Original Plans for CM Punk2 of 3Melina Pizano/WWE via Getty ImagesIbou also reported that the original plan for the feud with Rhodes was for Punk to be a heel. That has clearly not been the case, and as the report stated, should not be expected as The Best in the World has grown too popular. Punk is the most organically over babyface on the roster, a guy who has equity built up with the audience. The fans appreciate he is real with them, can get them to invest themselves emotionally, and love him for two decades of excellence on the mic and in the ring. The fact that he never feels played out, even after spending the last two years at or near the top of the card, certainly doesn't hurt.