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Old 08-30-2023, 12:34 AM   #206
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Originally Posted by Ben Rodrigues View Post
When did the narrative change for Punk?

In WWE he was praised for being anti-establishment and lauded for standing up for himself against the machine. Similar characteristics on camera got Austin over as the biggest star in the industry.

In AEW he does the press conference and stands up for himself, defends himself and appears to be the same person. Now he is treated like a pariah by half the audience. Is it primarily more because of who he upset?
This. WWE is the evil empire. But our boys?!? How DARE he say anything bad!

See one of the previous statmets I just made about how the Bret/Shawn narrative has been warped over the last couple of decades. Bret is more of the villan for taking everything too seriously, and Shawn is the patron saint of being flashy. Especially to the AEW fans who merely want this to succeed just to spite WWE instead of wanting it to succeed because it's actually any good on a consistent basis.
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