https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/news-cm-punk-bryan-danielson-john-cena-s-level-says-wwe-veteran-exclusive

Vince Russo believes CM Punk and Bryan Danielson did not possess the same star power as John Cena during their respective primes in WWE.

The former WWE writer cited an old Subway commercial featuring John Cena from 2007, back when the Cenation Leader was just starting to cement himself as a permanent fixture in the main event scene.

Russo said that Cena had the physical presence to attract the attention of casual fans, something that he felt both CM Punk and Bryan Danielson lacked.

While Cena's charisma and looks instantly caught the eye of fans, Vince Russo said Punk and Danielson would have failed to get the same reaction had they been in the Subway commercial.

"John Cena did a Subway commercial. Okay? So, if you did not know who John Cena was, with Cena's presence and Cena's look, number one, you knew he was somebody. And number two, you were asking the question, who is this guy? Put CM Punk in a Subway commercial. Put Bryan Danielson in that Subway commercial; you would think they were actors. You would think they were somebody hired for the commercial. They were not somebody. And that's the test. When you see Cena, you know Cena is somebody. That's the test."