CM Punk debuts as blind man.

[avenger]

May 13, 2012 10:15:27 GMT -5 TLKiller990 said:

Following elbow surgery, Hardcore Holly was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling on a rehab stint. He told the company that he had no feeling from the elbow to the hand. At this point, his elbow injury is considered career threatening. Apparently WWE had plans to bring him back to television to form a tag team with Eugene as an odd couple team, with a monkey as their manager.

(source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

And that's the truth, the whole truth, and nothin' but the truth.

The WWE creative team has apparently decided on CM Punk's gimmick for his WWE debut. Punk will be 'the first ever deaf wrestler'. He is, of course, not deaf in reality, but will be in kayfabe. The creative team has already planned a number of 'humorous' backstage skits that center around Punk's 'handicap'. This appears to be yet another tasteless attempt at cheap heat by WWE creative.

credit PWInsider

Another truth discovered.

Punk wouldn't be 'the first ever deaf wrestler'. In the UK in the 1980s, Alan Kilby, one of the top three babyfaces at one point, was legitimately deaf.

[Bub (BLM)]

May 11, 2012 16:13:47 GMT -5 Banjo Is Broken said:

What about the rumor that Eugene and Bob Holly were going to be a tag team accompanied to the ring by a monkey?

I'm still sad that never happened.

[rapidfire187]

Anyone remember the NEWZ from when Punk was in OVW, about how HHH and Shawn Michaels were displeased with him? The story was that they thought he wrestled like "he was in a videogame" and stole moves from Japan.

[flatsdomino]

The skits involving Stone Cold and the "WHAT" chants would be discussed to this very day.

While we watch Punk in ROH and discuss why his WWE run was a failure.