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Post by The Rick Jericho on May 31, 2022 18:05:27 GMT -5
Was anyone a fan of this when it happened? It looked like he was going to go up against the ECW Originals and then he turned on the New Blood by destructing them from the inside.
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Post by Blade on May 31, 2022 19:01:15 GMT -5
 I gotta be honest, I'm not sure ten year old CM Punk would really fit their vibe, but on the other hand, I would have watched it. |
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Post by mattyy on May 31, 2022 19:55:28 GMT -5
As much as I wanted to see Dickhead heel Punk, I really dug the totally-not-a-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing angle.
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Post by hentery on May 31, 2022 19:59:58 GMT -5
I gotta be honest, I'm not sure ten year old CM Punk would really fit their vibe, but on the other hand, I would have watched it. What about in 2002 where the new breed was from? |
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Post by Larryhausen on May 31, 2022 22:51:13 GMT -5
I gotta be honest, I'm not sure ten year old CM Punk would really fit their vibe, but on the other hand, I would have watched it. Why is the dude on the left WALTER? |
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Post by wildojinx on May 31, 2022 23:55:30 GMT -5
I gotta be honest, I'm not sure ten year old CM Punk would really fit their vibe, but on the other hand, I would have watched it. Punk was more into GI Joe than Transformers anyway. |
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Post by Sephiroth on Jun 1, 2022 9:46:47 GMT -5
It was eye rolling even then. But I expected Elijah Burke to become the Randy Orton to Punk’s Cena.
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Post by 4real on Jun 1, 2022 11:47:31 GMT -5
Didn’t he only turn for a week or two weeks? Think it could have worked better if he was heel for longer.
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Post by Feyrhausen on Jun 1, 2022 11:52:27 GMT -5
Didn’t he only turn for a week or two weeks? Think it could have worked better if he was heel for longer. Yeah they were never subtle about Punk only joining to screw with them. Really made Burke look like an idiot. Like Jericho and Christian discussing their bet in front of a camera man. |
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Jun 1, 2022 16:10:43 GMT -5
I remember being really excited about the angle and it was over like the next week. It was all super confusing. Like, was Punk even officially a member? I don't even remember what ended it. But that was the amount of effort WWE put into WWECW so it was par for the course.
I remember Punk and Burke had a PPV match a few weeks later and I guess that was the end of it?
A few weeks later Cor Von was released, Striker was a manager, Thorn was off TV, Ariel was fired and Burke floated around doing nothing until he was fired about a year later. So I guess mission accomplished, Punk? 🤷♂️
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Post by mattyy on Jun 2, 2022 14:56:21 GMT -5
I remember being really excited about the angle and it was over like the next week. It was all super confusing. Like, was Punk even officially a member? I don't even remember what ended it. But that was the amount of effort WWE put into WWECW so it was par for the course. I remember Punk and Burke had a PPV match a few weeks later and I guess that was the end of it? A few weeks later Cor Von was released, Striker was a manager, Thorn was off TV, Ariel was fired and Burke floated around doing nothing until he was fired about a year later. So I guess mission accomplished, Punk? 🤷♂️ remember when Thorn came back in the fall and was just a wrestler? |
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 2, 2022 15:25:39 GMT -5
I remember being really excited about the angle and it was over like the next week. It was all super confusing. Like, was Punk even officially a member? I don't even remember what ended it. But that was the amount of effort WWE put into WWECW so it was par for the course. I remember Punk and Burke had a PPV match a few weeks later and I guess that was the end of it? A few weeks later Cor Von was released, Striker was a manager, Thorn was off TV, Ariel was fired and Burke floated around doing nothing until he was fired about a year later. So I guess mission accomplished, Punk? 🤷♂️ I think Cor Von left at that time to go be with his family, so at least that one wasn't on WWE. The rest of this, they screwed up, though Striker as a manager to Big Daddy V was honestly pretty decent. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jun 2, 2022 15:37:12 GMT -5
I remember being really excited about the angle and it was over like the next week. It was all super confusing. Like, was Punk even officially a member? I don't even remember what ended it. But that was the amount of effort WWE put into WWECW so it was par for the course. I remember Punk and Burke had a PPV match a few weeks later and I guess that was the end of it? A few weeks later Cor Von was released, Striker was a manager, Thorn was off TV, Ariel was fired and Burke floated around doing nothing until he was fired about a year later. So I guess mission accomplished, Punk? 🤷♂️ I think Cor Von left at that time to go be with his family, so at least that one wasn't on WWE. The rest of this, they screwed up, though Striker as a manager to Big Daddy V was honestly pretty decent. Yeah Cor Von left because his sister died and he had to take care of her kids. |
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jun 2, 2022 17:50:43 GMT -5
It was eye rolling even then. But I expected Elijah Burke to become the Randy Orton to Punk’s Cena. Yeah, I kind of felt this too. |
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Post by Sephiroth on Jun 3, 2022 5:56:03 GMT -5
It was eye rolling even then. But I expected Elijah Burke to become the Randy Orton to Punk’s Cena. Yeah, I kind of felt this too. The story seemed like a good launching point for a feud. The announcers played up Punk’s kickboxing style and Burke being an ex boxing champion, so striker vs kicker, classic clash of styles. And the two of them even showed some chemistry that could have become a great long term rivalry if properly fledged out. |
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Post by thegame415 on Jun 3, 2022 9:31:50 GMT -5
It was eye rolling even then. But I expected Elijah Burke to become the Randy Orton to Punk’s Cena. I remember a lot of people being high on Elijah Burke. There were people that thought he'd be revealed as Vince's son. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jun 3, 2022 13:49:04 GMT -5
I just remember Punk doing a sell for Burke looking at the camera nad going "oh... that hurt."
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Post by Georgina's Fancy Water on Jun 3, 2022 13:50:28 GMT -5
That CM Punk vs. Elijah Burke match was the precursor to Punk vs. The Gunn Club
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Jun 3, 2022 17:47:18 GMT -5
I remember being really excited about the angle and it was over like the next week. It was all super confusing. Like, was Punk even officially a member? I don't even remember what ended it. But that was the amount of effort WWE put into WWECW so it was par for the course. I remember Punk and Burke had a PPV match a few weeks later and I guess that was the end of it? A few weeks later Cor Von was released, Striker was a manager, Thorn was off TV, Ariel was fired and Burke floated around doing nothing until he was fired about a year later. So I guess mission accomplished, Punk? 🤷♂️ remember when Thorn came back in the fall and was just a wrestler? Yeah that was bizarre. I watched almost every week but missed a week here and there so I thought maybe I missed something. But it seems like I didn't miss anything. He just went from being a vampire to a regular ol' guy in a beanie. On a somewhat related note. I attended a Wrestling for Charity event in San Jose in 2016. One of the features on the card was a reunion of Kevin Thorn and Ariel. There was a guy in the front row that kept screaming "HEAR ME, FEAR ME!!!" during Thorn's match. Obviously that was Mordecai's catch phrase and Thorn was Mordecai, but this guy was "SUUU-PER DRAAA-GON!!!!" fan levels of annoying about it. Thorn was much nicer about it than Super Dragon was though. Thorn pointed to and acknowledged the fan and I think took a picture with the fan after the match. |
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Jun 3, 2022 17:58:10 GMT -5
I remember being really excited about the angle and it was over like the next week. It was all super confusing. Like, was Punk even officially a member? I don't even remember what ended it. But that was the amount of effort WWE put into WWECW so it was par for the course. I remember Punk and Burke had a PPV match a few weeks later and I guess that was the end of it? A few weeks later Cor Von was released, Striker was a manager, Thorn was off TV, Ariel was fired and Burke floated around doing nothing until he was fired about a year later. So I guess mission accomplished, Punk? 🤷♂️ I think Cor Von left at that time to go be with his family, so at least that one wasn't on WWE. The rest of this, they screwed up, though Striker as a manager to Big Daddy V was honestly pretty decent. I know Cor Von left for a good reason. But it's just bizarre how the entire New Breed faction just dissolved into basically nothing. All of them were gone within a year with the exception of Striker as a manager and eventually the announce desk. |
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