Punk vs Cena: What should happen

Go back in time right now, one year ago today if you need a date, and ask me if I would ever think heading into a John Cena match I wouldn't be 100% positive of an outcome. I would've told you cutting my toe nails was more unpredictible. But here we are, July 16th 2011, and it's about to happen for the 2nd time in the last 6 months. His Wrestlemania match with Miz and tomorrows Money In The Bank match against the Straight Edge Savant, CM Punk.

When this storyline began a month ago, I would've put money that Punk was going to get the upper hand on Cena for the next four episodes of Raw, then lose in what was reportidly to be his last match in the WWE before his contract expired.

But then CM Punk grabbed a mic, took a seat and calmly reminded everyone that this is professional wrestling- and we as fans really don't know shit.

Fan's in today's world (and I'm no different) think that we know whats going on. We read something like 'CM Punk's contract has expired and is leaving' and we think it's set it stone. Nevermind that there was no source attributed to it. Remember, the WWE is a business and what is true yesterday might not be true tomorrow. After his rant, Punk went from 'Great Heel' to ' Fire Shooting Out of His Ass Hot.'

Don't believe me? CM Punk was talked about by Jim Rome and Collin Cowheard. As a regular listener to both radio shows, I can tell you that Raw isn't scheduled on their DVR. He has been the subject of two Grantland pieces (an Entertainment/Sports Editorial site produced by Bill Simmons and ESPN). The last two Pro-Wreslting mentions I can remember on ESPN were Macho Man's death and the Chris Benoit Murder/Suicide. Do you see the trend? He recently got interviewed by GQ. Go ahead and Google GQ's article on HHH- it doesn't exsist. It's not unreasonible to think 3 months ago Vince McMahon didn't see CM Punk as a top draw- I would assume thats not the case now.

Now D Day is upon us. Tomorrow night WWE will produce it's monthly Pay Per View, "Money in the Bank" which is named after two gimmick ladder matches that will give each winner a World Title match at a time of their choosing. But while the pay per view is named after the midcard matches, the focus will be on the Mainevent. WWE Champion John Cena vs CM Punk.

I can see this match going one of 800 different ways. All of them end in a wild, next day water cooler conversation starting ways.

This is how I would do the match: (edit note: This is under the context that CM Punk has signed a contract)

Now what you got to realize is that despite being booked as a Heel for over two years now, Punk is going to get cheered. It's in Chicago, a historically hot crowd and it happens to be Punk's hometown. John Cena, who is typically hated by 'smart' wrestling crowds is going to get booed like Iron Sheik in the 80's. Prepare for Punk to get a heroes welcome.

Being that this match will be in Chicago and despite the fact that Punk is techniqually the heel, I don't see any devious actions from him. I don't see Nexus getting involved in this match. That being said, This match is going to start off slow. Like very slow. It'll pick up physically once it hits the outside of the ring to the point that once they come back in the ring, they're really going to be putting the violence on thick.

I orginally had an idea where Punk reverses the 'you can't see me (Cena's bull shit version of the Peoples Elbow)' and puts him in the Anaconda Vice. But Cena isn't tapping. Ever. So I had to scrap that.

Then it dawned on me, that this match has had an Attitude Era build up to it. So why not make it an Attitude era finish? With that in mind, I see when the match seemes to be wrapping up, I see Vince McMahon getting involved to help Cena (turning the Chicago crowd into riot levels of hostile). Keeping with the Attitude Era hommage, I see his 'yes men' getting involved. Instead of Patterson and Briscoe, it'll be Johnny Ace and Dean Malenko. They're going to get their shit splattered with a chair. I see about nine refs getting knocked the fuck out.

Most importantly, I see CM Punk winning the title. Since it will be despite numerous attempts to the contrary by Vince McMahon, that place is going to melt down.

Punk then grabs the mic, and begins to tell Vince to 'fuck off'. It flips to a side by side screen with the locker room, where it shows Stephanie McMahon telling both Money in the Bank winners they need to go cash their case in. For arguments sake, lets say it's Alberto Del Rio and Wade Barrett who both agree's and head to the ring. Barrett comes out first, and as soon as he slides into the ring, Punk makes him eat a chair shot. Barrett down for the 1-2-3.


Que Del Rio's music. Punk squares up and waits for him to come out, but Del Rio sneaks in from the crowd. He uses the MitB case to take out the new champion. He cashes in and goes for the pin. As the ref slides to make the count, we have a flood of WWE controlled indi-wrestlers hit the ring. I'm talking guys like Luke Gallows, Tyler Black, even Colt Cabanna come in and make the save. Del Rio gets distracted, giving Punk enough time to get to his feet and hit the GTS on Del Rio for his third win of the night.

The final shot of the PPV is one of Punk holding the title up over his head proudly, and Vince McMahon walking back up the ramp screaming something like 'it's not over'. Thus bringing to an end a wild PPV and completing CM Punk's transformation from Heel to the most over babyface of the last decade.