From Jason Powell of ProWrestling.Net:

The unanimous opinion of Dot Net sources is that C.M. Punk’s title reign won’t be a long one. The feeling is that Vince McMahon wanted to shake things up in a big way and still does. One source noted that nothing in WWE should be considered a long-term move at the moment because of Vince’s mindset.

However, multiple sources agreed that Punk’s title reign is reminiscent of Bret Hart’s title reign back in 1992 when he defeated Ric Flair for the WWF Title. The feeling at the time was that Hart would be a short term, transitional champion. However, he won people over quickly, and there is optimism that Punk could do the same.

If you guys listened to The Rant this week, you know one of my fears is that C.M. Punk’s title reign won’t be well-booked, ala Rey Mysterio’s last year. If it does end up being a short reign, let’s hope they give Punk at least one big win.

Unfortunately, the big rumor is that Great American Bash will feature ANOTHER freaking triple threat match for the title, with Punk taking on Cena and JBL. That gives the bookers a really easy out–just have Punk pin JBL again, and not John Cena. This is very similar to the way they booked Mysterio, unfortunately–he won the title by pinning Randy Orton in a triple-threat, and not Kurt Angle, who was the champ at the time. Then, he feuded a bunch with JBL. Oh no, I’m getting bad flashbacks.

But seriously, what’s the consensus here? Will the WWE give Punk a short title reign with no real notable wins to elevate him, or will they have him beat at least one big opponent (i.e. John Cena) in a one-on-one match?