Chiral
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Post by Chiral on Dec 14, 2023 12:36:57 GMT -5
I cant see Punk running NXT going well lol. If Punk really does take it over though, give HBK Raw booking power and let him reshape it NXT 2.0 style hahaha.
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Dub H
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Post by Dub H on Dec 14, 2023 13:29:58 GMT -5
Punk saying he wants to run nxt shows what he wanted in Aew
Complete control and respect. He really is a lesser Triple H
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Post by john84 on Dec 14, 2023 15:53:54 GMT -5
What's with all this "CM Punk is taking over NXT from HBK!" talk that Cultaholic keeps pushing? If it was up to Cultaholic, CM Punk would OWN the WWE let alone NXT.
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chazraps
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Post by chazraps on Dec 14, 2023 16:48:28 GMT -5
Punk was disastrous in running the ROH Training school in 2004/2005. He seems to have not matured at all in the two decades since, so that'd be really bad.
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Post by yokohamacpfc on Dec 14, 2023 17:54:28 GMT -5
HBK is only 58, he could run nxt for the next ten years if he wants. I think he enjoys it too much to take early retirement. He could get promoted and put in charge of Raw or Smackdown I suppose. A bitter power struggle between two of the all timers of backstage drama would be like honey & wine to the dirtsheets.
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Post by Hobby Drifter on Dec 14, 2023 19:08:58 GMT -5
Having HBK as the guy running NXT is a huge “get”. Most guys who reach the level he did in THIS BUSINESS don’t want to stick around behind the scenes on a regular basis.
Punk would be a similar get. Somebody who really understands from experience what it takes to be a MEGA star.
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Cranjis McBasketball
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Dec 14, 2023 19:31:36 GMT -5
HBK, Punk, Hogan, Nash, Hall, Piper…you can’t get to the top of wrestling without being a little to a lot selfish. These are kids who grew up watching Punk and HBK’s comeback run. They should be in good hands.
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Post by grungesmurf on Dec 15, 2023 10:24:46 GMT -5
I cant see Punk running NXT going well lol. If Punk really does take it over though, give HBK Raw booking power and let him reshape it NXT 2.0 style hahaha. No
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Dec 15, 2023 11:28:45 GMT -5
Punk would be either a great teacher or like the guy from 'Whiplash', no in-between.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Dec 15, 2023 12:39:06 GMT -5
What's with all this "CM Punk is taking over NXT from HBK!" talk that Cultaholic keeps pushing? Ibou at WrestlePurists, who is close to Punk or his buddies, was hearing that is Punk's long term goal. He's usually right about stuff related to the guy, which is why you see folks pushing it. It’s classic Punk to think “Triple H should totally shove his best friend who’s doing a good job out of his job so I can have it, even though he probably still hates me.”
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gl83
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Post by gl83 on Dec 15, 2023 17:10:44 GMT -5
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Post by Fade on Dec 15, 2023 20:33:34 GMT -5
Punk would be either a great teacher or like the guy from 'Whiplash', no in-between. He doesn’t have it in him to be like the teacher from whiplash. But on punk being a trainer..think he’d be good, but like the whole deal of being under WWE goes, he needs to be kept in check.
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Post by TOK Is the Target Demo on Dec 16, 2023 1:36:05 GMT -5
Punk was the head trainer at the ROH school 20 years ago. Has he seemed like he's grown as a person enough since then to be a leader?
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Nosnorb
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Post by Nosnorb on Dec 16, 2023 12:54:37 GMT -5
Punk was the head trainer at the ROH school 20 years ago. Has he seemed like he's grown as a person enough since then to be a leader? His behaviour in AEW suggests "F*** NO".
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Dec 19, 2023 13:38:06 GMT -5
Glad he's on Raw...honestly if he got involved with Reigns, it would almost be like the Hardys return that one WrestleMania.
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Post by bog on Dec 19, 2023 21:04:03 GMT -5
He wants so badly to be a locker room leader despite clearly having the shittiest attitude in said locker room
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Post by mrpeacock on Dec 19, 2023 21:54:02 GMT -5
He wants so badly to be a locker room leader despite clearly having the shittiest attitude in said locker room He’s got a pretty great attitude so far. Huge ratings and selling a lot of merchandise, there are plenty of people in the back that see him as a leader too. He seems like he’s in for a pretty positive run.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Dec 19, 2023 22:06:32 GMT -5
How many tshirts he sells seems a weird metric to judge his attitude on.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Dec 20, 2023 0:57:19 GMT -5
He wants so badly to be a locker room leader despite clearly having the shittiest attitude in said locker room He’s got a pretty great attitude so far. Huge ratings and selling a lot of merchandise, there are plenty of people in the back that see him as a leader too. He seems like he’s in for a pretty positive run. Sincerely hoping for Phil's sake that it sticks. Recall that his AEW run also started off positively before one errant comment set off a chain reaction.
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Post by mrpeacock on Dec 20, 2023 1:04:00 GMT -5
How many tshirts he sells seems a weird metric to judge his attitude on. Selling a ton of merch would definitely make someone’s attitude pretty good you’d imagine. Coupling that with all the other stuff I said you decided to ignore.
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