Just like last year around this time WWE found out that they wanted a rematch between Rock and Cena. In July of 2012 they had already sorted out that Cena would win the Rumble-match and then go on to face Rock for the title. This year WWE has once again started to discuss who should win the match. Apparently they want to continue their trend with "top-stars" winning the rumble match. But who is the chosen one this time?
After Wrestlemania Cm Punk took a two month "vacation" to heal his wounds and restore some energy. The second biggest star within WWE had been on the road for three and half years without a break. His hardworking will ended up with him getting a lot of minor injuries (he struggled with his knee and back for over a consecutive year). But Punk continued to wrestle day in and day out even though he struggled with a lot of pain. In the fall of 2012, WWE had to manage without John Cena for almost two months. But during Cena's absence Cm Punk filled in for him as the top-star. Ratings went up and PPV buys was increased by 4% at Hell In A Cell. It was at this moment that WWE finally found out how valuable Punk is for the company. Punk was away from TV for a couple of week in December after a short surgery on his knee. During his short two weeks absent the rating dropped a lot from people in the age from 18 to 42 years old (Which is Punk's targeted audience). It was at this moment that WWE told Punk he could get a break after Wrestlemania to heal his injuries.
After Wrestlemania when Punk got his break, WWE witnessed once again that their ratings was falling during his absence. So now WWE has finally decided to treat Punk the same way they treat their top-star John Cena. As I mentioned earlier this months, we could expect Punk to be involved in some high profile feuds when he returned. And this was the case to. His return-match at Payback in front of his home-crowd was against top-star Chris Jericho. And the night after on Raw, Brock Lesnar returned and attacked Punk.
Most likely Punk and Lesnar will headline Summerslam, which is great news for Punk fans. But it doesn't end there, which brings me to the main reason with this article. Punk's dream has always been to headline Wrestlemania, and now it seams that his dream can finally be achieved at Wrestlemania 30 (which is considered to become the biggest Wrestling PPV of all time). If rumors and gossip are true, expect Punk to start building momentum before the Rumble Match next year. Him winning it would surely be good for ratings in Wrestlemania season.
Of course a lot can change from now to then, but finally it seams that WWE sees how valuable Punk is for the business today.
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