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

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Nov 5, 2022 10:46:25 GMT -5 XIII said:

If there’s one upside to this story and Punk probably getting shitcanned. It’s that we’re one step closer to CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar in a UFC dream match in Saudi Arabia. LMAO.

“You think you’re special..you do..”

Nov 5, 2022 10:44:12 GMT -5 Denny Zen is Cooking™ said:

Good, fresh, raw oysters are probably my favorite thing to eat, but it took me years to finally build up the guts to try one, so I totally understand peoples’ aversion to the look/texture.

I have been so f***ing tempted to eat them since, I think, it was an episode of Rugrats where they went to town on them. The texture thing is off-putting.

[A Platypus Rave is Correct]

Nov 5, 2022 11:22:37 GMT -5 Nr1Humanoid said:

Nov 5, 2022 10:12:06 GMT -5 aka Cthulhu said:

Which one? The mussels? Is it cause of the... weird shape of the meat?

The mussels, aka the boogers of the sea.

Those are oysters >_>

[Ronny Rayguns Is All Elite]

Nov 5, 2022 10:06:28 GMT -5 The Captain said:

Even in a world where the fight never happened, Punk's behavior at the scrum was a fireable offense. He publicly embarrassed the company and shat on coworkers and his bosses (with likely false allegations about them at that).

That's another thing, the notion that if there were whispers about Colt being M.I.A. due to Punk coming in, it HAD to be the work of the Bucks/Kenny is a pretty large leap in logic.

There were people on this board early on speculating how Punk getting signed would impact Colt's AEW career and quickly noticed how he seemed to disappear.

Unless one of the Bucks has a FAN account, it doesn't seem like you needed to be an insider to recognize the optics/implication of how things played out.

[Chiral]

My friend sent me this from late August and if you ever wanted to see some wrestling takes that immediately aged super well:

Several of the rumors about tension backstage at AEW have centered on CM Punk. The former AEW World champ called attention to the issues himself with his unscripted call out Hangman Page on the Aug. 17 Dynamite. Since then, we’ve heard reports that Page & his friends have beef with Punk because they believe he’s responsible for Colt Cabana’s reduced role with AEW. There have also been general stories of Punk alienating the locker room with his attitude.

Punk addressed the talk in a general way, telling those who have a problem with him to talk to him face-to-face. Recently, DAZN asked two of his closest associates at the company about the controversy. Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler of FTR chalked it up to a lot of things, including Punk’s pre-AEW reputation, other people’s insecurities, and misinterpreting his passion.

Wheeler: I think it’s a lot of things from the past, mostly. I think there’s a lot of old grudges. I think there’s a lot of old biases. I think there’s a lot of unresolved issues that are tainting how people react to seeing him now sometimes because he’s been nothing but nice and helpful to anybody that wants it. I know there’s underlying animosity between... once you’re in wrestling for so long, and especially at the top of it, there’s gonna be guys who don’t get along because you’re all vying for the same thing. You all want the same title. Egos are going to hit. It’s inevitable. I know there’s going to be old tension.

But as far as how he is as a person now, he couldn’t be more inviting. He couldn’t be more company-oriented as far as what he’s thinking and anything to the contrary; I really think it’s uneducated to go off of it because there’s only been one side [and] that’s all been the negative stuff. He hasn’t even really commented on it publicly because he’s not going to give it that much time of day and that much notoriety because it doesn’t deserve it.

But I will say there’s two sides to every story, and then somewhere in the middle, that’s the truth. Somewhere in the middle is the truth. He’s been nothing but a great person, a great mentor to a lot of guys there, somebody who wants the best for the company. That’s why he’s wanting the biggest houses, the biggest gates, and the most fans in the arena. I think it’s just going to be one of those things where time will tell. Over time, you’ll see that he has been well-meaning, he has been doing some good stuff, and like I said, anything to the contrary is, in my opinion, just people being childish and behaving like middle-schoolers.

Harwood: And insecurity. I’m not gonna speak much on it because all that was perfectly put. But I’ll tell you this, what’s the better headline? ’CM Punk goes into business for himself and shoots on somebody?’ Or, ‘CM Punk invites Will Hobbs into his locker room and explains to him for 30 minutes what he could have done to better himself for the match earlier?’ Or if the headline says, ‘CM Punk goes to Danhausen, who came to him and asked for advice, watched his match, and CM Punk gave him notes of advice on what he could do to better the match next time?’ Or if Brock Anderson says, ‘Hey, do you mind watching our tag match tonight?’ CM Punk sits there even though he’s got a busy night and watches it and says, ‘Hey, come into my locker room. Anybody else want to come into my locker room? Let’s talk about this.’

What’s the better headline? The more juicy headline is the one of him going into business for himself.

Wheeler: The old Punk, and it’s not the old Punk.

Harwood: Right now, I think I can safely say he’s one of our best friends because we all share the same passion for professional wrestling, and sometimes passion gets mistaken for being an asshole because you just want the best. He wants the best for AEW. He wants the best for himself as well. We all do. But he wants the best for AEW and puts AEW above himself. I haven’t met too many guys who have the love and passion for professional wrestling that he has.

And I’ll close on CM Punk with this, and we’ll move on. I wish a lot of people, a lot of the guys look at it instead of saying, ‘Oh my God, this guy from WWE is here in AEW, and he might be taking my spot’ to say, ‘Oh my God, this is a guy who has a legit Hall of Fame background guy who is drawn money, who’s made money for a big company, who doesn’t want to go back to the big company.’

Wheeler: He came from nothing. He made something of himself.

[aka Cthulhu]

Nov 5, 2022 11:30:34 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave is Correct said:

Nov 5, 2022 11:22:37 GMT -5 Nr1Humanoid said:

The mussels, aka the boogers of the sea.

Those are oysters >_>

Yeah, mussels are a bit more firmer. On that note, don't like oysters since there's nothing really to chew. Tastes okay, but it's too damn soft.

'course, I'm basing it on eating the stuff with rice, which doesn't really mix well with how soft oysters are.

[Dub H]

Nov 5, 2022 11:41:12 GMT -5 Chiral said:

My friend sent me this from late August and if you ever wanted to see some wrestling takes that immediately aged super well:

Several of the rumors about tension backstage at AEW have centered on CM Punk. The former AEW World champ called attention to the issues himself with his unscripted call out Hangman Page on the Aug. 17 Dynamite. Since then, we’ve heard reports that Page & his friends have beef with Punk because they believe he’s responsible for Colt Cabana’s reduced role with AEW. There have also been general stories of Punk alienating the locker room with his attitude.

Punk addressed the talk in a general way, telling those who have a problem with him to talk to him face-to-face. Recently, DAZN asked two of his closest associates at the company about the controversy. Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler of FTR chalked it up to a lot of things, including Punk’s pre-AEW reputation, other people’s insecurities, and misinterpreting his passion.

Wheeler: I think it’s a lot of things from the past, mostly. I think there’s a lot of old grudges. I think there’s a lot of old biases. I think there’s a lot of unresolved issues that are tainting how people react to seeing him now sometimes because he’s been nothing but nice and helpful to anybody that wants it. I know there’s underlying animosity between... once you’re in wrestling for so long, and especially at the top of it, there’s gonna be guys who don’t get along because you’re all vying for the same thing. You all want the same title. Egos are going to hit. It’s inevitable. I know there’s going to be old tension.

But as far as how he is as a person now, he couldn’t be more inviting. He couldn’t be more company-oriented as far as what he’s thinking and anything to the contrary; I really think it’s uneducated to go off of it because there’s only been one side [and] that’s all been the negative stuff. He hasn’t even really commented on it publicly because he’s not going to give it that much time of day and that much notoriety because it doesn’t deserve it.

But I will say there’s two sides to every story, and then somewhere in the middle, that’s the truth. Somewhere in the middle is the truth. He’s been nothing but a great person, a great mentor to a lot of guys there, somebody who wants the best for the company. That’s why he’s wanting the biggest houses, the biggest gates, and the most fans in the arena. I think it’s just going to be one of those things where time will tell. Over time, you’ll see that he has been well-meaning, he has been doing some good stuff, and like I said, anything to the contrary is, in my opinion, just people being childish and behaving like middle-schoolers.

Harwood: And insecurity. I’m not gonna speak much on it because all that was perfectly put. But I’ll tell you this, what’s the better headline? ’CM Punk goes into business for himself and shoots on somebody?’ Or, ‘CM Punk invites Will Hobbs into his locker room and explains to him for 30 minutes what he could have done to better himself for the match earlier?’ Or if the headline says, ‘CM Punk goes to Danhausen, who came to him and asked for advice, watched his match, and CM Punk gave him notes of advice on what he could do to better the match next time?’ Or if Brock Anderson says, ‘Hey, do you mind watching our tag match tonight?’ CM Punk sits there even though he’s got a busy night and watches it and says, ‘Hey, come into my locker room. Anybody else want to come into my locker room? Let’s talk about this.’

What’s the better headline? The more juicy headline is the one of him going into business for himself.

Wheeler: The old Punk, and it’s not the old Punk.

Harwood: Right now, I think I can safely say he’s one of our best friends because we all share the same passion for professional wrestling, and sometimes passion gets mistaken for being an asshole because you just want the best. He wants the best for AEW. He wants the best for himself as well. We all do. But he wants the best for AEW and puts AEW above himself. I haven’t met too many guys who have the love and passion for professional wrestling that he has.

And I’ll close on CM Punk with this, and we’ll move on. I wish a lot of people, a lot of the guys look at it instead of saying, ‘Oh my God, this guy from WWE is here in AEW, and he might be taking my spot’ to say, ‘Oh my God, this is a guy who has a legit Hall of Fame background guy who is drawn money, who’s made money for a big company, who doesn’t want to go back to the big company.’

Wheeler: He came from nothing. He made something of himself.

its very safe to say FTR are not a good judge of character.

[Gerard Gerard]

Nov 5, 2022 10:06:28 GMT -5 The Captain said:

Even in a world where the fight never happened, Punk's behavior at the scrum was a fireable offense. He publicly embarrassed the company and shat on coworkers and his bosses (with likely false allegations about them at that).

Actually reminded me of something that still skips my jimmies, anyone remember where Khan tries to interject with an apology of sort and Punk cuts him straight off and says "it's okay, Tony, we're all learning" in the most condescending tone.

[A Platypus Rave is Correct]

Nov 5, 2022 10:06:28 GMT -5 The Captain said:

Even in a world where the fight never happened, Punk's behavior at the scrum was a fireable offense. He publicly embarrassed the company and shat on coworkers and his bosses (with likely false allegations about them at that).

Yeah I was saying before the talk of the fight. Tony needed to take Punk aside and lay down the law.

I'm your boss don't talk over me. Don't interrupt me. And if I'm trying to change the subject drop it.

[Dub H]

Nov 5, 2022 13:19:58 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave is Correct said:

Nov 5, 2022 10:06:28 GMT -5 The Captain said:

Even in a world where the fight never happened, Punk's behavior at the scrum was a fireable offense. He publicly embarrassed the company and shat on coworkers and his bosses (with likely false allegations about them at that).

Yeah I was saying before the talk of the fight. Tony needed to take Punk aside and lay down the law.

I'm your boss don't talk over me. Don't interrupt me. And if I'm trying to change the subject drop it.

This should have been TK

[Nosnorb]

Nov 5, 2022 10:06:28 GMT -5 The Captain said:

Even in a world where the fight never happened, Punk's behavior at the scrum was a fireable offense. He publicly embarrassed the company and shat on coworkers and his bosses (with likely false allegations about them at that).

The allegations were almost certainly false, but even if they were, Punk has no way to prove them. He just looks like an utter twat.

Then again, I don't think he gave a flying f*** if the allegations were true, he just wanted to bury The Elite.

[Final Countdown Jones]

Nov 5, 2022 10:06:28 GMT -5 The Captain said:

Even in a world where the fight never happened, Punk's behavior at the scrum was a fireable offense. He publicly embarrassed the company and shat on coworkers and his bosses (with likely false allegations about them at that).

Punk wouldn't even necessarily get away with this if he was a sports ball guy who did all the points for his team. The people who have the kinds of meltdowns he did have their careers forever defined by that time they blew the f*** up at the media. And that's in team-based actual sports where the difference on any one person can actually be pretty big if he's your franchise player.

[Lizuka #BLM]

I like that everyone's reaction to Logan Paul doing the Buckshot was to immediately rush to go, "Oh yeah, CM Punk's attempts at it really sucked, huh?"

[mattyy]

Nov 5, 2022 9:51:04 GMT -5 Heartbreaker said:

When this is all over and done with, can Hollywood PLEASE give us a biopic in the style of I, Tonya?

CM Punk: Jake Gyllenhaal
Tony Khan: Rami Malek
The Young Bucks: Aaron Paul in a dual role
Kenny Omega: Jeremy Allen White
Larry: Christian Bale (as a method actor, he lives with a pack of stray dogs for six months)
Ace Steel: Brendan Fraser
Colt Cabana: Andy Samberg
Hangman Page: Chris Hemsworth

f*** it have Tarantino direct it so we can have a 10 minute scene where Punk talks about muffins.

starring Chris Pratt as CODY

[chazraps]

Ahh yes, PWInsider, the website that gave all your high school's computers cancer-of-the-AIDS.

This feels like longterm vitriol for that one PWInsider writer being fired and blackballed after that super irresponsible "Brodie had COVID" story that was absurdly false.

[MrElijah]

Nov 5, 2022 9:51:04 GMT -5 Heartbreaker said:

When this is all over and done with, can Hollywood PLEASE give us a biopic in the style of I, Tonya?

CM Punk: Jake Gyllenhaal
Tony Khan: Rami Malek
The Young Bucks: Aaron Paul in a dual role
Kenny Omega: Jeremy Allen White
Larry: Christian Bale (as a method actor, he lives with a pack of stray dogs for six months)
Ace Steel: Brendan Fraser
Colt Cabana: Andy Samberg
Hangman Page: Chris Hemsworth

f*** it have Tarantino direct it so we can have a 10 minute scene where Punk talks about muffins.

PLUP FRICTION: The AEW Movie

Hangman: Now, I don't know about y'all, but I sure as hell didn't come down from the goddamn Smoky Mountains, cross five hundred miles of road, fight my way through half of Chicago and jump off of a f***ing ladder to teach the Elite lessons in humanity

[pinja]

Nov 5, 2022 14:44:58 GMT -5 chazraps said:

Ahh yes, PWInsider, the website that gave all your high school's computers cancer-of-the-AIDS.

This feels like longterm vitriol for that one PWInsider writer being fired and blackballed after that super irresponsible "Brodie had COVID" story that was absurdly false.

Would you for once think of the Disco Inferno? He's a wrestler too and therefore he needs to know.

[Gerard Gerard]

Nov 5, 2022 14:44:58 GMT -5 chazraps said:

Ahh yes, PWInsider, the website that gave all your high school's computers cancer-of-the-AIDS.

This feels like longterm vitriol for that one PWInsider writer being fired and blackballed after that super irresponsible "Brodie had COVID" story that was absurdly false.

That was Bruce Mitchell of PWTorch that elected to die on that hill unless Insider were harbouring their own truther. Also, quick reminder that Mitchell not only decided to die on that hill, but went for it the actual week following Brodie's passing. I mean, not to suggest there's even a good time to try that nonsense.

[chazraps]

Nov 5, 2022 15:02:19 GMT -5 Gerard Gerard said:

Nov 5, 2022 14:44:58 GMT -5 chazraps said:

Ahh yes, PWInsider, the website that gave all your high school's computers cancer-of-the-AIDS.

This feels like longterm vitriol for that one PWInsider writer being fired and blackballed after that super irresponsible "Brodie had COVID" story that was absurdly false.

That was Bruce Mitchell of PWTorch that elected to die on that hill unless Insider were harbouring their own truther. Also, quick reminder that Mitchell not only decided to die on that hill, but went for it the actual week following Brodie's passing. I mean, not to suggest there's even a good time to try that nonsense.

Ahh yes, that's right. I got my wrestling websites that are still somehow more pop-ups than texts in 2022 confused.

[Kalmia]

Did PW Insider have any news on this thing at all? IIRC, all of the proper updates came from Meltzer and SRS/Fightful Select.

[Gerard Gerard]

Nov 5, 2022 15:31:20 GMT -5 Kalmia said:

Did PW Insider have any news on this thing at all? IIRC, all of the proper updates came from Meltzer and SRS/Fightful Select.

Think this absolute turd of a scoop might be their way of crowbarring their way into the conversation.