CM Punk NUCLEAR HEETZ...where did it come from?

[thuschongswing]

Seeing as how I've become a bit of a WWE fan again, I was just wondering how the whole CM Punk "heatz" fad came about. I understand the Mickie James/Arby's fad, the "take a wrestler's trunks, burn them, hand the wrestler a business suit, and take his powers" fad, the Braden Walker fad, and the "because Tommy Dreamer is fat" fad, but I'm still lost on this one.

I'm assuming it was probably some overinflated NEWZ thread, though I'm not completely sure.

[Lair of the Shadow MaDaBa]

Because, to be blunt, Punk's kind of a dick.

He marches to the beat of his own drummer, and certain people backstage don't like that.

Also, back in '05-06 or so, Punk was supposed to come up to the main roster, but Trips felt threatened.

Trips is kind of a dick, too.

["The Maine Event" Lil' Heavy]

It happened when CM Punk first got called up, it seems as if there was a report every week stating how CM Punk had heat with some one backstage. There was one report that DX didn't like him and another that he got in a heated argument with Tony Atlas when he was brought in to talk to people in OVW, Punk was working an event and Atlas went off on him about his look and style saying WWE didn't like people with taped first (which has alson become a running joke). Atlas also said he would never make it in the WWE, even though at the time he was ECW champion. Also everytime a "CM PUNK HAS HEETZ" report came out, Punk would get a huge win. It happened so often that it became a fad here.

[Cyno]

The term "nuclear heat" comes from a news report of Carlito from I think last year. It was such a hilarious term that it just caught on with everything related to backstage heat here.

[mo]

"Nuclear Heat" is from last year when Carlito complained to a newspaper about being left off the Mania 23 card while stuff like Kane/Khali was on. It was then reported that he had nuclear heat and it's been used here ever since.

[parder]

Yeah, I think the fact that Punk kept winning a big title (ECW champ, MITB, WHC) just after these stories would come out has led the newz sites to give up on this whole Punk has heat theory.

The funny thing is just before his WHC win I remember even Meltzer and Alvarez were insinuating he wasn't liked for smark bait reasons like he wouldn't drink with the older boys (being straight edge and all) who are a bit traditionalist. This would then led to less reputable sites coming out with ridiculous hyperbole about how much heat he had. It just seemed to be all designed to drive more web traffic from smarky WWE-haters. I guess he might rub some people up the wrong way who then pass on stuff to dirt sheets to try and discredit him. But that whole period from him signing for WWE to becoming World Champion was just ridiculous given how now we can see Johnny Ace, Paul Heyman (when he was still with WWE), and most importantly Vince all saw big things in his future following his success in ROH.

[The Genesis of KoOS]

Punk had heat because he didn't complain about jobbing to Chavo.

Punk also had heat for showing up to a taping looking like Flava Flav.

[Sumbody Gon' Get Dey Kneelift]

It's weird to think I was here for the origination of "nuclear heat," seeing as I take it for granted these days.

[imnotbooked]

OK,. now I gotta know what the whole MJ/Arbys thing is all about!

[Nacho STAYS Hyped]

Nov 12, 2008 0:26:31 GMT -5 imnotbooked said:

OK,. now I gotta know what the whole MJ/Arbys thing is all about!

Mickie did some nude pics back in the day. Someone said that her "private area" looked like roast beef.

[Parker Stiles]

Nov 12, 2008 0:33:58 GMT -5 Nacho STAYS Hyped said:

Nov 12, 2008 0:26:31 GMT -5 imnotbooked said:

OK,. now I gotta know what the whole MJ/Arbys thing is all about!

Mickie did some nude pics back in the day. Someone said that her "private area" looked like roast beef.

she's got meat curtains but they are lovely

[Tyfo]

My favorite was the one that said Punk showed up backstage with a fur coat and gold chains or something like that.

Good times.

[sloride]

I loved the DX hate him story as two weeks later Punk was in Team DX for Survivor Series in 2006.

[Lair of the Shadow MaDaBa]

Nov 12, 2008 6:02:32 GMT -5 sloride said:

I loved the DX hate him story as two weeks later Punk was in Team DX for Survivor Series in 2006.

Yeah, but that only furthered the rumors because during that match, Punk got a bigger reaction than DX.

[Hurbster]

Although to be fair I recall him getting a pretty fine intro from DX.

[Steveweiser]

Punk was meant to come up in 2005, originally with a blind gimmick, and then with Mickie as his valet (called Nickie) - thankfully the best then happened for both of them coming up seperately later.

[vanboxmeer]

Because CM Punk is Triple H when Hunter was getting started.

[Roger Smith]

Nov 12, 2008 7:23:15 GMT -5 Steveweiser said:

Punk was meant to come up in 2005, originally with a blind gimmick, and then with Mickie as his valet (called Nickie) - thankfully the best then happened for both of them coming up seperately later.

I thought it was a deaf gimmick.

[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]

Nov 12, 2008 11:50:31 GMT -5 Roger Smith said:

Nov 12, 2008 7:23:15 GMT -5 Steveweiser said:

Punk was meant to come up in 2005, originally with a blind gimmick, and then with Mickie as his valet (called Nickie) - thankfully the best then happened for both of them coming up seperately later.

I thought it was a deaf gimmick.

WIth Mickie's annoying screaming, a deaf gimmick would be very appropriate.