Reprise wrote:CM Punk is a phenomenal wrestler and gave the company one of their greatest matches and feuds (Revolution 2022). I'd be pleased to see him back. Don't really care what the EVPs or other anti-CM Punk whingebags in AEW, who are just worried about their spots and don't like taking advice, think.
Speaking of AEW, Double or Nothing was a bit of a dud. In their defence, part of the issue was the Las Vegas crowd were fucking dead. What was wrong with them? The 4 Pillars Fatal Four Way was INCREDIBLE though and the Anarchy in the Arena match was also a ton of fun. The Battle Royal was fun too and I love Orange Cassidy. Everything else was a bit meh really. Lots of interference and overbooking. AEW did set the bar really high with their previous PPVs though. The odd not-so-great PPV isn't really a huge deal. WWE have tons of them...
I agree with everything you said about Double or Nothing, though I'd also point out that the Kris Statlander surprise was very cool and a highlight of the show, and it's about time they took the belt off Jade Cargill, who sucks and has ALWAYS SUCKED.
Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair losing their belts are two of the best things to happen to women's wrestling recently as both of their title reigns were stale and boring. I was tired of Bianca's super Cena treatment, her twirling her hair all the time like a stupid kid, and the way she talks like she's a 16 year old girl despite being like 34 years old.
As for Punk, I realize that a lot of wrestlers have...let's just say skeletons in their closet or sordid histories. That's typical of pro wrestling, but the thing that bugs me about Punk is him trashing the entire company, trashing the roster (not just the Elite), and also embarrassing the owner of the company RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIS FACE. Punk showed no respect for any of the people he worked with. I believe it was just a few months ago too that he trashed Moxley and Jericho on social media before deleting the post (typical given what a coward he is). The guy's an asshole. Bringing Punk back just makes Tony look like a guy with no pride, a real beta. Plus, it's known that people in the company don't want Punk back (Britt Baker had some not so nice things to say about him), so Tony doesn't care about his own employees either.
Punk is a ticking time bomb who just likes to create drama. RVD said recently that Punk is a guy who regularly asks himself, "what am I offended by today?" He also told a funny story about Punk once trying to call a meeting of all the wrestlers when he was in WWE, the absurdity of him thinking he's as important as upper management. Jericho and some other former WWE wrestler once joked about Punk calling himself the locker room leader at one time when he was in WWE and how a lot of guys were laughing at him behind his back. Punk has a MASSIVE ego and a false sense of self importance.
AEW's product has been moving in a more positive direction, not surprisingly AFTER Punk left. Him coming back could just cause more problems.
No one needs advice from Punk. At this stage in his life all he knows how to do is create problems and AEW already has guys every bit as talented (if not more so) than Punk. Punk brings nothing to the table that you don't already have in Moxley, Jay White, or MJF. You can probably start taking bets too on how long it'll take before he's injured again. He'll probably stub his toe and take another 6 months off.
Also, his MJF feud is overrated. MJF made that feud (as he does with all of his feuds), because he's better than CM Punk
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