SirFozzie Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Of course this is a thread that the forward back button doesn't work 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 I’m less interested in AEW without Punk, but he’s also never going to make me sit through WWE tv. So, I’ll stick with AEW for a bit and if it’s not clicking there’s always mid 90s WCW Pro to binge. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firebreaker Chip Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 He really did have a hell of an in-ring run there, and with stuff like the short Kingston feud/match and the post-return promos there was some real heat and a sense of unpredictability and danger that you weren't really getting elsewhere in the company But idk doing this old school throwback thing, if the manly fights you're starting backstage are over things that seem insanely petty in 2023 like Luke Perry's son making a pass-agg remark or whatever, it just seems kind of lame and deluded. I guess he was just on whatever level trying to get fired. I wonder if he was banking on negotiating a sweeter exit than this though 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 I don't take any delight in being proven right about Punk, because it definitely hurts AEW's TV presence for him to be gone. But Jesus Christ, it's been something weekly with this guy you can't even keep up with it all. Something had to give. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Nick Hausman's career in shambles right now as well, he needs to find a new wrestler friend. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 GOD DAMNIT. Now we have to have a tournament to crown a new Real World Heavyweight Champion. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 (edited) Firing Punk the day before a PPV IN Chicago is definitely a bold and possibly stupid choice. I guess they figured the crowd was going to be a pain regardless Just hope they can find some real black paint remover for that title Edited September 2, 2023 by hammerva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Has anyone claimed this is a work a la MJF not being on a plane to Vegas yet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: GOD DAMNIT. Now we have to have a tournament to crown a new Real World Heavyweight Champion. Jack Perry needs a singles title. And Cabana as his butler or something. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 2, 2023 Author Share Posted September 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: GOD DAMNIT. Now we have to have a tournament to crown a new Real World Heavyweight Champion. Since we need a new scapegoat.... It's been her plan all along. SHE LOST THE WOMEN'S TITLE JUST SO SHE CAN BE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION. SHE KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 (edited) Boy, if something ever deserved its own thread it's this. Edited September 2, 2023 by NikoBaltimore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 (edited) I've been biting my tongue on a lot of this drama - so many conflicting reports, really grubby cash grab stuff from these clickbait journo dummies, more biased knee-jerk opinions based on shaky news then I've seen since the last time this shit happened. But when I sat back and thought about how the Punk camp had gossip dropping before the end of the Punk/Joe match, I figured the damage they were controlling for had to be different than the usual. And when I heard TK was there and that there were cameras around, well... yeah. You can't habitually assault your co-workers. Like, what the fuck. Anybody taking a pro-Punk stance on this one is a grade-A mark. I hope Punk's contract had a lot of behavioral/disparagement clauses. I hope the next phase of this bullshit isn't Hausman and SRS pumping out scoops to squeeze more blood from the stone. I hope this leads to some kind of reckoning within not just AEW but the whole industry in terms of how to interact with wrestling media and how to prevent social media hot goss from melting everything down. Most of all I hope this strengthens the bond within the locker room - if Brody King and Dax Harwood or whoever have to be thrown upon the pyre, so be it. I miss All Friends Wrestling. Edited September 2, 2023 by John E. Dynamite 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, HumanChessgame said: Has anyone claimed this is a work a la MJF not being on a plane to Vegas yet? I was just about to ask...any chance this could be some kind of work before a TV and PPV in Chicago? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 2, 2023 Author Share Posted September 2, 2023 Just now, L_W_P said: Geebuz help me if TK crowns an Interim Real World Champion... No, that's only something boxing would do. And UFC. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Moose Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 16 minutes ago, SirFozzie said: Of course this is a thread that the forward back button doesn't work FWIW, my experience is that if you change from https to http, the back and forward buttons work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 24 minutes ago, Cobra Commander said: excited for CM Punk to launch a UWF style promotion like he's Akira Maeda I REALLY want this to happen. Punk should go to OVW they have a doc on Netflix now and remake it in his own image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WholeFnMachine Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 He should write a book called, everyone’s fault but mine. Tell me when I’m tellin’ lies. If it was an audiobook read by him I would totally listen to it just to hear his masturbatory self justification. And I was a HUGE fan dating back to 2002. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 2, 2023 Author Share Posted September 2, 2023 3 minutes ago, Eivion said: I've seen suggestions of maybe giving the women a stronger push on Collision. Anything is possible. It just feels unlikely. He isn't really necessary, and off the back of this I can't see them wanting him right now, if at all. Of course. So when Punk and not Cody beats Roman to end his title reign, is this going to be a safe place when the wrestling internet community melts? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Ape Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 I give it a year, two tops, before the decision to fire Punk hours before the first of two shows on back-to-back nights in his hometown, with cause (possible lawsuit), and possibly without the consultation of a network executive who gave them another show because of Punk, bites AEW in the ass. And probably lethally so. 1 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Great Justice Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 I do feel bad for Starkman. Hopefully they find a path to putting him over mega-strong coming out of the PPV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 I was kinda looking forward to a modern day Flair/Savage program with Adam Copeland, as watching him destroy Punk on the mic would have been the only acceptable use of him in 2024. Nonetheless, Dennis Rodman strap match please. Or if it is somehow a work, Punk returning with Shannen Doherty as his legal consultant with past experience of being victimised off the set by the Perry family also would be fantastic. Thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 54 minutes ago, Cobra Commander said: jobbing Punk to Roman Reigns in 3 minutes for his first match back feels like an idea to either get a hilarious result or kill the idea of Punk being there You spelled "Theory" wrong. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 anyways, announcing the firing during the first saturday of college football and a holiday weekend was some amazing timing... the people who really follow wrestling stuff were gonna hear about it no matter what, but for everybody else, well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 2, 2023 Author Share Posted September 2, 2023 Just now, Cobra Commander said: anyways, announcing the firing during the first saturday of college football and a holiday weekend was some amazing timing... the people who really follow wrestling stuff were gonna hear about it no matter what, but for everybody else, well.. Now that I think about, what if the Punk news hijacked three major shows this weekend (Collision, Payback, and All Out)? That would be amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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