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Breaking of the Fourth Wall
There is nothing that gets wrestling fans to react louder than when superstars take jabs at one another from real life circumstances. In this case as alluded to earlier, Punk would regularly mention Hardy’s previous violations of the WWE Wellness Policy.
The Straight Edge Superstar would also draw attention to fans in the crowd that would wear Hardy’s apparel, and wonder why they would look up to the Rainbow Haired Warrior. Most of Punk’s outbursts at Hardy appeared to be coming from a place of jealousy, and in some ways had to be a nugget of truth.
Being able to attack Hardy personally is what helped justify the hatred between both superstars, and made it necessary for both men to fight for the entire summer.
In a previous article I explained why Cena and Reigns needed to temporarily end their feud at No Mercy. While both men tried to shoot on real life circumstances, it became very clear that it was all manufactured for the sake of the match at No Mercy. In the case of Hardy and Punk, the differences between the two made the hatred so natural and believable.
On the surface it is very obvious that Hardy helped Punk get to new heights as a freshly turned heel. It is also possible that by Punk shooting on Hardy’s transgressions that he made Hardy not just more relatable to the WWE Universe, but an even bigger babyface than before they started.
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I might be stating the obvious, but fans don’t like superstars who always win or look like they are from Vince McMahon’s wrestling factory. Fans appreciate those that take chances, lose but get back up, and yes, even those that make mistakes. What breaking the fourth wall did was indirectly let us as fans know who to root for, they just didn’t do it with size 48 font.
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