WWE: Can The Man Of Steel & The Dark Knight Co-Exist?

By Lee Heir / September 7, 2012

It is becoming easy to write articles based around CM Punk in some shape or form. He has been making headlines for over a year within WWE, and once again his actions on TV will fuel another piece. This last Monday on Raw, the WWE Champion aligned himself with heat magnet Paul Heyman as the show went off the air, leaving Night of Champions opponent John Cena laid out of the Parking Lot floor. For casual fans, this will likely cement CM Punk's turn as a heel by siding with the man who masterminded the "retirement" of WWE COO HHH from in ring competition. For the Internet site reading, longer term fan, it's perhaps the most favourable move in his career. Over the last few years, another man has elicited this reaction from the WWE faithful, one John Cena. Also easy to place as the subject of an article, Cena has been dividing viewers down the middle with regards to his character for a few years now. As part of this, the vocal male majority that now have their perfect hero in CM Punk had given Cena the nickname 'SuperCena', due to his similarly booked matches that always led to him to overcome evil and defy the odds. With Punk now potentially splitting the audience in the same but opposite way, could Punk be seen as Batman to Cena's Superman? Dark and gritty vs Squeaky clean? This could lead to a very interesting dynamic with the 2 top Superstars of the company both having their lovers and haters, something which in the past has worked very well for WWE. For a lot of CM Punk's Championship reign, many have complained he still hasn't been seen as the guy in World Wrestling Entertainment with Cena still holding the brightest spot. With Heyman now potentially in the role of Punk's Alfred, can the Dark Knight sit alongside Superman atop of the WWE ladder? This article will take a look at how previous Top 2 pairings have worked in the company, and whether this new dynamic can work as well as duos of the past.