Punk's media scrum, Page 54, Muffins, Biting People Bad™

[The Captain]

Nov 21, 2022 17:33:13 GMT -5 Duke Cameron said:

How childish can they get? They just keep giving me more reason not to watch AEW at all anymore.

You already don't watch if your posting history is anything to go by.

[Gerard Gerard]

Nov 21, 2022 17:33:13 GMT -5 Duke Cameron said:

Nov 21, 2022 16:59:24 GMT -5 slickrickstyles said:

I would say this was to be expected

How childish can they get? They just keep giving me more reason not to watch AEW at all anymore.

Not childish enough for my money - I'd have come out to 'Do you know the Muffin Man?' in their position.

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The pettiness for me surrounds the fact that they are bosses with their names in the freakin company title and it sets a precedent that as long as you are Elite guys you are fine. At least from my perspective. Instead of being the bigger men, it's a situation of getting the last laugh. Adam Page has been the most grown-up about all of this and he helped to start it.

[Fade]

Nov 21, 2022 18:43:17 GMT -5 slickrickstyles said:

The pettiness for me surrounds the fact that they are bosses with their names in the freakin company title and it sets a precedent that as long as you are Elite guys you are fine. At least from my perspective. Instead of being the bigger men, it's a situation of getting the last laugh. Adam Page has been the most grown-up about all of this and he helped to start it.

Hangman also didn’t experience what The Elite allegedly experienced. I get what you’re saying, but all things (allegedly) considered, this is reserved.

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Nov 21, 2022 18:55:18 GMT -5 Fade said:

Nov 21, 2022 18:43:17 GMT -5 slickrickstyles said:

The pettiness for me surrounds the fact that they are bosses with their names in the freakin company title and it sets a precedent that as long as you are Elite guys you are fine. At least from my perspective. Instead of being the bigger men, it's a situation of getting the last laugh. Adam Page has been the most grown-up about all of this and he helped to start it.

Hangman also didn’t experience what The Elite allegedly experienced. I get what you’re saying, but all things (allegedly) considered, this is reserved.

I also think it needs to be said that The Elite were not "fine" in this situation, they got verbally assaulted, physically assaulted, and then were off TV for months

The only reason they're "Fine" at all is because CM Punk was the aggressor at every step and he literally invited them to speak to him at any time, they did, and he once again, was the aggressor, and then tried to smear them after the fact

It's one thing to say the Elite aren't totally innocent, they aren't, I feel it's another to loathe them because they still have a job in AEW when with all the information presented, nothing laid out to me states that they should have been fired, and were punished to an extent that I think is pretty damn fair, and weren't shielded because they were EVP's, it's because in the situation presented, CM Punk made the situation one where I don't think it mattered who was in the situation, Punk was coming out the loser.

[Final Countdown Jones]

Nov 21, 2022 18:26:20 GMT -5 Dub H said:

Nov 21, 2022 17:33:13 GMT -5 Duke Cameron said:

How childish can they get? They just keep giving me more reason not to watch AEW at all anymore.

Like dude a this point there is nothing to say ,you think it's petty to dislike someone that legit assaulted you. You are clearly never going to watch it and gonna come with more reason to dislike the Elite.

If someone publicly ran me down and attacked me, and the worst I did was leave other peoples' chant in my internet show, that'd be me showing the patience and restraint of a goddamn saint,

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Nov 21, 2022 18:59:52 GMT -5 Final Countdown Jones said:

Nov 21, 2022 18:26:20 GMT -5 Dub H said:

Like dude a this point there is nothing to say ,you think it's petty to dislike someone that legit assaulted you. You are clearly never going to watch it and gonna come with more reason to dislike the Elite.

If someone publicly ran me down and attacked me, and the worst I did was leave other peoples' chant in my internet show, that'd be me showing the patience and restraint of a goddamn saint,

Still stuck on the fact it's apparently petty of THE ELITE that a crowd of free thinking people chanted "F*** CM Punk" lmfao

[Kalmia]

If the pettiest that the Elite get is drawing attention to a crowd chant that they didn't start, lead, or influence, and was a chant that was already very loudly heard on PPV to the point the commentators commented on it, then IMO, that's nothing.

[jm]

Nov 21, 2022 18:43:17 GMT -5 slickrickstyles said:

The pettiness for me surrounds the fact that they are bosses with their names in the freakin company title and it sets a precedent that as long as you are Elite guys you are fine. At least from my perspective. Instead of being the bigger men, it's a situation of getting the last laugh. Adam Page has been the most grown-up about all of this and he helped to start it.

How exactly are the Elite being petty?? I missed the part where they told the fans to chant "F*** CM Punk!!"

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Nov 21, 2022 19:10:46 GMT -5 jm said:

Nov 21, 2022 18:43:17 GMT -5 slickrickstyles said:

The pettiness for me surrounds the fact that they are bosses with their names in the freakin company title and it sets a precedent that as long as you are Elite guys you are fine. At least from my perspective. Instead of being the bigger men, it's a situation of getting the last laugh. Adam Page has been the most grown-up about all of this and he helped to start it.

How exactly are the Elite being petty?? I missed the part where they told the fans to chant "F*** CM Punk!!"

That wouldn't have been petty...that would have been more than petty. I think it's pretty funny actually all things considered and this is the bottom of their totem pole of petty but I knew they wouldn't get by with accepting that they got an unwarranted (fully just my opinion) heroes return and would need to turn the knife a little.

[jm]

Nov 21, 2022 19:14:39 GMT -5 slickrickstyles said:

Nov 21, 2022 19:10:46 GMT -5 jm said:

How exactly are the Elite being petty?? I missed the part where they told the fans to chant "F*** CM Punk!!"

That wouldn't have been petty...that would have been more than petty. I think it's pretty funny actually all things considered and this is the bottom of their totem pole of petty but I knew they wouldn't get by with accepting that they got an unwarranted (fully just my opinion) heroes return and would need to turn the knife a little.

So them acknowledging that they got a heroes return is what you consider "petty"?? No, the fact that they got a heroes return is what you don't like. And you are trying to twist that fact into somehow the Elite are "petty" because they acknowledged it.

[Fade]

I laughed

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Nov 21, 2022 19:17:24 GMT -5 jm said:

Nov 21, 2022 19:14:39 GMT -5 slickrickstyles said:

That wouldn't have been petty...that would have been more than petty. I think it's pretty funny actually all things considered and this is the bottom of their totem pole of petty but I knew they wouldn't get by with accepting that they got an unwarranted (fully just my opinion) heroes return and would need to turn the knife a little.

So them acknowledging that they got a heroes return is what you consider "petty"?? No, the fact that they got a heroes return is what you don't like. And you are trying to twist that fact into somehow the Elite are "petty" because they acknowledged it.

No the fact that they are the bosses and acting like children makes them petty...The fact that they couldn't just accept that they got that and needed more to validate themselves also makes it petty...Doesn't have to twist to be both

[Deleted]

Nov 21, 2022 19:17:58 GMT -5 Fade said:

I laughed

I saw that LOL...Pretty fitting considering some of the responses on Twitter that do actually feel like Punk was goaded into this. He went into that scrum looking for a fight and eventually found one.

[Chiral]

A chill ran down my spine as I suddenly imagined the segment of the Punk fanbase becoming wrestling's Snyder Cut equivalent

[Final Countdown Jones]

“It’s one side of the story,” Punk says. “My locker room is never closed. It’s always open. Anybody who wants to DM [the Wrestling Observer’s Dave] Meltzer some bulls--- can come talk to me about it. It’s not macho, stupid bulls---. I’m an adult. Come talk with me.” -CM Punk, August 24, 2022

[RKTaker]

Nov 21, 2022 16:46:31 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave is Correct said:

Nov 21, 2022 14:55:23 GMT -5 BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps said:

Punk’s actions were a full blown coup attempt that slapped AEW in the face after they rolled out the red white and blue Pepsi carpet for him. Cody just exited a fan and creative environment he wasn’t satisfied with. To me that’s way more innocuous. Plus I’m convinced it was that very reception he got in WWE that stoked his performance fire earlier this year.

They explained they meant the on screen presentation.

Cody doing all this stuff that looked like he was teasing a heel turn for like a year, is very similar to how Punk's actions on the screen looked like the facade was dropping and he was going to go back to being the shitbag heel which he excels at.

when no... there wasn't any underlying heel turn coming..

I'd say he did turn heel just not in kayfabe

[Allie Kitsune]

Nov 21, 2022 17:33:13 GMT -5 Duke Cameron said:

Nov 21, 2022 16:59:24 GMT -5 slickrickstyles said:

I would say this was to be expected

How childish can they get? They just keep giving me more reason not to watch AEW at all anymore.

They don't owe Phil a damned thing.

Other than the buyout, neither does Tony.

[ben:friendship frog]

So, these are my opinions.

The CM Punk media scrum was a complete shit show

Tony Khan should have managed that scrum better

The entire fight was ridiculous, all were rightly suspended

The EVPs of the company should not be promoting chants like that

Phil (or more likely his lawyer) will now be rubbing his hands together

[Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!!]

Nov 21, 2022 19:45:33 GMT -5 ben:friendship frog said:

So, these are my opinions.

Phil (or more likely his lawyer) will now be rubbing his hands together

Over what? You can't sue anyone over a live crowd deciding to shit on you completely of their own volition. You'd be laughed out of court if you tried.