From: SmartMuffin | #340
Ehhhhh I'm not so sure about this. I think it was more based on Vince (and later HHH) being the implied opponent and Cena just being Vince's stand-in. Punk got over because he rebelled against authority. Cena wasn't the authority, he was just the authority's muscle. Saying that Punk got over because of Cena is like saying that Austin in 98 got over because of Dude Love or Kane or whoever <_<
Okay, if you want to look at it that way, it's still using the defeat of someone who is already established as over, via proxy, to elevate a new star. I guess we just disagree on the importance Cena played in getting Punk over then.
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