He is #AllElite (rampage Spoilers)

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Aug 21, 2021 16:26:15 GMT -5 @selhurst said:

Will be on Dynamite this Wednesday (according to Meltzer) good idea to keep the momentum going but I don't expect him to be a weekly fixture.

Weekly? Maybe not. But Punk said he's not half assing it. He won't be part time.

There's a good chance he might be helping backstage and such too or want to be there to help in any way he can. But he also likes that AEW works around his other scheduled things like UFC commentary. So he seems very good with the arrangement and however much he will show up.

He also made a note that AEW's roster is so stacked that not everyone HAS to appear every week for the show to be satisfying. And he's right!

[Larryhausen]

Can't wait to see the ratings and the numbers from PWT

[Legion]

So, as ever with AEW, I take my prompt from my friend who watches it with me while we get drunk to go out.

We put Rampage on this evening, before said drunkening.

My friend is a casual fan, but we've been getting in to AEW because it's on, and it's fun.

His reaction to Punk was 'who is this old man and why is he going to lose to Darby?'

He wasnt watching wrestling during Punk's time with WWE and just saw an old guy he recognised from some MMA/wrestling crossover stuff . I doubt he is a good indicator of casual fans, but at the same time, I worry CM Punk basket eggs aren't all they could be when it comes to actually building viewership.

On the plus side, Jungle Boy gets two thumbs up for having a banging theme.

[nate5054]

Aug 21, 2021 20:29:42 GMT -5 mc74 said:

Thinking about ordering a CM Punk shirt myself. Not often do I purchase wrestling apparel these days, but I'm so tempted to make an exception here.

The only wrestling shirt I've bought as an adult was the original Punk design. While I still like it better then this version, I like this one too and think I'll pick it up as well.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

It took all five hours of Summerslam to out-trend AEW's one hour show...

AEW and CM Punk combined still out-trended Summerslam with over 500K Tweets to 400K Tweets

The fact they rivaled a five hour Summerslam period with RAMPAGE says it all.

[markymark]

Aug 21, 2021 23:21:57 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

It took all five hours of Summerslam to out-trend AEW's one hour show...

AEW and CM Punk combined still out-trended Summerslam with over 500K Tweets to 400K Tweets

The fact they rivaled a five hour Summerslam period with RAMPAGE says it all.

A bit offtopic but seems that Lesnar was the counter to Punk debut

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Aug 21, 2021 23:25:18 GMT -5 markymark said:

Aug 21, 2021 23:21:57 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

It took all five hours of Summerslam to out-trend AEW's one hour show...

AEW and CM Punk combined still out-trended Summerslam with over 500K Tweets to 400K Tweets

The fact they rivaled a five hour Summerslam period with RAMPAGE says it all.

A bit offtopic but seems that Lesnar was the counter to Punk debut

I joked this was the reason Brock was back in the Summerslam thread. Then was told "Oh come on now that's just ridiculous" 

And I agreed! Which is why I was joking about it... and now there are actual credible people saying "No... that's exactly it"? Lmfao. Of course.

[GuyOfOwnage]

Aug 21, 2021 23:34:11 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Aug 21, 2021 23:25:18 GMT -5 markymark said:

A bit offtopic but seems that Lesnar was the counter to Punk debut

I joked this was the reason Brock was back in the Summerslam thread. Then was told "Oh come on now that's just ridiculous" 

And I agreed! Which is why I was joking about it... and now there are actual credible people saying "No... that's exactly it"? Lmfao. Of course.

To add further credibility to that statement, this match quietly made its way onto WWE's YouTube channel about a week ago...

[Chiral]

I can genuinely, 100% picture Vince saying "WHO NEEDS CM PUNK WHEN YOU HAVE BROOOOOCK LESNARRR"

[Dub H]

Aug 21, 2021 23:34:11 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Aug 21, 2021 23:25:18 GMT -5 markymark said:

A bit offtopic but seems that Lesnar was the counter to Punk debut

I joked this was the reason Brock was back in the Summerslam thread. Then was told "Oh come on now that's just ridiculous" 

And I agreed! Which is why I was joking about it... and now there are actual credible people saying "No... that's exactly it"? Lmfao. Of course.

"this will force WWE to step up their game!"

*WWE spends half of their fortune hiring a guy they ran into the ground already*

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Aug 22, 2021 0:38:25 GMT -5 Dub H said:

Aug 21, 2021 23:34:11 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

I joked this was the reason Brock was back in the Summerslam thread. Then was told "Oh come on now that's just ridiculous" 

And I agreed! Which is why I was joking about it... and now there are actual credible people saying "No... that's exactly it"? Lmfao. Of course.

"this will force WWE to step up their game!"

*WWE spends half of their fortune hiring a guy they ran into the ground already*

That's what I'm hearing. The talks with Punk were going on for awhile and they were waiting for him to deploy Brock.

I'm really not shocked that any time anything goes wrong with WWE... their answer is just "Feed Brock Lesnar money". Granted face Brock is at least intriguing... but it does say a lot that instead of once again trying to build ANY new stars... they are just hoping Brock Lesnar can save them again... even though his last run was lackluster in both booking and ratings!

[Vampiro138]

for those of us in Chicago and feel like getting up early on Monday, David Kaplan of ESPN1000 said that Punk will be on the radio show at 9:30am Monday morning. I know its a big deal caus hes the home town guy and Kap loves Punk after working with him during Blackhawks specials for Comcast Sports Net, but still you never hear of a wrestler appearing on ESPN radio so this is quite something.

[Larryhausen]

Also, don't know if it's been brought up elsewhere, but I noticed the "OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD!" fan they showed in the first few bars of the entrance kinda resembles dude from MITB 11.

Ya know, this guy:

[Welfare Willis]

Aug 22, 2021 0:16:21 GMT -5 Chiral said:

I can genuinely, 100% picture Vince saying "WHO NEEDS CM PUNK WHEN YOU HAVE BROOOOOCK LESNARRR SHEAMUS"

Fixed for old podcasts.

[Sephiroth]

I actually loved how he took jabs at WWE without going all “that place up north!”

[mc74]

Good thing CM Punk isn't a draw. Tried ordering his shirt, but as I was placing the order, they ran out of stock. His stuff is selling like hotcakes.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Aug 22, 2021 8:23:13 GMT -5 mc74 said:

Good thing CM Punk isn't a draw. Tried ordering his shirt, but as I was placing the order, they ran out of stock. His stuff is selling like hotcakes.

AEW'd be really wise to get more of those Ice Cream Bars to their shows and events if they can...  

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Did the Dippin' Dots people ever get back to AEW after they got a bit of free advertising in the very early episodes of Dynamite?

[Alice Syndrome]

Aug 22, 2021 8:23:13 GMT -5 mc74 said:

Good thing CM Punk isn't a draw. Tried ordering his shirt, but as I was placing the order, they ran out of stock. His stuff is selling like hotcakes.

Anyone know if the version with black rings was available on a women's fitted? Because I kinda want that a lot more than the consolation prize plain white one they're offering while it's sold out.

[kingoftheindies]

Aug 22, 2021 8:23:13 GMT -5 mc74 said:

Good thing CM Punk isn't a draw. Tried ordering his shirt, but as I was placing the order, they ran out of stock. His stuff is selling like hotcakes.

I legit an convinced WWE was just saying that to Fox because Fox was livid WWE didn't go after Punk