CM Punk Back to WWE?

[Mid-Carder]

Jul 25, 2021 3:39:02 GMT -5 Mayonnaise said:

Jul 25, 2021 2:51:01 GMT -5 "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay said:

Citation?

Here, I'll help him...or not

On the subject of quality entertainment, Punk was asked whether, under the right circumstances, he would consider a return to pro wrestling.

“I don’t know,” Punk says. “I’ve said no before in interviews. I’m not fishing for a deal. I get offered to do a lot of stuff, and I say no to 90% of it just because my thing is I need to work with quality human beings. It just seems like maybe in pro wrestling there is a lack of quality human beings. I don’t know. I like doing fun, quality projects. If there is a fun, quality wrestling project that gets sent my way, I will listen to it.”

Punk would add instant intrigue to the product if he stepped back in the ring. If he were to return to WWE, he would immediately emerge as a top star. Working a match at the Tokyo Dome for New Japan Pro-Wrestling would also be appointment viewing. And with the arrival of AEW as a major promotion, there is another serious contender to bring him out of wrestling retirement. But even with those options, a return does not seem imminent.

“I don’t need the money,” Punk says. “And the way the wrestling business is now, it’s wacky. You’ve got WWE, who has multiple billion-dollar television deals, and the television’s awful. I go back there, I’m just another guy. And it’s not even that—I’d be just another guy that’s doing not-good television. I want to do stuff that’s good. I want my name attached to quality projects, where it’s fun and it makes people laugh, smile, think and people don’t hate watching it. I want to do fun stuff.”

from www.si.com/wrestling/2021/04/20/cm-punk-wwe-return-movie-jakobs-wife

I'm a big fan of CM Punk the wrestler but 'my thing is I need to work with quality human beings' made me laugh considering Phil Brooks's history

[dgenerationmc]

Jul 25, 2021 7:49:51 GMT -5 Citizen Snips Has Left said:

Jul 25, 2021 7:12:11 GMT -5 Clash, Never a Meter Maid said:

It doesn’t matter who they sign, no company’s gonna see the kinds of numbers they saw in Attitude or Rock ‘n Wrestling unless cable has some kind of magical resurgence over this new streaming era.

I think wrestling in 2021, with all the new options for streaming, is lucky to grab the audience share it has now.

This might sound crazy, but we’re reaching a point where 2.5 million or higher may be “new boom numbers”.

When a wrestler hosts Saturday Night Live, we’re in a boom period.

Cena hosted SNL 5 years ago but we damn sure weren't in a boom period then.

[nisidhe]

If CM Punk were to return to WWE at this point, it would be the utter end of Punk's credibility. It's an even worse look than Zelina returning to WWE, with no real concessions from the company, after her calls to unionize.

Punk is to wrestling these days what John Lydon has become to rock 'n' roll. He's so wrapped up in his positioning that he can't really move freely anymore without risking his legacy. There is a myth about punk music artists that improving musically or progressing is akin to selling out. Lydon has progressed tremendously, but still feels as though he's got one foot back in Vivienne Westwood's _Sex_ shop in terms of attitude. Phil Brooks, on the other hand, has not appeared in a wrestling ring in nearly seven years and, in UFC, did not exactly endear himself to that crowd. He's really at a point at which it's either AEW (or New Japan) or simply disappearing at this point; he'll be 43 in October and he can't really afford to screw around and stagnate on the outskirts of the wrestling world anymore.

[kingoftheindies]

Jul 25, 2021 3:39:02 GMT -5 Mayonnaise said:

Jul 25, 2021 2:51:01 GMT -5 "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay said:

Citation?

Here, I'll help him...or not

On the subject of quality entertainment, Punk was asked whether, under the right circumstances, he would consider a return to pro wrestling.

“I don’t know,” Punk says. “I’ve said no before in interviews. I’m not fishing for a deal. I get offered to do a lot of stuff, and I say no to 90% of it just because my thing is I need to work with quality human beings. It just seems like maybe in pro wrestling there is a lack of quality human beings. I don’t know. I like doing fun, quality projects. If there is a fun, quality wrestling project that gets sent my way, I will listen to it.”

Punk would add instant intrigue to the product if he stepped back in the ring. If he were to return to WWE, he would immediately emerge as a top star. Working a match at the Tokyo Dome for New Japan Pro-Wrestling would also be appointment viewing. And with the arrival of AEW as a major promotion, there is another serious contender to bring him out of wrestling retirement. But even with those options, a return does not seem imminent.

“I don’t need the money,” Punk says. “And the way the wrestling business is now, it’s wacky. You’ve got WWE, who has multiple billion-dollar television deals, and the television’s awful. I go back there, I’m just another guy. And it’s not even that—I’d be just another guy that’s doing not-good television. I want to do stuff that’s good. I want my name attached to quality projects, where it’s fun and it makes people laugh, smile, think and people don’t hate watching it. I want to do fun stuff.”

from www.si.com/wrestling/2021/04/20/cm-punk-wwe-return-movie-jakobs-wife

Was gonna mention this article. Punk has seemed less hostile to the idea of wrestling again for a bit but he openly stated he is not a fan of the product WWE is putting out now. With Punk being a (for lack of a better word) miserable prick in general I could see even a ton of money not being worth it to him if he doesn't like what he sees (especially after he openly admitted he let himself get talked into projects being available to him the last time he resigned with WWE)

[fw91]

I doubt it, but I get the vibe he’d be the guy to return and say a snarky comment like “Ah, did you expect me to show up somewhere else?!?l

[smokinvokoun86]

Even if he did show up, he’s not gonna really make the impact he thinks he would make. He’d be overshadowed by Cena’s return and Goldberg’s return and those guys are only back so they can job to Reigns and Lashley. And he’s be probably used to job to Reigns as well honestly. He’d make a bigger impact at AEW, where his presence will help elevate a company that’s on the rise and he’ll be treated like a huge deal and probably be in a much better position.

[Mid-Carder]

Jul 26, 2021 11:46:57 GMT -5 smokinvokoun86 said:

Even if he did show up, he’s not gonna really make the impact he thinks he would make. He’d be overshadowed by Cena’s return and Goldberg’s return and those guys are only back so they can job to Reigns and Lashley. And he’s be probably used to job to Reigns as well honestly. He’d make a bigger impact at AEW, where his presence will help elevate a company that’s on the rise and he’ll be treated like a huge deal and probably be in a much better position.

He absolutely would not

[Tiger Millionaire]

Jul 26, 2021 12:08:46 GMT -5 Mid-Carder said:

Jul 26, 2021 11:46:57 GMT -5 smokinvokoun86 said:

Even if he did show up, he’s not gonna really make the impact he thinks he would make. He’d be overshadowed by Cena’s return and Goldberg’s return and those guys are only back so they can job to Reigns and Lashley. And he’s be probably used to job to Reigns as well honestly. He’d make a bigger impact at AEW, where his presence will help elevate a company that’s on the rise and he’ll be treated like a huge deal and probably be in a much better position.

He absolutely would not

In WWE world he would be, they'd make sure of it.