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Post by ThugSuperstar on Apr 17, 2013 15:36:39 GMT -5
Wow the word is that he won't be back until at least SummerSlam, maybe longer. Triple H, Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker are going to have to probably work every PPV until he's back. If the Wrestlemania buyrate was as bad as they are saying given all those stars AND The Rock who we know is not wrestling again anytime soon. At Wrestlemania you had Rock, Cena, Punk, Taker, Triple H, and Lesnar all on the same PPV and the buyrate is said to have been terrible. Without Punk and Rock for the forseeable future, unless you have Triple H, Undertaker and Lesnar and every PPV, they don't stand a chance to have a decent buyrate. Undertaker most likely isn't going to stick around much longer. I don't think he's booked for any other shows except for RAW and SmackDown next week, and that's only because they've had him booked for the UK tour for months in advance now.
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Post by NameRedacted™ on Apr 17, 2013 15:40:57 GMT -5
I for one thinks he deserves as much time off as he wants. Punk being gone will make weekly TV suck pretty bad but I'm sure he will return in an amazing fashion...
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 17, 2013 15:43:45 GMT -5
Wow the word is that he won't be back until at least SummerSlam, maybe longer. Triple H, Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker are going to have to probably work every PPV until he's back. If the Wrestlemania buyrate was as bad as they are saying given all those stars AND The Rock who we know is not wrestling again anytime soon. At Wrestlemania you had Rock, Cena, Punk, Taker, Triple H, and Lesnar all on the same PPV and the buyrate is said to have been terrible. Without Punk and Rock for the forseeable future, unless you have Triple H, Undertaker and Lesnar and every PPV, they don't stand a chance to have a decent buyrate. Undertaker most likely isn't going to stick around much longer. I don't think he's booked for any other shows except for RAW and SmackDown next week, and that's only because they've had him booked for the UK tour for months in advance now. That is true. Undertaker is not listed on WWE.com as being booked for any shows other than Monday and Tuesday in the UK next week. However, CM Punk is also listed as being booked for every single RAW from now until July 29th....so we can't really go officially by what WWE.com says. Leading up to Wrestlemania, there were shows that Undertaker was on that he was not specifically advertised on WWE.com to be there. So we'll have to wait and see.
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Post by OverTheEdge on Apr 17, 2013 15:49:26 GMT -5
Guess this means "BEST IN THE WORLD" is technically up for grabs over the next few months. Yeah, that's something I'm actually looking forward to with this--seeing who will (hopefully) try and step up their game and breakout like Punk did.
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Post by MrPerfect25 on Apr 17, 2013 15:50:36 GMT -5
Dolph's time to shine!
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Post by el torro on Apr 17, 2013 15:57:17 GMT -5
If he's not at Payback...I will die.
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Post by Biff Slamkovich™ on Apr 17, 2013 15:59:03 GMT -5
Great, now Punk can spend some time with his boo.
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Post by MrPerfect25 on Apr 17, 2013 15:59:49 GMT -5
Collectively they have 752 tattoos
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2013 16:04:55 GMT -5
Maybe with Punk gone for that long that this means the WWE can build some new stars??
Nahhh, who am I kidding.
Bring back Dave Batista, RVD and anyone else from 10 years ago, WWE.
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Post by Scotty on Apr 17, 2013 16:10:28 GMT -5
The guy deserves a break, I'm all for it. Plus it leaves room for a new superstar to shine.... Oh wait nvm
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Post by Phantom on Apr 17, 2013 16:18:46 GMT -5
It sucks but the show will go on. I hope he gets to enjoy his down time and come back better than ever.
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Post by Nathan from Aus on Apr 17, 2013 16:24:19 GMT -5
Doubt the kiddies will give him a big pop when he returns, only us true wrestling fans will care. Get off your ing high horse. So kids aren't true wrestling fans? I guess you weren't a true wrestling fan when you were under the age of 16 then?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2013 16:27:24 GMT -5
^ kids got a point.
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Post by A Flair for the Gold on Apr 17, 2013 16:30:57 GMT -5
Great, now Punk can spend some time with his boo. nice pic of the two. Lita seems alot more good looking than i remember, LOL.
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Post by Link on Apr 17, 2013 16:33:23 GMT -5
Undertaker most likely isn't going to stick around much longer. I don't think he's booked for any other shows except for RAW and SmackDown next week, and that's only because they've had him booked for the UK tour for months in advance now. That is true. Undertaker is not listed on WWE.com as being booked for any shows other than Monday and Tuesday in the UK next week. However, CM Punk is also listed as being booked for every single RAW from now until July 29th....so we can't really go officially by what WWE.com says. Leading up to Wrestlemania, there were shows that Undertaker was on that he was not specifically advertised on WWE.com to be there. So we'll have to wait and see. Good. I got into wrestling in the attitude era and didn't have the freedom to watch every Monday or order ppvs. I've been missing it and their stars for a long time, but I think the bad buy rate is because of all the names you just mentioned. I don't care if I don't see HHH, Taker or The Rock (and I love those guys) I want compelling storylines and a great match. CM Punk is my favorite but let's build up some guys while he is gone. I wish Cena was gone too. Ryback almost got interesting and then he got in trouble today for being funny on Twitter. Fandango might be ruined with WWe shoving crapdown our throats. I think I'm rambling now cause I've gotten off my point. But I think the bottom line is I want to mark out.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2013 16:45:30 GMT -5
And the world will still turn.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2013 16:46:10 GMT -5
Although i'm not happy with this, this is great for Cm Punk. Hes been carrying the WWE since summer of 2011,He's been one of the top stars these past two years;he deserves a break. Trust me when he comes back hes going to be better that ever. I'm gonna miss seeing Punk and his Pipebombs, but i'm glad hes getting a break.
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Post by DMO™ on Apr 17, 2013 16:49:27 GMT -5
This just makes his return mean so much more! I'm ready and excited for another Summer of Punk!
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Post by Franky4Fingers on Apr 17, 2013 16:51:20 GMT -5
he's my favorite so i'll miss him being on tv, but i'd rather have him healthy
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Post by HHH316 on Apr 17, 2013 16:53:19 GMT -5
He's been carrying the company for 2+ years. Give the guy a break. Agreed
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