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Post by Next Man’s Yeeter on Mar 27, 2013 21:01:15 GMT -5
From pwtorch:
WWE star C.M. Punk is reseting expectations for his match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania after Taker wrestled Match of the Year contenders the past four years with Shawn Michaels and Triple H.
"Everyone is expecting me to try to top the Shawn Michaels matches," Punk told Mark Madden on Pittsburgh radio station 105.9 the X promoting WrestleMania. "But that's not my goal. My goal is to make this the best that the situation allows me to make it. There's a chance it could be better than those matches, but that's not my goal. This isn't one of those 'workrate matches.'"
"I like my pro wrestling when it's pissed off and angry. I don't like it when it's just two dudes going out there and, ya know, just wrestling. I made him mad, I got under his skin, and I got under his skin," Punk said about the angle building to the match. "Hopefully it's going to be emotional and psychological."
Punk noted he's angry about not being in the final match at WrestleMania and he's frustrated by part-time wrestlers coming in for big paydays, which fuels him to keep pushing forward on the year-round schedule. But, he acknowledged it could lead to burn-out.
"I'm the only guy who says this - ya know, Miz will go out there and be like, 'It's great having these guys back!' and blah blah blah because I truly believe he thinks he has to say that," Punk said. "The honest reality of it is you bust your ass for 365 days a year and there's other people who come in and they don't work as hard, but maybe get paid the same amount of money. So, me as a businessman, it just makes me look at it and go, 'Okay, that's the deal I need to get. I need to get the deal where I work 15 dates a year.' You know what I mean? It makes me work harder, but, dammit, it's going to burn me out."
The interview concluded with Punk confirming that he doesn't want to be a "lifer" in the wrestling business. Punk said he gets bored easily and he's always looking for the next mountain to climb.
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Post by Chip on Mar 27, 2013 21:10:35 GMT -5
Read some of this too....Punk also said about the difficulty trying to make his feuds and matches unpredictable: “It’s damn near impossible to achieve, but it’s always the goal. Wrestling is no fun when you always know who’s going to win – it’s like watching a blow-out football game.”
to which I say.....has he even WATCHED the WWE in the past year? besides his own matches, to which the only reason I say they were interesting is because no one really believed the WWE thought he was important enough to keep the title on for a year+
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Post by Mike Giggs' Munchies on Mar 28, 2013 6:12:50 GMT -5
Meh, he wouldn't say no if they gave him Rock's contract right now 10 years down the line.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2013 6:30:53 GMT -5
Nothing the Undertaker does will beat that Orton feud from 2005. Everything he's been involved in since has been so goddamn average.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2013 6:47:40 GMT -5
The problem is... Punk hasn't earnt that right.
Undertaker, Jericho, Rock, Triple H have drawn big money and worked for years and years to build up that right.
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Post by Johnny Wrestling on Mar 28, 2013 9:23:36 GMT -5
Meh, he wouldn't say no if they gave him Rock's contract right now 10 years down the line. 10 years down the line, which would mean he would've been working just for the WWE for 15+ years, not to mention his indy work. That would probably take a serious toll on his body, and more than him wanting a lighter schedule, he would need it, don't you think? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2013 9:26:50 GMT -5
Meh, he wouldn't say no if they gave him Rock's contract right now 10 years down the line. 10 years down the line, which would mean he would've been working just for the WWE for 15+ years, not to mention his indy work. That would probably take a serious toll on his body, and more than him wanting a lighter schedule, he would need it, don't you think? Punk is going to hang it up way sooner than that. Probably in the next few years. Plus, isn't Punk the kind of person that if he can't put his all into it, hes not going to do it? I can't see Punk on a very limited schedule like Rock or Brock. Maybe something like Jericho's current contract down the line. |
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Post by Chris Hammers on Mar 28, 2013 9:30:13 GMT -5
The problem is... Punk hasn't earnt that right. Undertaker, Jericho, Rock, Triple H have drawn big money and worked for years and years to build up that right. I don't think you can really throw Jericho in to the part time contract pile. Sure he takes months off at a time, but when he's around, he does the full house show circuit. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2013 10:21:04 GMT -5
Punk will walk away from the WWE and never look back. He'll be the type who will turn down the HOF just to be a prick.
You won't see him at conventions, you won't see him come back for any angles, you won't see him turn up on some indy fed, nor will you see him do a one off in Japan.
Punk will fall off the face of the Earth. And he'll love it.
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Post by punksnotdead on Mar 28, 2013 10:28:42 GMT -5
Punk will walk away from the WWE and never look back. He'll be the type who will turn down the HOF just to be a prick. You won't see him at conventions, you won't see him come back for any angles, you won't see him turn up on some indy fed, nor will you see him do a one off in Japan. Punk will fall off the face of the Earth. And he'll love it. I don't think that's true at all. Being in the WWE HOF would stroke his ego and I think he'll want that moment, and I don't blame him for wanting that moment. I think at the end of the day, he'll have earned it. However, I can see Punk going the Kurt Angle route. Maybe not in TNA, or maybe in TNA, but he loves wrestling and I think he'll find a place where he can be revitalized by match-ups and feuds, and I can see him getting off on trying to go head-to-head with Vince if it's possible. Punk is very much a guy who wants his freedom, and he works in a company with limited freedom. So I don't think it's wrestling he wants to walk away from, I just think he wants to be let out of his cage. |
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Post by Next Man’s Yeeter on Mar 28, 2013 10:33:20 GMT -5
Punk is very much a guy who wants his freedom, and he works in a company with limited freedom. So I don't think it's wrestling he wants to walk away from, I just think he wants to be let out of his cage. Nonsense. He has had almost total freedom for nearly two years now. They even let him do his Lawler heart attack/Bearer dead stuff. If the guy's as banged up and tired as he says he is, he won't do much wrestling at all after he retires from the big leagues. |
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Post by WalterF on Mar 28, 2013 10:36:52 GMT -5
Lol part of me feels like Punk will stick around til he does main event a Mania and then just book lol.
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Post by punksnotdead on Mar 28, 2013 10:52:07 GMT -5
Punk is very much a guy who wants his freedom, and he works in a company with limited freedom. So I don't think it's wrestling he wants to walk away from, I just think he wants to be let out of his cage. Nonsense. He has had almost total freedom for nearly two years now. They even let him do his Lawler heart attack/Bearer dead stuff. If the guy's as banged up and tired as he says he is, he won't do much wrestling at all after he retires from the big leagues. I don't consider getting away with stuff, total freedom. We shall see though. I just don't see him as a hang up your boots kind of guy. I see him taking time off and just finding something outside the WWE realm that keeps him interested. A guy constantly looking for new challenges isn't looking to go home and sit on his couch, especially after he's spent his life being one of the best in the world at his craft. Unless he falls into acting, or writing comic books, or something he can sink himself into that will keep him preoccupied, he'll be around. As I said, we shall see. It just seems to me, Punk, even as candid as he is, has to pretend a lot as a WWE employee. Being in a more relaxed environment may be the cure for his ailments. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2013 14:05:09 GMT -5
Nothing the Undertaker does will beat that Orton feud from 2005. Everything he's been involved in since has been so goddamn average. His feuds with Michaels highly beg to differ. Undertaker has stolen the show at Wrestlemania the last 4-6 years. I don't see this year being any different. |
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Post by ~ Cymru ~ on Mar 28, 2013 14:28:12 GMT -5
I think when Triple H takes over, then Punk will be given more freedom as Trips is high on the old school type of wrestling, he's already shown his feelings on promos and wants to give the guys more freedom on what they say just giving them bullet points to hit during the promos.
I honestly think we'll see the second coming of the Vince vs Austin feud, but Punk vs Paul Levesque
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Post by Ultimate Figure Collector on Mar 28, 2013 15:36:20 GMT -5
Nothing the Undertaker does will beat that Orton feud from 2005. Everything he's been involved in since has been so goddamn average. Typical Orton mark response right there. The match with Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 25 was one of the best in WrestleMania history. The build for the WrestleMania 26 match was some of the best build up I've ever seen and the match while not as good as WrestleMania 25 was still great. The Triple H match at WrestleMania 27 I'll give you but the Orton match wasn't really much better. The match at WrestleMania 28 with Triple H was one of the best stories ever told in a match. |
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Post by Mike Giggs' Munchies on Mar 29, 2013 16:59:21 GMT -5
Meh, he wouldn't say no if they gave him Rock's contract right now 10 years down the line. 10 years down the line, which would mean he would've been working just for the WWE for 15+ years, not to mention his indy work. That would probably take a serious toll on his body, and more than him wanting a lighter schedule, he would need it, don't you think? No, as he's said he'll retire in the next few years. So he'll have 7+ years of rest, and he'd still jump at an identical contract to Rock's. |
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Post by Arthur Speaks on Mar 30, 2013 19:04:40 GMT -5
Punk isn't the kind of person that cares a lot about things IMO.
I'm worried that he WILL fall off the face of the Earth when he hangs up his boots.
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