| On Monday June 30th, 2008 WWE finally stepped up | | | | being rebellious and questioning authority for example. |
| as the standard bearer of the industry that they are | | | | Because of who CM Punk is, he is exactly what the |
| supposed to be. WWE has constantly had numerous | | | | WWE needs. The WWE's fanbase has grown to a |
| problems with children emulating their product and | | | | large number of younger children, and CM Punk may |
| causing harm to themselves or others, and to offset | | | | be able to reach out to many of them to keep them |
| this they need to realize that they need to constantly | | | | drug free. While often times kids will dismiss positive |
| be sure to send a positive message now that they | | | | drug free messages because they don't relate to the |
| are a public company. | | | | characters conveying them, CM Punk is young and |
| CM Punk is a natural at professional wrestling. He's | | | | comes across as cutting edge and almost 'hip'. Kids |
| been doing it for many years, though he's only been | | | | definitely connect with him, as is evidenced by his high |
| featured on WWE wrestling for a short period of time. | | | | merchandise sales. |
| He knows how to wrestle a great spectacle of a | | | | And now the WWE has given him the World Title of |
| match, and more than that he knows how to work a | | | | their main show, WWE RAW which airs every |
| crowd. More than that, he lives what some might | | | | Monday night at 9 PM EST on the USA Network. CM |
| consider a bit unusual lifestyle, though one that is | | | | Punk has some tough shoes to fill, but people were |
| growing in popularity. | | | | simply too sick of John Cena as the champion and |
| CM Punk lives a "straight edge" lifestyle. That is a | | | | something had to change. Now, under a new banner, |
| lifestyle that is part of the punk movement in the | | | | CM Punk will help us herald in a new drug free |
| United States and other countries around the world, | | | | generation from behind the most unexpected pulpit - |
| where adherents agree to not do drugs or drink | | | | that of a professional wrestler. |
| alcohol, but still otherwise act in a relative punk manner, | | | | |