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Post by polarbearpete on Oct 10, 2023 14:39:29 GMT -5
Not really buying the Sapp story. This sounds similar to the Cody situation where it was rumored he was coming in, small hints were dropped on TV, then news reports would come out that it wasn’t happening or negotiations hit a snag, and then it became obvious soon before the show.
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Post by ChitownKnight on Oct 10, 2023 15:02:10 GMT -5
f*** it, let it happen. I think he’d be more controlled in wwe. Plus a Punk/Rollins program would slap. Punk can accuse Seth of being the corporate stooge while Seth can fire back about a punk taking a young guys spot and acting like an entitled douche in the other company.
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Post by Tea & Crumpets on Oct 10, 2023 18:01:17 GMT -5
If Punk can be professional, set aside grudges or personal differences, remain injury free and keep his motivation, he could have a phenomenal comeback run against any of Seth, Cody, Miz, AJ, Roman, KO...
I don't think he can tick off any of those criteria anymore.
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Post by Savage Gambino on Oct 10, 2023 20:58:18 GMT -5
This baby can go to sleep for a bit Okay, lying to the press is one thing. Hell, it's basically what the business was built on, re: kayfabe. Lying to "top talent"? Hoo boy, could that come back to bite them in the ass if Punk is back after all.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Oct 11, 2023 7:11:34 GMT -5
Meltzer said on Observer Radio that WWE has turned down Punk for a return. He noted it can always change in the future like it did with Warrior but right now those at the top don't want to bring him in. He also said this is the third time they've turned down bringing him in. The first was when he came in for the Backstage show and the second was earlier this year while he was still under contract with AEW.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Oct 11, 2023 7:22:57 GMT -5
Meltzer said on Observer Radio that WWE has turned down Punk for a return. He noted it can always change in the future like it did with Warrior but right now those at the top don't want to bring him in. He also said this is the third time they've turned down bringing him in. The first was when he came in for the Backstage show and the second was earlier this year while he was still under contract with AEW. Then why all the teasing? Just being trolls for engagement?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2023 8:20:31 GMT -5
Meltzer said on Observer Radio that WWE has turned down Punk for a return. He noted it can always change in the future like it did with Warrior but right now those at the top don't want to bring him in. He also said this is the third time they've turned down bringing him in. The first was when he came in for the Backstage show and the second was earlier this year while he was still under contract with AEW. Then why all the teasing? Just being trolls for engagement? Strangely enough Graves has continuously said they were all coincidences (until they aren't) Here is more on Dave's write up
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Post by HIM on Oct 11, 2023 8:21:50 GMT -5
Man that's funnyyyyyyyy.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Oct 11, 2023 8:26:56 GMT -5
Meltzer said on Observer Radio that WWE has turned down Punk for a return. He noted it can always change in the future like it did with Warrior but right now those at the top don't want to bring him in. He also said this is the third time they've turned down bringing him in. The first was when he came in for the Backstage show and the second was earlier this year while he was still under contract with AEW. Then why all the teasing? Just being trolls for engagement? Graves probably likes poking Punk, after how their friendship ended. Nakamura, well he just doesn't give a f***, and it doesn't take away from his surfing or seeing water towers time. Seth is probably having fun poking at Punk as well.
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Post by spagett on Oct 11, 2023 8:34:53 GMT -5
Trying to go crawling back to WWE and getting rejected is hilarious.
He showed what a massive hypocrite he is, that everything he said was just bullshit and he didn't even get a job out of it anyway.
If we can't get him jobbing to Miz on a Saudi show this is the next best ending.
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Post by jm on Oct 11, 2023 8:37:50 GMT -5
I guess you could say......... WWE doesn't need CM Punk. CM Punk needs WWE.
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Post by tagteammatchplaya on Oct 11, 2023 8:59:49 GMT -5
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Oct 11, 2023 9:03:36 GMT -5
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Post by mrtuesday on Oct 11, 2023 9:04:34 GMT -5
Meltzer said on Observer Radio that WWE has turned down Punk for a return. He noted it can always change in the future like it did with Warrior but right now those at the top don't want to bring him in. He also said this is the third time they've turned down bringing him in. The first was when he came in for the Backstage show and the second was earlier this year while he was still under contract with AEW. CM Punk right now:
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Oct 11, 2023 9:08:43 GMT -5
The only net positive to bringing Punk back right now is to win petty-points in an imaginary dick swinging contest with a competitor who are likely to just be glad he's someone else's problem. WWE doesn't need him and I'm glad cooler heads prevailed.
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Post by ace on Oct 11, 2023 9:24:56 GMT -5
Another L for the Punker.
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Post by Denny Zen is Cooking™ on Oct 11, 2023 9:33:16 GMT -5
Given the current climate of the world, I can't imagine taking the side of people who self-identify as "The Elite". What are you talking about? Man, I didn't even particularly care for the Elite and the Young Bucks in particular, but the more I see "takes" like this, the more I find myself rooting for them to continue to succeed just out of spite. Like, come the f*** on, they've been The Elite since 2016. The name was obviously nothing more than a reference to the fact that they considered themselves the strongest members of the Bullet Club. It's mental gymnastics to an asinine extent to imply that the name is meant to be evocative of billionaires or the "global elite," much less that people "taking their side" are, somehow, supporting said billionaires.
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Post by Dub H on Oct 11, 2023 9:34:27 GMT -5
Punk gets to sell whatever conviction he had left and he still gets denied.
Damnlicious.
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Post by darbus alan on Oct 11, 2023 9:39:05 GMT -5
At least Dax's CMFTR trademark won't go to waste now.
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Post by Push R Truth on Oct 11, 2023 9:48:25 GMT -5
When a company that will do anything for a dollar turns you down maybe... just maybe, you might be high on your own supply of bullshit.
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