CM Punk

[Ben Rodrigues]

He's back! What a time to be a WWE fan!

[Bad News Gertner]

That was pretty sweet

[Ben Rodrigues]

How is AEW going to respond? This makes them look even more minor league.

[Black Widow]

I'm with Rollins

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[Ben Rodrigues]

:lol:

[Ben Rodrigues]

Very excited with how this played out. Hopefully Tony Khan rewards Jack Perry by going through with him as the Devil.

[Ben Rodrigues]

Actually. If Seth Rollins is going to stop the garbage gimmick he has, this could be quite good.

[ClockShot]

Big whoop.

Is there an over/under I can place money on to see how long he lasts there.

[Ben Rodrigues]

Big whoop.

Is there an over/under I can place money on to see how long he lasts there.

:eek:

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

even if he gets shitcanned, this is pretty awesome lol

[weather vane]

I will tune in to RAW for the first time in forever. Many years.

[XL]

Very excited about this.

Also looking forward to him injured and the next time he does a big return.

[XL]

Apparently McIntyre is (justifiably) pissed.

[Ben Rodrigues]

Pissed at what? That he and Seth will never be as big a draw?

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

it's kinda silly for those guys to be pissed, or at least so demonstrably pissed. The roster lived with it when the nWo came back, and these guys can too.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

And Scott Hall was WAY more of a liability than Punk.

[Bad News Gertner]

It's all an angle.

Seth vs Punk at WM

[Lock Jaw]

Yep.... and then since WM is two days, Punk gets to "technically" main event WM

[erickman]

so will there be any traffic in the raw thread tomorow

[Stickman]

Punk has got to be the most over rated superstar ever.

[XL]

Pissed at what? That he and Seth will never be as big a draw?

The talk is he and WWE are far apart on a $ number for a new contract but they can find the bag for Punk. Now, Punk is a guy that generates interest so you can justify the money but from a McIntyre POV “shows how much you think of me” type deal. They also apparently didn’t tell the guys in the main that this was happening so could just be an immediate reaction to not being kept in the loop.

Or could be Punk vs. McIntyre is the first thing they go to but it seems a bit “working the boys” to do this to sell the angle.

[Lock Jaw]

I hear that Drew stormed out before Punk's music... and I mean "in character" it makes sense for him to be pissed.... his team lost, and he didn't get to beat down Jey Uso as much as he would have wanted.

[Maluco]

It’s silly if likes of McIntyre are annoyed by it. WWE would be exactly the same place, doing exactly the same numbers with or without McIntyre. You heard the reaction last night, Drew has never gotten that reaction in his life. Everyone is going to be talking about this for months now. That buzz alone is worth the money.

AEW completely fumbled it by letting their EVPs (who also make no difference to the product) dictate what should and shouldn’t be done. They had so much buzz and anticipation, but couldn’t see past it to do, what would have been, the most exciting program of their careers.

One of their next shows, the three of them are in a tag match with Jericho with no build that no one cares about “to be on the show”, while their most over talent shows up to rapturous applause for the competition.

For shame, Tony Khan.

[XL]

I hear that Drew stormed out before Punk's music... and I mean "in character" it makes sense for him to be pissed.... his team lost, and he didn't get to beat down Jey Uso as much as he would have wanted.

Reports where saying he “slammed his locker/door, grabbed a hoodie and left” but that’s reports.

[#1-norm-fan]

Man. Time for WWE to tank while Omega and The Bucks take AEW to new heights!

[xrodmuc316]

Drew "stormed out" after the match, he was gone before Punk even came out. He did the same thing after losing at Summerslam. Seems it is all part of this slow burn heel turn.

I saw the video of Seth, that was comical, but also clearly a work. Seth has wanted to work with him going back to the Backstage show.

Oh Phil, somehow after everything he got what he wanted. I am most excited about Tiny Khan's meltdown over this than anything Punk may do, how crazy will Tony get if Cody and Punk each win World Titles at Mania?

I did pop for this tweet:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hey <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWE</a> you thought I was hard to deal with 😂 have fun with 0-2 <a href="https://twitter.com/CMPunk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CMPunk</a></p>&mdash; matthew riddle (@SuperKingofBros) <a href="https://twitter.com/SuperKingofBros/status/1728639784191775069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Sepholio]

I'm going to assume there is nothing to the thing with Drew storming off considering you can clearly see the ref signal him to leave. At most I think he may have been hurt again and looked upset because of that.

[xrodmuc316]

Also, what did Phil do to his face? I don't know if he had work done on his eyes or what, but he looked noticeably younger. Maybe it is just WWE's makeup people loading up his face, but if that is the case, why didn't they do that for Edge??? :rofl:

[Sepholio]

I think it was the new haircut and being more clean shaven. He looked noticeably younger for sure.

[Ben Rodrigues]

I see lots of appreciation for Jack Perry, Elite and Tony Khan for their part in making this happen on Twitter. They deserve full credit. Bravo!

[Ben Rodrigues]

Reports where saying he “slammed his locker/door, grabbed a hoodie and left” but that’s reports.

Don't you think Punk's return killed all credibility that these reports have?

[Rammsteinmad]

It's exciting. Regardless of all the bullshit and drama over the years, CM Punk is still one of my all-time faves. I thought his bad attitude might be catching up to him in AEW, but there are two positives here that work for CM Punk and WWE.

1. I don't think Triple H, Vince McMahon, Dana White, or anyone associated with running this company, will tolerate any of the bullshit, and if Punk wants to walk out again, that will probably most definitely be the end of it.

2. As much as it looks like Punk is injury-prone these days, WWE's style is nowhere near as intense of AEW's, so he'll probably be able to look after himself physically a lot better in WWE.

I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes. If Seth Rollins is genuinely pissed, I can totally understand why, and I'm actually kind of on his side with this. But regardless, Rollins using this to turn heel and get away from the goofy "freakin'" stuff again, could make this a very hot fued between the two.

[Tom Guycott]

Drew "stormed out" after the match, he was gone before Punk even came out. He did the same thing after losing at Summerslam. Seems it is all part of this slow burn heel turn.

I saw the video of Seth, that was comical, but also clearly a work. Seth has wanted to work with him going back to the Backstage show.

Oh Phil, somehow after everything he got what he wanted. I am most excited about Tiny Khan's meltdown over this than anything Punk may do, how crazy will Tony get if Cody and Punk each win World Titles at Mania?

I did pop for this tweet:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hey <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWE</a> you thought I was hard to deal with �� have fun with 0-2 <a href="https://twitter.com/CMPunk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CMPunk</a></p>&mdash; matthew riddle (@SuperKingofBros) <a href="https://twitter.com/SuperKingofBros/status/1728639784191775069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

A few things I giggled over:

First and foremost, a meme pic of Punk looking right during his entrance, with a look at the moment of the screengrab that looked like "surprise", and being captioned "WHAT?! THERE'S ACTUALLY PEOPLE ON THE HARD CAMERA SIDE?!?". Then, it was followed by a commenter dubbing it "The Reverse Copeland".

Second, the Drew thing. You're telling me that after getting his first major push derailed because Vince got bored with him, getting relegated to "3MB" comedy fodder, being fired for "not wanting it", getting enough buzz on the indys to be re-hired, and having a long, slow build that unfortunately culminated in him getting his title run with nobody in attendance, that CM Punk would be a reason he leaves legitimately? Yeah, whatever. Pull the other one. We're not talking about Ausitn Aries, here. This would be the perfect cap to the whole broody moody "fuck everyone" heel tease he's been on lately. Drew can't be that dumb.

Speaking of that dumb... Ryback. Look, if you aren't planning on "retiring", stop teasing it and walking it back. It didn't work that time you got self-owned on a poll where the "fans" overwhelmingly voted for retirement, and then the whole "If Punk returns, I'll retire" reframed retroactively with "Oh, I meant in AEW. This doesn't count." Stop threatening people with a good time.

Also in the "that dumb" category... the above caption from Riddle. Because being a massive PR liability over repeated drug screen failures and spousal problems is "better" than merely having a personality conflict.

I agree with the sentiment around here about this hopefully leading Rollins to become "more serious" instead of the whole LSD Riddler tip he's on right now. Then again, it is kinda dumb to be this over the top with a conniption fit when he wasn't super bothered by the idea recently. It would be like after dropping the quote he did about liking the idea of having him help train in NXT, Shawn Michaels suddenly started throwing furninture when the music hit at Survior Series. Make it at least make some sense.

[weather vane]

Punk is such a fucking crybaby hypocrite loser. Pumped to see what he says though. He moves the needle big time.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Dunno if I'd call him a loser. He seems content with his life. But he's definitely a crybaby hypocrite and by god it works for him.

[Splaya]

This is in no way a final nail in the coffin for AEW. But it does force them to have to be more engaging with their product.

Tony's knee jerk reaction is going to be to reveal who the devil is on Wednesday or next Wednesday. Don't. Draw it out. Have it happen at World's End or in the new year. Let the CM Punk and Randy Orton madness draw out for a bit.

As it pertains to Punk, he's one of my favorites of all time. Might even be on my Mount Rushmore after it's all said and done. Just my opinion of course. I am excited to see how this goes.

When he returned to AEW, that was more about him returning since he had been away for so long. This return is basically going to be the ultimate middle finger to another company. He's pissed about the way things went. He wanted out. He realized that while money was great, working with the Young Bucks and Omega wasn't what it was cracked up to be (in all fairness, if you aren't established or best friends with them, your TV time tends to dwindle with them at the helm).

[#1-norm-fan]

This return is basically going to be the ultimate middle finger to another company. He's pissed about the way things went. He wanted out. He realized that while money was great, working with the Young Bucks and Omega wasn't what it was cracked up to be (in all fairness, if you aren't established or best friends with them, your TV time tends to dwindle with them at the helm).

I think part of it for Punk is also the opportunity to show he can coexist in a locker room so he can say “Hey, things seem to be working out here. Maybe those guys were the real problem.”

[#1-norm-fan]

Still just boggles my mind that we’re at a point where wrestlers not getting along in real life means someone has to go.

[Splaya]

Still just boggles my mind that we’re at a point where wrestlers not getting along in real life means someone has to go.

Again, it is what happens when you have children running a show.

Think about it like this.

Punk goes to AEW. Major pop.

Gets into a fight with the Young Bucks and Omega THE NIGHT THEY WON TRIOS TITLES THAT THEY WANTED INTRODUCED. Because of this, they had to relinquish those titles and were "suspended".

Punk then has to go away because of his surgery. So much bickering between everyone but everyone in the IWC agrees that if he comes back, they have to run a program between all of them because it's what will generate so much money, revenue, press, etc.

Punk comes back but because of the Elite's immaturity, he is "banished" to Collision (which is actually way better for him because he could "run" a show with how he sees fit. The show is actually better with storylines) and there is no chance at profiting from that feud because the EVP's are spoiled assholes and the owner, who wants to just be their friends, can't moderate the situation either.

Punk then goes to England and gets into a fight with one of the Four original foundations of the company. That foundation is suspended and Punk is fired.

He then takes three months off, lets his body heal, gets in what seems to be great shape, comes back at a PLE, garners a much larger pop than the first time because not surprising, IT IS A PACKED HOUSE and was UNANNOUNCED.

The Part that I love is the Young Bucks created this mess and now it's going to be one of the best storylines of the past 10 years. All because the EVP's of a major wrestling promotion couldn't get out of their own way.

[Stu Hart]

This will not last the length of his contract. I give it one year at the most.

[Mr. Nerfect]

You know what’s amazing? That this could happen and Dave Meltzer was told nothing about it by the AEW camp. At what point knowing Punk could show up, do you not spoil it for your enemy?

[Big Vic]

"Fans, don't even think about changing the channel, because we've learned that at our competition, Mick Foley, who used to wrestle here as Cactus Jack, is going to win their world title! Heh, talk about putting asses in the seats."

[Mr. Nerfect]

Pretty good promo. Nothing earth-shattering. WWE just produces safe, generic, sustainable television. It doesn’t insult your intelligence as much anymore (which is crazy if you think about). I mean, it’s mildly goofy in that Akira Tozawa dancing and people talking like no one actually would way. But things are generally pretty logical there now.

I’m curious to see the number. I don’t wonder how many viewers were disappointed he didn’t scorch earth as opposed to how many people were just pleasantly surprised they didn’t hate WWE anymore.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Triple H definitely makes things flow together week-to-week better than Vince. He’s also doing a really cool thing and rewarding you for paying attention.

Shinsuke Nakamura will make references to rain next week, you watch.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I'm sure it'll take Punk some time to find his voice in this vastly more sanitized environment (if he finds it at all). I also heard he won't be addressing AEW, per Punk whisperer Nick Hausman (aka Punk himself). So fans wanting the scathing, petty AEW-related pipebomb will be left disappointed.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

So fans wanting the scathing, petty AEW-related pipebomb will be left disappointed.

AKA me. I'll be left disappointed.

[weather vane]

I will tune in to RAW for the first time in forever. Many years.

That will be the last time. Geez that was tough. That Punk promo was so off. Everything else was a slog. Not for me. Rumble I’ll try.

[weather vane]

I will tune in to RAW for the first time in forever. Many years.

That will be the last time. Geez that was tough. That Punk promo was so off. Everything else was a slog. Not for me. Rumble I’ll try.

[weather vane]

I will tune in to RAW for the first time in forever. Many years.

That will be the last time. Geez that was tough. That Punk promo was so off. Everything else was a slog. Not for me. Rumble I’ll try.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Eh, I wasn’t expecting a pipe bomb. I have a feeling they are “saving” him. He’s not even advertised for SmackDown. The most I expected about AEW was something like running with wolves instead of playing with puppies. But I don’t think they even want to acknowledge them. And Punk has friends there.

I agree that the promo didn’t really have a “point.” It just like “listen to how eloquent this man is on the mic.” It wasn’t a money promo, it was he’s the money. We’ll see.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Holy shit, okay, I watched NXT today though. Totally different vibe to Raw. Was that a normal episode, or did they really kick it up?

Shows starts with two teams brawling out for an NXT Tag Title match. They have a really good match. Stacks and Tony D’Angelo are both REALLY good. Stacks got what Jim Cornette would describe as a hot tag. He sells like a motherfucker and was doing the modern trick of kicking out of everything in a tag match. The Garzas were the challengers by the way. They started out fighting because apparently the heels attacked the babies last week, so the faces are getting tougher because Booker T thinks they are too nice as champions.

Great finish too. Worth letting it catch you by surprise if you plan to watch, which I STRONGLY recommend.

There’s LOTS of bad acting on the show, but some promos are “decent” in that weird WWE way. Wes Lee, Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes are REALLY good. Roxanne Perez is REALLY bad.

They feature lots of women’s wrestling, but it’s not THAT bad. Jerry Lawler is choosing matches for the Iron Survivor and chooses Kelani Jordan vs. Kiana James. Kelani is athletic as hell and a natural babyface. Kiana has one of those annoying “I’m a boss” gimmicks. This wasn’t bad.

The other one Lawler picked was Bron Breakker vs. Eddy Thorpe. This was really good. Thorpe was in New Japan’s Strong dojo thing. He was selling ribs here and worked well as a face. Bron Breakker is special. Between the dog imagery, the Spear, the Heyman connection — I don’t know they don’t wait until Mania 41 to king Bron by beating Roman.

Commentary is better than most main roster stuff. Vic Joseph feels more organic than Michael Cole, even with Vince allegedly gone. I’ve never been a Booker T fan, but he’s really not offensive anymore. There was a match he referenced that a day never goes past he doesn’t remember his loss to Triple H. I believe him, lol.

Ilja Dragunov is fucking awesome. One of those wrestlers that you watch and just think “he’s the best today.” He’s got a match with Corbin at the PPV, and Corbin is being a total fucking cunt. Ilja gets into it with fellow babyface Nathan Frazer because Frazer is talking in front of a magic camera in a phoney WWE way about how Baron does have the better life than Ilja, who can’t see his kid because he sacrifices so much to be in the United States as NXT Champion.

I’m actually not doing it justice, but Ilja being frazzled by Corbin’s shit and rubbing in how he’s the pampered athlete is actually really good. Ilja went fucking nuts in his consequent match with Frazer and just fucking…he’s special, man. Frazer fights and you get a Phoenix Splash. They look way more like they are trying to win matches than AEW entertainers though.

Andre Chase did a segment that was not…good, but it was clearly a satire of AEW. He talked about reckless spending, scandals behind the scenes, internal investigations. Andre has let Chase U down. The entire talent roster is unhappy.

If you knew, you knew. It was at this point I wondered if CM Punk was helping put this together. Just the way some of these guys worked. It was better than when I last watched AEW. Felt a lot more like Collision, but more kinetic.

Lexis King is a massive shit-stirrer lol. Ben Buchanan was always good, but he looked way better. He was like a more impressive Adam Page. So many stories, so much to recap. Another women’s match between Arianna Grace and some woman who carries a sword with Joe Gacy under the ring hiding and talking about how shit he is lol. Grace has got a good look. She is descended from a former Miss WrestleMania, I guess.

Then you got to the main event. Wes Lee vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Cameron Grimes vs. Bronson Reed. I don’t like even Johnny Gargano man. Check this out. They just try to make the spots look *somewhat* organic. But this got two “holy shit” chants. They built the match up all night with videos of the former champions, then current champion Dom was there to watch Wes Lee hopefully fail. Really simple stuff, but really appreciated.

Lots of wrestlers appeared multiple times, either to set up their match or intertwine their personal issues.

Felt WAY different to Raw. Completely different shows. Anyway, I just have a theory Punk might get involved lol. If that’s what NXT is every week, then no wonder it’s beating Dynamite some weeks.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Too long didn’t read:

They made fun of AEW on NXT.

[Mr. Nerfect]

One thing that I hate about modern WWE faces is that they don’t sell…life. Like Bianca Belair comes out dancing and twirling her hair for War Games. That shit helped John Cena irritate people. When a heel does something shit, you get more over if you actually react to it. And not cry or hold your head in despair. Like get mad and start kicking the shit out of people.

You saw wrestlers do that on NXT. Is that something Shawn Michaels lets them do, or is that a new thing? Or maybe something fairly recent? Like, say…maybe the last 2 months or so?

[Mr. Nerfect]

Oh, and another thing I thought was weird:

Nathan Frazer vs. Ilja Dragunov. Frazer is like this cruiserweight looking kid. He’s quite good in the ring, but he’s got this long hair and has a very similar build to Jack Perry actually (same height). The more I think about it, the weirder that segment seemed.

I wonder if during the incident at Wembley, Perry made some sort of comment about Punk’s family? Because Vic Joseph really drilled the point in that you shouldn’t do that.

[screech]

That will be the last time. Geez that was tough. That Punk promo was so off. Everything else was a slog. Not for me. Rumble I’ll try.

I didn't think the show was bad, but they kept saying it was "must-see" and it definitely wasn't that lol

[Sting Fan]

If this makes Punk happy more power to him. The stuff in AEW became all consuming and now hopefully a line can be drawn under it for good.

I didnt watch Survivor series but saw a clip on social, was there a context for why he came out after the main event? Kinda felt like it shit on Randys big return a little. I saw the crowd on Raw caught some heat on social as well for being flat for his promo like they should just cheer by default which felt weird but its wrestling social media so not a lot else to expect from it I guess. I wondered if that was just the "Philly sports" element.

Also Ryback... are we worried yet? Like all these cries for attention I kinda fear that guys gonna be a bad headline in 2024.

[XL]

I don’t thibk coming out after the big babyface win was an accident. If they wanted him to return as the babyface hero you have JD win and then have him come out. He came out to “rain on the babyfaces parade”. He’s being positioned as a disruptive force who’s changed the hierarchy. The dynamic with Seth should be really interesting.

[XL]

And yeah the crowd probably was a bit flat for his promo on Raw. They wanted “pipebomb Punk” and got “ah shucks Punk”. Stupid to criticise the crowd though. LOLIWC

[Mr. Nerfect]

The show kind of built. Smart to realize you couldn’t top it. There was that energetic buzz around it all night. I can’t remember if it came up in here, but there’s an “insider” account that I am pretty sure is a WWE burner. They said something like “Nakamura hints decoy, Orton won’t be there, Punk is in.” Or something like that. You think “no way” but then it turns out to be scarily accurate.

WWE did little things to cultivate the moment. Triple H has been into it since the White Rabbit stuff with Bray. I’m pretty sure he got Nash to shit on LA Knight to help get him more over. You just had Daniel Cormier come out and say Gunther is his favorite wrestler ever, replacing Randy Savage.

[Mr. Nerfect]

See if this Okada stuff comes to fruition.

[Sting Fan]

I don’t thibk coming out after the big babyface win was an accident. If they wanted him to return as the babyface hero you have JD win and then have him come out. He came out to “rain on the babyfaces parade”. He’s being positioned as a disruptive force who’s changed the hierarchy. The dynamic with Seth should be really interesting.

Kinda makes sense I guess. Makes the promo on Raw all the weirder to me but I don’t watch it so open to mute idea I’m just not seeing key parts. Easy to judge out of context if you’re not actually following it.

[XL]

Nah, for me at least, the promo on Raw tells the same story. He literally said “I’m here to make money, not friends” and spoke about how some people in the back are scared of him because he’s the best in the world and it changes the pecking order.

It’s working towards an immediate programme with Seth clearly but can go in so many directions. Seth is gonna point out the hypocrisy of Punk, the whole locker room leader thing (Seth did his whole company man thing that people shit on him for, the whole “Saudi blood money” tweet, etc).

One of the best things about Punk is he works so well in both babyface/antihero and heel roles. This run - if he can keep himself issue free and healthy- could be the best of his career.

[Stu Hart]

If Cm Punk goes to Saudi for the next crown jewel - will you riot?

[XL]

Nah. Nobody cares about the optics of going to Saudi anymore. Punk should cut a vignette swimming in his blood money Scrouge McDuck style.

[Big Vic]

Cena went back to Saudi recently right?

[Ben Rodrigues]

Nice CM Punk appearance on NXT with Shawn Michaels.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Pretty sure CM Punk has been helping Shawn Michaels with NXT, either in an official capacity or not. Fuck AEW is stupid.

[Ben Rodrigues]

Pretty sure CM Punk has been helping Shawn Michaels with NXT, either in an official capacity or not. Fuck AEW is stupid.

A locker room of young wrestlers who listen to veterans. What a concept!

Another great promo by Punk on RAW. First time I've cared about Seth Rollins since the Shield.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Yeah, the NXT locker room has got to be dream after doing time in AEW.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Just watched the Raw promo. Punk’s finding a flavor, isn’t he? A bit weird to connect Cleveland to Raw, but whatever. I appreciate the history. Can’t get into Seth though.

[Mr. Nerfect]

He’s just so forced. And his gimmick as the WWE’s boot licker who dresses weird just misses for me. I don’t know why they need to play into this idea that Punk is “controversial.” Makes everyone seem like giant pussies.

[xrodmuc316]

No mention of how he hyped up Cleveland and THAT building for his UFC debut :shifty:

[Mr. Nerfect]

The Punk/Rollins story will obviously evolve, but there’s something about Hangman Rollins that just feels so dry.

[Splaya]

Punk is hitting his stride. Add in the fact that he is not only at NXT but he is helping is a huge thing. He can compare the way AEW tried to do things with Collision and then help WWE make their product stronger. Everything he has done since he came back has shown that the guy does have leadership but its also a huge middle finger to AEW.

Win win for me.

[Ben Rodrigues]

This is so great. Next thing is he'll play a part in getting Bret Hart signed as a coach for NXT.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I thought Bret signed something with WWE earlier this year, but that mustn’t have happened/fallen through.

[Ben Rodrigues]

Did not know this. If that's the case bring him to NXT and let him work with the younger guys. Learning from both Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels. Wow.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">CM Punk reportedly helped renew talks between <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWE</a> and Warner Brothers Discovery <a href="https://t.co/VaYhr5UNZU">https://t.co/VaYhr5UNZU</a> <a href="https://t.co/OLF9YAEWVk">pic.twitter.com/OLF9YAEWVk</a></p>&mdash; NoDQ.com: WWE and AEW news (@nodqdotcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/nodqdotcom/status/1735267019694522734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Baron Corbin at the WWE PC listening to CM Punk talk to the NXT talent <a href="https://t.co/uJhWy8ctGM">https://t.co/uJhWy8ctGM</a> <a href="https://t.co/O3zD3CgbSP">pic.twitter.com/O3zD3CgbSP</a></p>&mdash; Public Enemies Podcast (@TheEnemiesPE3) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheEnemiesPE3/status/1735038041066967180?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Mr. Nerfect]

I have a feeling Punk has been helping out with NXT creative too. I didn’t really watch much prior to Punk coming back, but I just get that vibe from it.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Wonder who's gonna be the first person to piss him off.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I wouldn’t be surprised to see WWE “expand” soon. The biggest obstacle is defending the idea of producing more content to their network partners, but they’re training too many competent wrestlers for everyone to be fitting in on just Raw and SmackDown.

WBD could get Raw or an entirely new show on Wednesday nights.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Heard Punk is working MSG against Dominik. That’s the program I wanted for Mania.

[Ben Rodrigues]

Thats some long term story telling right there!

[Big Vic]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">CM Punk reportedly helped renew talks between <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWE</a> and Warner Brothers Discovery <a href="https://t.co/VaYhr5UNZU">https://t.co/VaYhr5UNZU</a> <a href="https://t.co/OLF9YAEWVk">pic.twitter.com/OLF9YAEWVk</a></p>&mdash; NoDQ.com: WWE and AEW news (@nodqdotcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/nodqdotcom/status/1735267019694522734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I remember that site, used to be virus city over there.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Thats some long term story telling right there!

Imagine Dom telling Punk that he’s never forgotten the disrespect he showed his family. The sheer audacity lol. Then they break AJ’s arm like they did Beth’s and Dom sings Happy Birthday to AJ (it’s in March). Oh, and Dom shows a picture of Punk shaking Rey’s hand at that Hall of Fame thing he went to and Dom can call his father a man with no family honor, but he will stand up for the Mysterio name.

[Ben Rodrigues]

Imagine Dom telling Punk that he’s never forgotten the disrespect he showed his family. The sheer audacity lol. Then they break AJ’s arm like they did Beth’s and Dom sings Happy Birthday to AJ (it’s in March). Oh, and Dom shows a picture of Punk shaking Rey’s hand at that Hall of Fame thing he went to and Dom can call his father a man with no family honor, but he will stand up for the Mysterio name.

Money!

[Ben Rodrigues]

Successful return of CM Punk in MSG. Sold out. Even Jericho congratulated him on Instagram! Perhaps looking to finish his story of main eventing Wrestlemania with Punk.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Jericho reminds me more and more of Michael Hayes and Chris Bauers's character in Heels by the day.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I get the feeling Jericho both wants to collect TK’s money forever and jump off the sinking ship at the same time.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Cornette has released a Chris Jericho meltdown holiday special video on YouTube.

[Ben Rodrigues]

Cornette has released a Chris Jericho meltdown holiday special video on YouTube.

40 minutes!? Oh my.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I like that they got Nick Hausman’s quip about Jericho getting people to sign NDAs in.

[Ben Rodrigues]

Cornette has released a Chris Jericho meltdown holiday special video on YouTube.

I thoroughly enjoyed this :lol:

[Mr. Nerfect]

It’s crazy how Jericho just threw himself into this. :lol:

[Ben Rodrigues]

Yes! Hilarious! :lol:

I've seen stuff about Cornette's podcast on Twitter but never actually put the time in to listen. Glad I did and have subscribed!

[#1-norm-fan]

Yes! Hilarious! :lol:

I've seen stuff about Cornette's podcast on Twitter but never actually put the time in to listen. Glad I did and have subscribed!

He’s got two weekly podcasts and they are fucking fantastic. Not a huge fan of when he reviews current shows (it gets repetitive) but they’re like 3 hours each so there’s plenty more content.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Yes! Hilarious! :lol:

I've seen stuff about Cornette's podcast on Twitter but never actually put the time in to listen. Glad I did and have subscribed!

He’s the best.

[Ben Rodrigues]

I'm enjoying Jim Cornette's CM Punk Omnibus on YouTube about his time in AEW. These two are very engaging.

[Mr. Nerfect]

If you haven’t heard it before, I’m sure it’s a wild ride. Cornette was right about just about everything.

[Ben Rodrigues]

If you haven’t heard it before, I’m sure it’s a wild ride. Cornette was right about just about everything.

Yeah time is flying listening to this. Cornette's rendition of Cult of Personality is brilliant.

[Tom Guycott]

Yeah time is flying listening to this. Cornette's rendition of Cult of Personality is brilliant.

LIKE MUSSOLINI!!