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Detroit_Dogg posted:Kimbo was also a much more competent fighter. If only the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation hadn't failed Kimbo, we could've had Kevn Ferguson vs. Phil Brooks on free TV.
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yesssssss And yeah, I'm really sad we'll never get Kimbo/Punk 
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Once was totally defensible but even tho he's somewhat of a draw a second really looks sketchy imo.
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so they're going to handpick another 0-0 fighter for the old pro wrestler to lose to? alright, I guess.
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Thauros posted:Once was totally defensible but even tho he's somewhat of a draw a second really looks sketchy imo. let him fight Mike Jackson
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-Atom- posted:so they're going to handpick another 0-0 fighter for the old pro wrestler to lose to? alright, I guess. Bring Back Mike Jackson
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Maybe they take up the Green Power Ranger on his challenge this time?
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FullLeatherJacket posted:I should clarify here that my suggestion here isn't that CM Punk will draw 100,000+ PPV buys forever onwards and be the face of MMA, but rather that a guy who ever drew 100,000+ buys is enough to make MMA promoters prick up their ears
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Kimbo would have hit Mr.Punk once and he would have been knocked out of the reservation arena like a super smash character getting hit with the big hammer
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I will watch CM Punk's next fight and I will enjoy it. Win, lose, or botched top rope elbow drop.
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1st AD posted:let him fight Mike Jackson I think they will unironically do this. It has so little hurdles to clear since they are both 0-1 in the UFC and skill-wise have no business being there while having the same record and sharing the same opponent.
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Being an okay draw once because of novelty is probably not going to translate into future drawing power
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I did an independent study and it seems to me like nobody bought the card because of CM Punk, it was all because of Stipe Miocic.
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remusclaw posted:Maybe they take up the Green Power Ranger on his challenge this time? JDF is a lifelong martial artist who's body has not been destroyed by years of pro wrestling he'd definitely have the upper hand.
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Gaz2k21 posted:JDF is a lifelong martial artist who's body has not been destroyed by years of pro wrestling he'd definitely have the upper hand. I didn't realize until now that he actually has MMA experience. I thought he was just a karate guy, but wiki gives him a 4-0 amateur and 1-0 pro fight record, so yeah, you're right, not a good choice.
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Put him on a Fight Night
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Bring back Fred Ettish!
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Kurohashi posted:I think they will unironically do this. It has so little hurdles to clear since they are both 0-1 in the UFC and skill-wise have no business being there while having the same record and sharing the same opponent. Isn't Mike Jackson also literally a photographer they offered a duffel bag full of cash to do a fight
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Luigi Thirty posted:Isn't Mike Jackson also literally a photographer they offered a duffel bag full of cash to do a fight Joe Silva would book this in a heartbeat. Easy money. Punk beats Jackson on a fight pass show. Or loses, thus ends the saga of CM Punk's MMA adventures. But if Punk wins, he can fight another 0-0 can to whoop on or immediately challenge Mickey Gall. Punk gets whooped by Gall again, who goes on to make UFC lots of money. Or they have Punk on a potential 3 fight win streak, good enough for Punk to get murdered by whoever's champ.
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Having now seen the fight I am not sure there is a can for CM Punk to whoop.
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Luigi Thirty posted:Isn't Mike Jackson also literally a photographer they offered a duffel bag full of cash to do a fight He's done kickboxing (maybe just ammy?) in addition to photography/journalism
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People often forget the most hilarious thing about Punk's time in OVW..and an amazing look at how the WWE operates: According to Heyman, he'd get an email weekly from someone..not even someone in talent relations (the people in charge of who's signed/released), but often a secretary or something, going 'we want you to finish Punk up (end his storylines, etc.) and then you release him.' Heyman would go 'how about you fill out his release with a date he's gone, and THEN i'll finish him up', and the whole thing devolved into a circle with Heyman going 'No, YOU do it', and the office going 'No, YOU do it'..and no one ever actually did anything about releasing Punk.
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Luigi Thirty posted:Isn't Mike Jackson also literally a photographer they offered a duffel bag full of cash to do a fight As noted by LobsterMobster, Jackson did have a few kickboxing bouts but no MMA experience. He told a story about when they first called him he thought they wanted him to do photography for the event or something and was stunned when they offered him a fight. He probably got like 10k for it and 15 minutes of fame.
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Martinpale posted:People often forget the most hilarious thing about Punk's time in OVW..and an amazing look at how the WWE operates: According to Heyman, he'd get an email weekly from someone..not even someone in talent relations (the people in charge of who's signed/released), but often a secretary or something, going 'we want you to finish Punk up (end his storylines, etc.) and then you release him.' Heyman would go 'how about you fill out his release with a date he's gone, and THEN i'll finish him up', and the whole thing devolved into a circle with Heyman going 'No, YOU do it', and the office going 'No, YOU do it'..and no one ever actually did anything about releasing Punk. Didn't HBK basically save his job by interrupting a writer circle-jerk of them making fun of him? e: found it quote:Vince McMahon was scheduled to appear on ECW for the first time in the start of a new storyline. He was going to rid ECW of it’s “Original” stars and make the way for a “New Breed.” The meeting quickly turned into another CM Punk bash fest. My role was to run the meeting but dare not speak out of turn on the veteran agents. This was how the previous months meetings had gone but this day was different. It was a new voice in the room that changed everything. “Um, if you don’t like something the kid is doing, why don’t you work with him to fix it...instead of killing him.” That voice belonged to Shawn Michaels IcePhoenix fucked around with this message at 14:19 on Sep 21, 2016 |
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That HBK story reads like one of the made up stories about Albert Einstein. And that child... was Shawn Michaels.
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Burt Buckle posted:That HBK story reads like one of the made up stories about Albert Einstein. And that child... was Shawn Michaels. Normally, I'd say you're right but we're talking about the WWE here.
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BROCK LESBIAN posted:Did he win his second fight yet? He's currently medically suspended and cannot train at all until mid October and isn't allowed to have any contact for another 15 days after. Assuming Brooks got into camp right away following his suspension we won't see him fight until January at the earliest.
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Senerio posted:Please fight Jason David Frank. JDF would probably crush Punk as well even though I'm certain Gall would destroy JDF also. I don't think JDF a would do well under USADA either.
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Hoping for another two year buildup. That was totally worth it.
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coconono posted:Joe Silva would book this in a heartbeat. Easy money. Punk will never fight for a.belt, even if he somehow wins 3 fights in a row
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Say Nothing posted:Bring back Fred Ettish! Reminder that Fred Ettish is 1-1 and has won more fights than CM Punk
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WrasslorMonkey posted:Hoping for another two year buildup. That was totally worth it. Yeah, it was fantastic. Pro wrestling is Dionysian, mixed martial arts is Apollonian and for a brief moment Punk brought them together. And although the MMA people saying he should be cut aren't at all wrong, I would indeed pay to watch him fight Michael Jackson.
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WrasslorMonkey posted:Hoping for another two year buildup. That was totally worth it. Fair one, dude has a point. And another mini series-docu programme.
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I still say put him on a rookie as gently caress season of TUF.
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Optimist with doubt posted:I still say put him on a rookie as gently caress season of TUF. I know the thought process behind this is that obviously it would do pretty big viewership for TUF this late in its production history, but there's way too high a chance it would have absolutely no longterm benefit for the UFC and be a colossal waste of time and resources. There's hardly any guarantee Punk would win even in a tournament of strictly debutantes or 0-1/1-0 fighters, and then you're stuck giving a longterm contract to some inexperienced, unremarkable, unmarketable nobody who could would lose to virtually any welterweight on the roster at this stage in their career. If the UFC decides they want to keep Punk under contract and develop him or milk another fight or two out of him, that is obviously their call, but there's no logical benefit to doing so by investing their time and money into TUF: Scrubs, Team Dober vs. Team Barberena.
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