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of course signing punk is exciting. no one could question that. its a major event in the wrestling world. but this approach to his booking is very wwe. ingoring something so massive as his ufc run due to how embarrassing it is the most vince thing a company could possibly do and it benefits no one.
when you build punk up as a badass, with out him having to reestablish himself first, you bury whoever he's in there with. it lacks all credibility.
you're exactly right to say it violates the suspension of disbelief (even if dismissively.) its of critical importance.
the people who arent hanging off the end of punks dick do remember it. and while you may not want to explicitly dredge it up you can still acknowledge it implicitly. an angle, booked over a year or so, of asking the question in a variety of ways "does punk still got it?" is exactly what you need to organically build his credibility back, and this is the important part, without sacrificing that talent youre desperately trying to establish to him.
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