By Chris Newth, PWTorch contributor

Tomorrow night WWE will be holding a pay-per-view event with a theme they hope will be fresh enough to generate more PPV buys than the event would have under its old name. The new title: Breaking Point, and the concept involves submission-style matches for all of the main events. We will see Randy Orton vs. John Cena in an I Quit Match, DX vs. Legacy in a Submissions Count Anywhere match, and CM Punk vs. the Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship, among others.

Generally I enjoy switching brands for each PPV when choosing which rivalry to cover, but this time, Smackdown once again has garnered the most intrigue with their main event feud between newly turned heel CM Punk and the legendary Undertaker, who has just returned from extended hiatus since his match against Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 25.

WWE did a commendable job obviating the challenges of Jeff Hardy's exit from the company. As the Smackdown brand's top babyface act, Jeff was a force on the show, and writing him off TV effectively without a backlash of some kind was no easy task. Luckily for WWE, they had Undertaker on the roster waiting in the wings. The main event storyline became a narrative sleight of hand as WWE industriously switched out one top babyface for another so that CM Punk's reign as the World Heavyweight Champion didn't lose all momentum coming out of SummerSlam.

The absolute best part of this rivalry is CM Punk's discerning character. It seems like no matter who Punk is fighting, he can and will elaborate on his opponent's character. During the Jeff Hardy storyline, CM Punk spent weeks explaining the renegade's shortcomings and relating it to WWE fans in general—namely, anyone who isn't CM Punk. His self-righteous and egotistical personality enable him to pierce the truth at times, but mostly generalize, about things that he considers faults (or weaknesses) in people.

Punk railed against Hardy for his past issues with drugs, and he went further by criticizing everyone in the crowd for smoking, drinking, recreational drug use, and overusing medication. But now the self-proclaimed Straight Edge Superstar has a new target on Smackdown: the Undertaker. When that upcoming feud became clear, I wondered to myself how Punk was going to trash the Undertaker, whose character is nothing like Jeff Hardy's. How can CM Punk abhor the Dead Man?

WWE has since made the answer clear. On Smackdown, CM Punk unleashed a verbal assault on the Undertaker, essentially asserting that he has been hoodwinking the WWE Universe for years. Punk kept alluding to the smoke and mirrors—all of the little tricks that have come to define the Undertaker's gimmick. As the World Heavyweight Champ stood on the stage surrounded by the remnants of Taker's foggy entrance, he thrashed not only Undertaker for his deceptive attempt at commanding the supernatural, but also the audience for not being sober enough to see through Undertaker's game.

In general, WWE positions Undertaker's opponents as nervous wrecks who cower even during his entrance. Announcers never fail at mentioning Taker's effective use of mind manipulation—how he gets into his competitor's head to gain the immediate advantage in matches. Not many superstars on WWE's roster stand up to the Undertaker without fear. In fact, the majority of heels in the company can accurately be described as opportunistic cowards. Even Raw's top heel, Randy Orton, is frequently positioned that way.

But CM Punk is different. His pompous mindset puts him above everyone else, and as such, one of his natural faults (that he cannot see) is that he underrates threats. He doesn't even think Taker has a legitimate chance at winning the World Heavyweight Title tomorrow night. Punk's judgment—which he ironically touts as infallible—is inherently flawed because he overlooks actual danger when he tries to rationalize elements of his opponents' personalities, characters, and abilities.

WWE and CM Punk have done an incredible job transforming Punk's heel character. The way he criticizes everyone he faces is priceless because it gives you not only a different perspective on people (like Hardy and now Undertaker), but it also gives you more insight into CM Punk's character and his own flaws. Although Punk will probably benefit substantially from an extensive feud with the Dead Man, I'm already interested in how Punk will dissect his next opponent.

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