CM Punk not progressing as a fighter

[zappa]

www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2016/0514/611741/cm-punk-reportedly-not-progressing-well-as-a-fighter/

Hard to feel bad for him tbh considering his hypocrisies regarding part timers in WWE and how he got his UFC gig. Teddy Hart beat him up back in 2004 when he was younger and more agile so this UFC thing was never going to end well for him.  

[fw91]

Well he has to fight once. Just for the sake of being able to live this endeavor down.

[jagilki]

How good of a fighter can you be when your training regimen is being salty on twitter?

[魔界5号]

This is exactly what I said would happen.

He's 37. His body is broken down. He shouldn't have opened his big mouth about going to UFC, and then he wouldn't have had to get his ass kicked, look like a chump and come crawling back to Vince when he eventually has his first fight.

Or, should I say, if he has his first fight.

[Perfect Timing]

Too many people talk the big man and then end up flat out. I would rather keep my mouth shut and not try to prove anything to myself or others. He's not cut out for that world and not many people are.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

I literally forgot about CM Punk still trying to fight until I read this thread, it's been more than a year since the announcement, I think people already lost interest.

I think after he saw what Mickey Gail was really about, he realized he made a huge mistake.

If he doesn't fight, then his legacy is tainted in the eyes of the fans, it would be better for him to get his ass kicked than not fighting at all after the stupid press conferences.

When he returns to the wwe, I expect Vince to make a joke about his ufc debut.

[zappa]

May 15, 2016 15:24:09 GMT -5 OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 said:

I literally forgot about CM Punk still trying to fight until I read this thread, it's been more than a year since the announcement, I think people already lost interest.

I think after he saw what Mickey Gail was really about, he realized he made a huge mistake.

If he doesn't fight, then his legacy is tainted in the eyes of the fans, it would be better for him to get his ass kicked than not fighting at all after the stupid press conferences.

When he returns to the wwe, I expect Vince to make a joke about his ufc debut.

How much will he be making from his UFC contract do you think even if he never has a fight?

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

May 15, 2016 15:27:10 GMT -5 zappa said:

May 15, 2016 15:24:09 GMT -5 OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 said:

I literally forgot about CM Punk still trying to fight until I read this thread, it's been more than a year since the announcement, I think people already lost interest.

I think after he saw what Mickey Gail was really about, he realized he made a huge mistake.

If he doesn't fight, then his legacy is tainted in the eyes of the fans, it would be better for him to get his ass kicked than not fighting at all after the stupid press conferences.

When he returns to the wwe, I expect Vince to make a joke about his ufc debut.

How much will he be making from his UFC contract do you think even if he never has a fight?

Since the UFC kinda lies about the real fight purses I don't really know, but Punk has done appearances for the UFC, and when he was feuding in twitter with Cathal Pendred, he said that made more for appearance than Pendred did in his whole fighting career.

I wonder if the UFC can sue him if he doesn't fight for the money they wasted promoting him.

On another note, I think it's telling that from reading the article, several sources confirmed that Punk got his ass kicked in the sparrings, mind you this guys aren't even signed with the ufc, and in sparrings the fighters tend not to go all in, imagine what Gail would do to him.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

May 15, 2016 15:24:09 GMT -5 OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 said:

When he returns to the wwe, I expect Vince to make a joke about his ufc debut.

Even if this UFC adventure tanks, I still don't see Punk back in WWE a long as HHH is around. His cheap-ass lifestyle isn't going to see him run out of money (and I'm sure he was smart enough to get a prenup with AJ), and he's impossibly stubborn.

Even if they offered him a Lesnar-like contract (which they won't), I'm certain his pride won't allow him to ever sign it.

I fully expect him to fight Gail, get soundly beaten, then retire and start up the baby factory with AJ.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

I'm resigned to the fact that this dude will never fight. To try to get into UFC in your mid 30s with no real background. Sure you can say you practiced here and there but a lot of these dudes are blackbelts and in some cases olympic athletes. I would hope his wife talks him out of this craziness. This is coming off like a passion play now because he's so burned out on wrestling he doesn't want to go back.

However, Dana isn't burying him yet so Punk still has some type of wiggle room.

[thirteen3]

I like Punks work...but the dude was never much of an athlete.

[Magic knows Black Lives Matter]

May 15, 2016 15:20:07 GMT -5 魔界5号 said:

This is exactly what I said would happen.

He's 37. His body is broken down. He shouldn't have opened his big mouth about going to UFC, and then he wouldn't have had to get his ass kicked, look like a chump and come crawling back to Vince when he eventually has his first fight.

Or, should I say, if he has his first fight.

Add all of that together and the fact that, by his own admission, he has no real athletic ability and has to work twice as hard as others to do the same thing, I'm not sure what dude was expecting when he decided to try his hand at MMA this late in the game.

I hope he gets that one fight in and gets out without getting seriously hurt. That's about the best possible outcome here.

[KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!]

May 15, 2016 15:49:22 GMT -5 Mighty Attack Tribble said:

May 15, 2016 15:24:09 GMT -5 OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 said:

When he returns to the wwe, I expect Vince to make a joke about his ufc debut.

Even if this UFC adventure tanks, I still don't see Punk back in WWE a long as HHH is around. His cheap-ass lifestyle isn't going to see him run out of money (and I'm sure he was smart enough to get a prenup with AJ), and he's impossibly stubborn.

Even if they offered him a Lesnar-like contract (which they won't), I'm certain his pride won't allow him to ever sign it.

I fully expect him to fight Gail, get soundly beaten, then retire and start up the baby factory with AJ.

It all comes down to money. If the WWE offers him a good enough deal I could see Punk coming back. That said they have no reason to since they're filled to the brim with talent as it is.

Punk is also in a position where he really doesn't have to crawl back to WWE. I could see NJPW throwing buckets of cash to nab him even on a limited schedule. Likewise, if he stays in MMA Bellator or Rizin would throw tons of money at him and feed him cans until the end of time because they have no problem promoting freak shows and having can fights, which is an image the UFC at least tries somewhat to avoid. Those are just a few options off the top of my head.

[Perd]

I just never really knew what he was thinking here. Your mid-thirties just isn't a time to start a UFC career. Having self confidence is great, but never let it become self deception.

[Hit Girl]

He's the Gary Neville of wrestling.

[2coldMack is even more baffled]

May 15, 2016 15:49:22 GMT -5 Mighty Attack Tribble said:

May 15, 2016 15:24:09 GMT -5 OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 said:

When he returns to the wwe, I expect Vince to make a joke about his ufc debut.

Even if this UFC adventure tanks, I still don't see Punk back in WWE a long as HHH is around. His cheap-ass lifestyle isn't going to see him run out of money (and I'm sure he was smart enough to get a prenup with AJ), and he's impossibly stubborn.

Even if they offered him a Lesnar-like contract (which they won't), I'm certain his pride won't allow him to ever sign it.

I fully expect him to fight Gail, get soundly beaten, then retire and start up the baby factory with AJ.

Nah, it's like I said, I'm sure Dana's made it abundantly clear that if Gail loses to Punk, he'll be taken care of.

[Reflecto]

May 15, 2016 16:15:43 GMT -5 2coldMack is even more baffled said:

May 15, 2016 15:49:22 GMT -5 Mighty Attack Tribble said:

Even if this UFC adventure tanks, I still don't see Punk back in WWE a long as HHH is around. His cheap-ass lifestyle isn't going to see him run out of money (and I'm sure he was smart enough to get a prenup with AJ), and he's impossibly stubborn.

Even if they offered him a Lesnar-like contract (which they won't), I'm certain his pride won't allow him to ever sign it.

I fully expect him to fight Gail, get soundly beaten, then retire and start up the baby factory with AJ.

Nah, it's like I said, I'm sure Dana's made it abundantly clear that if Gail loses to Punk, he'll be taken care of.

Or, on the opposite side...especially if it's clear CM Punk is probably never even going to make it to the Kimbo Slice-style "watch him as a borderline freakshow" level of performer and will firmly be "a publicity stunt, no more than Herschel Walker, Batista, or Jose Canseco"...then Dana's expecting Gall to destroy Punk and then use the notoriety of "The guy who beat CM Punk into a bloody pulp" to make Gall a big draw.

[Chuck Conry]

Guess we know who's facing Triple H at Mania next year.

[Rudy Gobert Fadeaway]

I feel like he's on a neverending mission to make Brock feel better about his Minnesota Vikings debacle.

[SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts]

If Punk wants to fight some tomato cans, here's my client.