CM Punk: 10 Ways He Could Still Appear At WrestleMania 30
4. We're Taking Over
Once upon a time, a Monday Nitro match between Mike Enos and Steve Doll was interrupted by a run-in from Scott Hall the former Razor Ramon had made his debut in WCW, making sly reference to his former place of employment and letting the entire company know that war was brewing. It was clear to all the fans watching that this man on WCW TV was an outsider. At WrestleMania XXX, Punk could cause waves with a similar disturbance. Picture it a bonus match is added to the card, featuring Los Matadores versus the 3MB. Before it can officially start, though (and before 70,000-plus fans can crowd the restrooms and concession stands), CM Punk runs through the audience, a kendo stick in his hand. The subdued crowd comes alive as Punk slides into the ring and begins caning the superstars about to compete and taking particular pleasure in dealing out pain to El Torito. When the ring is cleared, Punk grabs a microphone and sits down, cross-legged, in its center. "Hello," Punk says, beginning to drop another "Pipe Bomb," "My name is Phil Brooks." He laments how the change he affected in WWE was only temporary try as he might, he couldn't stave off the machine regaining control and returning things to status quo. He blames the fans for allowing this corrosion of conformity to return, telling them that they had the ultimate power to fulfill his dream. Instead, they've sealed their own fate. Punk promises that "they" the management, the wrestlers, the fans have all had their day, and now "we" are going to put WWE out of its and Punk's misery. Punk lies down in the ring and begins to cackle maniacally until a host of security guards tailed by an irate Vince McMahon drags him out.
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