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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Oct 6, 2023 14:10:45 GMT -5
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Post by tagteammatchplaya on Oct 6, 2023 14:17:57 GMT -5
If this actually happens then everything he said in AEW is going to age like milk lol
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Oct 6, 2023 14:20:00 GMT -5
If this actually happens then everything he said in AEW is going to age like milk lol Punk lost a lot of credibility in the past year and change by kind of outing all of his demons way too publicly for him to have any sincerity left. Him going back to WWE would just be the cherry on top of it. Guy took all his credibility, all his realness, and set it on fire in a cloud of greed and ego he's probably never coming back from.
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Post by Perd on Oct 6, 2023 14:20:17 GMT -5
If this does happen, it shouldn’t be all that surprising. WWE likes to mend fences. CM Punk likes being on TV. It would probably be just as simple as that. It’s not personal, Sonny, it’s strictly business.
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Post by SneakMan on Oct 6, 2023 14:22:07 GMT -5
Punk lost a lot of credibility in the past year and change by kind of outing all of his demons way too publicly for him to have any sincerity left. Him going back to WWE would just be the cherry on top of it. Guy took all his credibility, all his realness, and set it on fire in a cloud of greed and ego he's probably never coming back from. And yet his cult-like (ha) fanbase already has a million excuses at the ready for what would be sheer, naked hypocrisy. Phil cannot fail, he can only be failed.
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Post by polarbearpete on Oct 6, 2023 14:23:25 GMT -5
I thought the hypocrisy part was obvious when all those rumors of him trying to get back in WWE back in 2018-2019 surfaced years ago.
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Post by chrom on Oct 6, 2023 14:23:30 GMT -5
Watching all of the Punk stans across social media twist themselves into knots to explain how Punk isn't a massive two-faced hypocrite has been a joy to watch today. And will be even more of a joy if Punk officially goes to WWE. Like watching The Snyder Cult
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Post by Kalmia on Oct 6, 2023 14:28:52 GMT -5
Punk will absolutely be on his best behaviour in WWE, just like he was when he first joined AEW. The interesting point will come when things don't go his way. I can't see him getting away with as much shit in WWE so even if things do go sour, it's not likely to be as explosive as it was with AEW. He'll just leave and go home.
It will be funny watching the mental gymnastics of some of Punk's biggest fans when they realise he's just like any other wrestler though. He's not the voice of the voiceless, he's just a wrestler who lies through his promos like every other wrestler in the history of the business does. He'll be in Saudi Arabia just like everyone else.
And that isn't a criticism of Punk (apart from the Saudi bit), it's just a comment on how so many of his fans have really fallen for him being this principled truth teller.
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Post by mo on Oct 6, 2023 14:30:58 GMT -5
I have my doubts but it really would be hilarious to see him go crawling back after being so anti-WWE for so many years. I don’t see it lasting if he actually does.
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Post by HIM on Oct 6, 2023 14:31:16 GMT -5
If this actually happens then everything he said in AEW is going to age like milk lol Happens to everyone who goes from AEW to WWE and the same to those who go from WWE to AEW. Punk shouldn't have been a bitch and said that shit. He was way worse than Cody was. All the Punk fans being happy and trying to defend his AEW shit are suddenly gonna try to justify him returning to WWE lol.
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Post by markymark on Oct 6, 2023 14:41:19 GMT -5
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Oct 6, 2023 14:41:52 GMT -5
I thought the hypocrisy part was obvious when all those rumors of him trying to get back in WWE back in 2018-2019 surfaced years ago. I think the way he's spoken about it since then, especially when he got to AEW, puts it into a worst light than where he was when the main thing he'd said on the matter came from the AOW interview where he was clearly burned, exhausted, and fresh out of a situation that made him miserable. Him doubling down as hard as he did in the past few years now that AEW viably exists, and throwing out all the shots he has puts a different spin on it.
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Post by daaave on Oct 6, 2023 14:49:01 GMT -5
He's their problem now
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Post by mo on Oct 6, 2023 14:49:42 GMT -5
Punk will absolutely be on his best behaviour in WWE, just like he was when he first joined AEW. The interesting point will come when things don't go his way. I can't see him getting away with as much shit in WWE so even if things do go sour, it's not likely to be as explosive as it was with AEW. He'll just leave and go home. That’s how I see it. No one outside that locker room knows what truly happened, but it does feel like he played nice in AEW and only lost it when it became clear that he wasn’t going to be the big undisputed locker room leader. With Roman, Seth and other vets that have been holding it down since he ran off leading the locker room over there, it just feels like another disaster waiting to happen.
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Post by cornettesracket on Oct 6, 2023 14:51:43 GMT -5
It’s going to end badly even if wwe pull out all the stops, because as talented as he was and can still be in the ring, it’s just him the person that can’t get out of his own way.
I don’t get it. There are people in that company who remember how it ended the last time.
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Post by Zombie Mod on Oct 6, 2023 14:51:50 GMT -5
From an on screen stand point..I suppose he won’t be in charge of his booking, so he’ll be tolerable in a good way. No fake world title nonsense and just straight up wrestler dude. And he’s still amazing at that part. From a backstage standpoint..he’s gotta know he’s not gonna be able to walk all over dudes like Roman and Seth right? Not to mention Sami, KO, and Finn who are all great friends with the Elite as well. Dude is 45 and off two injuries, hopefully he realizes he’s not 2010s Lesnar and won’t be able to pull the same shit here cause he’ll quickly be on his ass and his legacy demolished by the WWE machine. He literally HAS to play nice, there’s no other choice. people said punk would have to play nice while in the wwe system, people said punk will play nice in aew on his arrival, people said punk will have to play nice on his return following brawl out.
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Post by Denny Zen is Cooking™ on Oct 6, 2023 14:59:35 GMT -5
From an on screen stand point..I suppose he won’t be in charge of his booking, so he’ll be tolerable in a good way. No fake world title nonsense and just straight up wrestler dude. And he’s still amazing at that part. From a backstage standpoint..he’s gotta know he’s not gonna be able to walk all over dudes like Roman and Seth right? Not to mention Sami, KO, and Finn who are all great friends with the Elite as well. Dude is 45 and off two injuries, hopefully he realizes he’s not 2010s Lesnar and won’t be able to pull the same shit here cause he’ll quickly be on his ass and his legacy demolished by the WWE machine. He literally HAS to play nice, there’s no other choice. I feel like he would play nice, at least for a while. He gave off the impression that he felt above AEW and I don’t think he’d feel that way about WWE, but who knows he’s unpredictable. I tend to agree, but the litmus test will be if/when he is asked to do something like job to Austin Theory. That's where I could see his ego becoming a major issue once again if he does ultimately come back into the WWE fray.
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Post by Chiral on Oct 6, 2023 15:07:33 GMT -5
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Post by Facetious on Oct 6, 2023 15:50:33 GMT -5
I'm sorry, there's something hilarious about the guy who spit verbal venom at WWE and it's people (BLOOD COVERED COCK/WORKERS RIGHTS!!) running back with his tail tucked back to that place.
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Oct 6, 2023 15:56:15 GMT -5
I'm sure he'd be on his best behavior, do everything he was asked, and make all sorts of friends in the locker room.
Probably stay injury free too!
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