You haven't been watching WWE long, have you? Besides, Punk'll be getting crushed by HHH soon enough, for the heinous crime of getting over with his own hard work. That's the usual reason Trips makes people look like total jobbers, anyway...
It depends what you call long, I started watching it when BSKYB started broadcasting in around 1990. In my defence I didnt really have the ability to get hold of tapes before then as I was only 8 years old. Though my Dad used to record me old WCW shows in the small hours of ITV. I dont really remember a time before Wrestling.