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Post by Andew9001 on Nov 28, 2023 5:00:08 GMT -5
The promo was really just kinda there. Nothing of note was said other than name dropping AJ Lee. He just lacked energy.
Also that first line he riffed from Bret Harts Raw return so it's still on brand for him.
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Post by Fundertaker on Nov 28, 2023 5:17:27 GMT -5
Haven't seen it, but found this comment hilarious: "He looks like the guy who cheated on his wife for 30th time asking for forgiveness and saying that this time he'll be faithful."
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Nov 28, 2023 5:28:16 GMT -5
The promo was really just kinda there. Nothing of note was said other than name dropping AJ Lee. He just lacked energy. Also that first line he riffed from Bret Harts Raw return so it's still on brand for him. as I said... content wise it is almost word for word his first AEW promo... The difference being that... he hasn't actually been gone for almost 9 years at this point... (and no free ice cream) I think everyone was just waiting for him to say literally anything of substance... and... well he didn't.
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Post by Johnny Flamingo on Nov 28, 2023 6:10:06 GMT -5
The promo was really just kinda there. Nothing of note was said other than name dropping AJ Lee. He just lacked energy. Also that first line he riffed from Bret Harts Raw return so it's still on brand for him. as I said... content wise it is almost word for word his first AEW promo... The difference being that... he hasn't actually been gone for almost 9 years at this point... (and no free ice cream) I think everyone was just waiting for him to say literally anything of substance... and... well he didn't. It wasn’t a bad promo. To me Punk didn’t seem to have the same spark he usually has. Weird vibe to it and not a “he’s purposefully being disingenuous” vibe. Whole thing felt off to me. But I’ve seen some praise it so maybe I’m just biased.
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Nov 28, 2023 6:20:45 GMT -5
as I said... content wise it is almost word for word his first AEW promo... The difference being that... he hasn't actually been gone for almost 9 years at this point... (and no free ice cream) I think everyone was just waiting for him to say literally anything of substance... and... well he didn't. It wasn’t a bad promo. To me Punk didn’t seem to have the same spark he usually has. Weird vibe to it and not a “he’s purposefully being disingenuous” vibe. Whole thing felt off to me. But I’ve seen some praise it so maybe I’m just biased. look of a man who just begrudgingly clocked in for work
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Post by 4real on Nov 28, 2023 6:38:09 GMT -5
While I think it was clever for WWE to leave the Punk promo til right to the end of the show to keep people watching it left a bad taste in my mouth. I waited 3 hours for a lame arse kissing promo that said nothing we weren’t expecting.
If you want people to watch Raw every week this wasn’t the way to go about it. For one night sure but I can’t watch 3 hours of this stuff.
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Post by clifford on Nov 28, 2023 6:42:58 GMT -5
Just saw the Raw promo...lol...MJF was right- PG Punk. Dude seems checked out already. I bet he's so f***ing pissed he had to settle for this
Now, as others have said, this COULD be intentional, so let's see- but with WWE's track record I'm not going to be too hopeful
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Post by thirteen3 on Nov 28, 2023 6:55:01 GMT -5
Was that a cover of "Cult of Personality" he came out to?
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Nov 28, 2023 7:00:25 GMT -5
I don’t really get what people were expecting him to say. Did they want him to badmouth AEW? That he was done with the little leagues and the children?
It was a babyface promo after 9 years away. Popped the crowd, likely popped a number..really, what more could it be?
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Post by Cvslfc123 on Nov 28, 2023 7:03:52 GMT -5
Was that a cover of "Cult of Personality" he came out to? Living Colour just released a re-recorded version last week, it's like they knew.
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Post by Bo Rida on Nov 28, 2023 7:06:05 GMT -5
While I think it was clever for WWE to leave the Punk promo til right to the end of the show to keep people watching it left a bad taste in my mouth. I waited 3 hours for a lame arse kissing promo that said nothing we weren’t expecting. If you want people to watch Raw every week this wasn’t the way to go about it. For one night sure but I can’t watch 3 hours of this stuff. It's a long standing tradition that any wrestling company that gets more viewers for a show than normal put on something that drives them away again. WWE have done it with many anniversary shows, aew ironically did it with Punk's previous returns, gcw at the Hammerstein ballroom, Hogan's debut in TNA etc.
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Post by jackswagz on Nov 28, 2023 7:16:42 GMT -5
Just saw the Raw promo...lol...MJF was right- PG Punk. Dude seems checked out already. I bet he's so f***ing pissed he had to settle for this Now, as others have said, this COULD be intentional, so let's see- but with WWE's track record I'm not going to be too hopeful "settle for this" mf is on a huge contract and has to work far fewer dates than most...all in a company that gives him maximum exposure this is best case scenario for him
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Post by chronocross on Nov 28, 2023 7:22:50 GMT -5
I went to sleep early as I had to get up for work today and felt like I didn't miss much from what I saw.
It felt like his AEW return promo in 2021, I think next week or two where he will get down to business about his goals, etc.
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Post by Tea & Crumpets on Nov 28, 2023 7:23:59 GMT -5
I think the promo did its job in all honesty. Triple H books longer term than Vince did, you don't blow your whole wad on the first promo. Have him come out, talk, get the "yeah I'm back" out the way but keep people wondering what's next so they tune in next time. He alluded to people being unhappy, they had the stuff with Rollins at SS which they knew full well would get filmed and put on social media in 2023 (And Rollins may be many things but he's not so unprofessional as to do that unless it's scripted). He ends the show off-mic saying "I'm not here to make friends I'm here to make money".
I think we're getting disingenous man of the people CM Punk. Whether he can actually keep it together off-camera (or on, honestly) long enough for it to work is another story but I think they're going for CM Punk the aw shucks happy face who's actually a totally self obsessed insincere heel, ie. what he should have been the minute everything went sideways in AEW. HHH isn't dumb enough to take a risk on bringing back Punk when business is good & everyone in WWE seems happy and then just have him carry on as normal when at least half of Punk's current buzz is entirely "What the f*** will he do or how will he behave after what happened in AEW", as much as "Holy shit he's back in WWE".
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Nov 28, 2023 7:26:20 GMT -5
I feel like he was damned if he did, damned if he didn’t when it comes to AEW.
If he went after AEW, then a vocal part of the audience calls him a child that can’t get over stuff. If he didn’t go after them, then it’s all called boring and safe.
I suspect they also kept the thing short because like…he’s done the I’m back stuff already.
They got the awkward “yeah, here I am” promo out of the way and now they can move on to good stuff where people call him on his shit.
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Post by clifford on Nov 28, 2023 7:27:35 GMT -5
Just saw the Raw promo...lol...MJF was right- PG Punk. Dude seems checked out already. I bet he's so f***ing pissed he had to settle for this Now, as others have said, this COULD be intentional, so let's see- but with WWE's track record I'm not going to be too hopeful "settle for this" mf is on a huge contract and has to work far fewer dates than most...all in a company that gives him maximum exposure this is best case scenario for him Well he did say he was there to make money so more power to him.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Nov 28, 2023 7:34:57 GMT -5
I feel like he was damned if he did, damned if he didn’t when it comes to AEW. If he went after AEW, then a vocal part of the audience calls him a child that can’t get over stuff. If he didn’t go after them, then it’s all called boring and safe. I suspect they also kept the thing short because like…he’s done the I’m back stuff already. They got the awkward “yeah, here I am” promo out of the way and now they can move on to good stuff where people call him on his shit. I mean a large chunk of WWE's audience also enjoy AEW so calling a large chunk of your own fans stupid is counterproductive.
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Post by uewfigfed on Nov 28, 2023 7:40:59 GMT -5
I also just need to know will someone say to him.. Fragile mind, Fragile ego, Fragile body I'll put money on that person being Kevin Owens I’m thinking Seth, since Mox was the one who initially said it. Then Shield bonds run deep
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Post by xxshoyuweeniexx on Nov 28, 2023 7:55:57 GMT -5
I mean it was ok..just very much a standard “happy to be back” promo, like the same one he did in AEW. The thing is it’s a worse version of it because I literally saw this dude come back and cry and all this good stuff. The “i’m back for you guys!” hit a lot different when he was actually gone for 8 years and hadn’t spent his summer beating up Luke Perry’s kid.
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Post by SneakMan on Nov 28, 2023 8:26:54 GMT -5
Having watched the promo this morning...maybe it would've hit different if Punk hadn't had his AEW run, but nothing he said felt real or believable. It felt like a rote, going-through-the-motions "I'm home" promo with a slight bit of edge to it, pretty much exactly the same as his Collision-era promos in terms of tone. And there was once a time where I'd have believed that disingenuous, bored babyface Punk was setting up a masterful gambit of a heel turn, but I no longer believe that. I think he's just washed.
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