[08/20] AEW Rampage: THE FIRST DANCE

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iamyoungrufus said:
To be objective, that’s what this “internet wrestling community” does with WWE as well.

Wrestling is supposed to be two guys who have an issue with each other and they settle it in the ring.

My only problem with Punk is that he cut a promo trying to appeal to the “smarks” breaking the 4th wall on “who he wants to work with”, not fight. Did he say that shyt in UFC? No.

Too much of what AEW is nikkas looking at the camera and winking that it’s a work.

That’s why there’s no wrestling boom. There’s NO suspension of disbelief. It’s either too outrageous and wacky… or too much “inside” bullshyt.

Can someone make me believe two nikkas hate each other and are gonna beat the shyt out of each other on TV? Smh
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Rant it.


Watch aew and rant it.
Crz it.

If not.
What you said has no real merit frfr.


Sit and rant the show.
shyt rant a match any match.

That goes fa all of youse.


Maybe they will latch on to your ideas.
Then try to wink wink at you and try what you ranted about.


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ESPN published a big piece on Punks return yesterday at this show

Secret meetings, negotiations and ice cream bars: The inside story of CM Punk's return to wrestling

Some highlights:

The first time Punk & Tony Khan met

Tony Khan remembers the first time he sat down for a meeting with Punk. It was the day after Christmas in 2018. Khan, also a Chicago native, was home for the holidays. He was one week away from announcing that AEW, his upstart wrestling promotion, would be launching in 2019 with Khan as the president and CEO. Khan is the 38-year-old son of Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham FC owner Shad Khan, and has served at an executive level for both professional sports franchises....While the edges of his stark opposition to a wrestling return had softened slightly over the years, it was clear to Khan after the Dec. 26 meeting that Punk was not ready.

"He wanted to see how this thing went," Khan said.
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Tony Khan on Punk being a member of WWE Backstage being a good thing

"I was not discouraged, actually," he said. "If he was going to go back there, he would have gone back. He didn't. I was actually somewhat encouraged. The fact that he never went back to wrestle there made me believe this was still definitely possible. It was definitely one of my dreams and aspirations."

"That takes a lot out of you," Punk said. "I don't think I was ever coming back while entrenched in [Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation] suits and whatnot. I think once I was free and clear, I think that's when you can begin to heal from all of that. Honestly, it's what eventually happened."
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When Punk & Khan started talking about a return

In spring 2020, Khan and Punk started to talk more, and got closer. Khan had no intention of signing Punk and bringing him back with no fans in attendance, so it allowed for what he described as a "low-pressure friendship."

"Everyone is at home more," Khan said. "People are reconnecting with people they haven't talked to as much, and connecting with friends. I talked to him a lot. He was watching the shows and enjoying them. He liked a lot of the young wrestlers who were becoming breakout stars on AEW Dynamite."

Punk said he wasn't sure if he would have returned sooner if not for the pandemic. He joked in the virtual media scrum after his return that he needed to be wined and dined by AEW.
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Punk on WWE reaching out to him to return

Meanwhile, Punk said WWE had been reaching out to him about a return as well, through intermediaries. Punk said he did listen to overtures, but they never really got off the ground.

"I remember one of the first things I ever said to them was, 'Above all, don't play games,'" Punk said. "And they played games. Some things never change. ... When you enter a conversation with people you have a past with and you know who they are, how seriously can you take it? I know exactly who they are and they just continue to prove it. I'm trying to be as diplomatic as I possibly can."
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When Punk signed the dotted line to join AEW

Punk arrived early at the United Center and got a text from his lawyer while there. He told Punk that he should probably sign his AEW contract before appearing on television, so he did that about 30 minutes before the start of Rampage.
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Also, :dwillhuh: at the randomness of Sign Guy Dudley being in his inner circle
 
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Damn, being in the building for this was insane

As much as I was disappointed not coping one of those limited edition Punk shirts, I couldn’t imagine being in no damn merch line while this guy’s cutting his first promo in a wrestling ring in nearly a decade.

The ice cream bar was fire tho :ehh:
 
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White City Black said:
Damn, being in the building for this was insane

As much as I was disappointed not coping one of those limited edition Punk shirts, I couldn’t imagine being in no damn merch line while this guy’s cutting his first promo in a wrestling ring in nearly a decade.

The ice cream bar was fire tho :ehh:
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I went straight to PW Tees the next morning :pachaha: Went to Sharks on State and got cursed out by some drunk female
 
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