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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2022 23:14:41 GMT -5
MJF is probably going to rightly win this feud, but I'd laugh so hard if Punk plays along for a few minutes next week and then stops mid-sentence and goes:
"... you know everything you're up to is something I already did while you were still using crayons, right?"
Because part of the appeal of Punk as a babyface is that he can be as crafty and conniving as the heel.
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Post by Heartbreaker on Feb 23, 2022 23:35:42 GMT -5
Shawn Spears gonna wake up in a trunk. And nobody from The Pinnacle notices he's missing.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2022 23:53:21 GMT -5
The best promo he's cut in this company. I said some months ago that MJF's promos were "WWE style" and while yeah they're the foundation, you can tell he's learned a lot from this Punk feud. He's more emotional, his promos are less linear, they cut more, they're basically better in every way. This promo's an example of how when you cut a promo, you make every single sentence work and that's what this one did.
Amazing.
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Post by Sigma: Current SRW Champ! on Feb 24, 2022 0:09:21 GMT -5
It's the villai9n origin story. He's the Magneto of pro wrestling. Please CM Punk isn't a Nazi My mistake. But the villain origin story style promo was good.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Feb 24, 2022 0:30:55 GMT -5
MJF will beat the shit out of Punk next week. Ultimate heel move. This guy is great Exactly where I see this going. And the heat that segment will get will be nothing short of incredible.
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Post by neilc on Feb 24, 2022 1:34:19 GMT -5
For some reason, the whole thing made me think of the movie, School Ties, where the football player hid the fact that he was Jewish.
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Post by ayumidah on Feb 24, 2022 2:15:33 GMT -5
A year ago I never would've imagined I'd see another Punk match. This year I get one ON my birthday. It's really pretty damn awesome. And tonight's promo did really well selling it, kudos to MJF, that was a hard hitting and relatable promo because I know I felt similar when Punk left, even though I didn't really blame him FOR leaving.
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 24, 2022 2:22:58 GMT -5
Honestly, it took the feud from "they both do promos good", which, fun and all, and brought it closer to Punk vs Raven, with the self-righteous fan who lost faith versus the dismissive veteran.
MJF's pretty damn good at this sort of thing. I implore you to look for the promo he cut on looking up to Teddy Hart. No, really, check it out.
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This was better, of course. MJF's come a long way, and he is on another level now, but you can see a lot of it in play here, too.
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Post by Heartbreaker on Feb 24, 2022 2:30:43 GMT -5
MJF will beat the shit out of Punk next week. Ultimate heel move. This guy is great “You stupid old man, I’m a snake.”
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 24, 2022 3:06:14 GMT -5
I had to laugh in a dark sort of way at when the crowd reacted positively to MJF being pelted with quarters, not, uhh, seeing where this story was going, and then the tone shifting when they realized they were reacting a hate crime. Maybe pay a little more attention, dudes.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Feb 24, 2022 3:46:38 GMT -5
Gonna be hard to top this for Promo of the Year.
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Post by Derk! on Feb 24, 2022 4:00:56 GMT -5
Never expected this type of promo from MJF and I'm honestly not sure how to feel about it. Though, I will say that this feud got more interesting, especially after Punk's reaction.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Feb 24, 2022 4:22:23 GMT -5
It was a total con on MJF’s part and the babyface Punk is falling for it. This is brilliant.
If Cena’s the perfect rival for Punk, MJF is his perfect foil. There’s a big difference.
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Post by eJm on Feb 24, 2022 4:27:51 GMT -5
I feel like if MJF just has The Pinnacle beat him down next week and goes "You fell for it haha!", it'll really take away from the point of the promo and just make him back to "generic bad guy" because this feels like the first time (in terms of AEW, he might have done something like it in MLW) that he's tapped into what made him become the guy he was. Punk leaving pro wrestling broke MJF and affected him to the point where he became what he wanted to.
If it's just all a con and that wasn't how it happened...it'll feel shallow is all I'm saying.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2022 4:35:14 GMT -5
MJF played that crowd like a fiddle and it was incredible.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Feb 24, 2022 4:52:02 GMT -5
I feel like if MJF just has The Pinnacle beat him down next week and goes "You fell for it haha!", it'll really take away from the point of the promo and just make him back to "generic bad guy" because this feels like the first time (in terms of AEW, he might have done something like it in MLW) that he's tapped into what made him become the guy he was. Punk leaving pro wrestling broke MJF and affected him to the point where he became what he wanted to. If it's just all a con and that wasn't how it happened...it'll feel shallow is all I'm saying. That wouldn’t be generic or shallow, that’d be genius. MJF can put a little truth in his promo and still be screwing with the dude and hide that knife behind his back. AEW don’t need to feed into a possible face MJF yet when Punk’s supposed to be the sympathetic one. But I’d save that for Revolution with Punk coming in more tentatively than he’d originally planned, then the Pinnacle can give him a case of Da Beatz.
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Post by eJm on Feb 24, 2022 4:53:06 GMT -5
I feel like if MJF just has The Pinnacle beat him down next week and goes "You fell for it haha!", it'll really take away from the point of the promo and just make him back to "generic bad guy" because this feels like the first time (in terms of AEW, he might have done something like it in MLW) that he's tapped into what made him become the guy he was. Punk leaving pro wrestling broke MJF and affected him to the point where he became what he wanted to. If it's just all a con and that wasn't how it happened...it'll feel shallow is all I'm saying. That wouldn’t be generic or shallow, that’d be genius. MJF can put a little truth in his promo and still be screwing with the dude and hide that knife behind his back. AEW don’t need to feed into a possible face MJF yet when Punk’s supposed to be the sympathetic one. But I’d save that for Revolution with Punk coming in more tentatively than he’d originally planned, then the Pinnacle can give him a case of Da Beatz. I guess I can see what you mean. It'd just come off as super generic to me, I guess.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Feb 24, 2022 4:54:33 GMT -5
It was extraordinary. Dude brought actual tears.
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 24, 2022 5:03:29 GMT -5
I feel like if MJF just has The Pinnacle beat him down next week and goes "You fell for it haha!", it'll really take away from the point of the promo and just make him back to "generic bad guy" because this feels like the first time (in terms of AEW, he might have done something like it in MLW) that he's tapped into what made him become the guy he was. Punk leaving pro wrestling broke MJF and affected him to the point where he became what he wanted to. If it's just all a con and that wasn't how it happened...it'll feel shallow is all I'm saying. I do expect the other shoe to drop, but it'll likely be in the match itself, especially if MJF makes some other face-like gesture, like saying that the Pinnacle shouldn't be at ringside to likely get Punk to not have Darby or Sting in his corner, at least initially. Keep it going until the collars are on, and then drop the bomb.
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Post by eJm on Feb 24, 2022 5:07:02 GMT -5
I feel like if MJF just has The Pinnacle beat him down next week and goes "You fell for it haha!", it'll really take away from the point of the promo and just make him back to "generic bad guy" because this feels like the first time (in terms of AEW, he might have done something like it in MLW) that he's tapped into what made him become the guy he was. Punk leaving pro wrestling broke MJF and affected him to the point where he became what he wanted to. If it's just all a con and that wasn't how it happened...it'll feel shallow is all I'm saying. I do expect the other shoe to drop, but it'll likely be in the match itself, especially if MJF makes some other face-like gesture, like saying that the Pinnacle shouldn't be at ringside to likely get Punk to not have Darby or Sting in his corner, at least initially. Keep it going until the collars are on, and then drop the bomb. Yeah, that seems more reasonable than just having it be “Next week, the Pinnacle beats him down and MJF laughs saying “YOU FELL FOR IT!””
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