CM Punk: 10 Ways He Could Still Appear At WrestleMania 30

10. Behind The Desk

Wrestlers doing commentary at big events is a time-honored tradition €“ Owen Hart helped call the action at King of the Ring 1996, while an otherwise-unoccupied "Macho Man" Randy Savage joined the broadcasting team at WrestleMania IX. Even Shawn Michaels, who had walked out of WWE prior to WrestleMania XIII, returned at the event to help call the Sycho Sid-Undertaker main event. CM Punk is no stranger to the commentary booth €“ after suffering an injury in late 2010, he spent weeks calling the action with Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler. His insights were fresh and entertaining, and he actually brought some much-needed vigor to WWE's broadcasting scene. Just before the beginning of 2011, though, he would return to active competition, taking a leadership role within the New Nexus. If Punk were to join Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and JBL as an announcer at WrestleMania XXX, he'd give the entire event a different complexion €“ undoubtedly for the better. Punk is quick-witted and funny, which would allow him to spar with JBL (and shut down the loquacious Texan when necessary) or banter with Lawler. His intimate knowledge of the modern wrestling industry would make his insights and analysis as valuable as Michael Cole's. Just imagine Punk calling the Undertaker-Brock match, accurately describing each man's assault with the benefit of recent memory €“ or, "The Best in the World" screaming for his old friend, Daniel Bryan, to overcome the odds in not one, but two matches. Punk taking a broadcasting role at WrestleMania XXX may not be the most bombastic return he could manage, but it would ensure an extra element of quality running through the entire show.
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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013