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Post by Citizen Snips on Nov 29, 2023 9:39:13 GMT -5
I can see why they brought him back now and not Rumble season. More time to build up buzz for him being in the new game. Punk could beat Reigns for the title on Friday and hold it past Mania and those bastards will still make Punk the preorder special edition bonus character.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Nov 29, 2023 10:39:33 GMT -5
They'll rush an old Punk from 2k15 in this edition
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Post by schma on Nov 29, 2023 12:13:33 GMT -5
How funny would it be if they did this and he quit before the game came out.
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Post by Mecca on Nov 29, 2023 12:16:34 GMT -5
How funny would it be if they did this and he quit before the game came out. Shawn Michaels super kicked his locker room door in man!
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Post by Mecca on Nov 29, 2023 12:25:03 GMT -5
Part of the problem is and it's one of the reason Jon Stewart says he left the Daily Show...Jon says something huge would happen in the world and people were starting to look to him to say something poignant and interesting and entertaining and you can't always do that. That said, really seems like WWE and Punk took a knee here and ran out the clock. They had Punk go on last, with almost no time left, say nothing and off air. Apparently, he got his time cut because Orton and Dom ran long, which, well, that's just another reason Punk should have opened the show and attempted to capture the audience. I said earlier in the thread that I was tuning in for Punk, a friend was. We both turned it off because it was same old boring Raw, so they just killed whatever new audience they could have captured. I'll record next time Punk is on, see where's going and continue not following the product except for the very few segments that interest me. As someone who is basically a lapsed WWE watcher, if that is what WWE is today, how is this show hot and better? It wasn't much different than it was a year ago.
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Post by Schizo on Nov 29, 2023 12:50:58 GMT -5
Part of the problem is and it's one of the reason Jon Stewart says he left the Daily Show...Jon says something huge would happen in the world and people were starting to look to him to say something poignant and interesting and entertaining and you can't always do that. That said, really seems like WWE and Punk took a knee here and ran out the clock. They had Punk go on last, with almost no time left, say nothing and off air. Apparently, he got his time cut because Orton and Dom ran long, which, well, that's just another reason Punk should have opened the show and attempted to capture the audience. I said earlier in the thread that I was tuning in for Punk, a friend was. We both turned it off because it was same old boring Raw, so they just killed whatever new audience they could have captured. I'll record next time Punk is on, see where's going and continue not following the product except for the very few segments that interest me. As someone who is basically a lapsed WWE watcher, if that is what WWE is today, how is this show hot and better? It wasn't much different than it was a year ago. WWE has been pretty hot (ratings, attendance, quality) for like 2 years now, pretty much around Vince stepped down, so WWE being hot and better a year ago isn’t that big of a stretch
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Post by Mecca on Nov 29, 2023 12:53:13 GMT -5
As someone who is basically a lapsed WWE watcher, if that is what WWE is today, how is this show hot and better? It wasn't much different than it was a year ago. WWE has been pretty hot (ratings, attendance, quality) for like 2 years now, pretty much around Vince stepped down, so WWE being hot and better a year ago isn’t that big of a stretch I just got a lot of the same stuff so I was expecting different I guess. I had multiple texts of people going "this is the same"
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Post by polarbearpete on Nov 29, 2023 13:10:54 GMT -5
WWE has been pretty hot (ratings, attendance, quality) for like 2 years now, pretty much around Vince stepped down, so WWE being hot and better a year ago isn’t that big of a stretch I just got a lot of the same stuff so I was expecting different I guess. I had multiple texts of people going "this is the same" Apart from everyone being more over and fans caring more about characters up and down the card (as it was in the Attitude Era), there are a lot of substantive things that are different. More logical booking. More storyline progression and actual character progression. Less jargon. More hands-off with the announcers. Less dropping of storylines for no reason. More emphasis on the midcard titles and undercard stories.
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Post by Denny Zen is Cooking™ on Nov 29, 2023 13:31:03 GMT -5
WWE has been pretty hot (ratings, attendance, quality) for like 2 years now, pretty much around Vince stepped down, so WWE being hot and better a year ago isn’t that big of a stretch I just got a lot of the same stuff so I was expecting different I guess. I had multiple texts of people going "this is the same" Yeah, I am not going to disparage anyone for having a different opinion, but I agree with you. I have mostly been keeping up with WWE exclusively through social media and PLEs since AEW came into existence and RAW on Monday was the first weekly show I've sat and watched mostly start to finish. It honestly feels like the same old WWE bullshit that I burned out on a decade ago, except with a sickeningly sharp camera and terrible to the point of being hilarious and detracting from the show CGI, to me. Michael Cole calling Punk's return "WWE's most social moment ever" took me straight back to the glory days of Tout. My eyes rolled so hard I think I gave myself a migraine. Punk's return got my lapsed eyes on RAW, which I assume was the point, but I have no intention of watching again in the foreseeable future.
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Post by Mr Mario Mario on Nov 29, 2023 13:35:03 GMT -5
Some fans be taking this wrestling shit too seriously. I just saw a video of a dude burning his AEW Punk shirt. Come on now man. Donate that shit. My daughter named her hamster Punk as she got it a few weeks into his AEW run ………….Not seen it for a few days now mind you
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Post by Mecca on Nov 29, 2023 13:35:05 GMT -5
I just got a lot of the same stuff so I was expecting different I guess. I had multiple texts of people going "this is the same" Yeah, I am not going to disparage anyone for having a different opinion, but I agree with you. I have mostly been keeping up with WWE exclusively through social media and PLEs since AEW came into existence and RAW on Monday was the first weekly show I've sat and watched mostly start to finish. It honestly feels like the same old WWE bullshit that I burned out on a decade ago, except with a sickeningly sharp camera and terrible to the point of being hilarious and detracting from the show CGI, to me. Michael Cole calling Punk's return "WWE's most social moment ever" took me straight back to the glory days of Tout. My eyes rolled so hard I think I gave myself a migraine. Punk's return got my lapsed eyes on RAW, which I assume was the point, but I have no intention of watching again in the foreseeable future. It very much reminded me of all the reasons I'm not a WWE fan, it just doesn't do it for me.
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Post by chazraps on Nov 29, 2023 13:44:08 GMT -5
It just seems you dropped the link right after it was posted on Reddit so I was wondering if perhaps you made it. No disrespect intended, just like to celebrate the board's members' creative endeavors. I'm personally blaming you for Bright now Chaz, I hope you're happy with what you've done That's a deeeeeeep cut -
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Post by Rudy Gobert Weather Machine on Nov 29, 2023 13:47:37 GMT -5
[jotting down "Will Smith: FAIRY LIVES DON'T MATTER RIGHT NOW"]
f*** dude this is my Star Wars
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Post by TOK Is the Target Demo on Nov 29, 2023 13:58:44 GMT -5
I'm personally blaming you for Bright now Chaz, I hope you're happy with what you've done That's a deeeeeeep cut - He's right. If "making a family-oriented movie filled with racist tropes & completely tone deaf political intrigue like Phantom Menace" was his goal.
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Post by HIM on Nov 29, 2023 13:58:56 GMT -5
Some fans be taking this wrestling shit too seriously. I just saw a video of a dude burning his AEW Punk shirt. Come on now man. Donate that shit. My daughter named her hamster Punk as she got it a few weeks into his AEW run ………….Not seen it for a few days now mind you Damn.
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Post by markymark on Nov 29, 2023 14:55:28 GMT -5
This is from fightful and if its true about the behavior clause then smart of them in case Punk implodes given his history...
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Nov 29, 2023 14:58:19 GMT -5
This is from fightful and if its true about the behavior clause then smart of them in case Punk implodes given his history...
Why is that first line so weird?
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Nov 29, 2023 15:00:01 GMT -5
This is from fightful and if its true about the behavior clause then smart of them in case Punk implodes given his history...
Why is that first line so weird? It's a reference to his Raw promo when he said some people were so happy to see him they kissed him on the mouth.
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Post by Chuck Conry on Nov 29, 2023 15:11:16 GMT -5
Kofi probably kissed him on the mouth.
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Post by J is Justice on Nov 29, 2023 15:16:09 GMT -5
This is from fightful and if its true about the behavior clause then smart of them in case Punk implodes given his history...
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