What advantage did faking an injury give him for his cash in?

surprise

got sami, la knight, et al. off his dick for 3 mins so he can cash in

>>18437996 (OP)
Stopped people like Roman or LA Knight being prepared enough to try stop him plus gave him an element of surprise over Punk in kayfabe

>>18438007
Why have a grand entrance? Why not come from the stands and give the case

>>18438010
>>18438019
This is a great kayfabe reason. Real reason though is that he actually tweaked his knee but it wasn't nearly as bad as initially thought

>>18437996 (OP)
Mind games. Punk thought he was safe until he saw Seff drop the crutches.

>>18438024
no. that spot was a work too.
he had a minor knee injury before the la knight match. he just needed a few weeks to rest.

>>18438023
Stop asking questions and just enjoy the show.

Why didn't Punk just run away like he did when Berto cashed on him?

>>18438023
he had to go out in crutches or else la knight woul've stopped the cash in

Well you see, despite having Bron and Bronson there to back him up and protect him from others and despite him having Heyman to keep watch and run distractions, Seth needed to fake this. By faking it, Punk had a long match and was tired by the end of it so the cash in was easy, if Seth wasn't "hurt" Punk would wrestle a long match and be tired by the end of it so the cash in would be easy. There is literally no way Seth could cash in unless he faked this injury.

>>18438035
unironically this

>>18438023
Got Punk off guard. Fucked with him mentally.

>Music hits
>Punk internally panics for a second
>Sees Seth injured and limping
>He lets his guard go down and is relieved, begins to lose that adrenaline much like one would if a wild animal scurried off into the woods instead of going at you
>Seth reveals the hoax and goes straight at Punk
>Punk has to amp back up

>>18437996 (OP)
To put Punk at ease on his fight with Guntha that he could go all out on it without fearing for the cash in, watching his back or thinking what happens after the match.

Then Seff showed up just to seemingly piss on his parade and dish out distant warnings about cashing in whehn he's healed and walks off with the crutches just to make Punk think he could hold on to the belt at least until the next official match.
Punk sighs a relief and the trap is sprung

>>18438041
Too old, slow and skinnyfat to run

>>18438062
With how long Rollins was milking it on stage and jogging to the ramp Punk had a good 3 minutes to just roll out the ring, hop the barricade and dash out the arena.

it got him out of having a match at summerslam so he's fresh

>>18438088
>it got him out of having a match at summerslam
So they just let him say "I'm hurt" and sit out of the company's second biggest event of the year without any x-rays or MRI scans or anything?

>>18438092
Personal doc on the payroll lied to corporate. Do you need everything spelled out for you?

>>18438092
He's Seth "Freakin" Rollins. He has his own doctors.

>>18438092
Paul Heyman can do whatever he wants in kayfabe

>>18438096
>>18438097
Fair enough. Or better yet, Paul Heyman provided the doctor

>>18438107
Also see
>>18438105

In kayfabe Paul Heyman has so much weight and pull he can make things happen. It's why so many wrestlers want him as their manager and while Heyman goes from guy to guy so easily. He's always in demand and puts his stake down with the hot hand.

>>18438121
>Paul Heyman has so much weight
He sure does! LMFAO!!

>>18438121
>Paul Heyman has so much weight
not as much iyo lololol

>>18438145
yum

>>18438145
>>18438156
We need to feed Iyo even MORE

>Punk last year was injured and kept fucking with Drew
>Seth gets injured and Punk thinks "actually, all will be fine"

>>18437996 (OP)
WHY did he not just immediately roll out of the ring for the countout loss/title retention???! What the fuck sense did that make

>>18438197
Wrestling doesn't make sense if you look at it under a microscope.

>>18438206
I saw it on my tv I don’t even own a microscope not even a magnifying glass!! Poorly executed, poorly scripted. I thought this shot was real

>>18438023
Edrones have to have a sing-a-shlong time or they experience fatigue from hooves clopping.

>>18438023
Especially ironic when you consider how ambrose used this exact trick to beat him

>>18438197
Why doesn't someone just bring a gun to a no DQ match?

>>18438197
Why do they not hit each other for real instead of pretending to fight if they really want the belt so badly?

>>18438254
What does that even mean? That entire first day sucked but my lord was it better than the slop you peddle.

>>18438276
Cena. Tonight. The heel turn gets completed. And yes that’s the most classic example of “huh?” booking

>>18438276
Murder should still against the rules. Which is a problem AEW matches are starting to run into. They keep asking dumb questions like "Well if It's no DQ why don't I just put thumbtacks in your briefs and kick you in the balls or hang you from a ladder with a chain? OH, or better yet, in a regular match, why don't I just drop you on your head and break your neck when I have you in a suplex position instead of safely dropping you flat on your back??" You have to stop pushing it somewhere. There needs to be this sort of agreed upon line between the audience and the performers to get the illusion of pro-wrestling to work.

>>18438023
>win title
>know that a cash in is possible
Do you try to?
>leave through the crowd immediately
>hire some heels to watch your back
>immediately go for a DQ

>>18438297
Each promotion is its own universe. Different rules of physics and pain apply. Modern WWE would look just as crazy as you think AEW is to someone watching a promotion from 40 years ago.

>>18438318
Best kayfabe way to explain it away is that every contract (not for a match but actual wrestler contract) has some rule about ruining the integrity of the festivities by running away or getting intentionally DQ'd. By doing those things you can face heavy fines and suspensions or even get stripped of the title

>>18438332
I'm guessing eventually there will be a storyline similar to the punk/mjf spot where one guy leaves before of a cash in and it gets given to a heel by default.

>>18438321
>Each promotion is its own universe.
Then they should stop talking about each other every five minutes

>>18438354
There have been times in the past where a wrestler is given the title

>>18438035
KEK
Epiggies are forbidden to ask questions
Just nod and accept whatever god-emperor triple nose dishes out

>>18437996 (OP)
He's an attention seeking dick. Also in keyfabe.