Say goodbye to the month of May and hello to June. We are just a few weeks away from the official start of summer and the Payback PPV. Payback in the oh so glorious wrestling city of Chicago will be the beginning of the build-up for the Biggest Event of the Summer, Summerslam. There is a lot to hope for this coming summer as we move out of a lackluster few months. To hype up this summer, next week’s blog will be this writer’s Top 5 Hopes for the Summer.
Clash of the Best in Chi Town
CM Punk disappeared from WWE television just over a month ago after a rather cryptic promo. What this promo meant was anybody’s guess, but we will not have to wait much longer. Last Monday in Calgary, Chris Jericho hosted a special edition of the Highlight Reel with Paul Heyman as the guest. While pleasantries were exchanged at first, Jericho quickly got down to business, the whereabouts of the self-proclaimed Best in the World. Heyman tried to redirect Jericho’s questions, but nothing would deter Y2J. Jericho kept pushing Heyman’s buttons by saying Punk no longer deserved the Best in the World moniker and getting the Calgary crowd to chant said moniker at Mr. Heyman. Heyman would eventually succumb to Jericho’s mind games and accept Jericho’s challenge to face CM Punk at Payback. While it has only been a year since CM Punk and Chris Jericho feuded over the WWE Championship, it is still exciting to see these two wrestle especially considering the roles have been reversed since their last feud. This match at Payback looks to be more of a way to bring Punk back in time for the summer rather than the start of a summer long feud. Either way, the match should be entertaining nonetheless. Considering that Payback takes place in Punk’s hometown, the atmosphere surrounding this match should be nothing short of electric. This story should keep many fans interested in the weeks ahead.
The Axel Begins to Turn
From the Shield to Fandango, this year has already seen a good number of fresh faces debut. The latest to join the main WWE roster is Curtis Axel, the son of “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig and the grandson of Larry “The Axe” Hennig. With the mentorship of the one and only Paul Heyman and the supposed backing of the WWE big wigs, Curtis Axel is primed to being pushed to the main event of the WWE. Those plans are not for certain considering WWE executives love to change their minds on a dime. Axel has gotten a win over Triple H (funny it took a week to tell the audience the result) and John Cena in his first two weeks on Raw. While these wins have only been by count-out and knockout (I believe), they are wins nonetheless. It will be interesting to see how Axel will be booked in the coming months. It is nice to give him wins over main eventers like Cena and Triple H, but Axel will need some pinfall victories if Creative wants the fans to believe Axel is a bona fide main eventer. This writer just hopes that Creative does not get scared when it comes to pulling the trigger on taking Axel to the next level like they are currently doing with Ryback. Only time will tell if the Curtis Axel experiment is a success or failure. Considering the WWE is in dire need of stars, expect Axel to be pushed heavily in the weeks and possibly months ahead.
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