Why CM Punk's no-show in Chicago was 'Best for Business'

Pipe bomb

The WWE pulled off a great pipe bomb in Chicago last week when they professional trolled the fans by making them think that CM Punk was going to make his return at his home town.

Though there are still chances of Punk making a big return before the WrestleMania arrives, what WWE did back in Chicago was the best decision for business due to various reasons.

Punk left the company just after the Royal Rumble and left a void which still remains as a big problem for the writers. But they somehow managed to fill it in by placing some paper over it in the form of a stale main event and a Daniel Bryan- Triple H showdown.

In the absence of Punk, Bryan has been flourishing in the feud which was given to him and the flying goat is seeing the kind of momentum which makes his previous ones look like amateur ones.

Underdog flourishing

He stands tall as the lone fan favorite in the company since no one still manages to catch up with him despite the creative’s efforts to drag him down.

When WWE hosted their Raw in Chicago, one thing that was surely expected to happen was a hostile crowd chanting for Punk. The company decided to counter it with a great opening segment which tied the fans to their seats for the whole show expecting Punk to come out of the curtain at any moment.

Though this was the strategy employed, the thing that worked better was Daniel Bryan’s presence. The underdog situation that he was put into clearly struck with the fans as Triple H was having a lot of heat from the crowd. Bryan was the star of the night despite being knocked out when the show went of air.

Now imagine the scenario if Punk made his return.

A return that could’ve overshadowed everything

All the headlines and cheers would’ve gone to Punk since it was his hometown leaving Bryan look like an idiot. He would’ve lost all his relevance and buildup that he had thanks to Punk’s return. All those months of buildup up Bryan’s momentum for a big WrestleMania moment would’ve just been thrown out of the window just like that.

Punk being booked for WrestleMania will clearly take the limelight off Bryan as Punk will clearly head into the feud with Triple H simply knocking Bryan out.

It was not a risk worth taking from the side of WWE even if Punk had agreed to make an appearance as Bryan is “the” thing in the company which has names like Undertaker, John Cena, Batista and many more.

Chicago over, now if the WWE is clearly going to bring Punk back into action, they should give special care so that it wouldn’t effect Bryan’s momentum. Keeping Punk and Bryan off eachother is a mush happen thing to preserve Bryan’s big WrestleMania moment.

However, if I was given a personal choice of dragging Punk into the ring, the best time to do that would be after WrestleMania.

The hero we need

It’s because, If Punk left with the disagreement on the pushes given to part time wrestlers, and then he doesn’t deserve to get back in the ring and affect Daniel Bryan who has been busting his rear the whole year.

Bryan is well placed to be the next face of the company after WrestleMania and Punk’s involvement will only stop this from happening, which apparently is a similar reason that made Punk quit the WWE.

The younger breed like Shield and Wyatt Family will also affect by this return as Punk is going to fill the headlines. If Punk left the company because of any argument or something he clearly doesn’t deserve to come back which is the best thing for business also.

As for the WWE Universe is concerned, quoting from Dark Knight, CM Punk might be the hero that they wants but Daniel Bryan is the hero that they need.