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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Nov 28, 2023 0:05:37 GMT -5
I know this is a WWE centered thread and idk if I can ask this, but my main question is... What can AEW even do to combat this at this point. Randy is back, Punk is back and we have Mania dead center in front of us. AEW really has no legs right now and they are punching way way WAY above their weight class. What do yall think? Okay no AEW definitely has one leg it's all anyone's been able to talk about all week
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Post by HIM on Nov 28, 2023 0:09:19 GMT -5
And what's gonna be interesting is that Punk's probably gonna win that match.
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Nov 28, 2023 0:12:15 GMT -5
I know this is a WWE centered thread and idk if I can ask this, but my main question is... What can AEW even do to combat this at this point. Randy is back, Punk is back and we have Mania dead center in front of us. AEW really has no legs right now and they are punching way way WAY above their weight class. What do yall think? Okay no AEW definitely has one leg it's all anyone's been able to talk about all week AEW has bad diabetes?
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Post by brettappedout (BLM) on Nov 28, 2023 0:14:33 GMT -5
And what's gonna be interesting is that Punk's probably gonna win that match.
or a cowboy, but Seth'd up like rhinestones or something.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Nov 28, 2023 0:16:32 GMT -5
And what's gonna be interesting is that Punk's probably gonna win that match.
In the main-event of night 4 of a buy one/get one free extravaganza.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Nov 28, 2023 0:17:22 GMT -5
I know this is a WWE centered thread and idk if I can ask this, but my main question is... What can AEW even do to combat this at this point. Randy is back, Punk is back and we have Mania dead center in front of us. AEW really has no legs right now and they are punching way way WAY above their weight class. What do yall think? Okay no AEW definitely has one leg it's all anyone's been able to talk about all week MJF is basically a George Thorogood cover at this point… One shoulder, one leg and one hip.
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Nov 28, 2023 0:20:25 GMT -5
Like I've been saying, I really just pop in for clips and such, but wow that is a dry promo.
Shockingly dull.
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Post by Chiral on Nov 28, 2023 0:22:09 GMT -5
In that clip he just looks really...sad to me. It might just be the usual 2023 Punk rage but to me he's got that "how did I end up here" look in his eyes. I wasn't expecting to feel sad watching that. Huh.
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Nov 28, 2023 0:24:01 GMT -5
And what's gonna be interesting is that Punk's probably gonna win that match.
or a cowboy, but Seth'd up like rhinestones or something. St. Louis Cardinals colors.
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Post by raymondo316 on Nov 28, 2023 0:26:23 GMT -5
Im surprised they actually managed to get that sign in the arena hahaha
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Nov 28, 2023 0:28:00 GMT -5
He got an overall good reaction but I do think there are going to be a decent chunk of fans that don't know what to make of him these first few weeks. It feels like some folks aren't ready for this nostalgia run.
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Post by DichEvans on Nov 28, 2023 0:28:24 GMT -5
Why must AEW and WWE build returning/new wrestlers so slowly? Just jump into something.
AEW did the same with Edge and his momentum kinda just evaporated and now he feels like just another person on the roster.
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Post by Denny Zen is Cooking™ on Nov 28, 2023 0:29:54 GMT -5
I think the fact that the promo just had such obvious lies like Punk hinting everyone was so happy to see him (besides that evil Seth of course) made it fall flat. Punk is at his best when he's blurring the lines between reality and kayfabe. He could have done the "I love the fans" stuff without the rest of the promo falling into such cheesy bullshit. It's what makes his final lines even weirder, because his final lines seemed more like the guy who came back to Collision and gave that first promo (and say what you will but that promo was a trillion times better than this), but everything before that didn't have the same tone. And maybe that's the point and he's turning heel? But I honestly doubt it. I honestly think that was an example of what a more scripted CM Punk is going to look like. I get that the idea was that he was being disingenuous talking about how much people love him and how happy everyone is to see him, when in reality the opposite is true. I get that, in true hamfisted WWE promo fashion, the “I’m here to make money” line at the end was meant to hammer that home. But, like, it was all SO flat and cheesy and lame. Something that probably looked good on paper but didn’t play as well when spoken. I’m glad that a lot of people seemed to enjoy it, but happy to be here CM Punk playing the hits really doesn’t interest me at all, personally.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Nov 28, 2023 0:30:24 GMT -5
Im surprised they actually managed to get that sign in the arena hahaha
Also shout-out to the deep-cut Punk-as-Jeff Hardy cosplay in the centre hard camera.
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Post by Nosnorb on Nov 28, 2023 0:30:35 GMT -5
Why must AEW and WWE build returning/new wrestlers so slowly? Just jump into something. AEW did the same with Edge and his momentum kinda just evaporated and now he feels like just another person on the roster. AEW put Edge into a program with Christian straight away.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Nov 28, 2023 0:33:23 GMT -5
Why must AEW and WWE build returning/new wrestlers so slowly? Just jump into something. AEW did the same with Edge and his momentum kinda just evaporated and now he feels like just another person on the roster. AEW put Edge into a program with Christian straight away. Yeah, Copeland hit the ground running He's sort of another guy cause he is there every week but that's what he wants
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Post by Rolent Tex on Nov 28, 2023 0:39:46 GMT -5
I don't know if it has been mentioned yet, but this version of his shirt just sold out. That shirts not the only thing that sold out this weekend…
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Post by Denny Zen is Cooking™ on Nov 28, 2023 0:43:38 GMT -5
I don't know if it has been mentioned yet, but this version of his shirt just sold out. That shirts not the only thing that sold out this weekend… Lmao, he should really be entering to American Idiot instead of Cult of Personality.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Nov 28, 2023 0:46:09 GMT -5
Why must AEW and WWE build returning/new wrestlers so slowly? Just jump into something. AEW did the same with Edge and his momentum kinda just evaporated and now he feels like just another person on the roster. Didn't Copeland debut directly into the Christian angle? Came out, saved Sting, immediately got involved with The Patriarchy? I don't think his booking has been the issue, I think Adam Copeland primarily being on Collision is what makes him feel like just another dude, Collision just isn't connecting with people.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Nov 28, 2023 0:48:20 GMT -5
Yeah, it was a little flat but my guess is it’s because it was supposed to come off as disingenuous and he’s gonna go hyper smarmy heel in a few weeks. Triple H WWE has done enough to let me give him the benefit of the doubt, at least when it comes to the bigger name talent.
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