markymark
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Post by markymark on Nov 28, 2023 8:33:49 GMT -5
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Nov 28, 2023 8:37:24 GMT -5
That's how it starts. Gotta see how it goes months from now, when stuff like Miz being too busy to talk to Punk, or Seth being more focused on a Bears game than a low card match on a house show, or guys playing Smash during a house show start happening. Let's see if Punk is still this great humble guy.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Nov 28, 2023 8:55:27 GMT -5
“He seemed humbled,” said one wrestler. Another said everything “seemed pretty positive all around, but we’ll see in a couple months if it sticks.” Narrator: "It didn't stick..."
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Push R Truth
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Post by Push R Truth on Nov 28, 2023 9:04:54 GMT -5
Go ahead and bookmark this post:
The only way CM Punk isn't already on "thin ice" in the WWE by this time next year would be because an injury keeps him at home for 6 months.
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on Nov 28, 2023 9:28:42 GMT -5
Someone online compared him to James Harden, and God doesn't want sound like the truth.
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Post by wallabylikeyou on Nov 28, 2023 9:40:32 GMT -5
I can't believe we're still doing this man.
"Reports were that Punk was smiling, and said hello to people. He didn't fidget and when he was told it was bath time, he said okay and was the best bath boy and got all clean. One wrestler said he took his vitamins and said his prayers. All the boys were very impressed."
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Nosnorb
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Post by Nosnorb on Nov 28, 2023 9:49:33 GMT -5
Was that a cover of "Cult of Personality" he came out to? It was a re-recorded and remasted version that was originally done for the Guitar Hero III soundtrack, by Living Colour with the Glover/Reed/Wimbish/Calhoun lineup.
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Post by polarbearpete on Nov 28, 2023 9:53:51 GMT -5
“It was a family reunion backstage and everyone was so happy to see CM Punk,” says ace reporter Slick Mouseman.
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khali
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Post by khali on Nov 28, 2023 10:03:46 GMT -5
Oh, how I missed the CM Punk fanfic articles about how he is the most humble person in the locker room, opening up hospital wings before shows.
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BRV
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Post by BRV on Nov 28, 2023 10:05:06 GMT -5
I like that we now have dirtsheets reporting on promos as if they're gospel.
"PWTorch sources say the Undertaker did not abandon Big Show in the desert. According to multiple accounts, Big Show's motorcycle had enough gas to make it to the middle of the desert and back."
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Nov 28, 2023 10:09:21 GMT -5
There's such a hilarious disconnect in "NO IT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE EVERYONE WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE HIM" and then right below that is a source going "Yeah about half of us don't fully buy this." It's such CM Punk reporting. Thanks Wade.
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Post by mistery on Nov 28, 2023 10:23:36 GMT -5
There's such a hilarious disconnect in "NO IT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE EVERYONE WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE HIM" and then right below that is a source going "Yeah about half of us don't fully buy this." It's such CM Punk reporting. Thanks Wade. I think the issue is that the "people who aren't happy to see him" report is coming from Sean Ross Sapp who got torched pretty badly over the weekend, he even had a tweet pinned claiming Punk wasn't returning. And SRS in typical SRS fashion had a meltdown over it when called out for it. He only tweeted Punk was back like...two minutes before it actually happened. At this point I would take anything regarding Punk from Fightful with a grain of salt. Not saying everyone is happy to see him, but both Dave and PWTorch have said that Punk was largely well behaved last night and the locker room didn't seem to mind all that much.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Nov 28, 2023 10:31:15 GMT -5
There's such a hilarious disconnect in "NO IT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE EVERYONE WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE HIM" and then right below that is a source going "Yeah about half of us don't fully buy this." It's such CM Punk reporting. Thanks Wade. I think the issue is that the "people who aren't happy to see him" report is coming from Sean Ross Sapp who got torched pretty badly over the weekend, he even had a tweet pinned claiming Punk wasn't returning. And SRS in typical SRS fashion had a meltdown over it when called out for it. He only tweeted Punk was back like...two minutes before it actually happened. At this point I would take anything regarding Punk from Fightful with a grain of salt. Not saying everyone is happy to see him, but both Dave and PWTorch have said that Punk was largely well behaved last night and the locker room didn't seem to mind all that much. I don't think Sean Ross Sapp's pinned tweet has anything to do with the contradiction in Wade Keller's article to two paragraphs ago in Wade Keller's article.
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The Ichi
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Post by The Ichi on Nov 28, 2023 10:34:01 GMT -5
I meannnnn people were happy to see him when he returned to AEW (the first time) too.
I watched the promo out of curiosity. That was...not good. No "what did you expect??" needed.
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Post by thegame415 on Nov 28, 2023 10:46:50 GMT -5
I hope I’m wrong, but at the same take, this won’t work because that’s the psychology of today’s booking. They got the social media buzz and it won’t last for an impactful story.
There’s no conflict. What’s going to make me want to watch next week? Is there any story?
I didn’t watch the whole show, but I would’ve booked it where Seth opens the show and says if punk is here, I’m not and walks out. A few others do throughout the night and eventually form a stable of outsiders who don’t want Punk around.
Punk basically plays outcast in his promo, and he knows he’s not wanted, but he’s here for one reason: in 2011, he started an era that enabled guys like Balor, Zayn and Rollins to have an opportunity. He’s here to reclaim the spot they would’ve never had if he stayed.
I just set up a goal and his first three storylines.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Nov 28, 2023 10:56:44 GMT -5
"Yep, that's me. You're probably wondering how I got myself into this situation..."
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Post by Dub H on Nov 28, 2023 11:04:27 GMT -5
There's such a hilarious disconnect in "NO IT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE EVERYONE WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE HIM" and then right below that is a source going "Yeah about half of us don't fully buy this." It's such CM Punk reporting. Thanks Wade. Proven Two-Faced Narcissist Acts Nice. More shocking news at 11
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markymark
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Post by markymark on Nov 28, 2023 11:05:31 GMT -5
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Dub H
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Post by Dub H on Nov 28, 2023 11:06:22 GMT -5
Punk: Yeh its completely my choice. Not that I have any legal obligation not to, nope.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Nov 28, 2023 11:14:51 GMT -5
Punk: Yeh its completely my choice. Not that I have any legal obligation not to, nope. "Certainly not Triple H not wanting me to waste time running my mouth about people who don't even work here"
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