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Post by ChitownKnight on Oct 25, 2022 21:50:06 GMT -5
He would have to have a Brock like schedule and have his initial run as heel. I think wwe fans would be more accepting to him but he’s gotta go heel if not his return then soon after
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Post by Nosnorb on Oct 26, 2022 1:52:02 GMT -5
Third option and the best - have him come back as a face and feed him to The Miz in a double-turn.
The Miz has lost a hell of a lot in the last three years and needs the credibility that would come from beating Punk, and I can't think of a better way to turn him face than winning a feud against that twat from Lake View.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Oct 26, 2022 2:02:15 GMT -5
I've always thought Punk is a pretty abysmal heel. He gets so hung up on just being the absolute worst that he sacrifices being anything resembling entertaining.
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Post by 4real on Oct 26, 2022 3:32:23 GMT -5
Right now he has to be a heel surely. How much the WWE audience knows or cares about his dealings in AEW is another matter though.
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Post by Push R Truth on Oct 26, 2022 8:28:58 GMT -5
CM Punk is a egomaniac dingleberry and the only way I want to see him return is in a "The Self Destruction of CM Punk" production.
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Post by polarbearpete on Oct 26, 2022 8:30:45 GMT -5
I've always thought Punk is a pretty abysmal heel. He gets so hung up on just being the absolute worst that he sacrifices being anything resembling entertaining. Straight Edge Society Punk was very entertaining. |
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Post by The Thread Barbi on Oct 26, 2022 8:35:51 GMT -5
His best chance at any sort of redemption is if he comes back as a parody of himself - a muffin-chomping grumpus.
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Post by CeilingFan on Oct 26, 2022 8:36:15 GMT -5
He should return only for a Hall Of Fame induction.
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Post by Hypnosis on Oct 26, 2022 8:40:06 GMT -5
I've always thought Punk is a pretty abysmal heel. He gets so hung up on just being the absolute worst that he sacrifices being anything resembling entertaining. Straight Edge Society Punk was very entertaining. The Rumble itself that year did have some dead spots since there weren't many people in the ring early on, but I still thought Punk cutting promos while waiting for the next participants was funny. |
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Post by polarbearpete on Oct 26, 2022 8:46:31 GMT -5
Straight Edge Society Punk was very entertaining. The Rumble itself that year did have some dead spots since there weren't many people in the ring early on, but I still thought Punk cutting promos while waiting for the next participants was funny. That and the Mysterio feud came to mind right away. |
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Oct 26, 2022 9:00:33 GMT -5
I think people are in for a massive shock if they think the average fan has disavowed Punk to the point he'd be forced to go heel.
WWE and AEW both have wrestlers who were accused in Speaking Out who get happily cheered by fans every week. The idea that being a dick (which we already knew he was) and getting into a backstage scuffle is going to turn an enormous amount of non-IWC fans against a wrestler just doesn't sound realistic to me.
I'd bet my life savings that if Cult of Personality played on WWE or AEW TV in 6-12 months time it would get an enormous pop and he'd be greeted with the usual CM Punk chants. WWE fans would cheer because it's a big star returning after a decade and AEW fans would cheer because him appearing means they must have sorted out whatever issues they had.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Oct 26, 2022 9:01:14 GMT -5
"Delusional Face" Who comes back swearing he's made peace with himself and the business and just wants to make things better for everyone who comes after him, but actually flips out on everybody over any second that he's not the center of attention, because he's got a business to run, damn it!.
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Post by mc74 on Oct 26, 2022 9:51:17 GMT -5
"Delusional Face" Who comes back swearing he's made peace with himself and the business and just wants to make things better for everyone who comes after him, but actually flips out on everybody over any second that he's not the center of attention, because he's got a business to run, damn it!. Sprinkle in a Cody vs Punk feud and we've got ourselves a masterpiece of a story. |
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Post by The Trashman on Oct 26, 2022 11:38:29 GMT -5
He would get a babyface pop at first but he has always been a better heel.
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Post by john84 on Oct 26, 2022 11:53:10 GMT -5
CM Punk is a egomaniac dingleberry and the only way I want to see him return is in a "The Self Destruction of CM Punk" production. God, I could imagine AEW doing a Self-Destruction dvd on him... |
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Post by The Thread Barbi on Oct 26, 2022 11:54:36 GMT -5
Or he gets the celebrity fued -
Top G Andrew Tate vs Voice of the Voiceless Punk.
Promo work would be great.
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Post by GodzillaIsMyMonster on Oct 26, 2022 13:02:33 GMT -5
He returns, and Miz squashes him, Warrior/HHH style.
Punk then runs away like a whiny bitch.
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Post by thegame415 on Oct 26, 2022 14:59:49 GMT -5
Best option - he doesn't come back.
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Post by sportatorium on Oct 26, 2022 15:01:24 GMT -5
I think the new embodiment of the bitter, Bret Hart heel persona would fit him perfectly. The "I don't recognize wrestling or the fans anymore" type of guy.
That said, between his injuries and likely a long non-compete for him to get his deal bought out by AEW makes me think he won't be surfacing for a long time, if ever again as a regular wrestler.
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Oct 26, 2022 15:15:53 GMT -5
He returns, and Miz squashes him, Warrior/HHH style. Punk then runs away like a whiny bitch. It truly is what they both deserve. |
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