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#1 CM Punk's potential run with the AEW World Championship could be legendary
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Would fans want to see CM Punk as AEW World Champion? Probably. It's a question of what version they would want to see. Arguably, in AEW's short history, making Chris Jericho the company's first World Champion was an intelligent booking choice.
As an established star, Le Champion brought the heelish charisma that the title needed right away. Jon Moxley's run was tempered, in part, due to the pandemic era. Still, as a face champion, Moxley was very effective. Kenny Omega subsequently had a great run as a heel champion. But Hangman Page, the company's most beloved babyface, will likely defeat him for the title.
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Overall, throughout wrestling history, some of the best title reigns runs have been with heel champions. Steve Austin and The Rock held them as faces, but their dynamics were very different because they had a foil in Vince McMahon. But to this day, Hollywood Hogan remains one of the best heel champions of all time.
In WWE, Hogan was the quintessential babyface champion, but his run in WCW as a heel champion was a revelation. Very few people could pull it off, and this run showcased Hogan's versatility.
As much as CM Punk derides Hulk Hogan for his tenure in the industry, he is the template that Punk could use as a heel AEW World Champion. It would also twist the narrative that CM Punk was willing to slowly rise to the top of the company by having him become the person he seemingly hated the most.
AEW World Champion CM Punk certainly has a nice ring to it, and, with a potential heel turn, it would also have an intriguing narrative to back it up. The same way Hogan dropped his title to Goldberg, Punk could build a new star with the next champion after him. In doing so, he could do exactly what he set out to do upon his return to the business.
Will this happen? Only time will tell!
