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Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 22, 2021 10:02:23 GMT -5
Hey everyone, do you want to see the least shocking news of the weekend so far?
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Aug 22, 2021 10:37:45 GMT -5
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! I think the conventional notion of what is full time and part time in wrestling doesn't apply to AEW. They're not running house shows or gruelling 300 days a year global death tours like the WWE have in the past, everyone seems to have some sidegig, either working indies or a dayob and that gets taken into account with their booking. |
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Post by Heartbreaker on Aug 22, 2021 10:37:55 GMT -5
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. Unfortunately it was labeled as unisex, which is BS cause it’s basically still a men’s size. I ordered the small and it’s gonna be huge on me (who is very petite). Guess I’ll have to tuck it into my jeans/skirt. |
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Post by Citizen Snips on Aug 22, 2021 11:06:46 GMT -5
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. 9:30 is “getting up early”? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2021 11:17:36 GMT -5
Hey everyone, do you want to see the least shocking news of the weekend so far? Speaking of which I've had an email from PWT apologising and saying they've cancelled my transactions. Waiting for it to disappear from my pending before trying again. |
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Post by The Ichi on Aug 22, 2021 11:22:13 GMT -5
Hey everyone, do you want to see the least shocking news of the weekend so far? So does this make him already the best merch seller? Poor OC lol |
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 22, 2021 11:53:15 GMT -5
I remember reading something saying Punk was expected to work like 10 to 12 matches a year. Given with Rampage and the specials AEW roundabout will be doing 116 shows a year, not counting Dark and Elevation, I wouldn't say that's an awful ratio.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 22, 2021 12:49:30 GMT -5
I remember reading something saying Punk was expected to work like 10 to 12 matches a year. Given with Rampage and the specials AEW roundabout will be doing 116 shows a year, not counting Dark and Elevation, I wouldn't say that's an awful ratio. Especially when people pointed out that MJF’s match with Jericho on Dynamite was, like, his 10th match of 2021 so far I think? |
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Post by Dub H on Aug 22, 2021 12:56:26 GMT -5
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. Unfortunately it was labeled as unisex, which is BS cause it’s basically still a men’s size. I ordered the small and it’s gonna be huge on me (who is very petite). Guess I’ll have to tuck it into my jeans/skirt. time to bulk up until you get yolked like PAC |
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Post by smokinvokoun86 on Aug 22, 2021 12:59:14 GMT -5
I remember reading something saying Punk was expected to work like 10 to 12 matches a year. Given with Rampage and the specials AEW roundabout will be doing 116 shows a year, not counting Dark and Elevation, I wouldn't say that's an awful ratio. Especially when people pointed out that MJF’s match with Jericho on Dynamite was, like, his 10th match of 2021 so far I think? The way AEW books, singles matches for the big singles stars are usually pretty spread out. Even in all the tag matches and multi man matches MJF has had, I think last Dynamite was his second singles match all year. And the match with him vs Sammy was the first singles match they had all year. So it makes me wonder if you can extend Punk with putting him in tag matches, and have the big singles matches spread out. Even so, that’s still not as hard a work load as WWE is. |
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Post by bog on Aug 22, 2021 13:00:19 GMT -5
I remember reading something saying Punk was expected to work like 10 to 12 matches a year. Given with Rampage and the specials AEW roundabout will be doing 116 shows a year, not counting Dark and Elevation, I wouldn't say that's an awful ratio. I like it. Get about a dozen quality, big event matches out of him per year, and still have time for the homegrown AEW dudes to wrestle every week (or close to it) |
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Aug 22, 2021 15:14:17 GMT -5
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. Unfortunately it was labeled as unisex, which is BS cause it’s basically still a men’s size. I ordered the small and it’s gonna be huge on me (who is very petite). Guess I’ll have to tuck it into my jeans/skirt. So... not ideal for a girl who already has little to no shape to her. Got it. |
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Post by mc74 on Aug 22, 2021 15:36:50 GMT -5
I'll be waiting for the ones with the ringer to come in before I place my order.
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Post by lionheart21 on Aug 22, 2021 15:41:14 GMT -5
At the time of this typing, the video of his debut is at over 4.6 million views.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Aug 22, 2021 15:46:12 GMT -5
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! I think the conventional notion of what is full time and part time in wrestling doesn't apply to AEW. They're not running house shows or gruelling 300 days a year global death tours like the WWE have in the past, everyone seems to have some sidegig, either working indies or a dayob and that gets taken into account with their booking. It's also an easier sell when you have the likes of Moxley not working weekly matches. The only way anyone works weekly matches on any consistent basis in AEW is doing so on the Youtube shows, but that doesn't mean they aren't on the show and around things regardless. We'll see plenty of Punk with a mic. And with that contract, there's guaranteed to be a decent amount of Dynamite matches given the lack of PPVs to run. Their format just leaves more room for people to feel meaningful when they have even a few matches rather than like absentee main eventers, let alone absentee world champions. |
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Post by mc74 on Aug 22, 2021 15:50:36 GMT -5
I think the conventional notion of what is full time and part time in wrestling doesn't apply to AEW. They're not running house shows or gruelling 300 days a year global death tours like the WWE have in the past, everyone seems to have some sidegig, either working indies or a dayob and that gets taken into account with their booking. It's also an easier sell when you have the likes of Moxley not working weekly matches. The only way anyone works weekly matches on any consistent basis in AEW is doing so on the Youtube shows, but that doesn't mean they aren't on the show and around things regardless. We'll see plenty of Punk with a mic. And with that contract, there's guaranteed to be a decent amount of Dynamite matches given the lack of PPVs to run. Their format just leaves more room for people to feel meaningful when they have even a few matches rather than like absentee main eventers, let alone absentee world champions. I actually appreciate how AEW doesn't overexpose its workers. It makes everything feel so much more meaningful in the big picture. |
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Post by 06vwgti on Aug 22, 2021 15:51:10 GMT -5
I'm curious if we'll get Punk doing some commentary on elevation or dark, filling in or just doing a few matches here and there
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 22, 2021 15:54:27 GMT -5
At the time of this typing, the video of his debut is at over 4.6 million views. It's two days later and the debut entrance is still Number 3 trending on Youtube The promo? Number 6 |
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Post by Vampiro138 on Aug 22, 2021 18:16:59 GMT -5
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. 9:30 is “getting up early”? *scrolls through entire thread* same as 10pm central being a "brutal time slot" I suppose... Or, for those of us who work later and so our sleep schedule would make 9:30 am "getting up early" yes. |
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 22, 2021 18:17:41 GMT -5
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