CM Punk is back, shows up at the end of WWE Backstage

[Wacky D]

why the hell would they not do a surprise CM punk return at a live show???

the pop... the energy... the buzz it would have generated....

there's at least half a dozen big moments the WWE spoiled the last few years by taking a sterile, anti-climatic approach

i dont get it​

because hes not signed as a wrestler.

no point in bringing him back in front of a big crowd if youre just gonna pump-fake it and sit in the studio instead of wrestling.

that chit would be depressing to WWE Universe marks who have no clue whats going on, start thinking about dream matches, and then months later theres still nothing but him on backstage.

i’ve said it a hundred times, none of them want to leave WWE. They either have Stockholm syndrome or just use AEW to bargain for more money. Moxley will be the last to jump ship.

I think cm punk is just a mark.

I kinda peeped that back when him, joe & bryan were the hottest free agents. he gave TNA an ultimatum, saying he'd sign if they gave him a 60 minute iron man match against joe.
then he turns around, signs to the E and goes str8 to OVW or DSW.

The thing is no one in the biz is gonna take Tony Kahn seriously.. he’s a mark playing with daddy’s money. What’s the top complaint workers had in wcw and tna.. “nobody knew who was in charge”.. who’s in charge in aew? Some will say Kahn, some will say Cody, some will say the bucks. Some will say TNT. Nobody wants to go work for some marks. People want Rusev to go to aew but he just said on Twitter he’s happy in WWE. But TSC is telling me he’s miserable lol. Nobody in the biz is drinking the aew koolaid, just neckbeards.

are you talking about?? theres been plenty of WWE wrestlers asking for their release.

as for rusev, what do you expect him to say?
is he supposed to say "f*ck the WWE" while hes still signed and proceed to get buried??

besides, I don't see the grass being greener on the other side for rusev, unless he goes to japan or something.

I love how yall act like aew didnt throw a bag at jericho to wrestle once a week...get the strap first so he can do concerts on the weekend....and work njpw bag n his cruise

He didnt do this for the goodness of the wrestling business

yep

and they wasted their money.

dude is stinking it up, and is in the way.
he's still money on the mic tho. i wouldn't mind seeing him with a secondary title and matches that are halfway shorter than these Nyquil marathons they got him doing.


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[Scholar]

Meltzer so mad Punk didn't go to AEW

 

[DoubleJ13]

Meltzer so mad Punk didn't go to AEW

AEW starting is the most hilarious thing to happen to Meltzer

 

[Da_Eggman]

AEW starting is the most hilarious thing to happen to Meltzer

good point thou imagine if he came back at SS in Chicago the pop would of been insane

 

[DoubleJ13]

good point thou imagine if he came back at SS in Chicago the pop would of been insane

No doubt, but he is also only signed to Fox at the moment & if they don't know if he's going to do a match yet there's no point in putting him in front of a live crowd.

That's also Meltzer & Alvarez trying to change the story so it seems like WWE is just fukking it up because that's what they do. Those 2 have been saying since the idea of Punk doing the show came up that he could sign with Fox & do Backstage while also wrestling elsewhere knowing that shyt ain't happening. Their on their show asking if Punk is going to talk about guys like Sin Cara asking for his release so that when he doesn't they can dump on him for not talking about that kind of stuff

 

[The Amerikkkan Idol]

So morals should be based on money? how about this... and this is my point

don’t judge anyone for their decisions that have no impact on your life

There's a difference between being desperate and being greedy.

Somebody making $30,000 a year is struggling to put food on the table and has to be willing to do damn near anything legal to keep the lights on.

Somebody making $5,000,000 makes more than enough for that and actually does a disservice to everyone else in society by not standing on principal.

It is the highly paid laborers who have the leverage to fight the corporations that weaken the average public.

They can afford to strike for better working conditions and hold corporations accountable in ways that desperate workers can't.

That's why it's imperative for highly paid workers be they NBA/NFL/MLB players or WWE wrestlers or whatever to form unions and use their leverage.

 

[stro]

Austin is never coming back

why do people keep mentioning this

he’s been retired

He has said more than once he COULD still do a match and isn't 100% opposed to it if the money and angle is right. He stays in shape and has been more open to the idea in the past 2-3 years than previous 14. I really think the sudden increase in Austin usage since the Saudi deal is an attempt to hope he'll get the itch again and get him back for a match for one of the Saudi shows. I don't think it's in relation to AEW as I don't think Austin would ever make an appearance for AEW out of respect for Vince/WWE.

That said, the likelihood of an Austin return match is about as close to 0 as it gets in wrestling.

 

[23Barrettcity]

good point thou imagine if he came back at SS in Chicago the pop would of been insane

He’s not wrestling though . Why have the crowd turn on the event

 

[darryl]

He has said more than once he COULD still do a match and isn't 100% opposed to it if the money and angle is right. He stays in shape and has been more open to the idea in the past 2-3 years than previous 14. I really think the sudden increase in Austin usage since the Saudi deal is an attempt to hope he'll get the itch again and get him back for a match for one of the Saudi shows. I don't think it's in relation to AEW as I don't think Austin would ever make an appearance for AEW out of respect for Vince/WWE.

That said, the likelihood of an Austin return match is about as close to 0 as it gets in wrestling.

Ok so what's the point in typing all that if the odds of him returning is 0 lol

 

[R=G]

"This would be like Hogan turning heel on WWF Jakked"
Lol

 

[R=G]

Ryback got me rolling about the rebel..
"As soon as he got the money he wanted, all that stuff he got loud about, he quieted all the way down"

 

[Norrin Radd]

Ryback wylin

 

[Cartier Murphy]

The big guy was the good guy the whole time

 

[R=G]

 

[El Cocodrilo]

idk who's worse, Seth or Punk