who's asking?

I'm happy with this outcome!

Punk swiping the championship (albeit indirectly) from under Cody's nose perfectly switches the dynamic of every Cody feud up until now and feels fresh. It means we get a bitter Cody desperately chasing Punk for the belt he was supposed to win back at Raw if not for the violent interference of Gunther.

This means - if WWE does this right, which... is a big ask sometimes! - we can keep both guys as faces (they can play up their respective tweener antics, Cody especially!) and still get that messy, emotional feud that they've been teasing us rabid, baying dogs with. Cody can be conflicted between being happy for his friend and bitter that Punk's holding something that he thinks, by right, is his.

What if Cody goes to Punk and asks for a title match, pointing out that he promised Punk he could have one any time he wanted a few months ago - all he had to do was ask. Well now, Cody's asking, so will Punk offer him the same courtesy? What if Punk says no? Remember when Punk said he would never stab Cody in the back, but in the front? What exactly did he mean by that? Will we find out?

I said a while back that I needed the Codypunk feud but above all, I needed it to be good! Not another rehash of the same old Cody feud formula where yet another beloved ally turns heel in pursuit of the gold. I'm not against Punk being a heel - I certainly think he'd pull it off nicely - but it would feel cheap and repetitive. Also, we saw with Cena and Randy recently, a wrestler gets to a stage in their career where people just don't want to boo them anymore.

Guess we all have to wait and see but my god, I am so seated and ready for the fireworks to ignite!