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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Nov 28, 2023 1:29:42 GMT -5
Here’s a good question: Who’s his first opponent before he makes it to Seth? I'm thinking he doesn't wrestle til the Rumble match
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Post by Emerald Enthusiast on Nov 28, 2023 1:35:01 GMT -5
The title of this thread is apt. I thought that WWE might talk Punk into a special match at Wrestlemania someday and/or the Hall of Fame, but I seriously doubted that we would ever be discussing an actual return to the company.
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Post by ¡Twist Of Lime Green Jello! on Nov 28, 2023 2:01:38 GMT -5
His first promo back was just what it needed to be and that was basking in his return after ten years. Bringing up AEW or backstage drama would be unnecessary.
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Post by Triple S on Nov 28, 2023 3:32:51 GMT -5
I’m more shocked people expected this promo to be some sort of “pipe bomb”. 🤣🤣
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Post by TKO Propagandist on Nov 28, 2023 5:11:13 GMT -5
That is what a superstar is. That is what a needle mover is. And anyone who says otherwise is just a stupid young counterfeit buck that may aswell be living in a jungle.
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Post by dollarbill04 on Nov 28, 2023 5:45:05 GMT -5
Awwww, man. His shirt doesnt have the little SS logo on it, but I'm pretty sure the shirt I ordered is gonna have it.
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Post by bWo on Nov 28, 2023 7:51:50 GMT -5
Sounds like A LOT of the people who wanted Punk to shet on AEW are making excuses for him and pretending like they didn't want him to anyways....... Haha. Yeah okay.
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Post by jjh1292 on Nov 28, 2023 8:37:15 GMT -5
Awwww, man. His shirt doesnt have the little SS logo on it, but I'm pretty sure the shirt I ordered is gonna have it. Yeah I jumped the gun with that. As soon as they went off the air Saturday I bought the T shirt and now this one on the site doesn’t have that little logo at the bottom.
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Nov 28, 2023 8:58:05 GMT -5
Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins were great. They orchestrated the Jey Uso title shot announcement perfectly, and then Drew snapping was top notch.
The CM Punk speech felt very underwhelming to me. It was reminiscent of all the lame “happy to be here, there’s some great competition, this is where I belong” stuff he was doing early on in AEW. I guess I wanted a bit more substance and conflict, maybe setting up a feud, but it just felt very filler, like he didn’t really have anything to say. Early days still, but as I say, to me it was underwhelming for his first big promo back.
Ivar and Bronson had a really good fat boy brawl. Priest’s paranoid sulk was very funny.
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Post by cordless2016 on Nov 28, 2023 9:05:36 GMT -5
Haven’t watched the WWE in years but did watch his promo on YouTube this morning. Kinda a bland promo based on what the WWE was hyping up, but a few notes…
1. Anyone expecting him to shoot on AEW were kidding themselves. Like TK has said, they legally cannot speak about this and NDAs were likely signed. Plus, even if he could speak about it, the WWE wouldn’t give him the ok. Punk is likely on a tight leash and the WWE historically don’t acknowledge other companies in most cases. What happened in AEW doesn’t affect the WWE in any way.
2. Seems like he might be hinting at a heel turn. His “I’m home” comment was corny as hell and hypocritical whether he truly means it or not, but when he said “I’m here for money” at the end, sounded like he’ll swerve fans with a heel run.
3. Promo came off weak to me since we’ve seen this promo a few times over the past two years. His first promo in AEW and his return to AEW promo were both more memorable. Thinking he didn’t have much else to say since he got a lot out in both those fairly-recent promos.
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Post by J-MANN: Tag Team Champion on Nov 28, 2023 9:13:36 GMT -5
We have 8 1/2 weeks until the next PLE, the Royal Rumble. It’s going to be a slow burn. They can’t shoot their entire load in one five minute promo.
It’s going to be fine.
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Post by Irish Wrestling Entertainment on Nov 28, 2023 9:46:32 GMT -5
“Yes Phil. It’s your first time in a WWE segment in almost 10 years. Your return on Saturday was one of, if not the, biggest and most watched return of all time. Go out there and use that excitement to shoot on AEW & Tony Khan” 😂😂😂
The (naive & ludicrous) expectations of certain segments of this fanbase will never cease to make me laugh.
Good promo, well handled.. looks like we’re getting the slow build to a feud with Rollins or a top heel.
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Post by J-MANN: Tag Team Champion on Nov 28, 2023 9:53:54 GMT -5
Rollins came out and called Punk a hypocrite. Punk came out and delivered a promo coming off as a complete hypocrite. They know what they’re doing, give it time to develop.
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Post by Controversial Maverick PUNK on Nov 28, 2023 10:29:54 GMT -5
It's more than obvious that he can't say anything about AEW, same as TK publicly said he legally can't comment on Punk joining WWE. I don't know why people wanted him to trash TK tonight though. Tribalism at its ugliest? Once he settles in he'll give you a better promo, but it'll be about winning gold in WWE, not workplace drama. Punk/Roman is my bet. WWE won't have Phil long so they'll hurry that program up and leave Cody for later since Cody has years left. Punk/Reigns is where the real money is. At thiis point - apart from Dwayne, Punk is the only one who can, and should end Reigns. Let Cody finish his story later. As long as he gets the belt, it doesn't matter who he takes it from.
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Post by jjh1292 on Nov 28, 2023 12:38:23 GMT -5
Haven’t watched the WWE in years but did watch his promo on YouTube this morning. Kinda a bland promo based on what the WWE was hyping up, but a few notes… 1. Anyone expecting him to shoot on AEW were kidding themselves. Like TK has said, they legally cannot speak about this and NDAs were likely signed. Plus, even if he could speak about it, the WWE wouldn’t give him the ok. Punk is likely on a tight leash and the WWE historically don’t acknowledge other companies in most cases. What happened in AEW doesn’t affect the WWE in any way. 2. Seems like he might be hinting at a heel turn. His “I’m home” comment was corny as hell and hypocritical whether he truly means it or not, but when he said “I’m here for money” at the end, sounded like he’ll swerve fans with a heel run. 3. Promo came off weak to me since we’ve seen this promo a few times over the past two years. His first promo in AEW and his return to AEW promo were both more memorable. Thinking he didn’t have much else to say since he got a lot out in both those fairly-recent promos. You know, I thought bits and pieces of that promo were pretty snarky and I thought he was purposely trying to be backhanded when saying people were hugging him and he’s home. I feel like in a few weeks we’ll have heel Punk, which I’m 100% fine with. Let him do a heel run and then finish his career on a high note as a good guy.
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Nov 28, 2023 14:52:55 GMT -5
5.2 million in 2 days, real needle mover.
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Post by AxelSmackdown on Nov 28, 2023 17:36:31 GMT -5
don’t tell me they’re going to have Cody vs Nakamura at Rumble then Cody enters the Rumble too
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Post by hitmancmedge on Nov 28, 2023 17:57:17 GMT -5
don’t tell me they’re going to have Cody vs Nakamura at Rumble then Cody enters the Rumble too I think with nine weeks til the rumble, the whole feud might be on raw. Maybe a first match with a wonky finish and then the first raw of the year with a stipulation?
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Post by Triple S on Nov 28, 2023 18:12:50 GMT -5
Cody better not win the Rumble again. Get creative with how we get to Cody/Roman II.
I can’t tell if we’re gonna get heel Punk as the “hypocrite” character, or if we get the heel Rollins that feels betrayed by the fans… but they’re doing that with Drew already.
Seth/Jay and Drew/Sami next week… already a solid card for RAW.
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Post by cableV on Nov 28, 2023 18:15:17 GMT -5
Awwww, man. His shirt doesnt have the little SS logo on it, but I'm pretty sure the shirt I ordered is gonna have it. Yeah I jumped the gun with that. As soon as they went off the air Saturday I bought the T shirt and now this one on the site doesn’t have that little logo at the bottom. The Punk shirt with the Survivor Series logo was removed from WWEShop yesterday. They may have replaced it with the non-SS logo one knowing it was a bit of misstep?
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