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Ol Dirty Dastard 09-03-2023 09:12 AM
Punk reminds me a lot of Don Draper without the alcohol. If you've seen Mad Men and watched Don's triumphs and downfalls I feel like you'd get where I'm coming from. He also sort of looks like Jon Hamm.

Mr. Nerfect 09-03-2023 09:13 AM
I see the Jon Hamm thing, but I’m not familiar with the character’s specifics.

Ben Rodrigues 09-03-2023 09:13 AM
When do we find out who was on the disciplinary committee? Got to have the head of talent relations Christopher Daniels no? Maybe veteran Chris Jericho? Michael Nakazawa? Best referee in the world Aubrey Edwards? Brandon Cutler?

Mr. Nerfect 09-03-2023 09:14 AM
I think Punk is just too wrestling for them. He wants to make it better and sees it as a craft, they want to do whatever they do it and it be called good enough.

GD 09-03-2023 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Evil Vito (Post 5628098)
AEW handed Punk everything on a silver platter in the last run. Basically his own show where from all indications he had the authority to ban people from and mold to his own creative vision. And he couldn’t make it 3 months without throwing it away.

Whether or not you think Jack Perry deliberately goaded him on by making a comment during a pre-show match, Punk could’ve just shut the fuck up and ignored what was, at worst, petty bullshit and continued coasting his way to a very well-paid retirement run.

You don’t have to like AEW or Tony Khan but anyone taking the sympathy route for Punk to try to justify the hatred more is hilarious. Punk deserves no sympathy here. This was complete and total self-immolation.
Punk was a troubled child who never grew out of his rebellious phase. In part due to the validation he received for his unprofessional and unhinged behavior over the years. I remember watching his "Best in the World" documentary and cringing so often. He's only grown bitter and insecure with age. It's just sad at this point.

Mr. Nerfect 09-03-2023 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Ben Rodrigues (Post 5628105)
When do we find out who was on the disciplinary committee? Got to have the head of talent relations Christopher Daniels no? Maybe veteran Chris Jericho? Michael Nakazawa? Best referee in the world Aubrey Edwards? Brandon Cutler?
Last time they launched an investigation they didn’t even interview the civilian witness in the room. Saying there’s an investigation is just a way to hide responsibility for what they want to do.

Ol Dirty Dastard 09-03-2023 09:16 AM
Plus, Don and Punk come from similarly broken homes. Hopefully, Punk gets another chance to create magic.

Mr. Nerfect 09-03-2023 09:18 AM
I’m pretty sure he’ll be able to get a job basically anywhere he wants. If he doesn’t end up back in WWE, I think it’ll be because he’s either done with wrestling or wants to pick his spots elsewhere.

Mr. Nerfect 09-03-2023 09:18 AM
Can’t wait for the CM Punk book.

GD 09-03-2023 09:19 AM
I think it's time for Punk to give MMA another shot. Maybe work his way up to the UFC this time around.

GD 09-03-2023 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Nerfect (Post 5628110)
I’m pretty sure he’ll be able to get a job basically anywhere he wants. If he doesn’t end up back in WWE, I think it’ll be because he’s either done with wrestling or wants to pick his spots elsewhere.
It's safe to suggest that nobody at WWE HQ is salivating to have Punk back :roll:

GD 09-03-2023 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by GD (Post 5628112)
I think it's time for Punk to give MMA another shot. Maybe work his way up to the UFC this time around.
A PPV boxing match with Jake Paul sounds lovely.

McLegend 09-03-2023 09:22 AM
I don’t want to watch the TK “promo”, because I feel like it’s going to be really awkward as make me uncomfortable.

I’m also like “man can’t AEW just get their shit together, and turn this into a positive. Pro wrestling is built on stuff like this.”

Then Destor makes this post


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Originally Posted by Destor (Post 5628010)
As an employer if everytime you schedule a guy to work a fight breaks out you fire him. It not rocket science.
Yeah that’s a good point. I got no comeback for that one.

Ben Rodrigues 09-03-2023 09:34 AM
Hmm... not exactly.

Had an issue at work a little bit ago where a group of staff members were deliberating excluding/bullying one of their peers. Eventually this lead to a rather heated confrontation on the floor with the staff member who had been allegedly bullied flipping out and causing a commotion on the floor.

The investigation showed that the group would often make fun of the staff member's weight, would move/hide their belongings, had a chat on work computers that said obscene things about him and deliberately made his life difficult. Ultimately, two were terminated and the others received final warnings.

#1-norm-fan 09-03-2023 09:37 AM
Just gotta say Ben Rodrigues has been killing it in this thread the past couple days.

Ol Dirty Dastard 09-03-2023 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Ben Rodrigues (Post 5628117)
Hmm... not exactly.

Had an issue at work a little bit ago where a group of staff members were deliberating excluding/bullying one of their peers. Eventually this lead to a rather heated confrontation on the floor with the staff member who had been allegedly bullied flipping out and causing a commotion on the floor.

The investigation showed that the group would often make fun of the staff member's weight, would move/hide their belongings, had a chat on work computers that said obscene things about him and deliberately made his life difficult. Ultimately, two were terminated and the others received final warnings.
JFC where do you work and how old are these people? (Be vague about where you work, but what type of business/company is it?)

GD 09-03-2023 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Ben Rodrigues (Post 5628117)
Hmm... not exactly.

Had an issue at work a little bit ago where a group of staff members were deliberating excluding/bullying one of their peers. Eventually this lead to a rather heated confrontation on the floor with the staff member who had been allegedly bullied flipping out and causing a commotion on the floor.

The investigation showed that the group would often make fun of the staff member's weight, would move/hide their belongings, had a chat on work computers that said obscene things about him and deliberately made his life difficult. Ultimately, two were terminated and the others received final warnings.
Holy projection, Batman! :lol:

Ol Dirty Dastard 09-03-2023 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by GD (Post 5628120)
Holy projection, Batman! :lol:
Guy, Ben is being respectful and presenting his side of the argument and offering perspective from his experience. Why say shit like this?

#1-norm-fan 09-03-2023 09:51 AM
This feels like one of those “If it isn’t a work, it should have been pitched as one” scenarios. I know it’s damn near impossible to keep secrets in wrestling but we need shit like this.

GD 09-03-2023 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Ol Dirty Dastard (Post 5628123)
Guy, Ben is being respectful and presenting his side of the argument and offering perspective from his experience. Why say shit like this?
Isn't the false equivalence not apparent?

Ben Rodrigues 09-03-2023 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Ol Dirty Dastard (Post 5628119)
JFC where do you work and how old are these people? (Be vague about where you work, but what type of business/company is it?)
Office environment and the people were mid 20's to mid 30's.

Ben Rodrigues 09-03-2023 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by GD (Post 5628126)
Isn't the false equivalence not apparent?
Nah, this one was more in response to the statement that someone who goes to work and is involved in fights every time should be fired. Sometimes things arent as they appear.

Not necessarily comparing CM Punk/Elite. I'm sure people who have had/heard of similar things playing out in their own professions.

Ol Dirty Dastard 09-03-2023 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Ben Rodrigues (Post 5628127)
Office environment and the people were mid 20's to mid 30's.
Oi vey. Insane.

#1-norm-fan 09-03-2023 10:06 AM
Wrestling is at its best when it doesn’t resemble a normal workplace environment.

Ol Dirty Dastard 09-03-2023 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by #1-norm-fan (Post 5628131)
Wrestling is at its best when it doesn’t resemble a normal workplace environment.
Agreed. It's gotta be a little fuckin wild.

Frank Drebin 09-03-2023 10:19 AM
You can always tell when GD has started going back to therapy.

GD 09-03-2023 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Ben Rodrigues (Post 5628128)
Nah, this one was more in response to the statement that someone who goes to work and is involved in fights every time should be fired. Sometimes things arent as they appear.

Not necessarily comparing CM Punk/Elite. I'm sure people who have had/heard of similar things playing out in their own professions.
That's a fair assessment.

+1

GD 09-03-2023 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Frank Drebin (Post 5628133)
You can always tell when GD has started going back to therapy.
:roll:

Evil Vito 09-03-2023 10:40 AM
I do hope that Collision doesn’t become Dynamite 2 and I say this as someone who enjoys Dynamite a lot more often than not.

Appreciated both shows having their own unique “vibe”, presentation, different in-ring focuses etc.

Frank Drebin 09-03-2023 10:44 AM
I hope Jungle Boy dives through glass just to show how cool he is and cuts himself Goldberg style.

GD 09-03-2023 10:55 AM
Jungle Boy vs the Invisible Man vs Yoshihiko in a three-way "real glass" match.

Ol Dirty Dastard 09-03-2023 11:22 AM
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sports Illustrated reports that sources close to both sides expect a response from CM Punk after the announcement of his firing by AEW yesterday, which holds the potential to be explosive. <a href="https://t.co/zR4FvC5bCz">pic.twitter.com/zR4FvC5bCz</a></p>&mdash; Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestleOps/status/1698339091312529646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 3, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Buckle Up Chuckle-Fucks.

Lock Jaw 09-03-2023 11:25 AM
He's going to bomb the arena?

GD 09-03-2023 11:26 AM
Oh my…

Ol Dirty Dastard 09-03-2023 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 5628141)
He's going to bomb the arena?

I believe a pipe will be involved. Would be sick if in a stunning turn of events, it's a crack pipe and not a pipe bomb. And the explosion results from him free-basing the crack like Richard Pryor.

Lock Jaw 09-03-2023 11:37 AM
He should show up on RAW, throw the AEW "Real World Championship" in the trash and then cut an "aewbad" promo

Lock Jaw 09-03-2023 11:42 AM
Followed by a "fedbad" promo. Then he runs away.

xrodmuc316 09-03-2023 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Bad News Gertner (Post 5628092)
You know the scene in Step Brothers where Brennan and Dale get in a fight and Brennan screams "rape" and says he seriously thought Dale was gonna rape him because he had that look in his eyes.

Tony Khan is Brennan.
Remember the scene when Dale's dad said how Dale thought he was a Dr because his dad is and it is the family business?

Tiny Khan is Dale

Evil Vito 09-03-2023 11:52 AM
Would be funny if AEW doesn't re-fire Ace Steel and he ends up being yet another guy on Punk's shitlist when he refuses to resign out of solidarity.

xrodmuc316 09-03-2023 11:59 AM
I could honestly see Tiny on the PPV at some point being attacked by Punk from the crowd. It can be their version of Austin/McMahon that Tiny will claim is the biggest storyline in wrestling history and put himself over as having been willing to do so for the fans sake.

You don't spend 9 figures of your daddy's money without wanting to book yourself into the game.


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