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| CAGE VS STARKS |
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22 | 18.33% |
| CAGE VS HARDY |
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7 | 5.83% |
| PAGE VS DARBY |
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61 | 50.83% |
| THE MAGICAL GIRL VS THE BAD GIRL |
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11 | 9.17% |
| MOX VS KARL |
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13 | 10.83% |
| SAM VS WHEELER |
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6 | 5.00% |
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I love Punk's work and was a fan of his for years. The Colt stuff really stinks (and it STUNK) and soured me on him a bit, but even taking that out of the equation I don't know that AEW needs him at this point. Would it be fun to hear Cult of Personality or Miseria Cantare at an AEW show? Of course. Would the crowd (probably in Chicago) go nuts? Sure. But then what? I'm not inherently anti-old-guy but AEW has such a deep and great roster that they don't NEED a CM Punk to help them or boost legitimacy or anything. Maybe he can do a couple of matches then do commentary on Rampage. He seemed pretty good at commentary the couple of times he did that in WWE.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:02
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BigBallChunkyTime posted:Not really getting the Punk hate all of a sudden. He got always badded after the colt drama and ufc disaster
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Jul 21, 2021 18:02
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enigmahfc posted:I was not watching wrestling at that time, so I do not care about CM Punk. Should I? I stopped watching wrestling shortly after Punk did his shoot promo on RAW... 2011? That was amazing but after that I barely watched wrestling besides a random video or keeping up with some of the new guys like Dean Ambrose and so. Early 2020 AEW got me hooked up. CM Punk is a draw. Does AEW need him wrestling? Definately not. But he is a ratings booster and can be good for the company. I don't care about him much nowadays but not gonna lie, if he signs, It'll put a smile on my face, same when Paul, Christian and Mark Henry signed. They're all great assets for AEW outside the ring and they are known faces for wrestling fans.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:02
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Do we know what kind of ratings bump he gave WWE Backstage last year when they trotted him out? Just to calibrate expectations
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Jul 21, 2021 18:02
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Ok hear me out... Team Punk Vs Team Taz
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Jul 21, 2021 18:03
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projecthalaxy posted:Do we know what kind of ratings bump he gave WWE Backstage last year when they trotted him out? Just to calibrate expectations not a real comparison
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Jul 21, 2021 18:04
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blunt posted:Ok hear me out... Yes, but also for no reason, both are on commentary for Dark with Excalibur and are just allowed to go wild.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:04
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CM Punk and Excalibur would probably be a good announce desk in a few years if we didn’t already have the option of Excalibur and Taz as the future of the business. I’m not very interested in seeing him wrestle but I’m also not vehemently opposed to it, and it would definitely move the needle with casual fans if not in an “oh boy everyone tunes in to see CM Punk wrestle a MOTY candidate” way then absolutely in a “some guy who very publicly told WWE to gently caress off is doing something in wrestling again, that might be good TV because he could fire some live rounds” way.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:05
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I agree with people on here that I'm not excited for Punk nearly the same way I am for DB, Tony Khan would be insane NOT to sign his rear end.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:05
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BigBallChunkyTime posted:Not really getting the Punk hate all of a sudden. It's not that sudden. It's the result of years of: tao of lmao posted:He got always badded after the colt drama and ufc disaster where he did manage to do a one-two punch of things to make him a punchline to psp.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:06
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I can’t think of anyone who I should like who’s made it harder to like than Punk. I mean I’m sure I could talk music with him for hours.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:06
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I swear to God, you guys are going to make my head explode if we do this "ehhhhhhh but does AEW really neeeeeeed him?" thing every single time somebody becomes available.  THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS YES.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:08
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Quantum of Phallus posted:not a real comparison Sure it is. If the appearance of Diet Austin Aries is this automatic ticket to drawing in all the lapsed fans as people have claimed repeatedly, then surely he got a bump when he appeared last year.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:09
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if his music hits and he comes out ill do the oh shitttttt oh my god face and get up out of my seat if final countdown hits, im going to burn my loving house down either way, im not counting on or even expecting it to happen but yea it would be cool right when it does
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Jul 21, 2021 18:10
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boxcarhobo posted:if final countdown hits, im going to burn my loving house down 
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Jul 21, 2021 18:12
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projecthalaxy posted:Sure it is. If the appearance of Diet Austin Aries is this automatic ticket to drawing in all the lapsed fans as people have claimed repeatedly, then surely he got a bump when he appeared last year. he appeared as a pundit on an aftershow thing that nobody watched anyway and never wrestled . If he appeared on raw or Smackdown it’d be a fair comparison
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Jul 21, 2021 18:12
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It's absolutely true that at this point signing anyone new is taking oxygen away from other parts of the roster and each signing to some extent has to be a judgment call on if what you're getting in return is worth what you're sacrificing, but people like Punk and Bryan are no-brainers.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:12
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The only problem I have with Punk going to AEW is that his time to be a megastar was in the 2010s, and it's not AEW's responsibility to be the company that corrects that. They already have so many guys who could be the biggest stars in the industry, why waste their build time on guys who could have been better had WWE not hosed it up? Having said that, Punk is one of like three names that legit became big stars in wrestling after 2010 so unless John Cena or Batista decide to jump ship I'd say he's the best name they could get, and it'll have the chance to draw a more casual fan eye to the product which is what AEW needs.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:13
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i will be taking up temporary residence in a cardboard box for the duration of all aew shows in the near future, please respect my privacy
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Jul 21, 2021 18:15
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https://twitter.com/ShopAEW/status/1417895478377713674
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Jul 21, 2021 18:15
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NutritiousSnack posted:I agree with people on here that I'm not excited for Punk nearly the same way I am for DB, Tony Khan would be insane NOT to sign his rear end. I agree and also feel like they're two very different signings. DBry is a "there's a bunch of dream matches we can have" guy. Punk, you're bringing in as a personality. It's also funny to go back and read the pipebomb promo now because it's still stuff people are saying ten years later: quote:I’ve grabbed so many of Vincent K. McMahon’s brass rings that it’s finally dawned on me that they're just that, they’re completely imaginary. quote:The reason I’m leaving is you people. Because after I’m gone, you’re still going to pour money into this company. I’m just a spoke on the wheel. The wheel is going to keep turning and I understand that. Vince McMahon is going to make money despite himself. He’s a millionaire who should be a billionaire. You know why he’s not a billionaire? Because he surrounds himself with glad-handed, nonsensical, douchebag (censored) yes men, like John Laurinaitis, who’s going to tell him everything he wants to hear, and I’d like to think that maybe this company will be better after Vince McMahon is dead. But the fact is, it’s going to be taken over by his idiotic daughter and his doofus son-in-law and the rest of his stupid family.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:15
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Gonzo McFee posted:The only problem I have with Punk going to AEW is that his time to be a megastar was in the 2010s, and it's not AEW's responsibility to be the company that corrects that. They already have so many guys who could be the biggest stars in the industry, why waste their build time on guys who could have been better had WWE not hosed it up? because the potential is there, the memories are already attached for a lot of people, and big biceps tony loving khan could absolutely capitalize on it
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Jul 21, 2021 18:15
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I am an AEW fan. CM Punk would give AEW more credibility and would almost certainly increase ratings. I want AEW to do even better. So therefore I want CM Punk.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:16
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 MJeff posted:I swear to God, you guys are going to make my head explode if we do this "ehhhhhhh but does AEW really neeeeeeed him?" thing every single time somebody becomes available. Yeah, AEW could use a big name to do big name related business work. But I am going to be sad if the resulting name cuts into my steel drum boy time.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:18
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StarkRavingMad posted:I agree and also feel like they're two very different signings. DBry is a "there's a bunch of dream matches we can have" guy. Punk, you're bringing in as a personality. Well, looks like he was wrong about the doofus son in law getting the company. 
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Jul 21, 2021 18:19
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personally I’m going to follow this cycle: 1) right now outwardly say that I’m not excited to see CM Punk 2) be pretty stoked to see him if he does show up because they’ll do a good job of making it be a cool moment 3) post about how he’s doing a pretty good job after a couple weeks in the company 4) enjoy good AEW programming
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Jul 21, 2021 18:19
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The one weakness AEW has is breaking in with people that aren't wrestling fans or are casual fans or just casually watch Raw (however many still exist). CM Punk can help bring those people in to try the show out and is 100% worth signing cause of it
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Jul 21, 2021 18:19
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I found Tony Khan's to-do list. 1.) Hire CM Punk 2.) Get the licensing of BOTH Cult of Personality and Misera Cantare and his theme is both at the same time 3.) Buy bulk supply of ear plugs for crew 4.) Prep our legal team for future lawsuits from the entire Chicago crowd going deaf when he enters 5.) Set up a plan to lock Punk and Colt in an elevator and work out their differences like a sitcom 6.) CHICAGO DOG 7.) If 5 doesn't work, prevent Colt from transforming Punk into a t-shirt with his powers. 8.) Sign Maki Itoh
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Jul 21, 2021 18:20
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Bard Maddox posted:personally I’m going to follow this cycle: Literally the AEW version of this: 
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Jul 21, 2021 18:20
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I want CM Punk to go to AEW because I think it would both be good for AEW and would also kill some of the myths around him and kill some of the hype. I kind of want him to get in the ring so I can stop hearing about how CM Punk might get back in the ring and we can all move on.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:20
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Bard Maddox posted:personally I’m going to follow this cycle: This does check out, yeah.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:20
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enigmahfc posted:I was not watching wrestling at that time, so I do not care about CM Punk. Should I? Kunabomber posted:Serena Deeb comes out to call Punk a fuckin dork and downs a beer with the DO while 10 does rails
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Jul 21, 2021 18:20
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Gonzo McFee posted:The only problem I have with Punk going to AEW is that his time to be a megastar was in the 2010s, and it's not AEW's responsibility to be the company that corrects that. They already have so many guys who could be the biggest stars in the industry, why waste their build time on guys who could have been better had WWE not hosed it up? I don't think the goal would be to correct what WWE hosed up, it would be to use Punk's drawing power and credibility to help build new talent. That's the one thing AEW has been able to do without making their vets look like total doofuses or making them the sole focus of the company.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:21
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boxcarhobo posted:because the potential is there, the memories are already attached for a lot of people, and big biceps tony loving khan could absolutely capitalize on it Don't get me wrong, I want to see Punk in AEW. But AEW already has an absolutely bloated roster and only two hours of TV time, going up to three.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:22
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For what it's worth, AEW has been really good about their high-profile hires. I don't think any of them (Miro, Mox, Christian, Sting, etc.) have been immediately injected into any title program. They've done starting angles with other talent.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:22
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Gonzo McFee posted:Don't get me wrong, I want to see Punk in AEW. But AEW already has an absolutely bloated roster and only two hours of TV time, going up to three. cm punk king of aew dark, the only place to see cm punk in 2022 just two hours of taz and ex making fun of cm punk while he wrestles
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Jul 21, 2021 18:22
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Evil Badman posted:For what it's worth, AEW has been really good about their high-profile hires. I don't think any of them (Miro, Mox, Christian, Sting, etc.) have been immediately injected into any title program. They've done starting angles with other talent. Brodie was, but those are kind of understandable circumstances.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:23
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"TNT and TBS are excited to announce the AEW Report hosted by CM Punk and Bryan Danielson."
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Gumball Gumption posted:"TNT and TBS are excited to announce the AEW Report hosted by CM Punk and Bryan Danielson." ............... id watch it
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