5 Reasons why CM Punk is one of the most loved WWE Superstars

#3 He understands where Wrestling has 'gone wrong'

Putting the world to rights.

Much of the frustration fans hold towards WWE can be put down to a sense of nostalgia-blindness. No matter what the company does in 2017, fans still remember the glory days of 1999, or 1985 if you're a little older. Most people's solutions to the company's problems tend to be based on going back to previous times, maybe bringing TV 14 back, or just allowing superstars free reign on the mic.

Punk was always able to channel these thoughts, and always found little sly ways of voicing them onscreen. He recognised that most people see through the blatant WWE propaganda that tries to tell us this is the best era of all time when we clearly know it isn't.

This isn't just a debate about taste either, as WWE's fortunes in terms of ratings and global reach were demonstrably better during the Attitude Era than they are now, and that's a little harder to argue against.

Punk constantly spoke about making wrestling fun again during his promos, which many fans appreciated. Although we secretly knew he probably didn't have the power to bring the Attitude or Golden Era back, we still put our hopes in him that he could at least steer the company out of the rut it had gotten itself into.

Many of the things that WWE are now embracing, like giving opportunities to former indie stars, showcasing new talent and improving the women's division, are things that Punk used to call for. Unfortunately, he did not stick around long enough to see these changes in action, but most of us still credit them to Punk's willingness to speak out.