From: Lopen | #229
This is still about Cena vs Punk. Triple H is just the guy that's making things confusing at the moment, which is good. Take away HHH and where does the feud go from here? If Cena won tonight, or Punk won tonight? Rematch? Oh goodie. The feud would either be over or approaching formulaic and boring like the Orton/Christian feud.
Until HHH books himself in a title match or something, it's not about Triple H. He's just a prop. He's like the Vince McMahon in the Rock/Austin feud, or something.
Don't get me wrong... they could have made this feud work with just Punk and Cena but they already took the wrong turn there when they had Punk return in one week. But I think the course they're taking will help the feud stay fresh. Well, can, anyway. I'm still not sure I trust WWE to do the storyline right, but I think it's better than either side just straight up winning.
What you said was true until the moment KEVIN NASH WAS ON MY TELEVISION.
Let's say they just stopped the show right before that. You still have the question about whether Triple H knowingly made a bad call or not, whether Punk was in on it or not, and how Cena will respond. This storyline is still about Cena and Punk: who's really the best, who's really the sellout, and how will they settle this. Triple H is only there as the embodiment of corporate control, not a primary character.
But once Kevin Nash starts assaulting Punk out of the blue, it's no longer about any of that. It's about Triple H and his Kliq buddies and their reign of terror. Cena and Punk are still involved, but it's not ABOUT them anymore. It could be anyone in their places, all they serve as is opposition to the Corporate Kliq, who are now the driving force of this storyline.
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