Thread 18745152

>>18745152 (OP)
I will never ever understand why Tony didn’t fire Punk immediately after this.

>>18745152 (OP)
Pretentious faggot

>>18745152 (OP)
There are real grown adults who think this was some kind of epic takedown instead of one of the most pathetic meltdowns in wrestling history

>>18745275
>>18745281
no five hundy?

>>18745281
How was it not an epic takedown? Everything Punk said was right. It was like the pipebomb except actually real.

>>18745281
The elite never recovered, he did his job and I'm thankful for it

>>18745152 (OP)
One of the greatest promos of all time, if only for just how immensely funny it is

>>18745152 (OP)
Why did they put a scary demon filter on his mic?

>>18745318
The pipebomb but actually real is what Cody did.

>>18745152 (OP)
Can I get a link about this?

>>18745152 (OP)
This was the first time I'd been excited by anything in wrestling since Sakuraba and Shibata returned at the G1 finals so long ago I can't even remember when it was (2012?).
Historic shit that will go down in wrestling history/be the basis for some future Dark Side of the Ring episode.

>>18745152 (OP)
You tell me

>>18745152 (OP)
>Fuck fuck fuck, I should have listened to Cody about this guy

>>18745162
Cause Tony is a massive bitch

>>18745162
Because Punk was right

>>18745318
Because they just gave him their world title and he was getting nearly everything he asked for he just couldn't handle people making the logical conclusion on their own that Punk had something to do with Colt not being around, he tried to bully a bunch of nerdy wrestling journalists into entraping themselves and failed miserably with a massive meltdown he thought sounded cooler in his head than it actually was.

>>18745330
The effects it had across wrestling were interesting. Itll be fun to see how history remembers this moment.
I still dont like punk but hey, he changed things or perceptions of things with this rant

>>18745780
>Because they just gave him their world title and he was getting nearly everything he asked for
What kind of mark shit is this? Being world champion doesn't make a toxic work environment rainbows and butterflies. If anything it probably exacerbates it and highlights the issues even more because now you're at the very top of things and your booking can't get better only the place you're at the top of still sucks and is miserable to be around so even a good moment like this still feels hopeless

>>18745780
Okay, so name a more memorable promo in the last 10 years

>>18745330
Could have been the biggest angle in modern wrestling history if they all could just get along and shift it into a worked storyline

>>18745162
Because punk was his most favorite toy >>18745815
I can't but Cody's departing speech is my favorite

>>18745162
Being as charitable as I can, I figured he thought Punk letting off steam would help and he could talk to everyone after. But yeah, he should've at the very least just end the conference and send Punk home. If he hadn't pussyfooted around so much the heat between Punk and the Elite might've cooled off.

>>18745815
>Y'all wanna talk about Bahb Backlin

>>18745812
He was about to enter a program with the hottest heel in the company at the time which would have made huge profits for Phil and the company, which is the only thing he seems to care about, except he also randomly is obsessed with some former friend he supposedly never even thinks about but has prepared an entire rant on post-match while injured. Maybe he was just upset at being a fragile little injury-prone bitch and knew at that moment is AEW run was a colossal failure.
>>18745815
Miz's promo on Daniel Bryan, Talking Smack, an actual wrestling-oriented promo done in kayfabe, not some rich bitch moaning about his coworkers while eating muffins and drinking seltzer water.

>>18745162
>>18745836
I'll never understand why Tony and Page/Bucks/Omega couldn't smell the money to be make here ... unless of course money isn't the motivating thing behind AEW and it's just friends sucking generational wealth from a money mark

>>18745152 (OP)
You're a nerd dude

>>18745862
Punk and Omega saw the money on the table.
This was Hangman and the Bucks.

>>18745862
It's legitimately all Tony's fault. I don't like Punk and think he overracted, but the buck stops with him. He could've squashed the rumors that pissed Punk off and should've addressed the Cabana situation as soon as Punk was signed. It's not like that shit was a secret. I don't like the Cucks either but I also see where they were coming from wanting Punk to stay chill for 6 months before working with him. If Tony just manned the fuck up and told everyone no more dirtsheet bullshit or fighting it might've worked. I mean for fucks sake Bryan had to fuckin fire Punk (which was the right call at that point).

Really the only guy that looks semi-decent coming out of the shitshow is Omega since he apparently just pulled the dog away and hasn't felt the need to take shots at anyone.

>>18745812
>Being world champion doesn't make a toxic work environment rainbows and butterflies. If anything it probably exacerbates it and highlights the issues even more because now you're at the very top of things and your booking can't get better only the place you're at the top of still sucks and is miserable to be around so even a good moment like this still feels hopeless
Seems like a trend in AEW

>>18745898
Bucks did literally nothing wrong confronting the delusional sociopath themselves when it became clear that the boss of the company is a complete puss-over paki bitch.

>>18745162
Cause he was telling the truth you stupid fucking faggot

>>18745898
>also see where they were coming from wanting Punk to stay chill for 6 months before working with him.
So you want the angle to be freezing cold? If they did it immediately, it would feel like an actual shoot and not a work.
It's also only the Bucks thinking this. Omega wanted to work with Punk. Guess who out of those 3 actually draw.

>>18745994
>did nothing wrong
They spread the rumors through Dave to piss him off, didn't even confront Punk alone but with a group and still got their ass kicked by a failed UFC fighter with an injured arm.

>>18746051
Headcanon.

>>18746058
Is it? Is it really just headcanon when real people involved corroborate it and it had real life ramifications?

>>18746063
Afraid so.

One of the funniest moments in wrestling history.

>>18745994
They antagonized him. Punk's a retard too but the Cucks weren't any better. Like I said I get wanting to stay apart from him for a while but they were still bitter about the thing instead of being adults and moving on. Ideally Tony would've been an actual boss and stopped the situation from ever happening
>>18746040
It's not ideal of course, but it would've quickly heat back up if they stayed apart and all acted like adults. But Punk had to throw his dick around on Collison and Perry had to be a retard.

>>18746080
>Punk had to throw his dick around on Collison
The producers had to ask Punk to tell Perry off.
And Perry is the Bucks' buddies so in the end it was the Bucks' fault.

>>18745162
Because he was his biggest draw and he spend 9 months building him up for the championship run?

>>18746170
>get your own show because you can't be trusted to work with other people
>immediately lose half the viewers and end up doing 400k
Nice drawing lmao.

>>18746154
Maybe, maybe Perry was just being a retard on his own, can never really know for sure. Like I said, I think pretty much everyone save Omega is a faggot in the entire situation but it's ultimately Tony's fault.

>>18745820
Dude they put Stokeley hathaway in the first half hour of the dynamite episode that followed this. One of the most ridiculous fuck ups of any booker in wrestling history

>>18745162
He should have cut him off and told him to go back to the lockerroom before he started his massive tirade. How are you the boss and just let this dude air out dirty laundry and shit talk your company while you just sit there and look petrified?

>>18746466
He knew that Punk would have just berated him and told him to shut up and sit down with nothing that he could do (aside from firing Punk which he wasn't going to do).

>>18746477
>He knew that Punk would have just berated him and told him to shut up and sit down
Then I would have told security guards or some other wrestlers to drag him off of the podium.

>>18746550
YOU would have, but we're talking about Tony Khan here

>>18745152 (OP)
You tell me.

>>18745162
>Fire someone after making you relevant for once
Based retard

>>18746466
I remember watching this live and thinking the same thing. Tony just sat there making goofy faces. He could have cut him off at any time but he didn't have the balls. Can you imagine anyone doing this at a WWE press conference with Triple H?

>>18745162
>I will never ever understand why Tony didn’t fire Punk immediately after this.
Do you not understand anything about how pro-wrestling works whatsoever

Everyone who has a single cell in their brain understood right away this is a multi year 100 million dollar angle right away

Punk leaving is straight up the most potential money lost ever

If Tony was better at manipulating people (like how Vince is) he could've actually become real competition but he's just not build like that, Punk sperging out gave him a chance to do deranged amount of attention and money

>>18745861
Yea but I lost respect for the Miz for the talking Smack promo.

>>18745281
He single-handedly killed AEW with this. Ratings fell after and continue to fall to this day.

>>18745152 (OP)
People in this thread has already said similar sentiments, I myself missed all this and am not sure what spurned this or what happened between CM Punk & YB.

What is everyone's opinion on this comment on how it explains this situation and what happened that led to Punk getting fired? I did just finish watching the Interview.

>>18747136
Punk didn't kill AEW. He handed them a golden opportunity to create a white hot angle. Kenny was on board, even Hangma'am was on board, but the Young Cucks refused to work a program with him and Tony was too dickless to force them to. Tony killed AEW.

>>18747072
Why? It was actually great. Even in a shoot Miz is a professional.

>>18745162
Because he agreed with him.
He was sat next to him, nodding throughout the entire thing.

>>18745152 (OP)
kotaku guys do!

I rewatched it recently and Punk only goes mental for a few minutes twice in the span of like 15-20 minutes. Most of the time he's pretty chill and engaging fine. Crazy how much damage those few minutes did though.
>>18747360
AEW was doing fine before Punk came in though? He was the paranoid nutcase in the situation. Tony should have fixed the beef between those guys, but AEW was doing just fine before Punk came in

>>18747621
Sure they were fine but Punk's run was AEW's peak. He exposed how badly the company was run and how childish the Bucks were.

>>18747654
But he was completely innocent and professional during that time right?

>>18747654
Why did that need to be exposed? What right was it of his to expose it? If what he said was true how come no one has come out to corroborate his story in the years since? How is it that Phil Brooks is a perennial victim and everyone else is wrong?

>>18745152 (OP)
still the best promo to come out of AEW

>>18747394
I don't remember it now, but imagine a guy demanding a sense of respect, fast forward a few years and he's still doing mid card shit like Melo don't Miz. I don't think Miz ever got the point or changed/adapted to the current his entire career.