I sat down not half hour ago to watch a replay of Raw. For the third week in a row, I have watched a full WWE show in order to see one man. A man who in the last month has become the "saviour" of wrestling for some fans and a mainstream publicity magnet for the WWE. The most impressive thing, it seems, is that he's only unleashed it now, a month before he leaves the company.
When the news first broke that CM Punk was planning to leave the WWE after his contract expired, I wasn't surprised. I honestly didn't and still wouldn't blame him. Not only because of the backstage stories of his poor treatment; from being buried in developmental, to his nickname as the "King of the Indies" (1).
Not only because it seems Punk has never been considered a member of the "Youth Movement", or as an established main eventer like Cena or Orton for sometime now. Leaving him essential in no man's land. Not only because Punk, a three time WWE world champion (four time if including the ECW world title), has been used for a while now to only advance Vince's home-grown talent.
But because he has never been truly valued as a WWE superstar. That was until now it seems.
While others like Chris Jericho and Batista left the WWE having been buried, Punk has used his last month in the WWE it seems to show Vince why and how he can draw money. He's taken the unlimited potential which guys like Paul Heyman and Steve Austin (3) have noted in him and used it to punch Vince right in his giant grapefruit's.
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For Manchester City, money might as well be water.
You take it for granted and you end up wasting a lot of it.
The English side has thrown millions of dollars at countless players over the years, and don't have much on-field success to show for it.
Yet, it hasn't changed the club's approach, and it seems like Man City is ready to make a splash, and are looking at the world's best club to do so.
Per Tribal Football:
City boss Roberto Mancini has been told it will cost him £45m to lure Barcelona superstar Villa to Eastlands, says the Daily Star.
Villa is one of several targets on Roberto Mancini’s list as he plans for the departure of rebel Carlos Tevez.
The Manchester City boss reckons the Spanish World Cup winner would be a huge hit in the Premier League.
Somehow I doubt this move will ever actually go down.
Barcelona is not going to break up a club that has just won the Spanish crown and the European title in the same season, not even if the funds would allow the club to increase its bid for Cesc Fabregas.
Manchester City has high hopes after Carlos Tevez asked out of town, but Barcelona isn't one of those clubs who makes drastic moves just because another squad happens to put a lot of money on the table for a top player.
David Villa is a perfect fit for Barcelona, and Manchester City is just trying to make a splash for the sake of doing so.
That isn't the way to run a club, and there is a reason that City hasn't been able to consistently compete with England's top squads.
You need to build a team by making moves that compliment the rest of your roster. Clubs like City and Real Madrid make moves without considering how everything fits together, and then the results on the pitch suffer.
City will try and land Villa, but it will be a fruitless effort.
In the end, Tevez will likely stay in Manchester, and Barcelona will cling tight to Villa as they prepare to make another run on the world's biggest stages.
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