Perd
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Post by Perd on Dec 20, 2023 13:49:11 GMT -5
Yeah, we’re still in the (2nd) honeymoon phase. And this whole run may pass without incident. But even if it does, it wouldn’t mean that people didn’t have ample reason to be skeptical. I’m sure there is a universe in which the scorpion doesn’t sting the frog. But I’d still bet that he does in every other one.
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Post by SneakMan on Dec 20, 2023 14:31:19 GMT -5
Does WWE still have a ban on their wrestlers appearing on podcasts that aren't affiliated with the company? Because if not I can guarantee Punk's' hypocrite ass will be on Cornette's show within a year.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Dec 20, 2023 15:43:20 GMT -5
Does WWE still have a ban on their wrestlers appearing on podcasts that aren't affiliated with the company? Because if not I can guarantee Punk's' hypocrite ass will be on Cornette's show within a year. Even if they don't, I doubt WWE wants anyone associating with Cornette, for obvious reasons.
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Post by Dub H on Dec 20, 2023 16:04:10 GMT -5
Oh no... Again ,Punk is really good at paying Lip Service. And yet his actions always say otherwise. Dude never backs up what he says he stands for.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Dec 20, 2023 16:14:50 GMT -5
Can't be that anyone dislikes Punk for reasons based on the merit of CM Punk's actions, got to be some nebulous concept he made a company look bad. Remember, you stand for nothing, believe nothing, and mean nothing.
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Post by Dub H on Dec 20, 2023 16:19:03 GMT -5
Can't be that anyone dislikes Punk for reasons based on the merit of CM Punk's actions, got to be some nebulous concept he made a company look bad. Remember, you stand for nothing, believe nothing, and mean nothing. We are all blobs floating in space wanting for entertainment and money. Everything else is a construct.
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Post by khali on Dec 20, 2023 16:44:40 GMT -5
I also love the idea of saying “come on, his run has been great so far and he’s been well behaved!” The dude has not been back for a full calendar month yet. That’s some real proud of a toddler energy if you’re impressed he hasn’t blown up in under a month.
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Post by Dub H on Dec 20, 2023 16:47:59 GMT -5
I also love the idea of saying “come on, his run has been great so far and he’s been well behaved!” The dude has not been back for a full calendar month yet. That’s some real proud of a toddler energy if you’re impressed he hasn’t blown up in under a month. tbf, it took him under a month in AEW to start being a baby again.So already doing better
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Post by cass de bain on Dec 20, 2023 17:47:09 GMT -5
Oh no... Cornette has defended Punk throughout the entire AEW fiasco, so it's not surprising to see that Punk would be appreciative of his viewpoint on the whole situation. Them agreeing with one another regarding that scenario does not necessarily mean they agree about everything else, so, I don't see why this is such a faux-pas.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Dec 20, 2023 17:57:45 GMT -5
The only thing I've even seen of him since his return is when he turned up at Deadline and for the time being I intend to keep it that way. I don't owe him the benefit of the doubt.
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Post by chazraps on Dec 20, 2023 18:22:48 GMT -5
Oh no... Apparently the guy next to Punk is supposed to be Ace Steel?!
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Post by ben:friendship frog on Dec 20, 2023 18:35:53 GMT -5
Oh no... Apparently the guy next to Punk is supposed to be Ace Steel?! Yeah, Punk and Ace have the same lawyer as Cornette who is the other guy in the cartoon. That's all that cartoon is referencing. Punk was obviously a problem in AEW, I don't think anybody is disputing that, but it is blown out of proportion when people say he doesn't deserve to save his legacy? He had a couple of minor scuffles backstage. I've worked in wrestling, it happens regularly. It just doesn't usually come out.
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Post by khali on Dec 20, 2023 18:55:13 GMT -5
Apparently the guy next to Punk is supposed to be Ace Steel?! Yeah, Punk and Ace have the same lawyer as Cornette who is the other guy in the cartoon. That's all that cartoon is referencing. Punk was obviously a problem in AEW, I don't think anybody is disputing that, but it is blown out of proportion when people say he doesn't deserve to save his legacy? He had a couple of minor scuffles backstage. I've worked in wrestling, it happens regularly. It just doesn't usually come out. I think it’s worth pointing out that he did not just have a couple minor scuffles, and that stuff that he did massively messed with the creative direction of the company afterwards: -He went on a long and public rant against many of the top stars and executives in the company in a public press conference and then got into a fight that result in multiple people being suspended shortly before running a big Grand Slam show in New York. -His second fight occurred on the biggest show in company history and almost resulted in him not even coming out for the opening match. This incident led to the PPV the next week needing to have a whole new main event, because it was specifically set up as Punk main eventing in his hometown. It also overshadowed the Wembley experience. And then take your pick of the other random things he did towards the end, like writing screeds on Instagram about how he hated the booking of the Moxley match, or that time he cut a promo about Adam Page not selling action figures for no reason whatsoever, after which his crew tried to tell reporters it was just a silly joke that landed badly.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Dec 20, 2023 18:56:31 GMT -5
Oh no... Apparently the guy next to Punk is supposed to be Ace Steel?! They must have injected him with something to stop him biting in the courtroom
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Post by Lupin the Third on Dec 20, 2023 19:44:02 GMT -5
Oh no... F***. HIM.
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Post by Starshine on Dec 20, 2023 19:45:55 GMT -5
A big part of Punk's legacy was built upon as him being the a vocal supporter of sticking up for the little guy against corporate stooges. So him going to AEW the "little guy" compared to WWE, and then big leaguing them like he did does damage his legacy, and it's all his fault. None of this is the case if he'd been able to act like an actual adult instead of a petulant child who lashed out at any perceived slight against him. But this is Punk, a terminally unhappy and insecure man, who seemingly has no interest in introspection.
Anyway to sum up, it's just a matter of 'when,' not 'if,' he flames out in this current run. Because it's definitely going to happen again.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Dec 20, 2023 20:31:53 GMT -5
Still trust Punk more than the Young Bucks and their crew.
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Post by ChitownKnight on Dec 20, 2023 20:40:14 GMT -5
A big part of Punk's legacy was built upon as him being the a vocal supporter of sticking up for the little guy against corporate stooges. So him going to AEW the "little guy" compared to WWE, and then big leaguing them like he did does damage his legacy, and it's all his fault. None of this is the case if he'd been able to act like an actual adult instead of a petulant child who lashed out at any perceived slight against him. But this is Punk, a terminally unhappy and insecure man, who seemingly has no interest in introspection. Anyway to sum up, it's just a matter of 'when,' not 'if,' he flames out in this current run. Because it's definitely going to happen again. He didn’t flame out in his first wwe run like he did in AEW. I don’t think it’s impossible for him to blow up, but I think he will be better restricted in wwe
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Post by polarbearpete on Dec 20, 2023 21:31:59 GMT -5
Still trust Punk more than the Young Bucks and their crew. Trust him as far as what??
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Dec 20, 2023 21:54:32 GMT -5
I legit won’t feel comfortable with Punk until I seem him interact with Miz without incident.
Because if Punk really wants to be that guy, he needs to prove he can get along with someone the roster sees as a leader.
But then, I think that’s why Punk went to him when he visited a while back, he probably knows that even if Miz doesn’t give a damn, other people won’t put up with it.
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