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Post by Ginger Beer Man on Jan 29, 2014 12:25:26 GMT -5
This is pretty big news. What a surreal week this is. Big respect to Punk for standing up for what he believes in. Stubborn WWE will probably just dig their heels in though. (Assuming all of these reports are true of course)
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Post by AdamAFL was sooooo wrong on Jan 29, 2014 12:30:35 GMT -5
I don't follow the stock market closely but I believe WWE are doing rather well at the moment, they're down today I think but there's always a standard fluctuation really on a day-to-day basis even when a company is doing well. I know nothing about stocks though so everything I just wrote could be completely wrong.
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Post by wallabylikeyou on Jan 29, 2014 12:37:34 GMT -5
If he's so burnt out it's hard to blame him for leaving. Maybe the circumstances of him leaving could have been handled better. Still, he should just follow his bliss maaaan...Been thinking of taking a hiatus of my own soon enough.
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Post by Boozeman on Jan 29, 2014 12:37:46 GMT -5
The concussion thing makes sense to me because I remember during the Royal Rumble there was like a 15-20 minute period where Punk was just laying in the corner not doing anything and I wondered what was going on.
Not sure how that would tie into him leaving the company though.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2014 12:38:43 GMT -5
I don't follow the stock market closely but I believe WWE are doing rather well at the moment, they're down today I think but there's always a standard fluctuation really on a day-to-day basis even when a company is doing well. I know nothing about stocks though so everything I just wrote could be completely wrong. The market fluctuates on a daily basis, if it went down by a small amount it's probably just natural trading business. And if the company stock fell rapidly, it would have more to do with a bad quarterly report or something involving dividends rather than one wrestler leaving. As for the thread - I've been out all day, what's the apparent reason for Punk leaving?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2014 12:40:48 GMT -5
I'm still calling work.
WWE have been amazed at the response to their Daniel Bryan experiment and how much heat it has generated organically so now they're doing something along the same lines with Punk.
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Post by kidglov3s on Jan 29, 2014 12:41:28 GMT -5
Gabe: "CM Punk and I were close at one time, but have not spoken in months. There was no falling out or heat to my knowledge, it's just how things go with both of us leading very different lives now. In other words, I have no inside track or info, just a take on things. I have already received many messages with fans asking for Punk in DGUSA and EVOLVE, especially with the shows coming up in New Orleans on April 3rd, 4th and 5th as part of the WWNLive Experience. However, knowing Punk I would be shocked if he ever did an independent wrestling show again. There's probably a better chance HHH shows up at a non-WWE event. Punk has given himself 110% to the business over the last few years. His scheduled amazed me because there was no way any human should have had to endure it. He gave his heart, soul and body to WWE and every wrestling fan. My take on all this is it is best now to just leave Punk alone. Let him recharge, refresh and get his life back. He mentally and physically needs it. If and when he's ready to do something, I'm sure he will. Just leave him alone and let him be."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2014 12:41:55 GMT -5
The monetary situation looks to become rocky, and with a fanbase irked at Bryan not competing in the Rumble and Batista winning it with zero effort... you can't really blame Punk being pissed.
This isn't exactly best for business.
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Post by comahan on Jan 29, 2014 12:42:51 GMT -5
Love that Gabe fit in a plug for his upcoming shows in there xD
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Post by AdamAFL was sooooo wrong on Jan 29, 2014 12:43:43 GMT -5
I don't follow the stock market closely but I believe WWE are doing rather well at the moment, they're down today I think but there's always a standard fluctuation really on a day-to-day basis even when a company is doing well. I know nothing about stocks though so everything I just wrote could be completely wrong. The market fluctuates on a daily basis, if it went down by a small amount it's probably just natural trading business. And if the company stock fell rapidly, it would have more to do with a bad quarterly report or something involving dividends rather than one wrestler leaving. As for the thread - I've been out all day, what's the apparent reason for Punk leaving? That's what I thought with the standard fluctuation thing but like I said, I know nothing about the stock market. No-one really knows, the speculation is running from him being unhappy at being kept off RAW from a concussion, to him being upset about not main eventing 'Mania/losing his match with HHH to Bryan to just injuries/burn out.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2014 12:45:07 GMT -5
I don't follow the stock market closely but I believe WWE are doing rather well at the moment, they're down today I think but there's always a standard fluctuation really on a day-to-day basis even when a company is doing well. I know nothing about stocks though so everything I just wrote could be completely wrong. The market fluctuates on a daily basis, if it went down by a small amount it's probably just natural trading business. And if the company stock fell rapidly, it would have more to do with a bad quarterly report or something involving dividends rather than one wrestler leaving. As for the thread - I've been out all day, what's the apparent reason for Punk leaving? We still don't have that much information, but it seems like a mix of factors, most signs pointing to being hurt, burnt out, unsure about his pay, and possibly frustrated over Bryan potentially taking his match with Triple H or Batista taking the match with Orton. Nothing concrete.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 29, 2014 12:45:13 GMT -5
If it's a work, it's the absolute wrong time to try to pull it off, with Wrestlemania and the Network about to launch, there's no realistic way - especially with it being kept strictly to dirtsheet reporting - it can build or be of any benefit to the two big events.
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Post by AdamAFL was sooooo wrong on Jan 29, 2014 12:45:16 GMT -5
Love that Gabe fit in a plug for his upcoming shows in there xD Classic Gabe. Nice and agreeable sentiment though, which is not something I often associate with him these days.
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Post by Amazing Kitsune on Jan 29, 2014 12:45:45 GMT -5
I don't follow the stock market closely but I believe WWE are doing rather well at the moment, they're down today I think but there's always a standard fluctuation really on a day-to-day basis even when a company is doing well. I know nothing about stocks though so everything I just wrote could be completely wrong. The market fluctuates on a daily basis, if it went down by a small amount it's probably just natural trading business. And if the company stock fell rapidly, it would have more to do with a bad quarterly report or something involving dividends rather than one wrestler leaving. As for the thread - I've been out all day, what's the apparent reason for Punk leaving? There's a couple being batted around: 1) Something involving a concussion. He was heard having an argument backstage before RAW saying something like, "I'm not going to tell the Fans that BS, I've passed all your concussions tests." 2) He's mad that he's not main eventing WrestleMania. Batista came back and stole his spot. He definitely never wanted to have a match against HHH.
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Post by Woo on Jan 29, 2014 12:46:19 GMT -5
I believe the concussion story too. As mentioned he was laying in the corner of the ring during the rumble for 20 minutes. Everyone was ignoring him and at one point Reigns walked over to him almost concerned. It could also explain why everyone was simply standing around at one stage doing nothing as all their planned spots involved Punk perhaps. I mean it could just have been the worst booked rumble in history, undoubtedly the most boring.
Or this could be because we still don't have those ice cream bars.
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Post by pepsitwist on Jan 29, 2014 12:46:51 GMT -5
Punk should go away and make a movie. He'd be guaranteed to headline Wrestlemania next year as a result.
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Jan 29, 2014 12:49:14 GMT -5
Have we already started to blame Batista, Cena or Orton?
I'm selling torches.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Jan 29, 2014 12:52:06 GMT -5
Punk should go away and make a movie. He'd be guaranteed to headline Wrestlemania next year as a result. Punk should go away and make spaghetti. When he comes back in a year, it's revealed that he's been cooking spaghetti non-stop, with no breaks, for the entire year.
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Post by The IWC WORLD Champion on Jan 29, 2014 12:54:20 GMT -5
He left because he seen Baniel Bryan has his own FAN sticky thread, so had to do something drastic to get his own.
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Post by ritt works hard fo da chickens on Jan 29, 2014 12:54:57 GMT -5
Wow, I thought it usually fluctuated between $9 and $16 a share, if it's at almost $22, no wonder they think they're doing the right thing. Playing devil's advocate to that, the rise has zero to do with their flawed creative direction, but rather the financial community believing the hyperbole of A) a Netflix-esque service drawing from a huge viewing base of a potential 5 million people, plus lapsed fans who come back for older content and B) WWE's projection that they will receive at least double the rights fees from USA (or someone else negotiating). Here's my worry; Now what if they do their classic bait in to get the Bryan fans on board but go ahead with Big Dave the Hero. Now this is a venture aimed specifically at the internet. Vince is a master at pandering to the lowest common denominator, but actually satisfying the smarks who will be the big start of their new projects base subscribers he doesn't do as well. So say Bryna gets Jericho'ed or Booker T'ed and a bunch of fans demand refunds or put stop payments on their credit cards in regards to the Network. That could be a big black eye as it would look like the network isn't living up to hype. When the product as is may be fine but the perception from the first adopters is bad it is a hard comeback.
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