CM Punk Megathread

JP Liz V1 · 03-12-2019 5:20pm

Rollins is down for Backstage, hopefully Punk will be on too if so should be interesting

Monokne · 03-12-2019 6:11pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Rollins is down for Backstage, hopefully Punk will be on too if so should be interesting

He's not on this week.

ThePott · 03-12-2019 10:06pm

Has Punk been on it at all since he did the sit down interview?

Agent Coulson · 03-12-2019 11:23pm

ThePott wrote: »

Has Punk been on it at all since he did the sit down interview?

No

Agent Coulson · 04-12-2019 2:35pm

Punk I haven't watched wrestling in 5 years.

On Twitter the new WWE signing said he can't wait to get in the ring opposite the most talented in the business.

Punk's reply Will Ospreay is in NJPW.

Not bad knowledge of who Ospreay is the if he hasn't watched wrestling 5 years.

Monokne · 04-12-2019 4:00pm

I took it as a shot at Seth based on his back and forth with Ospreay and the fact Rollins has been working an angle with Punk, or trying to anyway.

ERG89 · 04-12-2019 4:21pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Punk I haven't watched wrestling in 5 years.

On Twitter the new WWE signing said he can't wait to get in the ring opposite the most talented in the business.

Punk's reply Will Ospreay is in NJPW.

Not bad knowledge of who Ospreay is the if he hasn't watched wrestling 5 years.

I think you'd have to be born yesterday to believe Punk didn't watch any wrestling when he was away from it. He's not going to admit it to avoid sounding like a hypocrite.

Monokne · 04-12-2019 5:28pm

Must disagree there. It's really common to hear guys who left the business and watch very little of it when they're gone. Listen to Bruce, Tony or Eric with Conrad. None of them watched the business when they weren't involved.

I am sure Punk saw SOME wrestling and kept an eye on the industry through twitter but I actually find it more far fetched that he was sitting down to watch Wrestlemania or the G1. I just can't imagine it. Seemed so burned out on wrestling.

LibSuperstar · 04-12-2019 7:30pm

Monokne wrote:

Must disagree there. It's really common to hear guys who left the business and watch very little of it when they're gone. Listen to Bruce, Tony or Eric with Conrad. None of them watched the business when they weren't involved.

I am sure Punk saw SOME wrestling and kept an eye on the industry through twitter but I actually find it more far fetched that he was sitting down to watch Wrestlemania or the G1. I just can't imagine it. Seemed so burned out on wrestling.

Or even other talents who moved on. Just recently Prichard mentioned Rick Martel who went into real estate.

Agent Coulson · 28-01-2021 7:34am

A day late it's 7 years since Punk finished with the WWE.

https://twitter.com/CMPunk/status/1354464842346860547?s=20

Will he return on Sunday?

Chuck Noland · 28-01-2021 8:37am

Anyone else see this thread bumped and start feeling excited?

The White Wolf · 28-01-2021 9:05am

Agent Coulson wrote: »

A day late it's 7 years since Punk finished with the WWE.

https://twitter.com/CMPunk/status/1354464842346860547?s=20

Will he return on Sunday?

More chance of AJ Lee being in the the women's rumble I'd say.

Ridley · 28-01-2021 10:20am

Cult of Personality hits, out walks Rollins.

28-01-2021 11:18am

Ridley wrote: »

Cult of Personality hits, out walks Rollins.

That'd be deadly haha

Lithium93_ · 28-01-2021 2:50pm

Ridley wrote: »

Cult of Personality hits, out walks Rollins.

I'd want this to happen just for a good laugh, but it's been done already...

Furious-Red · 28-01-2021 11:34pm

Lithium93_ wrote: »

I'd want this to happen just for a good laugh, but it's been done already...

Plus you'd need a live crowd to get the best reaction

Ridley · 30-01-2021 11:26am

If they can drown out Heyman with piped in boos for weeks, I'm sure they could manage for Rollins.

*camera flies up Michael Cole's nostril*

Agent Coulson · 31-01-2021 10:40pm

Punk got himself a part in Arrow & Cody's tv show Heels.

savemejebus · 31-01-2021 10:58pm

Lord TSC · 31-01-2021 11:00pm

As a fan of Arrow and a fan of Punk, thats a good pairing :P

Also a handy confirmation he's not going to be in you know what tonight.

Agent Coulson · 30-04-2021 4:30pm

He has basically been crying out trying to get a big money offer off one of the companies over the last 6/8 months.

https://twitter.com/FightfulWrestle/status/1388144127678640131?s=20

beakerjoe · 30-04-2021 4:47pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

He has basically been crying out trying to get a big money offer off one of the companies over the last 6/8 months.

https://twitter.com/FightfulWrestle/status/1388144127678640131?s=20

Any you know he will probably get one if there's not already one on the table.

WWE is in the ****s at the minute product wise, so I can easily see WWE making him an offer to inject their product with a bit of life.

Im under no illusion that Punk's arrival in WWE will change how they use their product. He might be in a good position to gain some form of creative control though.

Id like to see him in AEW, off the leash, just for the promos alone. I would question his ability in-ring after 7 years away, could be be an top attraction in-ring at his age?

CastorTroy · 30-04-2021 4:52pm

But no matter what he comes up with in WWE, Vince is gonna Vince and scrap any idea he doesn't like

martyos121 · 30-04-2021 4:55pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

But no matter what he comes up with in WWE, Vince is gonna Vince and scrap any idea he doesn't like

Which is why I could never see him accepting such a role there. Every one of his ideas being scrapped for something ridiculous, his ego would never let him work there under Vince.

If he goes back to WWE, it’s only as on-screen talent I’d imagine. He could land any job he likes in AEW though.

beakerjoe · 30-04-2021 4:58pm

martyos121 wrote: »

Which is why I could never see him accepting such a role there. Every one of his ideas being scrapped for something ridiculous, his ego would never let him work there under Vince.

If he goes back to WWE, it’s only as on-screen talent I’d imagine. He could land any job he likes in AEW though.

Mickie James was offered an agents job and she told them to stuff it as the agents get nothing but **** from each side and are glorified messengers and do all the dirty work for higher ups.

The White Wolf · 30-04-2021 5:01pm

beakerjoe wrote: »

Any you know he will probably get one if there's not already one on the table.

WWE is in the ****s at the minute product wise, so I can easily see WWE making him an offer to inject their product with a bit of life.

Im under no illusion that Punk's arrival in WWE will change how they use their product. He might be in a good position to gain some form of creative control though.

Id like to see him in AEW, off the leash, just for the promos alone. I would question his ability in-ring after 7 years away, could be be an top attraction in-ring at his age?

I'd like to see Punk in WWE Creative for the lols alone once the inevitable fallout happens. Not a hope Punk could cope with Vince's on a whim bullsh1t.

Punk as a creative mind in a smaller company like ROH or Impact could be the makings of them.

Lithium93_ · 30-04-2021 5:32pm

Punk has recently admitted that a match with Will Ospreay "interests" him, after Ospreay issued the challenge.

https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a36173748/cm-punk-njpw-will-ospreay-iwgp-match/

Agent Coulson · 13-05-2021 3:12pm

This did give me a giggle.

https://twitter.com/CMPunk/status/1392640345842888705?s=20

JP Liz V1 · 26-08-2021 1:05am

https://twitter.com/WrestlingInc/status/1430680523983052805

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Agent Coulson · 27-09-2022 11:29pm

I wonder if Punk becomes a free agent will AJ bring him into WOW in some capacity, and help an unemployed wrestler out.

WOW returned to TV on September 17th without much fanfare from the wrestling media

JP Liz V1 · 24-03-2023 11:52pm

If CM Punk wants to return to AEW, as have been the rumors for months now, he sure has an odd way of showing it.

After seeming to suggest that his toxic issues with The Elite can be worked out, CM Punk took to his Instagram Stories to lash out at Jon Moxley, Chris Jericho, Tony Khan and Dave Meltzer, all of whom are arguably the real-life pillars of AEW.

In a diatribe similar to his rant at the AEW All Out media scrum, Punk claimed Moxley refused to lose to him last fall—which Moxley ultimately did at AEW All Out—while calling Chris Jericho a “liar and a stooge.”

Said Punk in a since-deleted IG Story on Thursday:

“SIGH. I wasn’t cleared to come back to wrestle yet. Then [sic] plan was to wrestle at the ppv. I sat and listened to Moxleys Rocky three idea. I explained how I’d never seen a Rocky movie. I and thought the idea sucked [sic] but if the boss wanted to do it whatever. He said he wouldn’t lose to me.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alfredkonuwa/2023/03/23/cm-punk-calls-chris-jericho-a-liar-buries-aew-creative-in-deleted-instagram-story

Punk has not seen Rocky 😧

Lord TSC · 14-08-2023 8:44pm

Back causing drama…

https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/matt-hardy-christopher-daniels-ryan-nemeth-sent-home-from-past-aew-collision-shows

Dave Meltzer is reporting that Hangman Page is not the only wrestler to have been booked and then asked to leave from recent AEW Collision shows.

Meltzer noted in Sunday's Daily Update that Page had been booked to film a pre-tape interview for Dynamite at the Greensboro (North Carolina) Coliseum this past Saturday but when he arrived, Page was told they would have to do the segment away from the building.

Meltzer addressed the backstage issues in AEW further on Wrestling Observer Radio, stating that similar situations involving Matt Hardy and Christopher Daniels have occurred as well. He also confirmed a report from Fightful Select that Ryan Nemeth has been sent home from shows recently too.

While not explicitly stated by Meltzer, the common denominator is CM Punk who has had his issues with Page and addressed the former AEW World Champion in an off-air promo Saturday that did nothing to quell matters between them as his comments were not part of any angle.

"Everyone believes that it's Punk. I'm sure that Tony (Khan) will say it's not Punk, just like he did before," Meltzer said.

Nemeth and Punk's issues stem from Nemeth tweeting "Literally the softest man alive” following Punk's return promo where he mockingly apologized to fans of The Elite where he said, "I am sorry that the only people softer than you are the wrestlers you like." Nemeth has since deactivated his Twitter account.

"Punk confronts (Nemeth) on June 17th in Chicago his first night back," Meltzer said on WOR. "Something happened. I was told it was all settled, it wasn't a big deal. Obviously, it was not all settled."

"What ends up happening because one's a star and one is not a star is that Ryan Nemeth wasn't booked after that point.

"For whatever reason, (Nemeth) was supposed to come back last night in Greensboro, came in and then was told - however the story goes - all of a sudden, people find out that he's there and then he's told not to go to the building after he was booked. So, he was never at the building, nobody saw him at the building but he was there."

"Matt Hardy was booked on a Saturday, went there, and then was told not to go to the building after he got there. That was not last night, but Matt Hardy was one of them. Christopher Daniels, who had been working with Matt Sydal as a tag team in Ring of Honor, for whatever reason, same thing happened with him. He's not supposed to go on Saturdays and he's frickin' head of talent relations. There may be others, but those are the ones that I know of that have been happening too," Meltzer continued.

Nick Hausman is reporting that Nemeth and Daniels being sent home from Collision were a direct result of conflicts with Punk.

"Notably, Christopher Daniels’ involvement in the post-AEW All Out altercation was specifically portrayed to us as the reason The Fallen Angel is not at Collision," Hausman wrote. "Since Ace Steel, Punk’s good friend, was also involved in the altercation but not allowed to return backstage for Collision, Punk is said to feel the same about Daniels and does not want him backstage either."

As for Nemeth, Punk is said to feel that his "softest man alive" Tweet shows he is willing to unnecessarily cause drama backstage and Punk doesn't want that at Collision tapings.

savemejebus · 14-08-2023 9:10pm

When Punk first returned earlier this summer after his hiatus dating back to the prior year’s All Out media Q&A, Khan stood up backstage in the gorilla position with his headset on and started pumping his fist and chanting “C.M. Punk!” enthusiastically as Punk walked by.

lol

https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2023/08/14/exclusive-punk-staking-out-his-territory-in-collision-details-on-intense-confrontation-with-one-wrestler-over-critical-tweet/

riffmongous · 14-08-2023 9:36pm

"As for Nemeth, Punk is said to feel that his "softest man alive" Tweet shows he is willing to unnecessarily cause drama backstage and Punk doesn't want that at Collision tapings. "

Well you couldn't disagree with that anyway, what on earth was he thinking when he tweeted that? And I would dispute the claim Nemeth isn't being booked anymore when he was never being booked in the first place (1 tv appearance all year I think). On the other hand, that coming from Punk is just so hypocritical that it makes the mind boggle

Man can't AEW go one week without some drama? The last weeks it was the women, now this. Like you have one of the biggest events ever in wrestling coming up and instead there's all this crap about tweets and Punk pursuing some personal vendetta

B.A._Baracus · 15-08-2023 1:02pm

Am starting to question why anyone would be a fan of Punk anymore. All his antics and whining....

The White Wolf · 15-08-2023 1:04pm

I don't think Nemeth helps himself as he has a penchant for talking **** on social media. It's one thing to throw pot shots at the likes of Joey Ryan, and a whole other kettle of fish **** talking one of the biggest stars in the company you work for, a company that could very easily dismiss you and carry on without a second's thought.

That being said, it's getting harder to defend Punk as there was absolutely no need to shoot on Hangman again. It seems to be all kicking off again now and Meltzer is in over drive.

Itssoeasy · 15-08-2023 6:13pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120978679#Comment_120978679

No AEW can’t and somehow they’ve booked ppvs a week apart which is bizarre. It can’t get out of its own way and it’s very annoying as a wrestling fan. Yes punk has been the cause of so much hassle but Tony khan is to blame in general as he is the boss and it’s from him down that set the tone in the company, yet we have seen many instances of backstage bullshit between talent.

I can actually agree with the Christopher Daniels shouldn’t be at TV as fair is fair he was a part of that fight.

Itssoeasy · 15-08-2023 6:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120980843#Comment_120980843

His in ring stuff is why I’m a fan of his or still a fan. Punk has caused hassle but let’s not even try to pretend he alone is the issue.

15-08-2023 9:27pm

Punk is surrounded wall to wall by cretins at AEW.

He was doing Tony a solid keeping Nemeth away from the show.

Nemeth was being a lickarse to the Counterfeit Bucks on Twitter and when Punk confronted him face to face, Nemeth squealed like a hog stuck under a gate.

Harpo Marx and Counterfeit Bucks are raging that CM Punk has taken custody of their baby.

AEW is Punk's show.

Punk is the daddy.

JP Liz V1 · 04-09-2023 8:32pm

Speaking on the ‘Kliq This’ podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash believes CM Punk needs serious mental help:

“Honest to God, I mean, this is in all seriousness, what I take from this whole thing is he needs serious help. He needs mental help. When it becomes destructive, when there's a chance this costs you millions of dollars and you just continue to push and push and push. They have to (let him go). I'll tell you right now man, if I would have broke in and saw some motherfucker doing that ****, I would have said, 'Oh if he can get away with that, well ****, then I'm going to do it.”

“I just think that Tony Khan needs to get somebody there to be the heater. He needs to bring somebody in. Vince wouldn't put up with that ****. It's disrespectful to Tony. To me, Punk is almost a bully at this point because he knows that Tony is not, that's just not in his DNA.”

Agent Coulson · 07-09-2023 2:24pm

The Endeavor take over of WWE will be completed next week.

I wonder what kind of say will they have on a resigning of Punk if it was to happen since they have previously had him under contract as a UFC fighter.

He was an initial draw in his first fight (450k buys) for them even as a guy who wasn't up to fighting at that level.

His second fight 250k buys when everyone realized he couldn't fight.

He didn't have his 3rd contracted fight so is he still under contract to the UFC?

Itssoeasy · 10-09-2023 12:34pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121080754#Comment_121080754

Nobody at all if they have their wits about them should have anything to do with CM Punk. And if they do then they deserve the **** that will eventually come with him being in that company. It’s why I felt Tony khan should’ve fired him after the initial brawl, but didn’t which I don’t get, but I think WWE and triple h in particular won’t have forgotten how he left the last time.

The White Wolf · 10-09-2023 2:24pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121092100#Comment_121092100

I'm guessing he didn't fire him first time around because it was more complicated. EVPs confronted a member of the roster and then it turns into a he said, she said. No clear way to fire Punk without a major lawsuit.

All In was much more straightforward; Tony actually witnessed it and there's cameras all over the shop. I'm sure Tony didn't want to do it but there was no better time to get it dealt with than the opportunity Punk offered up.

I'd be surprised if Punk goes the legal route.

savemejebus · 10-09-2023 2:59pm

To be fair to Punk, if he gets some help for his issues he can be big money for any company. I would not be in any way surprised to see him back in WWE. Why?

He is still a proven draw
For 99% of his WWE run he was a company guy. worked hard, worked hurt, did everything he asked until he physically couldn't. When he walked out he didn't say a word against WWE until they fired him on his wedding day. His biggest slight to HHH was saying that 'with respect' HHH needed to work with him more than he needed to work with HHH when he was leaving. HHH has gotten over worse than that for dollar signs
Up to when certain parties in AEW started leaking Colt Cabana crap to dirtsheets he was a model employee for AEW, drawing numbers and helping the new-ish guys on the roster. If Tony had locked down the situation when it arose then Brawl Out, Brawl In would never have happened and they'd still have a guy who legitimately sells tickets on board. How many pre-press conference horror stories about his behaviour are there that came from from non-elite aligned sources.

The AEW locker room really sounds like a horrible horrible high school environment and Tony is the headmaster that wants to be cool and down with the cool kids. I doubt anyone is scared of being fired by Tony for anything. Cody had the sense to get out, Punk didn't and it broke his already fragile ego. He would probably get on fine in WWE for one reason, the boss isn't 'friends' with everyone. He's the Boss. The 'boys' aren't EVPS or bookers or sh1t like that.

The White Wolf · 10-09-2023 4:35pm

If Punk ends up in WWE, he should be treated like Brock and there won't be any issue; get in, work who are asked to work and then leave.

savemejebus · 12-09-2023 10:12pm

Nick Khan doesn't answer a question about Punk

“Listen, we only have respect for Phil [Brooks, Punk’s real name]. We appreciate his run here. We appreciate what he did and tried to do with the UFC. Not many people can actually get in there and do what he did. So, when we have respect for Phil, we wish him nothing but the best.”

Agent Coulson · 12-09-2023 10:26pm

Nick Khan blowing off Punk by the looks of it.

We wish him nothing but the best.

JP Liz V1 · 18-09-2023 9:59pm

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Agent Coulson · 19-09-2023 12:20pm

Why would CM punk be suing AEW and what would he be suing them for?

ebbsy · 19-09-2023 12:33pm

The question for me is do WWE actually need Punk ? I don't think they do.

It would only be a short term move. Remember when he got fired from the WWE ? On his wedding day.

He is not reliable.

I am not a Nash fan but I agree he does need help.

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