By Wade Keller, PWTorch editor

Zach of Bellingham Wash.: Although it would only truly ELEVATE one star, I think that a coalition of C.M. Punk, Paul Heyman, Brock Lesnar, Big Show, and a heel Kofi Kingston would be a great idea. Kofi can turn if and when his partnership with R-Truth splits (presumably after losing the tag titles to PTP) leading to a run at one of the mid-card titles (maybe vs a face Miz?). Big Show and Lesnar serve as the big man enforcers a la Batista with Evolution. Plus, adding Show to the group would make Punk even more of a conniving heel (siding with a longtime enemy just because it's convenient), a necessity since he's still kinda on the fence and needs to be solidified as the bad guy. Then, when the group eventually breaks up, you've got interesting, ready-made main event feuds. Kofi turns back into a face, defeats mentor and former tag team partner Punk, and now WWE has a new main event player on their roster.

WK Thoughts: Kofi is someone worth considering for this type of elevation. I think his turning heel is the only way he can get past the mid-card spot he's been stuck in for a while. I think he'd be a surprisingly good heel, too.

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Jeff R. suggests: I'd like to see Bully Ray or Tensai come in as the muscle and maybe turn Tyson Kidd & Justin Gabriel heel to feud with R-Truth & Kofi Kingston and the Prime Time Players.  They definitely need run ins from the crowd to keep people guessing when they may show up.  That's always been a proven tactic. Also, backstage/run-in attacks should be done in street clothes. Makes it look more legit.

WK Thoughts: I definitely like the idea of adding a tag team to the faction, and Kidd & Gabriel would be a better fit than any other team drifting on the WWF landscape now.

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Ron S. suggests: Why not just put Dean Ambrose in the faction. It would be a great way to introduce him to a wider audience. Plus, he already has the type of mic skills to be a perfect foil to anyone who would go against his faction.

WK Thoughts: Definitely introducing an unknown to the mainstream WWE audience could instantly create a star and fast-track them.

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Zac suggests: I'm sure you've heard it, but I'd like to see Colt Cabana come in as part of a C.M. Punk faction.  Also I'd personally like to see Domino/Cliff Compton come in.  Easy enough to form a group of talented people who WWE misused the first go around.  How about Matt Morgan for the muscle?

WK Thoughts: I think Morgan could be more than just the "muscle" of the group, but it could be a way to transition him into being a babyface who breaks away from Punk later.

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Ryan from Seattle, Wash. suggests: To me, it seems that after "leaving" Monday night, Jack Swagger is a fairly obvious selection, seeing as he needs some resemblance of a rebirth. If Paul Heyman and C.M. Punk actually have a say in the faction, I'd tend to believe they would want to incorporate actual "wrestlers" as opposed to gimmicks like Brodus Clay or Santino. Superstars such as Antonio Cesaro, a returning Wade Barrett, and the rumored return of Matt Morgan would work well. In an alternate perfect world, I'd pay a lot of money to see Kurt Angle return to the WWE and take the final spot. Regardless, this has the potential to become an NWO style takeover, which I, for one would be more than happy to see unfold.

WK Thoughts: I think, as I mentioned last week, Brodus is going to stay in the slot he's in for a while as a mid-card "energy generating" feel-good house show act. Swagger could definitely use that boost, and playing a role as a Lesnar protege could set him up for a surge in credibility.

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