Loki Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 (edited) Does Punk have value?  Yes - ticket sales, merchandise he does still seem to move numbers. Does WWE need Punk?  Absolutely no - they are now part of a much larger and more publicly visible corporation that wants as little drama as possible, they have great ratings and are making money hand over fist. Nobody in the WWE locker room wants to work with him, why introduce the aggravation that Punk always causes in locker rooms, the public embarrassment of his meltdowns, the negative blowback when you eventually have to fire him, just for more t-shirt sales? Anyway, sounds like they passed so unless Pip fancies a run in Impact or Japan, he's retired again.  Perhaps Bellator could squeeze a few dollars out of getting him beaten up again?  Edited October 12, 2023 by Loki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted October 12, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted October 12, 2023 8 minutes ago, Loki said: Does Punk have value? Â Yes - ticket sales, merchandise he does still seem to move numbers. I don't think they care anywhere near about that as they used to. They run fewer live events now than ever before (discounting PandeMania era) so its basically TV tapings and PLEs where "the show"/"the brand" is the draw. It's a content factory. If they gave a toss about individuals being a drawing card in old school thinking, they'd never have unified the two world titles and given the sole title to a bloke that never clocks in for the best part of a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 14 minutes ago, Loki said: Does Punk have value?  Yes -   15 minutes ago, Loki said:  Does WWE need Punk?  Absolutely no -  CM GARTH! CM GARTH! CM GARTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted October 12, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted October 12, 2023 30 minutes ago, SuperBacon said: Â CM GARTH! CM GARTH! CM GARTH! Phil Crooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 4 hours ago, Loki said: Nobody in the WWE locker room wants to work with him, why introduce the aggravation that Punk always causes in locker rooms, the public embarrassment of his meltdowns, the negative blowback when you eventually have to fire him, just for more t-shirt sales? Not to sound like a dick, but how do you know that? Granted, there have been a few who have voiced their displeasure, but to say nobody wants to work with him? He's a big name, he'll attract attention. I would wager that there's talent in WWE who would love that spotlight and the prominence of a series of matches with him. And again, I think we're blowing his antics way out of proportion. He was in WWE for almost ten years and while there was some grumbling and he tends to get all hysterical about certain things, they positioned him in prominent feuds and even put the belt on him. He was clearly unhappy at AEW, but as much as I love watching their product, it's not exactly the best-run company in the world, is it? Not to excuse Punk, but I said ages ago that he'd be much better suited to the corporate structure in WWE where no one is going to "go into business for themselves" in front of a camera and cause him offence. Nah, if they bring him in I'm fairly sure there'll be talent who'd love the opportunity to work with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 1 hour ago, David said: Not to sound like a dick, You David? Â Never. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 11 minutes ago, Loki said: You David?  Never.   My points stand though, don't they? Plenty of talent will be wanting to work with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members seph Posted October 12, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted October 12, 2023 6 hours ago, Carbomb said: Phil Crooks "What was that empty-headed idiot Erik ten Hag doing in public interviews shitting on Jadon Sancho then expecting *him* to say sorry?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Kennedy Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 For the people who think WWE keep deliberately dropping little CM Punk teasers… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) I desperately want Survivor Series to start, moment of quiet as CULT OF PERSONALITY hits and… Theory and Waller walk out. I think if Triple H is half the audience-hating troll that his former father-in-law is, he’ll know what to do. Edited October 17, 2023 by d-d-d-dAz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) 19 minutes ago, d-d-d-dAz said: I desperately want Survivor Series to start, moment of quiet as CULT OF PERSONALITY hits and… Theory and Waller walk out. I think if Triple H is half the audience-hating troll that his former father-in-law is, he’ll know what to do. Hell no. Don't be wasting it on those two. There's only one man good enough to do it.. again. In all seriousness though.. No. WWE are actually in a decent position with the fans at the moment. They don't need to do shit like that right now and I hope they don't. Makes me laugh Brock Lesnar Guy was there. He only had to wait however many years for it to be real. Edited October 17, 2023 by DavidB6937 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted October 17, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted October 17, 2023 it will be very, very funny if he comes in and The Rock main events Wrestlemania over him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted October 17, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted October 17, 2023 We still don't have clarification who has the rights to Cult of Personality at the moment. I still want Tony Khan to give it to Jack Perry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 9 minutes ago, BomberPat said: it will be very, very funny if he comes in and The Rock main events Wrestlemania over him. Even funnier if they book him in a falls count anywhere match and have him fighting in guerilla. I’m all for a CM Punk troll run. Let’s go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 9 minutes ago, d-d-d-dAz said: Even funnier if they book him in a falls count anywhere match and have him fighting in guerilla. I’m all for a CM Punk troll run. Let’s go. Some TV's are knocked onto some random geek who's back there and a comical amount of white powder falls out of his pockets.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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