This Is Not the Target Market: CM Punk and Batista Aren't What Fans Want

Who watched Extreme Rules last night? I didn't, because I had homework, but I checked the results today.

Isn't it funny how WWE wants to appeal to a certain age group, and do just that, but it turns the rest of the wrestling fans off? That's their strategy; bring in the dough by appealing to the younger fans, who would rather watch their favorite Superstar as champion. Because of this, a lot of fans have been turned off by WWE.

The eight-to-12 year demographic isn't what WWE should appeal to; because when those fans become older, WWE will still have those kid-attracting champions, like John Cena, and those fans won't like it at all.

This brings me to CM Punk and Batista. Both are fan favorites, but Batista only attracts kids, which is the group of people WWE wants to watch their programming. PG change? Kids. Cena, Hardy, and Punk as champions?

Kids too, although a lot of the older audience likes Hardy and Punk. Evan Bourne himself talked about the PG change and how he isn't allowed to swear, but his favorite ECW promo was Tazz swearing at Steve Corino for 10 minutes straight.

At Extreme Rules, Batista won a Steel Cage match against Randy Orton to win the WWE Championship. This was for the kids only, because they want the cool guy to win, which is Batista in that match.

CM Punk fended off Umaga in a Samoan Strap, which had absolutely no point whatsoever, then cashed in the Money In The Bank briefcase against new World champion Jeff Hardy and won.

Punk using Edge's style of winning is getting to be a bit annoying. I mean, we've seen it happen FOUR times; Edge winning against John Cena and Undertaker, and CM cashing in the briefcase on Edge and Jeff Hardy. If Punk wins Money In The Bank next year, we all know what will happen.

Don't get me wrong; Punk is a great entertainer, whether he's heel of face, for all age demographics, but to have him win a World title in an Edge-ish kind of way only hurts his reputation.

Edge can do it because he always seizes the opportunity, but CM Punk doesn't, which enrages a lot of people because it portrays him as a coward, who can't win a world championship without his opponent being battered and bruised.

Batista, on the other hand, has shown us that he can wear a World title and say he won it fair and square, but with guys like Randy Orton and Christian becoming top-notch guys who can wrestle and talk on the mic, the Animal just can't stay in the title picture. He can put on a great show, but can't back himself up on the microphone.

WWE has told us that Punk needs a crutch (that would be the MITB briefcase) to become World champion, and that Batista is only in the title picture because of his past title reigns and his younger fans.

After making an analysis of Punk and Batista, I'd say that Punk needs to prove himself a bit more to WWE by winning and putting on some great matches.

He could aslo turn heel, which could help his mic skills, as they are more proficient. He is pretty good on the mic, but as a heel, he is one of the best. If WWE can't trust Punk to carry a brand or the company, then fans will start doubting his overall skill, which is quite good.

Batista needs to improve his mic skills, which will take a LOT of work, but if he can do it, then he will always be a top contender. His wrestling skill needs a bit of work. If he can improve, WWE could make him the top guy in the business today.