The punk-rock element of his gimmick is what all these little rappers are doing nowadays and how a lot of young people want to be like. Not saying wrestling would be cool or not shytty anymore cuz of him, but the tattoos and attitude and weird name and unorthodox look would have been right on the pulse of pop culture. XXXTENTACION was like the hip-hop embodiment of CM Punk in a way
CM Punk was ahead of his time and would have connected with the mainstream zeitgeist today
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a GOAT for sure
lol at wwe and hhh specifically happily burning money in the name of spite and just fukkin everything up intentionally
lol at wwe and hhh specifically happily burning money in the name of spite and just fukkin everything up intentionally
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He kinda was able to manuever some pop culture pub for himself that summer of the pipe bomb pretty well.
Went from not being on the merch and the opening graphics to GQ interviews in like a week
Went from not being on the merch and the opening graphics to GQ interviews in like a week
Rebirth is the seventh studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne, released February 2, 2010, on Cash Money
Looking back Rebirth was a little bit ahead of its time too except it sounded like autotune Nickelback
So would Brian Pillman.
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You're right about him being ahead of his time, OP. The Punk Rock thing isn't really relevant to the character, though. I mean Living Color did his final theme for the company.
What he was doing - fighting against the baby boomer multi millionaire who's main motivation was greed - happened just before 'Occupy Wall Street'. If they'd been smart enough with their writing - it could have fed off real world events. To me - that's when wrestling is at its best - when it can be paralleled with something in real life.
As far as being ahead of his time - even last night - with R Truth walking Jack Swagger to the ring for his fight,
Punk asked Vince if he could walk Chael Sonnen to the ring back in 2011 and Vince famously hit him with "MMA?! Someone's gonna die in their ring
"
Now - it's OK with the company.
They're currently letting Daniel Bryan run all the way with his version of the same gimmick. He got super lucky with the timing. The company is terrified of losing talent to AEW, so they give the people who they value more leeway and the ratings are so low, they can experiment with characters to see what sticks, knowing that less people are watching
Lowkey - I called beats from Bryan's new character on here three years ago, before his retirement - it's just what we knew of him at the time with the volume turned up.
and again in '17
But yeah - To do the exact character OP is talking about - they need someone younger. And Black.
What he was doing - fighting against the baby boomer multi millionaire who's main motivation was greed - happened just before 'Occupy Wall Street'. If they'd been smart enough with their writing - it could have fed off real world events. To me - that's when wrestling is at its best - when it can be paralleled with something in real life.
As far as being ahead of his time - even last night - with R Truth walking Jack Swagger to the ring for his fight,
Punk asked Vince if he could walk Chael Sonnen to the ring back in 2011 and Vince famously hit him with "MMA?! Someone's gonna die in their ring
"Now - it's OK with the company.
They're currently letting Daniel Bryan run all the way with his version of the same gimmick. He got super lucky with the timing. The company is terrified of losing talent to AEW, so they give the people who they value more leeway and the ratings are so low, they can experiment with characters to see what sticks, knowing that less people are watching
Lowkey - I called beats from Bryan's new character on here three years ago, before his retirement - it's just what we knew of him at the time with the volume turned up.
Bryan could have been a great millennial hipster champ. Spraying the Authority down with wheatgrass smoothies. His Mania entrance would have been him driving into the arena in a Prius. That 'Loser Reduces Their Carbon Footprint' match with Trips would be
and again in '17
But yeah - To do the exact character OP is talking about - they need someone younger. And Black.
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Uh XXX, Lil Peep, Post, 6IX9INE, wifisfuneral, Uzi, etc. are all punk influenced. Their content might be emo but their aesthetic and branding is all punk - the non-conformity and anti-establishment attitudes with the bright ass hair and tats and dark clothing and piercings. And yes, the youth is jacking all of that. The culture is old but it's circling back in 2019.
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PlayerNinety_Nine
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Enzo already did the 'Tekashi69' character, right before he threw his career in the bushes.
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"Emo" or scene culture itself is just a millennial interpretation of punk culture
Perhaps...but its not punk punk. Its bunch of young (mostly) black dudes taking fashion tips. Aint nobody really thinking bout actual punk when they see/hear none of these dudes.