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Post by Denny Zen is Cooking™ on Oct 11, 2023 9:52:36 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. Yeah, contrary to Punk stans' belief on Twitter, Punk is a 44-year-old, injury prone, backstage cancer who a large percentage of the current WWE roster publicly dislikes, who was irrefutably the direct cause of his own issues in AEW, and who doesn't move the proverbial needle anywhere near enough to be worth the issues. It's why AEW was comfortable releasing him, and it's why WWE won't sign him. Time heals all wounds, and I wouldn't be surprised if Punk makes a few appearances down the road and/or goes into the HOF at some point, but his days as a main eventer in any nationally televised pro wrestling company are over.
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Post by Push R Truth on Oct 11, 2023 9:55:10 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. Yeah, contrary to Punk stans' belief on Twitter, Punk is a 44-year-old, injury prone, backstage cancer who a large percentage of the current WWE roster publicly dislikes, who was irrefutably the direct cause of his own issues in AEW, and who doesn't move the proverbial needle anywhere near enough to be worth the issues. It's why AEW was comfortable releasing him, and it's why WWE won't sign him. Time heals all wounds, and I wouldn't be surprised if Punk makes a few appearances down the road and/or goes into the HOF at some point, but his days as a main eventer in any nationally televised pro wrestling company are over. But perhaps his 5 year run as NWA Champion will begin shortly.
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Post by Beets by Schrute on Oct 11, 2023 10:02:43 GMT -5
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Post by ChitownKnight on Oct 11, 2023 10:26:43 GMT -5
If Punk can behave himself for a year, then I can see wwe bringing him back
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Post by Chiral on Oct 11, 2023 11:22:04 GMT -5
So Impact next lol?
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Post by Fade on Oct 11, 2023 11:27:48 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. Yeah, contrary to Punk stans' belief on Twitter, Punk is a 44-year-old, injury prone, backstage cancer who a large percentage of the current WWE roster publicly dislikes, who was irrefutably the direct cause of his own issues in AEW, and who doesn't move the proverbial needle anywhere near enough to be worth the issues. It's why AEW was comfortable releasing him, and it's why WWE won't sign him. Time heals all wounds, and I wouldn't be surprised if Punk makes a few appearances down the road and/or goes into the HOF at some point, but his days as a main eventer in any nationally televised pro wrestling company are over. yo that took a minute lbh Anyway..good. For once, a happy resolution to this phil drama cuz I really thought they’d bring him in rn. Could still see it happening down the road but WWE absolutely made the right decision f*** you, phil. Got what u wanted. No more “kids” to work with, no “evil” wwe, or “hostile” aew, or the love of whatever fans ya had left. Deuces ✌🏻
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Post by darbus alan on Oct 11, 2023 11:47:24 GMT -5
I'm happy for the WWE locker room that they don't have to deal with that headache.
If he can actually work on himself and be a better person, I think it'd be a lot less objectionable if he joined like a year from now. But he was just fired from AEW a month ago. Too soon.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Oct 11, 2023 11:54:29 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? Are they teases though or are people just reading too much into things?
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Post by XIII on Oct 11, 2023 12:08:35 GMT -5
Imagine Vince McMahon thinking that you have TOO MUCH BAGGAGE. Cm Punk 2023 is the gift that keeps on giving. LMAO.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Oct 11, 2023 12:13:39 GMT -5
Yeah, contrary to Punk stans' belief on Twitter, Punk is a 44-year-old, injury prone, backstage cancer who a large percentage of the current WWE roster publicly dislikes, who was irrefutably the direct cause of his own issues in AEW, and who doesn't move the proverbial needle anywhere near enough to be worth the issues. It's why AEW was comfortable releasing him, and it's why WWE won't sign him. Time heals all wounds, and I wouldn't be surprised if Punk makes a few appearances down the road and/or goes into the HOF at some point, but his days as a main eventer in any nationally televised pro wrestling company are over. yo that took a minute lbh Anyway..good. For once, a happy resolution to this phil drama cuz I really thought they’d bring him in rn. Could still see it happening down the road but WWE absolutely made the right decision f*** you, phil. Got what u wanted. No more “kids” to work with, no “evil” wwe, or “hostile” aew, or the love of whatever fans ya had left. Deuces ✌🏻 WWE’s on a roll right now and backstage morale is at a high, so they don’t need Punk bulldozing that with his antics.
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Post by HIM on Oct 11, 2023 12:16:52 GMT -5
Punk gonna be the new Billy Corgan.
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Post by Fade on Oct 11, 2023 12:26:55 GMT -5
yo that took a minute lbh Anyway..good. For once, a happy resolution to this phil drama cuz I really thought they’d bring him in rn. Could still see it happening down the road but WWE absolutely made the right decision f*** you, phil. Got what u wanted. No more “kids” to work with, no “evil” wwe, or “hostile” aew, or the love of whatever fans ya had left. Deuces ✌🏻 WWE’s on a roll right now and backstage morale is at a high, so they don’t need Punk bulldozing that with his antics. Yeah, if someone realized that and took the consideration of the roster over a quick boost/profit, Kudos to them.
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Oct 11, 2023 12:29:02 GMT -5
Yeah, contrary to Punk stans' belief on Twitter, Punk is a 44-year-old, injury prone, backstage cancer who a large percentage of the current WWE roster publicly dislikes, who was irrefutably the direct cause of his own issues in AEW, and who doesn't move the proverbial needle anywhere near enough to be worth the issues. It's why AEW was comfortable releasing him, and it's why WWE won't sign him. Time heals all wounds, and I wouldn't be surprised if Punk makes a few appearances down the road and/or goes into the HOF at some point, but his days as a main eventer in any nationally televised pro wrestling company are over. But perhaps his 5 year run as NWA Champion will begin shortly. I would say "Don't you dare put that evil on us!", but since no one watches or gives a crap about modern-day NWA, then why the shit not?
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Post by nisidhe on Oct 11, 2023 16:28:00 GMT -5
WWE’s on a roll right now and backstage morale is at a high, so they don’t need Punk bulldozing that with his antics. Yeah, if someone realized that and took the consideration of the roster over a quick boost/profit, Kudos to them. One might suggest that consideration of the roster is good for profits. Punk bringing his antics in with no consequences would like mean a) a decline in in-ring match quality, b) few eyes on the product due to fans wanting to avoid seeing his ass, and c) the very real possibility that those whose contracts are up in 2024 might opt not to re-sign rather than work with Punk.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Oct 11, 2023 20:06:14 GMT -5
Then why all the teasing? Just being trolls for engagement? Are they teases though or are people just reading too much into things? Yeah, the only comment I've even actually seen from him was just a Usual Suspects reference. It's not like Punk coined the phrase, so I don't even know if there's an 'all' that's really teasing anything versus one stray comment on a day when people were fishing for something to listen for.
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Oct 11, 2023 20:08:26 GMT -5
If Punk can behave himself for a year, then I can see wwe bringing him back He behaved himself for multiple years, got the sweetheart deal of all time, and still almost immediately turned into a raging asshole who thought he was bigger than the company he worked for. The only way I see WWE, or really any major company, being interested in him again is him showing some contrition for his actions because he wants to, not because he was told "we aren't signing you unless you do".
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Post by sandrock on Oct 11, 2023 21:05:20 GMT -5
Somehow Meltzer "confirming" Punk isn't coming back to WWE makes me think there's an even greater chance of him being at Survivor Series now.
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Post by ChitownKnight on Oct 11, 2023 21:47:04 GMT -5
Somehow Meltzer "confirming" Punk isn't coming back to WWE makes me think there's an even greater chance of him being at Survivor Series now. I dunno man, I mean Punk def proved himself to be a massive liability in AEW. I’d be shocked if he came in this year atleast
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Oct 11, 2023 21:54:01 GMT -5
Somehow Meltzer "confirming" Punk isn't coming back to WWE makes me think there's an even greater chance of him being at Survivor Series now. You can't go through wrestling fandom thinking everything is some ten-layer super-swerve and questioning everything. It's not healthy to be paranoid like that. (F***in Russo... he is why people are like this all these years later)
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Oct 11, 2023 22:00:00 GMT -5
The playbook when someone is coming to WWE is usually complete silence. Folks in upper management getting this word out more sounds like them making sure everyone knows that he's not coming in to avoid the expectation.
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