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Post by mc74 on Aug 24, 2021 7:55:14 GMT -5
Him being acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records and his merch sales surpassing that of the Bullet Club's shirt....
*whistles*
That's nothing to sneeze at. AEW's getting serious exposure from it as is, but this is one hell of a feather in the cap for them.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Aug 24, 2021 10:05:03 GMT -5
Him being acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records and his merch sales surpassing that of the Bullet Club's shirt.... *whistles*
That's nothing to sneeze at. AEW's getting serious exposure from it as is, but this is one hell of a feather in the cap for them.
I think a lot of Punk's popularity seems from how visible he still was in what many consider "nerd culture" which is still pretty huge if we are being honest. That's something WWE has fought against for so long... which is weird because of how mainstream it is in a way |
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 24, 2021 11:27:14 GMT -5
Tonight’s Road to episode will include more footage of behind the scenes stuff involving Punk’s debut. Likely with less snarky Elite reactions.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 24, 2021 14:47:58 GMT -5
And I just saw where Booker T decided to open his stupid mouth.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Aug 24, 2021 15:27:03 GMT -5
And I just saw where Booker T decided to open his stupid mouth. He's entitled to his opinion, but given the circumstances of his departure not only from WWE but from wrestling altogether, not addressing the elephant in the room would have been a point of contention. |
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Post by hashtagdaley/JudasDay on Aug 24, 2021 15:28:29 GMT -5
Shut up Booker. Punk is the one guy who has the reasons and ability to pull that off without making it a stereotypical eye roll.
If Bryan comes in and takes shots? Fxxx that noise. Lmao
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Post by kingoftheindies on Aug 24, 2021 15:30:26 GMT -5
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 24, 2021 15:34:30 GMT -5
Yeah, look, this isn’t like Damien Sandow talking about how unfair he was treated and looking like a goober afterwards, this company fired him on his wedding day and set out a campaign to make him look like a liar going as far as put up a video of his back on their YouTube channel for all to see.
And even with everything, his shots were tame as f***. Like, they couldn’t be used to start a fire to burn a newspaper.
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Post by Chiral on Aug 24, 2021 15:39:06 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2021 15:42:54 GMT -5
Maybe Booker T should shut up since himself did a promo about WWE when he joined TNA.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 24, 2021 15:43:48 GMT -5
Maybe Booker T should shut up since himself did a promo about WWE when he joined TNA. But he was actually there, he’s allowed to take shots! [/bullyray] |
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Post by Fake Jesus on Aug 24, 2021 15:59:47 GMT -5
Man, having Mark Henry on the poster just feels weird. They could have at least counterbalanced him with a shirtless flexing Jim Ross in place of PAC. |
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Post by mc74 on Aug 24, 2021 16:03:13 GMT -5
And I just saw where Booker T decided to open his stupid mouth. *Chooses the "Shut up sucka!" option in HCTP*
Booker calls it a swing & a miss, but he couldn't be more wrong, especially given the circumstances that caused Punk to walk out on wrestling in the first place. I myself would usually prefer wrestlers not take shots at WWE, but CM Punk is the exception here. He had a legitimate reason, and in order for him to return after 7 years of being away from the business, it's important that he cleared the air and got that off his chest.
Punk didn't just take a swing. He crushed the ball and knocked it out of the park.
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Post by Kalmia on Aug 24, 2021 16:17:42 GMT -5
Punk had to address why he was away for seven years if he wanted to explain why he was back and why we should believe it's a full-time thing. He was rather restrained, I think. He said he got in a bad place when he was there and needed to get away to be healthy—he didn't bury the booking or how he was treated. He did say that WWE wasn't pro-wrestling (not in those exact words, but it was his point) and WWE themselves say that.
Booker is such a shill.
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Post by Von Wagner's Brownies on Aug 24, 2021 16:58:29 GMT -5
This starts in about 1-2 minutes.
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Post by Chiral on Aug 24, 2021 17:02:10 GMT -5
Booker "How do I make the Punk headlines about me and show loyalty to Vince at the same time?" T
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Post by Chiral on Aug 24, 2021 17:04:23 GMT -5
AEW's stepping up their video package game lately and this Punk vid is more evidence of that.
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Post by Chiral on Aug 24, 2021 17:13:20 GMT -5
This production view of Punk's entrance is fascinating.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 24, 2021 17:16:07 GMT -5
There was no reason to show things from the production side but I’m glad for it because, man, you could tell the glee when they got some of that just right.
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Aug 24, 2021 17:19:45 GMT -5
Being a Mass Communication major, this was awesome to watch. I've been at that board and wow is it stressful. The director position especially was awful for my anxiety. Was too cool to watch that and recognize all the language and stuff.
Damn that just made his whole return all that much more special.
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