While trying to come up with a name that has similar star power in WWE to Roman Reigns, Mark Henry concluded that there could only be one man: CM Punk. “Punk gets that reaction too. And you asked me like, who else gets that kind of reaction, and that’s what came in my mind,” he explained. Henry then noted that, even though Punk and Reigns are babyfaces right now, they both have every element needed to occupy the roles of not only good guys but also bad guys. “I think that, for the benefit of money, Punk would be the heel.”

Henry then clarified that he doesn’t necessarily believe that Punk is a better heel than Reigns, but that there’s an overwhelming push for the OTC to get the love he received during his return on “WWE Raw.” “And that’s gonna put asses in seats, and you have to have somebody equally as dominant to come in and be able to turn the screws on him, and that’s CM Punk; there’s nobody else,” the veteran concluded.

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