Daniel Bryan and CM Punk: Same Story, Different Lenses (2012)

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Did anyone notice last year DB and CM Punk both had the same theme (turn heel w/ title) just looked at differently?

-Both eventually became arrogant upon holding a major title
-Both had especially vicious and disrespectful behavior at times (DB was from ER 2012 to Summerslam, Punk's still in this mode since feuding w/ Lawler)
-Both narrowly escaped PPVs and matches w/ title intact and continued to gloat

The main difference is how these resolved: DB's delusional arrogance was explored through comedy while Punk's fall from grace was explored dramatically.

IDK just found it cool :manny:
 

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The difference is...Daniel bryans legit title run in the future will absolutely embarass cm punks and im a BIG cm punk fan.


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:russ: @ "Legit title run"

He had a title run already and I wouldn't even put it above CM Gawd's heel SD run.

Bryan reign was more identical to this Punk reign. With the way they both started out as babyfaces, were suspected of being heels denied it but ultimately ended up heel anyway .
 

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Bryan reign was more identical to this Punk reign. With the way they both started out as babyfaces, were suspected of being heels denied it but ultimately ended up heel anyway .

I wasn't disagreeing with the OP I was :russ: at D Bry's imaginary, future, legit title run that's supposed to embarrass CM Gawd's but yeah that was a bit more similar.
 

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Bryan reign was more identical to this Punk reign. With the way they both started out as babyfaces, were suspected of being heels denied it but ultimately ended up heel anyway .

Uh, what? CM Punk was a face for nearly a full year with the title. Bryan was showing heel tendencies before he even got the belt and the full turn came a couple of weeks later.

Oh wait, you might be talking about the OG Punk reign when he took the belt off Hardy. Yeah, quite similar.
 

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Uh, what? CM Punk was a face for nearly a full year with the title. Bryan was showing heel tendencies before he even got the belt and the full turn came a couple of weeks later.

Oh wait, you might be talking about the OG Punk reign when he took the belt off Hardy. Yeah, quite similar.

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Nah not the same at all, they rocked w/ Punk as a face for a very very long time before turning him heel.

He had that belt longer as a face than Bryan had it at all
 
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