No I know, what you said I agreed if they kept Bryan built up, it would have been a perfect clash, IDK if that is Bryan just "living out his bucket list" and not caring about his booking or TK being TK and bryan just being lost in shuffle because there so many other toys.I have no idea what you are trying to say in the 2nd paragraph but my point is that the current situation with Punk screams for a future match were he faces someone that's presented as someone that can kick his ass. Not in a "real/shoot" way, but in a pro wrestling way. Just imagine Punk getting defeaning "you are gonna get your fukking head kicked in" chants because fans have really bought into his heel character and on the other side you have another big name wrestler that has the crowd on his side, not as an underdog, but as an ass kicker.
To be honest, someone like Eddie Kingston will also get a huge reaction for stepping up against a heel Punk. But I believe a well presented American Dragon would sell more tickets and PPVs in that role.
My 2nd paragraph is alluding to Reddit geeks that just bash Punk and now trying to prop up Bryan just to bash Punk even more. Both were the right choices, but Punk was never a bad choice and AEW are lucky to even have him. My theory is Vince just didnt give him enough money in 2019