Cranjis McBasketball
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Nov 26, 2023 17:19:56 GMT -5
Let me ask yall a question, be honest... What do you want to come from this? Do you want Punk to have changed and for this WWE run to go great? Do you want Punk to try his hardest to make this work so it's decent? Do you want it to fail because you don't like Punk/like the Bucks or AEW/you think it'll be the funniest most entertaining outcome? Do you want it to fail because you hate Trips/WWE? What do you honestly want? I'm seeing responses and yeah there's a lot of jokes but rather than joking like we do 99% of the time on this forum, I'm curious as to what people wanna see from this. Entertaining TV. I don’t give a shit who gets along with. I don’t give a shit who he was mean to in AEW. He’s not my friend. He’s a TV character.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Nov 26, 2023 17:19:56 GMT -5
I know some people on the AEW side quit watching when Punk came back. And chose to never watch Collision because of reports it was HIS show. I am curious if any of those people migrated to WWE, and if they will now not watch this? I'm not necessarily cutting myself off from WWE entirely over it, but it certainly kills my interest in the short term. I went to cancel my Peacock subscription last night (though admittedly had been thinking about it anyway since it's so long until the Rumble) and didn't pretty much entirely because they offered me $2 a month to stay and I'd like to see Deadline, and ultimately my plan for the moment is to skip Raw for the foreseeable future, skip the Rumble, and if Punk is headlining Mania skip it too. Like, I can tolerate him being there, but I'm not tolerating the show being about him. And ultimately the Mania thing also comes down to the fact I have zero intention of watching night 2 until after it's aired and I've gotten confirmation Roman's lost so it's easy as hell for me to also just completely dismiss night 1.
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Post by Stu on Nov 26, 2023 17:23:45 GMT -5
Punk is Terrell Owens, a guy who you are happy to have because of his talent but also know it will blow up like Alderaan before long. Wrestling, NFL and Star Wars references all rolled into one. Kudos
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Nov 26, 2023 17:25:28 GMT -5
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mcstoklasa
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Post by mcstoklasa on Nov 26, 2023 17:27:58 GMT -5
Hope Punk beats Seth for the belt for the lols
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Post by bog on Nov 26, 2023 17:33:25 GMT -5
I really feel for those who regularly watch WWE and don't want to deal with his bullshit. I'm so happy he's gone from Collision.
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Post by Chiral on Nov 26, 2023 17:38:53 GMT -5
I really feel for those who regularly watch WWE and don't want to deal with his bullshit. I'm so happy he's gone from Collision. For real, dude was such a dark cloud hanging over all of AEW this year.
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Post by Push R Truth on Nov 26, 2023 17:40:01 GMT -5
The only thing I'm looking forward to with CM Punk in WWE is when he quits.
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Post by Tea & Crumpets on Nov 26, 2023 17:54:35 GMT -5
Let me ask yall a question, be honest... What do you want to come from this? Do you want Punk to have changed and for this WWE run to go great? Do you want Punk to try his hardest to make this work so it's decent? Do you want it to fail because you don't like Punk/like the Bucks or AEW/you think it'll be the funniest most entertaining outcome? Do you want it to fail because you hate Trips/WWE? What do you honestly want? I'm seeing responses and yeah there's a lot of jokes but rather than joking like we do 99% of the time on this forum, I'm curious as to what people wanna see from this. I want him to have changed and put on great TV. It's best for him, for WWE, for wrestling as a whole, for the people in WWE. I'm not sure he can or will do it. I hope this bizarre mindf*** moment works out but I'll quote myself from a little while ago: If Punk can be professional, set aside grudges or personal differences, remain injury free and keep his motivation, he could have a phenomenal comeback run against any of Seth, Cody, Miz, AJ, Roman, KO... I don't think he can tick off any of those criteria anymore. If he's willing to swallow his ego (hah), and play ball, he could draw on the real life perceptions he's cultivated of himself over the last several years and be a tremendous tweener/heel to some, face to others, full Civil War/Game of Thrones style "whose side are YOU fans on?" booking against Miz, Seth, AJ and Cody especially. But I thought they could do that in AEW with him and the Elite especially Omega and look how that panned out. I'm interested but I'm not optimistic.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Nov 26, 2023 17:56:19 GMT -5
Page 54 will be upon us shortly. I hope you all have your Page 54 shopping done and have your Page 54 decorations up. I've gone for a tree with muffin baubles and a massive Larry at the top.
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Post by Killah Ray on Nov 26, 2023 17:57:38 GMT -5
Ehh it made me plop down the money for 3 tickets to the Rumble so there’s that…
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The Warthog
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Post by The Warthog on Nov 26, 2023 18:01:30 GMT -5
There should be Vegas styles odds regarding when CM Punk is going to walk out or get fired in a few months. I'd wager on him losing his smile when he's still not THE guy.
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Post by Bo Rida on Nov 26, 2023 18:13:12 GMT -5
Let me ask yall a question, be honest... What do you want to come from this? Do you want Punk to have changed and for this WWE run to go great? Do you want Punk to try his hardest to make this work so it's decent? Do you want it to fail because you don't like Punk/like the Bucks or AEW/you think it'll be the funniest most entertaining outcome? Do you want it to fail because you hate Trips/WWE? What do you honestly want? I'm seeing responses and yeah there's a lot of jokes but rather than joking like we do 99% of the time on this forum, I'm curious as to what people wanna see from this. Hmmm good question. He had his flaws but I liked Punk until the MJF fued finished, I'd have been happy if he retired straight after, from that point he was crap on TV and worse off it. Part of me wants a similar arc, welcome back, good fued, off you go with a better ending to his career. I won't watch it as it happens but I might catch up with it one day and I'll see some gifs, clips etc. Another part realises I'm never going to enjoy his work without a big character change, the voice of the voiceless is hollow. Can't do that and go to Saudi Arabia. Seems unlikely he can change as both a person and character and if he doesn't I want him to fail in the funniest way, I don't want him rewarded for his behaviour, I especially don't want the Cornette cult to celebrate it and he's just fun to clown on. I don't want him to fail or even succeed in a way that makes everyone miserable. I don't really care what it does for WWE, actually no, I want him to have basically no effect, good or bad, just another cog in the corporate machine. The perfect ending.
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Nov 26, 2023 18:21:40 GMT -5
Page 54 will be upon us shortly. I hope you all have your Page 54 shopping done and have your Page 54 decorations up. I've gone for a tree with muffin baubles and a massive Larry at the top.
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Post by Dub H on Nov 26, 2023 18:23:31 GMT -5
Let me ask yall a question, be honest... What do you want to come from this? Do you want Punk to have changed and for this WWE run to go great? Do you want Punk to try his hardest to make this work so it's decent? Do you want it to fail because you don't like Punk/like the Bucks or AEW/you think it'll be the funniest most entertaining outcome? Do you want it to fail because you hate Trips/WWE? What do you honestly want? I'm seeing responses and yeah there's a lot of jokes but rather than joking like we do 99% of the time on this forum, I'm curious as to what people wanna see from this. Entertaining TV. I don’t give a shit who gets along with. I don’t give a shit who he was mean to in AEW. He’s not my friend. He’s a TV character. you said that before at very least if you don't care say it like it is Don't downplay by saying he was mean, say you don't car ehe assaulted multiple people
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john84
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Post by john84 on Nov 26, 2023 18:23:40 GMT -5
I love the idea that WWE runs a tight ship and there’s less likely to be drama with Punk there, as if he didn’t already walk out of the company once before. He walked out and they mailed him a pink slip. Punk made Tony Khan look like a powerless doofus in front of the world and Tony responded by building a whole new show around him. I don’t doubt there’s drama in WWE but I can’t see Punk getting away with the kind of stuff he did in AEW. I’ll happily admit if I’m wrong though, there’s a good chance we’ll have an opportunity to see soon! I'm sure there'll be drama between Punk and WWE at some point too and I agree I can't see him getting away with some of the behaviour that he did at AEW there. Let alone getting his own tv show lol I must say, I find this idea that WWE has the better structure to deal with Punk to be absolutely hilarious. It makes it sound like he's a misbehaving toddler instead of a 45-year-old man who should be able to be professional without being kept on a tight leash. My youngest daughter is more professional, and she's 2 years old On the plus side, the NXT episode where Punk appears is gonna be crazy when he teaches Von Wagner to be more assertive by banning Rob Stone and his family from their own house. Give Punk a segment with Cora Jade. He is her big idol after all. Only if it gets her to finally admit her love for Goth music So I guess whatever was said at that backstage visit back in the summer probably helped too. Except old man Vince, he wanted him escorted off the premises. Speaking of Vince, anyone check up on him after this? Is he dead? I can’t tell if Vince would be unbelievably proud of how Hunter’s been killing it or bitter Bitter. Let me ask yall a question, be honest... What do you want to come from this? Do you want Punk to have changed and for this WWE run to go great? Do you want Punk to try his hardest to make this work so it's decent? Do you want it to fail because you don't like Punk/like the Bucks or AEW/you think it'll be the funniest most entertaining outcome? Do you want it to fail because you hate Trips/WWE? What do you honestly want? I'm seeing responses and yeah there's a lot of jokes but rather than joking like we do 99% of the time on this forum, I'm curious as to what people wanna see from this. Punk won't have changed in a few months and I'm expecting him to have drama at some point with people because, well, it's CM Punk. BUT I would like the run to be great on TV at least. I don't want it to fail but I'm sceptical whether it'll work out post-Mania.
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Cranjis McBasketball
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Nov 26, 2023 18:27:27 GMT -5
Entertaining TV. I don’t give a shit who gets along with. I don’t give a shit who he was mean to in AEW. He’s not my friend. He’s a TV character. you said that before at very least if you don't care say it like it is Don't downplay by saying he was mean, say you don't car ehe assaulted multiple people Don’t care. If he assaulted someone, that’s a crime and the authorities can deal with him.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Nov 26, 2023 18:30:11 GMT -5
For second runs with the company, Daniel Bryan and Edge will be the comparisons.
They both had 3 year return runs, to mixed results. Some good and some bad.
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Post by chazraps on Nov 26, 2023 18:33:18 GMT -5
I really just hope Colt Cabana was properly compensated by someone / some entity for having him and his mother publicly slandered after already being on the hook for money to defend himself in a lawsuit he didn't want that he was put into by a "Friend" who lied about covering the cost of it. I can't look past Punk for doing that. If those amends were made, it'd be a good start toward a redemption and personally enjoying what he produces. Ooohh, just now thought that there's going to be inevitably a new WWE-produced Punk documentary at some stage and that is sure to be an utter doozy. They were filming one in late 2013/January 2014 for a second DVD that was left unfinished and unreleased when he left. I'm sure they still have that footage. Interesting from a filmmaking perspective to have all these unseen talking heads/footage of 2013 Punk vs 2023 Punk and what that could look like.
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Post by jm on Nov 26, 2023 18:41:26 GMT -5
Let me ask yall a question, be honest... What do you want to come from this? Do you want Punk to have changed and for this WWE run to go great? Do you want Punk to try his hardest to make this work so it's decent? Do you want it to fail because you don't like Punk/like the Bucks or AEW/you think it'll be the funniest most entertaining outcome? Do you want it to fail because you hate Trips/WWE? What do you honestly want? I'm seeing responses and yeah there's a lot of jokes but rather than joking like we do 99% of the time on this forum, I'm curious as to what people wanna see from this. 3 and 4. I was such a huge Punk supporter when he showed up in AEW. I was so hyped for The First Dance. I was one of those people who waited on ShopAEW all night to get his return shirt. I loved his first run with the company. And then the scrum happened. And then he assaulted The Elite. And any and all respect I had for him was instantly gone. Phil Brooks exposed himself the night of the scrum. He exposed himself for everyone to see. I want Punk to crash and burn in WWE also because he destroyed the legacy of The Elite. From now on, they will be known as the ones who "forced Punk out of AEW". Omega and the Bucks, the men who built the company and who put it on the map, will now have their reputations sullied by Punk's incel stans who will always defend and endorse Punk's toxic behavior and blame everyone else for it. I've loved The Elite since they were tearing it up in Reseda in PWG. I will always respect how they truly changed the industry. I want Punk to crash and burn in WWE because he exposed himself as a feckless hypocrite. He is not some "voice of the voiceless". He is not a "regular man". He is two-faced. I want Punk to crash and burn in WWE because I can't stand WWE as an institution. I stopped watching them years ago, and I will never support them again. They are an immoral company. I want Punk to crash and burn in WWE because when bad people do bad things, such as assaulting multiple coworkers on multiple occasions, they shouldn't be rewarded for it. Unfortunately, this is the wrestling industry. And the people who get chance after chance are bad people who can still make money. I want Punk to crash and burn in WWE. Full stop.
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