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

[Dub H]

54*8 is 432! Congrats people

Sept 13, 2022 16:22:00 GMT -5 Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! said:

It's at this point I ask a serious question; tomorrow night, will we be playing Stonehenge?

[Gremlin]

Sept 13, 2022 14:40:56 GMT -5 Mid-Carder said:

Am I right that Punk's only losses in his AEW tenure are to MJF (twice) on Dynamite and to Mox a couple of weeks ago?

He lost to MJF (2/2/22) and Mox (8/24/22). Total record from 9/5/21 to 9/4/22, including tag and trios matches, is 21-2.

[One of the Cooler, Candid TOKs]

Sept 13, 2022 16:16:26 GMT -5 The Captain said:

A contract is a contract, but I think Florida is a so-called "right to work" state. Does that have any bearing on things or does it not apply to independent contractors?

It all depends on Punk's contract. He almost definitely has a clause related to early termination because he'd be an absolute idiot to not have one (RTW states allow for this) but those clauses also usually also have a subclause that allows termination of the contract due to conduct detrimental to the employer, so really none of us have a f***in' clue and anyone who says otherwise is either an AEW employee or a liar.

[Ecks Ecks Ringout Ecks Ecks]

I'm finally around for a page 54! Technically.

I forget, do I win a muffin, or is this like The Ring and I'm cursed to be bit by Ace Steel in seven days?

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Sept 13, 2022 14:59:34 GMT -5 Gawk Rivers said:

Sept 13, 2022 14:51:59 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

As like, a bit, or IRL? Either way, hilarious.

IRL cause she apparently lived the gimmick. Also I forgot dude literally called her Satan.

Wrestling is fun, and wrestling is games, but at the end of the day, it's still a job and you have to be able to differentiate between the two. She wasn't mature enough for the job, and didn't know how to handle herself and take it seriously. She kinda just did it to herself. I kind of consider her to be like the devil (laughs)... [She thought] she was the star of the show, and was untouchable, like she was this big star, and it just wasn't the case.

Read More: www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2016/08/robbie-e-on-working-in-tna-with-cookie-615479/?utm_campaign=clip

Shotzi really ran him over with the tank because she's a huge Becky Bayless stan.

[Chiral]

Sept 13, 2022 16:14:49 GMT -5 chazraps said:

Reposting this from 20 pages ago because some of us may have missed it over the weekend. Here's someone who actually knew Punk for a few recent years who has been 100% quiet since the whole Punk-Colt stuff went down finally weighing in on the scrum -

This week's episode of the podcast Marty and Sarah Love Wrestling went live yesterday. Marty is in the unique position as he'd known Punk for a few relatively recent years when Punk kept a small circle but never once talked about the off-screen Punk following the Colt fallout.

Acknowledging Punk and the scrum being out in the open, this episode talks - not in a gossipy way or clickbait-y but an actually insightful way about it.

He comes back to it a few times throughout the whole episode, and it really puts a lot in perspective.

Marty and Sarah Love Wrestling is my favorite current weekly wrestling podcast so I'd recommend a subscription. Their take and approach to the medium is refreshing and unique.

Anyway, here's the episode, it's also on all podcast platforms - mnslovewrestling.libsyn.com/324-lets-get-into-it

There's so much I found interesting from their perspective on Punk but what jumps to mind first was how they absolutely didn't buy Nice Punk from right when he came back.

[Rumble McSkirmish]

Sept 13, 2022 16:22:00 GMT -5 Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! said:

It's at this point I ask a serious question; tomorrow night, will we be playing Stonehenge?

No we're not going to f***ing play Stonehenge!

[Gremlin]

Sept 13, 2022 17:18:40 GMT -5 Rumble McSkirmish said:

Sept 13, 2022 16:22:00 GMT -5 Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! said:

It's at this point I ask a serious question; tomorrow night, will we be playing Stonehenge?

No we're not going to f***ing play Stonehenge!

I think that the problem may have been that there was a trio of EVPs backstage that was in danger of being bitten by an Ace.

[Dub H]

The thing about the "oh he was nice to me" is that yeh of course he is, even the most manipulative people wont be an asshole 24/7. People can be nice and still be assholes.

From the podcast seem like yeh, Punk is no stranger to saying things just because its better for him.

[ASYLUMHAUSEN]

Checking in from the theater, waiting for this Clerks III screening to start.

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Fan fact: Current Roman Reigns title run: 742 days.

He needs to go to 868 to overlap CM Punk's.

[Fade]

Sept 13, 2022 18:03:47 GMT -5 @coolio1234 said:

Fan fact: Current Roman Reigns title run: 742 days.

He needs to go to 868 to overlap CM Punk's.

*googles*

O yah it’s happening

[kingoftheindies]

Sept 13, 2022 16:53:38 GMT -5 Chiral said:

Sept 13, 2022 16:14:49 GMT -5 chazraps said:

Reposting this from 20 pages ago because some of us may have missed it over the weekend. Here's someone who actually knew Punk for a few recent years who has been 100% quiet since the whole Punk-Colt stuff went down finally weighing in on the scrum -

This week's episode of the podcast Marty and Sarah Love Wrestling went live yesterday. Marty is in the unique position as he'd known Punk for a few relatively recent years when Punk kept a small circle but never once talked about the off-screen Punk following the Colt fallout.

Acknowledging Punk and the scrum being out in the open, this episode talks - not in a gossipy way or clickbait-y but an actually insightful way about it.

He comes back to it a few times throughout the whole episode, and it really puts a lot in perspective.

Marty and Sarah Love Wrestling is my favorite current weekly wrestling podcast so I'd recommend a subscription. Their take and approach to the medium is refreshing and unique.

Anyway, here's the episode, it's also on all podcast platforms - mnslovewrestling.libsyn.com/324-lets-get-into-it

There's so much I found interesting from their perspective on Punk but what jumps to mind first was how they absolutely didn't buy Nice Punk from right when he came back.

I was gonna say the same thing. They basically said that the people that Punk was complimentary of was bridges he didn't have a chance to burn yet

[DrBackflipsHoffman]

we were all victims of his a sick game, a sick sick game played on all of us for years

[Fade]

Sept 13, 2022 19:01:37 GMT -5 DrBackflipsHoffman said:

we were all victims of his a sick game, a sick sick game played on all of us for years

He first lost me somewhere between the UFC losses and the AEW debut. He seemed so resentful of wrestling and fans that it was like…”ok. Stay away then, bro”. I’m sure he had some bad experiences irl and especially on Twitter, but I couldn’t rationalize why he’d lump so much of wrasslin’ and wrestling fans by that.

The majority of his fans remained loyal to the bone. And loving. Just look at The First Dance.

[Citizen Snips]

It wouldn’t shock me if Punk now spends years going to the homes of thousands of random Chicagoans and demands an ice cream bar from them.

[SneakMan]

Something that I recently rediscovered in the midst of all this is an interview Punk did prior to his UFC debut for Complex. If you've never read it, it's available here: www.complex.com/sports/2016/02/cm-punk-second-act

There's talk from his trainer about how Punk is a "legitimate athlete" and a "natural striker" to which all I can say, respectively, is "lol" and "lmao." But look beyond that and his conduct in this interview seems to predict his conduct at the All Out scrum:

When he’s asked about the specific areas he’s working on to improve—a weakness or flaw in his form that he might have fixed—he keeps it general.

“I work on everything,” he says.

I rephrase the question, and his tone gets sharper. He lets out an exasperated chuckle, and shrugs his shoulders.

“It’s a boring answer, because it’s kind of a boring question,” says Punk, making eye contact for the first time since we were introduced. “This is mixed martial arts. I’m not in there one day, working on one specific thing, I’m in there everyday, working on everything. My defense, my wrestling defense, my striking defense. And not only do you have to defend, but you’re being judged by three people who don’t always see what other people are seeing.”

That seems to be the recurring trigger. When asked for specifics or to react to criticisms, Punk is outwardly insulted. The intent of these questions is to allow him to reflect. But he interprets them as personal attacks, either on his intelligence or his moral consistency.

When he’s asked if he is anxious or intimidated to make the transition from professional wrestling (where the punches are performed) to MMA (where the punches have malicious intent), he pushes back. His tone is even, but testy. His smirk seems strained.

“I get this question a lot, and it’s like you guys think I’m an idiot. Like I didn’t know MMA wasn’t pre-determined or something like that,” says Punk. After a pause, he gives me side-eye. “Have you ever tweeted at me, ‘Hey, do you know what you’re getting into?’”

“I never have.”

“Okay. It sounds like you might have.”

...

He expresses resentment, pointing towards the recorder near the end of the interview, nervous that I’ll edit the tape, and run a hatchet job on him. One can empathize with the sentiment. Punk gets up, shakes my hand, and gives me a pat on the back. His handler motions for Punk to come with him, and I’m escorted in the opposite direction. I’m told later that Punk has no interest in talking to me ever again.

[chrom]

So Mox had a two month vacation planned and now is ticked off

[Instant Classic]

The thing that gets me is Punk talked shit on Hangman for not taking advice, but I ask you Punk, would you have taken advice from Triple H or HBK?

[Fade]

Sept 13, 2022 20:13:11 GMT -5 Instant Classic said:

The thing that gets me is Punk talked shit on Hangman for not taking advice, but I ask you Punk, would you have taken advice from Triple H or HBK?

Dude became Tony Atlas