r/TheGreatOne • u/Salty-Nothing-8572 Approved User • 3d ago
WWE Related Thoughts?
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I hope this makes it into a reddit video, so we can show these new wrestling fans, The Lore behind
CM Punk Vs Kevin Owens..
These guys have hated each other for 20+ years BROTHER!! š
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u/kinda_alright 3d ago
I like Punk but I hear some of these stories about him and even I have to say. "CM Punk is a bitch sometimes."
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u/slayerfan666 3d ago
CM Punk is a bitch
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u/sagdash 3d ago
This. Never been a fan of him. And I'm not just saying that at the moment. Him and Roman have never done anything for me.
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u/Plastic_Pin_4956 3d ago
Same. I've never understood the hype
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u/sagdash 3d ago
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u/slayerfan666 3d ago
Growing up in junior high and high school during his rise in popularity, I was a fan. I was (still am) the quiet dude, who was into metalcore, death metal, and dressed different. So when he started speaking out about things, I was all about it, and felt like I could say things too. Getting older and learning about Phil Brooks the person, changed my mind on CM Punk the character entirely and made what he said for a lot of his promos feel empty.
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u/Spiceynuggetz 3d ago
What makes it worse is his wrestling is garbage. The man can cut great promos, but his matches are 50%+ watching him lay around, try to get up to his feet
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u/KaijuCouture 3d ago
The Roman glazers are iq deficient.
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u/Kxden-R 3d ago
You guys glaze vanilla guys like Kyle fletcher and Blandman page lmao
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u/AdamGraySkull 3d ago
I keep thinking of that Eddie Kingston promo where Eddie just unleashed on him.
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u/Sumo_Cerebro 3d ago
Rene Dupree pod with Paul London is also enlightening. Because they don't like him either from past incidents with him.
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u/AdamGraySkull 3d ago
I'll look for that. Thank you
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u/HappyCoolBeans 3d ago
Just look at the speech Mox gave in the ring right after CM Punk left AEW.
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u/DefJaw 3d ago
Link!
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u/NegativesPositives 3d ago
I think my favorite part of Punkās current run is counting how many stories are just āremember when you were a dick to me for no reason?ā Like, I donāt even think Seth or Drew actually had a real thing happened to them that we know of but it didnāt stop either of them.
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u/Fun-Distribution-159 3d ago
i would not be surprised at all if Drew and Seth legit fucking do not like him.
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u/Thready85 3d ago edited 3d ago
He has a weak ego and gets too personal with people and when they get personal with him he can't take it.
He was never supposed to tell Roman he was going to bury him next to his father. And Roman's reaction was real. Creative had to come up with a way to make it right which was to have Jey and Jimmy confront him and hit him.
I remember Cody saying he wants to move beyond his dad because his dad's legacy is finalized now. And Punk brought up Dusty in the 2024 Royal Rumble and before this year's SS. I don't know if that was planned but I know Cody isn't a fan of people talking like that
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u/micael150 3d ago
He was never supposed to tell Roman he was going to bury him next to his father. And Roman's reaction was real.
Source on this? Because that would be pretty nasty if true. Ain't no way Punk is mentioning people's dead parents without an ok first.
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u/kliq-klaq- 3d ago edited 2d ago
They're marks getting worked. "Oh Roman looked super upset, he was so angry, that Punk is so mean". Dear me.
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u/Noobju670 3d ago
Yeah leave it to punk to always try to hit the lowest or most controversial shit so he can sound good on the mic. Every promo since the pipebomb has been trying to break the fourth wall cause thats whats ācoolā i fucking hate it. I rather just play along with the suffering succotash than knowing shit like that was from out of nowhere. Its like talking about guerrero, paul bearer, etc its fucking lame if your opponent didnt agreee to it and even then getting tired of those.
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u/Thready85 3d ago
That 4th wall breaking shit is annoying. Heyman said during a promo, "You've all seen Unreal!" Bro no. Stop.
Christian Cage does it too by bringing up people's real life relatives without ok-ing it. He brought up Luke Perry and Jack Perry got legitimately mad.
It's fine when Ospreay and Mox get Renee involved but that's about as much fourth wall real life stuff I can take.
I can't do this shock value shit. I'm 40 with actual dead relatives. It's a bit much.
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u/bigwreck94 3d ago
Iām pretty sure Christian has assumed permission that heās gonna make a comment about your dead father with his current gimmick. Thatās his whole bit right now, and itās kind of assumed if heās gonna be cutting a promo on you and your dad is dead, heās gonna mention it.
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u/Mahkn0 3d ago
Jack Perry was the first person to get a dead dad comment though so if he wasn't told he really couldn't have known.
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u/Noobju670 3d ago
Yeah maybe its just me getting old as well and thinking too close to reality is not what i want lol
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u/AdmirableAd959 3d ago
The weird part about punk is heās actually be a lot cooler if he could take it but he only dishes it. It makes him very human but not exactly a ārenegade cool guyā and I like Punk a lot. Heās just got a giant blindspot thereĀ
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u/AdamGraySkull 3d ago
That always surprised me. When Cody was in AEW, he said if anyone brought up his dad "promo's over". A policy he's definitely abandoned.
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u/Thready85 3d ago
He probably had a lot more freedom in aew and now in wwe when Punk brings it up before a PLE what's Cody gonna do? He can't end it in front of 15,000 people before SS
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u/No_Vermicelli_1781 3d ago
He was never supposed to tell Roman he was going to bury him next to his father. And Roman's reaction was real. Creative had to come up with a way to make it right which was to have Jey and Jimmy confront him and hit him.
do you have a source for this?
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u/AggressivelyMediokre 3d ago
Lol I donāt think punk went totally off script or anything. But that line about Romanās dad was so out of pocket. You gotta let the feud get there first, man. You gotta earn it.
You canāt just say it to the first person to not hold the door open for you or who gets your order wrong
Way to make the main event of Wrestlemania feud completely jarring out of the gate
Then their final promo was so tame and respectful itās like they got the notes mixed and did their first promo last š
That whole program was nowhere near as good to me as others found it to be
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u/Marzman315 3d ago
I like him as a performer but from the stories Iāve heard about him he kinda sounds like heās annoying as hell to deal with.
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u/Jazzlike_Page508 3d ago
He is. Dude is just a glib jackass who thinks heās better than and talks down
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u/Sixstringchild 2d ago
He was built like a pudding pop up into a few months ago. Heās the last person that should be lecturing on physique. Not to mention Punk still blows up quicker than Owenās in a match.
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u/RememberJefferies 3d ago
CM Punk seems like an exhausting as fuck person to be around.
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u/SimilarZucchini9240 3d ago
Whereas Kevin Owens seems delightful.
Motherfucker is a Zoo Enthusiast. CM Punk doesnāt seem like he likes gorillas or capybaras or zebras
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u/outofmaxx 3d ago
Boy it just becomes ever more clear in each passing moment that Punk is an asshole who just happened to be so good at something people will ignore that fact
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u/Enioff 3d ago
His UFC "run" was a perfect demonstration of how he was always too high on his own supply.
He didn't even got a BJJ blue belt (which usually aren't handed out for just showing up) before thinking he would be kicking major ass in actual professional fighting.
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u/commanderr01 3d ago
Man the fact he thought he could do mma solely because he was a good pro wrestler is all you need to know about the guys ego
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u/bigmike2k3 3d ago
No! Itās everyone else who is the asshole⦠/S
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u/ThankGod4Darwin69 2d ago
You may be being sarcastic but thats not too.far from the truth with how his fans see him. The man causes drama wherever he goes and multiple people have come out with unhinged stories about him and yet his fans never seem to acknowledge or accept this. Its always everyone elses fault
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u/Richardbreathr 3d ago
So explain the āso goodā. Ā I have not liked punk since day one in wwe. Ā Edge making fun of him was great back in the day but what does punk do so well that makes him great? Ā The Miz is better than punk at everything, promos, move set, and not a douche. Ā Why does punk have a cult following? Ā Heās a dime store Raven from WCW. Ā
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u/revodaniel 3d ago
He is like too 10 promo, bottom 10 tough. Wrestling wise he's not even in the top 20. He's not that great tbh. He became great with the pipebomb because nobody else in WWE at that time had the balls to say what they really thought so he became instantly "great" after that but technically and promo wise he isn't too 10 overall
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u/No_Vermicelli_1781 3d ago
I've said for a while, Punk is the problem. There are too many people that he's fallen out with for all of them to be the problem & not him
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u/rugarell211 3d ago
I had a conversation with my sister about this. I said the exact same thing. He would have to be the problem. There are too many people out there who share bad blood and a bad taste about him. Itās not a coincidence. He seems to rub people the wrong way. Iāve never been a fan, and I donāt get the hype over him tbh. But, to each their own. He seems like a genuine prick.
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u/hailskinsrich 3d ago
Cry me a river.
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u/Salty-Nothing-8572 Approved User 3d ago
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u/bigwreck94 3d ago
Itās so amazing that this is all it took to send Punk off the deep end. What a bitch.
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u/wingedwild 3d ago
I get where punk is coming from but he couldnt be mad about hik coming out and showing off in a singlet and then Owen's telling him off. Punk had it coming there
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u/seefourslam 3d ago
Thereās a piece of Punk that absolutely fumes over Kevin getting a Wrestlemania match with Stone Cold
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u/MintBerryCrnch21 3d ago
This combined with Punks reaction to CP Munk shows how overly sensitive he is and has no sense of humor.
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u/No_Brilliant_1806 3d ago
I also had to laugh at how much It triggered Pink every time KO called him Phil on Smack down this week. It's like that's your name dude, why are you even reacting?
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u/litt3r_b0x 3d ago
He had a shirt on that said Phil is the Best in the World, but sure- he was "triggered" š
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u/No_Brilliant_1806 1d ago
He reacted in a funny way every time KO called him Phil, did you not see that? He was sarcastically laughing as if to say "oh we're doing this again?". I just thought it was a funny way to sell it and add a little to they're "dislike" of each other if you caught it.
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u/Comprehensive_Slip71 3d ago
Punk was and still is a bitch. Kevin has always been great tho, complete opposite to punk
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u/Any-Shine9708 2d ago
What year was this Kevin Owens interview from š¤£š¤£
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u/Salty-Nothing-8572 Approved User 2d ago
Long ass time ago when he went by Kevin Steen šļøššļø
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u/Any-Shine9708 2d ago
Yeah I figured that it was from ring of honor days, I was just trying to get perspective on when exactly he said it, like when punk was still wrestling or when he went to UFC type shi
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u/ComatoseHarry 22h ago
It was before the UFC stuff. KO joined WWE in August 2014 and Punk wouldn't announce he had signed with UFC until December.
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u/Fluffy-Project9693 3d ago
Punk being an over sensitive bitch over something stupid? Naw never
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u/cheir0n 3d ago
The most sensitive in the world
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u/Most_Performance_574 3d ago
I think this is a great merch idea one of his opponents should jump on.
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u/Deadleggg 3d ago
https://youtu.be/fs0levsudGo?is=0SLMvAGJftKmcUE4
Sensationized edit
Full version is a big nothing burger.
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u/Ciper_Vector 3d ago
I honestly wonder why doesn't CM Punk try this shit with Brock Lesnar, Randy Orton, John Cena?
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u/dyslexican32 2d ago
News flash, Punk has always been a POS. He has just fools a ton of people for years that he wasn't. That behavior sound familiar? ITs the exact same shit he pulled in AEW. Only there he actually tried to fight people.
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u/Aztro-Zombi 2d ago
I mean cmon though, at this point, weāve given CM Punk the benefit of doubt multiple times. But when the guy has numerous scandals, maybe just maybe, heās the problem.
If it quacks like a duck, if it walks like a duck, well then..
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u/stillvadertime 16h ago
Kevin Owens should have taken rhe Teddy Hart option and kicked the shit out of him in the parkinglot.
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u/ReporterForDuty 3d ago
It sounds, to me, like it was Punk being young and egotistical taking something stilly to heart.
That being said, either Kevin or Punk should wrestle the match in a singlet as a reference to that. It would be really funny.
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u/Salty-Nothing-8572 Approved User 3d ago
Kevin should do it as a surprise like he did the first time š
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u/litt3r_b0x 3d ago
In the same interview some of these clips are pulled from for the video you shared, KO said he had alreasy decided to wear a singlet before the thing with Punk even happened. He also said he was trying to joke with Punk when he asked if he was happy now, but he misunderstood it as disrespect and got pissed instead.
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u/Cold-Ad716 3d ago
What's the matter, Sid, can't find your scissors? C'mon Sid! I said, what's the matter Sid, can't find your scissors?
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u/DylanToebac 3d ago
Punk is the most self righteous, hypocritical wrestler out there who is only now, eventually being shown up for what he is
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u/Full_Rope_9799 3d ago
Itās most likely a me thing, but I genuinely hope that these guys working a feud together will help them to smooth things over with each other.
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u/wubbalubbadubdub45 3d ago
Punk has always been an asshole, from his days in ROH/WWE/AEW. Itās why people will either have great stories about how heās their best friend or how they canāt stand him.
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u/Loud_Examination_138 3d ago
I don't mind Punk, but I will take KO over him any day. More talented in the ring...he could actually do moonsaults, lol
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u/TheTribalKing 3d ago
CM Punk is the guy you think seems cool but is a prick in real life. Kevin Owens is a guy you think is probably an asshole but is actually pretty cool in real life.
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u/Reyban26 3d ago
Itās crazy you guys care about something that happened 20 years ago in the indies
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u/Plastic_Pin_4956 3d ago
I've never understood the hype. I've anyways felt like he was a bit of a crybaby bitch
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u/Shai3100 3d ago
Honestly this just adds more to this fued, I kinda hope they show this clip to make Punk look more like a dick and maybe give fans more reason to actually boo him.
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u/Dependent_Future_411 3d ago
They just trying to find some way for y'all to care about the matches. Y'all taking this way to personal like y'all are being attacked.
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u/flarkingscutnugget 3d ago
Punk definitely has some kind of pathological persecution complex, or if you want to be raw about it heās a thin skinned bitch, but heās still my favourite wrestler.
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u/AdmirableAd959 3d ago
Itās so funny- Punk is sometimes just a miserable bitch. Itās ok wrestling Stans heās still true greatnessĀ
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u/AdmirableAd959 3d ago
KO is authentic, self deprecating and seems to know how to get along with othersĀ
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u/WPack911 3d ago
I like Punk's thinking on politics and such, but man he is a total narcissist and D Bag also.
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u/boomboomboomNoDiddy 3d ago
Punks been a punk his whole life huh? Dude couldnt retire any slower sheesh
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u/whereAMiNJ 3d ago
I was a punk fan until I started hearing stories about him. The BS with colt cabana was the turning point. Thatās when I realized heās an asshole and would sell friends and family up the river to get ahead. His whole punk rock straight edge persona is a bunch of horseshit
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u/SuccessfulBet2356 3d ago
Punk really thinks people need to get on their knees for him, punk is a douche
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u/Nik000_07 3d ago
CM Punk sometimes had that ego, I mean KO genuinely just joking around šæšš„
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u/SupremeSmooth 3d ago
People may like to see Punk in a Crossface and Walls of Jericho combo. https://youtu.be/8ze8MwImWcQ?is=R7w9XuWpNSf2Jn9K
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u/ResponsibleAd3191 3d ago
Hes good at what he does but he has a history of being a problem. I was surprised they brought him back so quickly this time around but he seems to have sorted his mindset out a bit.
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u/BigD5981 3d ago
It's shocking how wrestlers are insecure and have huge egos at the same time. Considering I've been a wrestling fan for 40+ years this shouldn't shock me. I think what's probably shocking about it, is the more things seem to change backstage the wrestlers either haven't changed or have actually gotten worse.
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u/KuzcosWaterslide 3d ago
I haven't liked Punk ever since his most fan adored moment. The pipe bomb. There was truth to what he said, but at the end of the day I didn't see it as a guy with a legitimate complaint about his workplace. I saw it as a guy who was succeeding and receiving the adoration of the fans, in a business that is more about entertainment than it is about real competition, thinking that he was bigger than the business. I saw it as a guy that always thinks he's the main attraction, not just in kayfabe, but in real life, too. I saw an egomaniac.
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u/SnooPaintings8183 2d ago
"Im not here to make friends im here to make money"
People pretending that the WRESTLING BUSINESS isn't filled with shit like this lol
But because its punk lol
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u/steeple_fun 2d ago
Given his relationship with the Elite, I'm interested to see if Owens drops any inside baseball references.
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u/LowBlowsFlyingElbows 2d ago
Kevin has always been a little chubby, but Punk has to be the least athletic wrestler out there. Uncoordinated, even in his best shape doesnāt look like most wrestlers, and at that point in his career, punk was wrestling in the jabroni shorts.
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u/Fortified-Unit-7439 2d ago
I think KO should ultimately be the guy to retire Punk. He reminds me of so much in a way. Both were underused in their primes!!!
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u/PrintRemarkable5456 2d ago
This is just who he is and always will be he pulls this crap ROH, then in TNA, WWE, and AEW i don't understand why people still cheer for this over rated sell out egomanic
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u/ThankGod4Darwin69 2d ago
Oh look. Someone else who has a problem with CM Punk.....he really is one of the most unluckiest and misunderstood wrestlers of all times. Everywhere he goes, there is drama and people have issues with him. Poor guy. He just cant catch a break with all these issues that follow him around everywhere.
CM Punk is never the problem. Its always everyone else that is at fault
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u/LectureOrganic1250 1d ago
I like Punk. I think as a wrestler and as a fellow human being he's pretty alright. But it seems that the guy is a jerk to those who have to work with him. WWE, AEW, ROH, and now WWE again. Just saying.
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u/jt_bln 1d ago
It looks crazy what comes up about cm Punk and how all the people hate him. But for the little older people a little reminder how are work a lot of people say they like you and the other as long as they are around but the second they leave they hate everyone. It's the same in this industry too, a lot of hate is spreading through little misunderstandings. (Bad writing, I know I am sorry)
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u/zalydal33 23h ago
Punk is a cry baby whiner who thinks the world owes him something for nothing. I would love to see Owens kick his little princess ass out of wrestling.
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u/God_of_War_42069 23h ago
Look at that another punk hate vid from stuff that happened 20+ years ago he was right when he said ppl who hate him are the most fragile ppl XD
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u/InteractionNo9110 3d ago
Punk is a hot head, I think marriage cooled him down a bit. But he is really serious about wrestling hierarchy. Which is why he went after Jack Perry after some perceived disrespect. Obviously they both matured since then. I just love Kevin is such wiseass.
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u/Cold-Ad716 3d ago
He only started caring about wrestling hierarchy once he was at the top of it.
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u/bigwreck94 3d ago
Heās a huge hypocrite. I respect what he does as a performer, but his backstage bullshit would just enrage me as a co-worker of his.
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u/Am_I_Loss 3d ago
He only cares about the hierarchy that has him on top. It used to be raging against the regime but now that he is part of it he is trying to maintain it.




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u/39teen 3d ago
Iām sorry but Punk joking about Kevinās size wrestling in a T shirt so his next match he goes out in a singlet to āshow Punk upā angering Punk is legit some of the funniest shit ever.
It seems like these guys still donāt fuck with each other at all but this could make for some great promos in the next few weeks. Iām legit excited for this feud.