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Originally Posted by Ol Dirty Dastard
I actually don't hate what he did as far as the press conference went. It was awesome and hilarious because fuck the Elite. I even think suckering a Young Buck was great. But there were two problems that stemmed from it:
1. Ace Steele doing shit that made it a legal problem
2. Punk's injury. There's no way to pay any of this off even if they all made nice.
But there's no doubt that his actions were those of a salty prick. All the same, it was a necessary wakeup call for Tony and his band of assholes that their bullshit isn't cute.
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Tony Khan had months, even years, to fix these issues. When your champ goes out there and tries to bury your star babyface and the program he’s in — you kinda sort that shit out. It got this weird unprecedented place due to lack of leadership.
Punk said some unprofessional things. I think the most damaging was probably that Page had “done nothing in the business” despite being AEW champ. But their behavior was left unchecked for so long. Now damage has been done. Even if you agree with Punk, some cultists will be looking to shit all over what he does if he comes back. And even if you like The Elite, your bad taste doesn’t excuse them from perception issues either. And there are talent on both sides that are going to respond to this. Pushing Adam Page in its wake seems like a great way to build further resentment towards him.