CM Punk: 5 Reasons He Won't Be Back For WrestleMania 30
3. Theres No Room At Wrestlemania 30
This may be difficult for a lot of fans to accept, but CM Punk will not be promoted for any match at Wrestlemania 30. He hasnt even been shown in videos of past Wrestlemanias up to this point, including promo videos for the Undertaker, who he wrestled last year in a match that stole the show. But beyond the WWE scrubbing him from history, theres simply no room for him at this years show. Yes, the card is not finalized, but that will change this week, and you can expect it to be complete very shortly. The three storlylines that even make remote sense for Punk to be involved in are the Undertaker and Lesnar, the Triple H battle with Daniel Bryan, and the title picture. Taker and Lesnar will be a one-on-one competition, and while nobody will be surprised if Heyman interferes, its impossible that Punk somehow enters this fray. The only issue the WWE has with this match is how they are going to generate interest, given the Undertakers streak, and their propensity for keeping it going. Lesnar winning would be a shock, to put it mildly, and it doesnt seem likely the Undertaker would want his streak finished in this fashion. Nor the WWE. Its the longest running storyline in WWE history, and so long as both sides feel they can get more out of it, they will. Triple H and CM Punk were originally slated to square off at Wrestlemania 30, but it was reported that Punk didnt want this. Punk apparently felt this wasnt enough of a consolation prize for being removed from the main event, despite industry insiders (including Triple H) feeling this was a privilege. Punk clearly didnt agree. Whatever the reasons really are, the match has since changed to Triple H and Daniel Bryan. For now, this is a major moment for the WWE, in that the winner advances to the title match later in the night. This wont be disrupted at all, since doing so would undermine an otherwise brilliant structure. The final chance would come during the main event, but seeing as how Bryan will likely beat Triple H, adding another wrestler holds no real value. The best chance for seeing Punk, however, would come herealthough its a longshot. He wouldnt wrestle, per se, but some kind of interference isnt out of the question. Its just highly, highly unlikely. All of the WWEs efforts in the past month have been building toward this. To sabotage it with outside interference doesnt make a lot of sense, and its not something anyone is likely to see.
