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Post by Chiral on Jan 16, 2024 3:53:36 GMT -5
Punk using a years old Keith Lee tweet for a funny (?) feels...just kinda dickish. I had no recollection of the original tweet and when I search SCJerk is one of the top results so that's maybe painting my view of this, it feels like Punk pandering to a certain segment of fanbase once more which shouldn't be surprising at this point but still makes me sigh.
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Post by ChitownKnight on Jan 16, 2024 4:00:41 GMT -5
Punk using a years old Keith Lee tweet for a funny (?) feels...just kinda dickish. I had no recollection of the original tweet and when I search SCJerk is one of the top results so that's maybe painting my view of this, it feels like Punk pandering to a certain segment of fanbase once more which shouldn't be surprising at this point but still makes me sigh. I don’t think it’s that serious. I’m sure it’s something that went over a lot of people’s heads. If anything it puts Gunther over
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Post by Chiral on Jan 16, 2024 4:08:48 GMT -5
Punk using a years old Keith Lee tweet for a funny (?) feels...just kinda dickish. I had no recollection of the original tweet and when I search SCJerk is one of the top results so that's maybe painting my view of this, it feels like Punk pandering to a certain segment of fanbase once more which shouldn't be surprising at this point but still makes me sigh. I don’t think it’s that serious. I’m sure it’s something that went over a lot of people’s heads. If anything it puts Gunther over Just feels really weird to use the exact phrasing as that tweet idk........
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Post by DrBackflipsHoffman on Jan 16, 2024 4:13:24 GMT -5
this literally means nothing
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jan 16, 2024 6:53:24 GMT -5
He was responding to GUNTHER's name potentially being in reference to a Nazi, which was news everywhere at the time, we even had a large thread about it here That whole thing was overblown. People were acting like it was some well known Nazi like a Himmler or Hess, it was some no name u-boat commander. And pick out a random German name, there's a better than average chance there was a Nazi with that same name. I mean, the issue was more that a company with the resources to research that stuff and find out whether the name is owned or has representation didn’t do that rather than the name itself. Like, if a random person can do a Google search and find out Gunther Stark was a U-Boat commander, why couldn’t the billion dollar company? EDIT: The answer, by the way, was that they fired everyone whose job was to do that in 2020.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 16, 2024 8:01:15 GMT -5
He was responding to GUNTHER's name potentially being in reference to a Nazi, which was news everywhere at the time, we even had a large thread about it here That whole thing was overblown. People were acting like it was some well known Nazi like a Himmler or Hess, it was some no name u-boat commander. And pick out a random German name, there's a better than average chance there was a Nazi with that same name. Yeah it was overblown, it just was like, at the time, a thing everyone was talking about, so I assume Keith just got wind of it Maybe he shouldn't have made a comment? But I didn't see it as him looking down on WALTER, more being worried it'd hurt his booking Now WWE Stan trolls use it to publicly dunk on the dude at any chance they get, basically laughing at GUNTHER's record breaking reign and how Keith is a "Washed has been", it's disgusting, so I don't find any humor in the joke no matter how it's used is all. Especially when the context of what Keith said was as blown out of proportion as the reasoning itself.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 16, 2024 8:03:43 GMT -5
He was responding to GUNTHER's name potentially being in reference to a Nazi, which was news everywhere at the time, we even had a large thread about it here It turned out to be nothing, and then Vince left and WALTER thrived Keith's tweet was literally the same concern he had over his ass booking from Vince including the Bearcat name. He shouldn't have anything to "live down" and this shouldn't be something constantly thrown in the face of a dude who suffered. Sorry anyone who thinks this is funny is kind of missing a bigger picture to me of how it's been absolutely weaponized by the worst kinds of people. Even if Punk doesn't know that, it's in poor taste imo. lol, it aint that deep bruddah Dude couldn't be here right now, I'm not gonna go as far as to say Punk knows how this is used online, but it's a tasteless joke used at Keith Lee's expense It's kinda deep when the dude's suffered nothing but bad luck and trolls paint it as karma, I wish I'd never even seen it, but since I have, it's really not funny to me, and I really wish Punk hadn't used it.
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Post by chronocross on Jan 16, 2024 8:19:16 GMT -5
I thought the tweet was funny myself, didn't think anything more than that but to each their own.
As for Cody/Punk next week, it should be interesting to see how the crowd responds to both men together.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jan 16, 2024 8:37:47 GMT -5
Maybe this makes me a cynic, but I feel like Keith's post was just as much about trying to rally people behind him and get himself in the news as it was expressing concern for Walter. And maybe, just maybe, check in with the guy privately to see how he's doing.
That said, the tweet was years ago and I don't think it should be used all the time to get on Keith's case. Shit happens and people do things they might regret later all the time.
In this particular instance, I genuinely did find it funny because I don't think Punk meant anything by it besides wanting to say something positive about Gunther. Maybe he could have taken a different route, but I'm also not sure it's worth discussing much beyond this morning.
Anyways, yes, Punk/Cody is going to be an interesting little promo battle. I honestly expect the fans to be split, maybe leaning Cody.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 16, 2024 8:40:23 GMT -5
In terms of Punk/Cody I am curious if we'll need to take a shot every time there's a vague AEW reference. I would be shocked if there are absolutely zero given Punk already made a "Fighting people backstage" quip, so it's not exactly off limits.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jan 16, 2024 8:44:35 GMT -5
In terms of Punk/Cody I am curious if we'll need to take a shot every time there's a vague AEW reference. I would be shocked if there are absolutely zero given Punk already made a "Fighting people backstage" quip, so it's not exactly off limits. My guess is there will be a few references that will paint Punk in shades of grey, but now they're back in the only place where you can really be the best, we each need to finish our own stories, etc. etc.
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Post by Helen of Jasper Troy on Jan 16, 2024 9:58:27 GMT -5
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Post by polarbearpete on Jan 16, 2024 10:27:00 GMT -5
Peddling this shit being pushed by online trolls to bombard Keith Lee for months, as he's both tried to come back from life threatening health issues and now as he's gotten injured again isn't funny to me, and it never will be. And yet I'm unsurprised Punk would do it. The tweet Keith made and this tweet here have literally nothing to do with Keith’s health issues, though.
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Post by Schizo on Jan 16, 2024 10:56:38 GMT -5
Peddling this shit being pushed by online trolls to bombard Keith Lee for months, as he's both tried to come back from life threatening health issues and now as he's gotten injured again isn't funny to me, and it never will be. And yet I'm unsurprised Punk would do it. The tweet Keith made and this tweet here have literally nothing to do with Keith’s health issues, though. Right? Reading the last few pages, I’ve been outright confused what that tweet had anything to do with Keith Lee at all, and what people were bitching about. It’s just Punk hyping up Gunther participating in the rumble match 🤷
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jan 16, 2024 10:59:47 GMT -5
The tweet Keith made and this tweet here have literally nothing to do with Keith’s health issues, though. Right? Reading the last few pages, I’ve been outright confused what that tweet had anything to do with Keith Lee at all, and what people were bitching about. It’s just Punk hyping up Gunther participating in the rumble match A lot of folks on the internet have thrown the tweet back in Keith's face saying his health issues and injury troubles are "karma." So while it doesn't have anything to do with his health issues, a lot of folks are trying to connect dots in bad faith. I'm not as passionate about it as CJB is (though I understand his perspective), but it's a real thing that has happened on Twitter, Reddit and other corners of the internet.
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Post by Schizo on Jan 16, 2024 11:04:17 GMT -5
Right? Reading the last few pages, I’ve been outright confused what that tweet had anything to do with Keith Lee at all, and what people were bitching about. It’s just Punk hyping up Gunther participating in the rumble match A lot of folks on the internet have thrown the tweet back in Keith's face saying his health issues and injury troubles are "karma." So while it doesn't have anything to do with his health issues, a lot of folks are trying to connect dots in bad faith. I'm not as passionate about it as CJB is (though I understand his perspective), but it's a real thing that has happened on Twitter, Reddit and other corners of the internet. huh Ok?, but why point that finger at Punk? His tweet was literally just about Gunther, online trolls are assholes, we know that, why this is about Keith Lee though is random to me, Iam not connecting the dots here and why this is Punk’s fault
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jan 16, 2024 11:10:22 GMT -5
A lot of folks on the internet have thrown the tweet back in Keith's face saying his health issues and injury troubles are "karma." So while it doesn't have anything to do with his health issues, a lot of folks are trying to connect dots in bad faith. I'm not as passionate about it as CJB is (though I understand his perspective), but it's a real thing that has happened on Twitter, Reddit and other corners of the internet. huh Ok?, but why point that finger at Punk? His tweet was literally just about Gunther, online trolls are assholes, we know that, why this is about Keith Lee though is random to me, Iam not connecting the dots here and why this is Punk’s fault Punk's Instagram post is a send-up of this tweet that Keith Lee made the night Gunther had his name changed. Since then, a lot of shitty tribal stans have thrown the tweet back at Keith Lee in shitty ways suggesting that his health issues when contrasted with Gunther's success can be viewed as "karma." I don't think it's a huge deal, but some are saying Punk maybe could have made Gunther look like a threat without resorting to the meme.
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Post by Fade on Jan 16, 2024 11:14:09 GMT -5
In terms of Punk/Cody I am curious if we'll need to take a shot every time there's a vague AEW reference. I would be shocked if there are absolutely zero given Punk already made a "Fighting people backstage" quip, so it's not exactly off limits. Everytime a vague reference is made about AEW it gets little to no reaction. I don’t think the WWE audience at-large gives a f***. Their best bet is to just play it straight as far as they current wwe personas go. New Orleans is typically a good crowd. Looking forward to it. This is the closest we’ve gotten the two mixing since Cody’s last AEW promo, not including their recent nothing raw encounter.
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Post by Schizo on Jan 16, 2024 11:17:32 GMT -5
huh Ok?, but why point that finger at Punk? His tweet was literally just about Gunther, online trolls are assholes, we know that, why this is about Keith Lee though is random to me, Iam not connecting the dots here and why this is Punk’s fault Punk's Instagram post is a send-up of this tweet that Keith Lee made the night Gunther had his name changed. Since then, a lot of shitty tribal stans have thrown the tweet back at Keith Lee in shitty ways suggesting that his health issues when contrasted with Gunther's success can be viewed as "karma." I don't think it's a huge deal, but some are saying Punk maybe could have made Gunther look like a threat without resorting to the meme. Is THAT what all the fuss is about??!? That’s it? Jeez
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Post by sarkerpolseng on Jan 16, 2024 12:57:02 GMT -5
CM Punk has seemed genuinely happy since he has been back. Maybe the happiest I have known him to be.
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