Sweet Brown Koko

I thought the promo was definitely his “greatest hits” but I give WWE a pass on this. They probably figured people were going to tune in anyway so no need to do anything special. Punk showing up was special enough in the moment. The NEXT Punk showing needs to have some meat on the bones. If you really want to milk it then have Seth go in on Punk next week and ask the questions that we, as fans, want answered. Punk isn’t there but towards the end of RAW we get word that he will show up next week to address what Seth said. Hell, Seth can be so riled up that after his initial promo on Punk he can threaten him and the WWE brass can ban him from being in the ring with Punk for 30 days (For Punk’s wellbeing, of course, and to protect their investment). They can pretty much talk about each other without being in the ring with one another so that when they DO get in the ring face to face it’s a big deal.

I just listened to that Collision speech but I didn’t hear that line. With his paint by the numbers promo last night I am sure that he said it at some point.

The “I’m not here to make friends, I’m here to make money!” line could also be perceived as a shot a Tony Khan, if one wanted to read into it that way. Tony Khan has money but it always comes across like he REALLY wants the wrestlers to be his friends first when they are actually his employees.

That genuinely made me laugh out loud!

What’s to figure out with Rock vs. Roman? The Rock doesn’t expect to WIN, does he? I could see a defiant Rock ultimately getting beaten/destroyed by Roman ala Stone Cold vs. Bret but refusing to acknowledge Roman the way he wants him to. The Rock would have to be somewhat delusional to think that he should win that match.

I don’t mind Copeland coming to AEW but I DO hate wrestler debuts (With music and sometimes pyro) during a heel beatdown. Same with the lights on/off. …..and the people debuting never seem to be in a hurry to help the person getting attacked. I believe Jeff Hardy was dancing when his brother was getting beaten up, if I have that right.

Good for her! A much better fit for what she can do and how she can be portrayed. I would not be surprised to see her leave WWE for Hollywood at some point because I think she has that much potential!

Monday Night Raw and NXT Leaving USA Network, SmackDown Changing Channels https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/monday-night-raw-nxt-leaving-usa-network-smackdown-changing-fox/?utm_source=Comicbook.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=230921_092503_Comicbook.com Daily Newsletter&utm_content=Link

CM Punk Is Not Suing Tony Khan Following Termination https://www.hausofwrestling.com/2023/09/18/cm-punk-is-not-suing-tony-khan-following-termination-exclusive/

CM Punk says he has time on his hands “for the next two months” https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2023/09/16/cm-punk-says-he-has-time-on-his-hands-for-the-next-two-months/

The Rock returns! https://twitter.com/WWEonFOX/status/1702837616482062372?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1702837616482062372|twgr^a8633d11d7c50bd82c54acdf2a877ca480bc8ff8|twcon^s1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcomicbook.com%2Fwwe%2Fnews%2Fthe-rock-makes-shocking-return-to-wwe-smackdown%2F

I never saw the victory lap but here it is if you missed it.

I agree with everything you said except the Bucks part. IMO a HUGE reason that this got as far as it did is because Tony refuses to do anything to The Bucks. I wholeheartedly agree that Punk never should have responded the way he did at all in any of those situations. I also believe that Punk expressed HIS workplace concerns to Tony and felt nothing was being done about it. Again, I don’t condone anything that Punk said/did about those things but Tony is/was being too much of a fanboy. He did the right thing with Punk and Perry but he should strip the Bucks of their EVP titles and suspend them for a week for that lap stunt. It could easily be seen as trolling and ALL of this should just end.

CM Punk and Jack Perry suspension by AEW confirmed by SI, Punk appears unlikely to be part of All Out event in Chicago https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2023/08/29/cm-punk-and-jack-perry-suspension-by-aew-confirmed-by-si-punk-appears-unlikely-to-be-part-of-all-out-event-in-chicago/

Jack Perry likely to receive more blame by management for CM Punk backstage incident, but Punk not blameless https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2023/08/28/exclusive-jack-perry-likely-to-receive-more-blame-by-management-for-cm-punk-backstage-incident-but-punk-not-blameless/#google_vignette

https://www.postwrestling.com/2023/08/26/forever-hardcore-the-story-of-terry-funk/

Just found out this news and I’m floored. I grew up watching Terry Funk in the 80’s mainly through the WWF and NWA in the late 80’s. I learned more about him as an adult as far as his international and territory exploits and was just blown away. The best thing I can say about Terry Funk is that he was believable. Face or heel, I believed everything that man said and knew he was a little off his rocker too. The Empty Arena match from Memphis is my favorite Terry Funk thing and it’s not even the match. It’s his pre-match rant about how Lawler is a coward and how the whole town of Memphis is out to get him. It crazy…..but believable. There’s just enough Southern home cooking to know that things like getting harassed by the police and stuff could happen. Then he starts going in on Lance just for being there and asking if he’s in on it too. Just a tremendous loss. RIP

Sting and Darby Allin attack AR Fox: https://www.postwrestling.com/2023/08/17/sting-darby-allin-take-out-ar-fox-at-wwa4-wrestling-school/

Punk apparently sent Hangman a text apologizing for the promo per F4WOnline radio show. Listening to it now. https://youtu.be/LQrwGtHNO2Q

BJ Whitmer fired: https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2023/06/12/aew-producer-bj-whitmer-fired-after-domestic-violence-arrest/

Very effective heel. Loved his bumping. Gonna go back and watch some of his stuff right now. RIP

My son just got into wrestling and absolutely loves Superstar Billy Graham. Such an influential wrestler and better than I remember in drawing heat. RIP

Just picked this up today. Thanks for the heads up!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alltimewrestling/all-time-wrestling-extreme-edition Here’s a link to a board game expansion that I am supporting. The expansion has RVD, Raven, Sabu, a created wrestler, and an exploding death match that you can play. Hope you guys check it out!