5 Reasons why CM Punk is one of the most loved WWE Superstars

#5 He is motivated by more than money

Give me recognition, Vince!

During one of the 'Summer of Punk' promos involving Punk, John Cena and Triple H, the COO challenged Punk's position as a 'voice of the underdog', claiming that all he was interested in was holding the company up for a few extra perks.

His response was characteristically honest, arguing that while he was holding out for more financial benefits from his employers, his wider goal was to get the recognition his talents deserved. His frustrations with the company, in both kayfabe and real life terms, were wider than the size of his pay cheque, and we all knew it.

Punk could have kept his mouth shut after initially been given a more prominent role in 2011, but as things were not really changing around him, he ended up walking away three years later.

Most superstars in his position would have looked at the prospect of working a Wrestlemania match with Triple H and found it much too difficult to walk away from. WWE gave him a steady income and security, but this was not enough.

And while Punk may be pursuing a UFC career, which will also bring him more than enough to live on, this was not seemingly on his agenda back in 2014 where he essentially walked away with no long-term plan at all.

Punk comes across as somebody who grows tired as soon as he has achieved what he wanted. ROH was always going to struggle to keep him around after he'd solidified himself as a top guy there. Being WWE Championship for over a year wasn't enough for him either, as he had his sights set on a Wrestlemania main event, which sadly never came to pass.

If he were to ever come back to the WWE, you can guarantee that it'll take more than a fat pay cheque to tempt him. Maybe that Mania main event will do the trick?

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