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Post by ChitownKnight on Dec 7, 2023 18:21:42 GMT -5
I wonder if AJ shows him the time of day, I mean everyone’s gotta be professional but I could see him keeping him at arms length. A lot of the old heads and younger crops prbly chill; I could see the young upper carders the most frustrated - ko, Seth, Roman, Drew, Sami etc Gallows and Anderson are going to Phil’s new FTR. Gable or Gargano’s his new Danhausen AJ, Roman, KO, Drew and Sami all seem like grown-up adult men who can do business with Punk or at least keep out of his way without making a drama out of it.
Seth might be a different story although I feel like he's playing up to that reputation.
I think Seth was partly working in that “stay far away you cancer” interview. I’m sure he thinks that Punk is a douchebag, but at the same time he also knows they can make money together. Remember 2019 when he was clamoring for that match
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Post by Chiral on Dec 7, 2023 18:33:22 GMT -5
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Dec 7, 2023 19:24:35 GMT -5
The more stories that come out, the more this feels like nWo 2002 in WWE. Locker room totally against it.
Same negative stories.
But the company rode it out for the most part they behaved until Hall's demons took over.
We will see about this one.
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Post by Hypnosis on Dec 7, 2023 19:47:31 GMT -5
The more stories that come out, the more this feels like nWo 2002 in WWE. Locker room totally against it. Same negative stories. But the company rode it out for the most part they behaved until Hall's demons took over. We will see about this one. Someone should drag Punk around backstage while riding a motorcycle.
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Post by schma on Dec 7, 2023 21:59:41 GMT -5
Why would Seth have a problem with Punk? He's not taking food off Seth's table anymore
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Dec 7, 2023 22:41:04 GMT -5
The more stories that come out, the more this feels like nWo 2002 in WWE. Locker room totally against it. Same negative stories. But the company rode it out for the most part they behaved until Hall's demons took over. We will see about this one. Someone should drag Punk around backstage while riding a motorcycle. CM Punk: "That doesn't work for me brother."
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Post by nm on Dec 7, 2023 22:45:19 GMT -5
The more stories that come out, the more this feels like nWo 2002 in WWE. Locker room totally against it. Same negative stories. But the company rode it out for the most part they behaved until Hall's demons took over. We will see about this one. Someone should drag Punk around backstage while riding a motorcycle. What would be the equivalent with CM Punk to the segment where they had Austin douse Hall in beer despite Hall being on Antabuse? Having LA Knight roll him around in a giant pile of muffin crumbs while Colt Cabana taunts him from the stage?
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Post by chazraps on Dec 7, 2023 22:50:24 GMT -5
Someone should drag Punk around backstage while riding a motorcycle. What would be the equivalent with CM Punk to the segment where they had Austin douse Hall in beer despite Hall being on Antabuse? Having LA Knight roll him around in a giant pile of muffin crumbs while Colt Cabana taunts him from the stage? Making him go to therapy, which those close to him say he's been adamantly against.
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Post by Fade on Dec 7, 2023 23:03:46 GMT -5
What would be the equivalent with CM Punk to the segment where they had Austin douse Hall in beer despite Hall being on Antabuse? Having LA Knight roll him around in a giant pile of muffin crumbs while Colt Cabana taunts him from the stage? Making him go to therapy, which those close to him say he's been adamantly against. Now I want punk therapy segments. Bring back Harold i heard he’s not doing anything
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Post by Perd on Dec 7, 2023 23:39:39 GMT -5
This place will be the same way if King Ghidorah ever returns.
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Post by hotshotalex on Dec 8, 2023 9:39:15 GMT -5
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on Dec 8, 2023 9:52:07 GMT -5
Guess it's Ok for Punk to make money off Cabana if it's for some kind of worked/shoot bullshit, even though Cabana shares a bank account with his mom.
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Post by khali on Dec 8, 2023 10:33:07 GMT -5
If Punk is really going to start bringing up Cabana’s name in an angle after all the shit he did to him and how big of a hypocrite he’s been, my opinion of him will somehow get even lower.
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Post by markymark on Dec 8, 2023 10:38:47 GMT -5
Next will be Seth saying Punk couldnt manage a target and he would make him fear for his life?
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Post by Dub H on Dec 8, 2023 10:44:09 GMT -5
If Punk is really going to start bringing up Cabana’s name in an angle after all the shit he did to him and how big of a hypocrite he’s been, my opinion of him will somehow get even lower. There is no grounds of hipocrisy Punk wont go to. he went to the place he for 10 years claimed almost killed him, destroyed his passion,is not real wrestling, takes blood money,etc. Everything else is just bonus to him.
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Post by chazraps on Dec 8, 2023 14:00:41 GMT -5
I really hope Seth cleared that with Colt. He probably did, but f*** man I just feel so bad for Colt in all this.
Colt was probably the most influential wrestler of the 2010s between kicking off the wrestling podcast game and showing Owens/Steen and the Bucks how to market on the indys, he really made the world outside WWE so viable and flourishing to the point where AEW was created (Cody himself said that the AEW torch began with Colt Cabana's spark) and then Punk costs Colt years of his time and money for Punk's own foolish pride and hubris of telling Colt to keep the podcast up and then lying about covering his bills (which, for those who haven't followed, Punk told Colt he wasn't going to cover the bill anymore like he promised when Colt went out for pizza with Owens, Zayn and Pac when they were in Chicago. Colt never went to a WWE event but even interacting with longtime friends who were now employed by WWE was the closest thing Punk could consider "wrongdoing" and used it as an out) and then Punk wholly and entirely unprovoked publicly trashed Colt and his mother over super common consideration of being a good son, something Punk could have no qualms about spinning because he's alienated his entire family. And now a significant number of wrestling fans who may have only been watching wrestling for a handful of years just know Colt as the guy who "Shares a bank account with his mom" and not the reason the industry has become a much, much better place compared to 15 years ago.
It's so not fair and it bums me out. Colt did nothing wrong and has always been a thoughtful, upstanding kind dude. He's such a great ambassador for the craft and - despite the tremendous shifts he made in the industry - has never been one of those public "Give me credit for all the things I did" guys or an audibly bitter attention-seeking wash-out. He's never grifted people. He's stayed the same positive force.
EDIT: Also, without going into too much detail, one of Colt's close friend's cousins was killed in the October 7 terrorist attacks and, after Colt shared his friend's words calling for peace and an end to dehumanization, he was hit with a tidal wave of antisemitism. I just wish people would stop being shitty, and especially stop being shitty to Colt.
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Post by HIM on Dec 8, 2023 14:34:21 GMT -5
If Punk's able take all of this and not lash out then that'll be a big moment for him. Good luck because for the last 20 years he's done the exact opposite. It's not like these other superstars haven't dealt with their personal lives being out in the open, they just take it and keep pushing. That's the difference between most superstars and Punk so we'll see how this goes.
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Post by ChitownKnight on Dec 8, 2023 15:05:49 GMT -5
If Punk's able take all of this and not lash out then that'll be a big moment for him. Good luck because because for the last 20 years he's done the exact opposite. It's not like these other superstars haven't dealt with their personal lives being out in the open, they just take it and keep pushing. That's the difference between most superstars and Punk so we'll see how this goes. I mean Punk has never caused a problem when he worked in WWE, atleast not publicly
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Post by Renslayer on Dec 8, 2023 15:22:21 GMT -5
There's big money to be made so I think everyone will be able to play ball long enough.
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Post by Renslayer on Dec 8, 2023 15:24:18 GMT -5
Lot of bangers in here
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