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So at this point we're being led to believe Punk's backstage exchange with Tony Khan was less Bret/Vince and more Nailz/Vince? To "fear for your life" it kind of has to be at least that. #CMPunk

Punk rock. #CMPunk #punk

#CMPunk #TonyKhan

We witnessed it enough at media scrums - at the softest of softball questions, too: absolute horror that someone would question his misogyny, judgement, or authority. When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. These billionaires in their bubbles are the biggest fucking snowflakes, who feel their shit doesn't stink and they deserve to walk on rose petals, with normal rules of life not applying to them.

So many people usually hating billionaires leapt to the defence of Tony Khan, who then beautifully proceeded to remove his mask and show them what it is they're backing here: a ghoul who for months publicly condoned conflictual locker rooms only to go on a show when he's confronted, claim he "feared for his life," and when he got booed by the fans, sat down in a chair like a petulant child. How dare anyone disagree with him, jeer him, or threaten the billionaire boss!

#CMPunk

@MediaActivist

"A sit-down with the relevant members of The Elite, CM Punk, and Tony Khan was scheduled to take place last week, ahead of AEW: All In London, but was called off at the last minute by The Elite’s camp." https://www.hausofwrestling.com/2023/09/02/cm-punk-the-elite-meeting-was-canceled-days-before-aew-all-in-exclusive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cm-punk-the-elite-meeting-was-canceled-days-before-aew-all-in-exclusive #CMPunk #TheElite #TonyKhan #AEW #wrestling #proWrestling

@bebopcello Mine too! Just yesterday! And just in time. For a good cause.

And to think, it all blew up at this point a year ago, when it never should have been permitted to: https://www.patreon.com/posts/87778178?utm_campaign=postshare_creator

Khan as Vince; Page as Shawn; EVPs as the Kliq... CM Punk's career is like Bret Hart's in so many ways that it could almost be the same one in some sort of multiverse alternate timeline. And, as with that, history will slaughter so many of us who followed a corporate management narrative at the time over what was in fact essentially abuse of power and gaslighting. There will be so many embarrassed people denying they had such bad takes at the time that they'll resemble Bryan Alvarez. #CMPunk

CM Punk terminated by AEW https://www.cagesideseats.com/aew/2023/9/2/23856930/aew-cm-punk-terminated-fired-tony-khan-all-in #CMPunk #AEW #proWrestling #wrestling

New U.S. joshi promotion launches with NYC show, anime trailer - Cageside Seats https://www.cagesideseats.com/2023/9/1/23855501/new-us-joshi-promotion-officially-launches-nyc-show-anime-trailer #Sukeban #joshi #joshiWrestling #WomensWrestling #wrestling #proWrestling

Jesse Ventura pays tribute to Terry Funk https://www.cagesideseats.com/2023/8/31/23853470/jesse-ventura-honors-terry-funk #TerryFunk #JesseVentura #wrestling #proWrestling

@hannu_ikonen Thank you very much! Glad you like. Lots more on the way!

And of course, immediate reflections on the incident from a year ago that began the trial by dirtsheet for CM Punk - but with insight many have conveniently missed (and this was recorded without knowing about Hangman chipping Punk's tooth with a chop in their title match): https://www.patreon.com/posts/87778178?utm_campaign=postshare_creator

Re-sharing this, as it covers some of the seduction of individual success that the system relies on - inside and outside of wrestling - that deals a blow to solidarity: https://www.patreon.com/posts/87532395?utm_campaign=postshare_creator

In all seriousness, it's still sad to see the workers fighting against each other rather than together, for better rights, regulations, and conditions. Punk said long ago the MMA fighters and also the wrasslers needed to unionise but there were too many "bootlickers." The original AEW EVPs talked a good game on a union, league, or body of some kind at the company's inception, but got distracted by things like, oh, you know, having EVP contracts, likely.

Punk is probably regretting letting Adam Page get away with doing what he did to start this whole never-ending mess. He knows history, looks up to heroes, but didn't learn enough from them. Times were simpler in the 90s. When Shawn went into business for himself in a promo, making serious public accusations about Bret, Bret just kicked the shit out of him and pulled the hair out of his scalp; Shawn ran to Vince and walked out but it blew over. (Being facetious of course...but only just).

@siege "...whether he wants to or not"! Quoted it on the most recent podcast episode. Child breaks kayfabe!