7 Things We Learned From The Evolution Of CM Punk Final Episode
1. We Never Really Saw Punk Evolve Much
For a show called The Evolution of Punk, we certainly didn't see much evolution in the end, and that's the most concerning factor if you're a CM Punk fan heading into Saturday night.
Yes, he improved slightly over the fifteen months or so the documentary chronicled across four episodes. Yes, he went from losing his first sparring session badly to finishing a sparring partner by the final episode. However, technique wise, Punk is still a very green fighter. In comparison, opponent Mickey Gall has been training in mixed martial arts for seven years.
Punk says he won't focus on the negatives. He says he can see himself winning. At the end of the day, however, this documentary didn't really show us the evolution of a fighter, just Punk getting some basics down, and you'd be forgiven for doubting him come Saturday.
However, throughout his life, he has beat the odds - so don't count him out entirely. At the end of the episode in a voice over, Punk says "Can CM Punk fight? Absolutely".
The question that remains to be answered is: can he win?