaker.

That's why Jericho never did it. (Yet?)

So, that's my fear: they'll f*** it up.

[Soultastic]

Sept 4, 2009 21:15:08 GMT -5 mondaymorningchamp said:

I don't know. WWE is going to f*** it up because they don't believe someone as small as Punk can feud with Undertaker.

That's why Jericho never did it. (Yet?)

So, that's my fear: they'll f*** it up.

They might, but thinking negatively never helped anyone. For now, let's enjoy the feud.

[mondaymorningchamp]

Well, I'm enjoying it so far. Very much. But he asked a question about how awesome it'll be and I tried to answer it.

[Soultastic]

Sept 4, 2009 21:18:41 GMT -5 mondaymorningchamp said:

Well, I'm enjoying it so far. Very much. But he asked a question about how awesome it'll be and I tried to answer it.

'K, sorry

[slashandburn]

I don't want to be negative, but I have a feeling Punk's going to come out of this fued looking worse than he did going in. But I am looking forward to the match at Breaking Point and I've got faith in the Smackdown booking team that they'll keep Punk strong. It's just a feeling.

[Samoa Kenny]

I have a feeling Punk can work with Taker the same way Foley did.

Foley was smaller, but certainly believable

[celticjobber]

Sept 4, 2009 22:25:32 GMT -5 Samoa Kenny said:

I have a feeling Punk can work with Taker the same way Foley did.

Foley was smaller, but certainly believable

CM Punk is alot smaller than Foley has ever been.
Shawn Michaels would be a more similar person to compare Punk to (size-wise). But I fear WWE will screw this up and CM Punk will come off as something of a jobber after the feud is over, but I hope I'm wrong.

[Samoa Kenny]

Sept 4, 2009 22:38:15 GMT -5 celticjobber said:

Sept 4, 2009 22:25:32 GMT -5 Samoa Kenny said:

I have a feeling Punk can work with Taker the same way Foley did.

Foley was smaller, but certainly believable

CM Punk is alot smaller than Foley has ever been.
Shawn Michaels would be a more similar person to compare Punk to (size-wise). But I fear WWE will screw this up and CM Punk will come off as something of a jobber after the feud is over, but I hope I'm wrong.

I didn't really explain.

Foley made up for his size by really mentally getting to the undertaker. I think Punk could pull the same thing. I'm sure he has some... feelings.. about chewing tobacco

[Albino Heat]

Sept 4, 2009 22:38:15 GMT -5 celticjobber said:

Sept 4, 2009 22:25:32 GMT -5 Samoa Kenny said:

I have a feeling Punk can work with Taker the same way Foley did.

Foley was smaller, but certainly believable

CM Punk is alot smaller than Foley has ever been.
Shawn Michaels would be a more similar person to compare Punk to (size-wise). But I fear WWE will screw this up and CM Punk will come off as something of a jobber after the feud is over, but I hope I'm wrong.

Taker usually has a track record of being able to get guys more over. Brock, Foley, Jeff Hardy, and the Rock all came out of matches with Taker looking better than when they came in. Edge and Shawn Michaels also kept good momentum after feuding with him.

[perpetualn00b]

Heck, his Undertaker feud was the high point of Kennedy's career. And Khali's heel run was basically him coasting on the credibility he built in his Taker feud. I think Punk will be fine.

[VeggieOverlord]

I'm more concerned about the match quality. Punk is a hell of a talent, but he can't exactly work slow. I wouldn't be surprised if three minutes into the match Taker's just going to be like "Slow down, kid." It should be interesting. And I don't see Punk being shuffled down the card anytime soon, guys. He's Smackdown's top heel.

[Nikita]

Sept 5, 2009 6:23:36 GMT -5 VeggieOverlord said:

I'm more concerned about the match quality. Punk is a hell of a talent, but he can't exactly work slow.

Well that 90+ minute match against Chris Hero exactly wasn't all that fast.

[Ash Kingston]

The thing that has me concerned about this feud, to be honest, is the stipulation of the match at Breaking Point; last I checked, Zombie Taker doesn't tap out (and rarely did when he was ABA Taker, right?), so either Punk gets disqualified (which could go either way), he makes Taker tap out to the Anaconda Vice (which I think would be good, but that's IMO), or he ends up losing to the Gogoplata (which would be not-so-good, I assume). How he looks in this feud when it's all said and done starts at Breaking Point, and here's to hoping the writers don't blow it.

Then again, they're not on Raw, so the SD Writers should find a way to make this satisfactory to everyone.

[delurked]

Because of the facts that (A) the match is taking place in Montreal and (B) Vince keeps inexplicably showing up on Smackdown means this match is where we'll see the screwjob finish. There's no way Undertaker is going to tap out, especially against CM Punk, whom I can't recall ever beating anyone in WWE by submission.

[machomuta]

Sept 4, 2009 21:15:08 GMT -5 mondaymorningchamp said:

WWE is going to f*** it up because they don't believe someone as small as Punk can feud with Undertaker.

WWE doesnt believe that. Punk - Taker at Breaking Point wouldnt be happing if they believed that.

[BHB]

Sept 5, 2009 7:13:52 GMT -5 @delurked said:

Because of the facts that (A) the match is taking place in Montreal and (B) Vince keeps inexplicably showing up on Smackdown means this match is where we'll see the screwjob finish. There's no way Undertaker is going to tap out, especially against CM Punk, whom I can't recall ever beating anyone in WWE by submission.

Ummm.......didn't Punk win every single match in his first 6 months by submission with the Anaconda Vice?

[delurked]

Sept 5, 2009 8:03:05 GMT -5 BHB said:

Sept 5, 2009 7:13:52 GMT -5 @delurked said:

Because of the facts that (A) the match is taking place in Montreal and (B) Vince keeps inexplicably showing up on Smackdown means this match is where we'll see the screwjob finish. There's no way Undertaker is going to tap out, especially against CM Punk, whom I can't recall ever beating anyone in WWE by submission.

Ummm.......didn't Punk win every single match in his first 6 months by submission with the Anaconda Vice?

Did he? I don't remember. I wasn't watching ECW then. He certainly hasn't used it lately.

[mondaymorningchamp]

Sept 5, 2009 7:41:34 GMT -5 machomuta said:

Sept 4, 2009 21:15:08 GMT -5 mondaymorningchamp said:

WWE is going to f*** it up because they don't believe someone as small as Punk can feud with Undertaker.

WWE doesnt believe that. Punk - Taker at Breaking Point wouldnt be happing if they believed that.

Yes, WWE believes that. Lance Storm wrote about it before (Jericho/Undertaker not happening because of size) and it's obvious from looking at WWE history. This is only happening because Punk needs opponents and Undertaker's a huge draw -- the only big one left.

We'll see just how serious they're willing to take Punk.

[Deleted]

Honestly, I have no intention of seeing these guys feud. I just don't think they'll mesh, at all - I'm a Taker mark and a Punk mark, but this isn't a feud I want to see.