Staff Comments:
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"It's very difficult to create the next Stone Cold Steve Austin, but WWE made an attempt to do so with CM Punk's "Voice of the Voiceless" persona. Sure, it didn't play out as most of us would have liked to see, but damn - at least we had that month or so where Punk was giving the fans precisely what they wanted." - Canadian Bulldog
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" He may not get the screams of the women and kids like Cena does, but with "that promo" CM Punk became the most popular man on the WWE roster. From interiew requests to merchandise sales that toppled Cena's merch juggernaut numbers halfway through the year, Punk has emerged as a favorite for multiple demographics. While nowhere close to Austin's popularity, he's as close of a character to Stone Cold as anybody has been over the past ten years...being a more "real" anti-authority figure than Cena has ever been able to pull off ." - ZAH

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"I'm not a big fan of Punk and realize that he spent a good portion of 2011 as a heel but the guy really has done a lot to step up his game and was one of the most talked about WWE performers this year. Hopefully WWE doesn't mess this up ...but they most likely will. "- Kevin Wallace