re: Cm punk is back on AEW

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Why didn't they bring him back on the PPV instead of a shown in Friday night that no one watches. Isn't their PPv scheduled for this weekend in Chicago as well?

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I agree, but that pop was still pretty awesome. I hate to suggest the mask mandate in Chicago had something to do with it, but it might have, if AEW just wanted the loudest possible reaction for his introduction.

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I don't watch wrestling regularly, but I enjoy Jim Cornette's show and he despises AEW's product. I gave it a whirl once or twice and it is a really shitty product, but the CM Punk thing is pretty big for the company.

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I listen to Cornette as well, and while I think he comes off as a curmudgeonly dinosaur sometimes, he typically nails AEW criticisms. I'm pretty sure he likes CM Punk's work though, so Cornette's analysis will be interesting if he is booked well.

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Why didn't they bring him back on the PPV instead of a shown in Friday night that no one watches. Isn't their PPv scheduled for this weekend in Chicago as well?

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From what I read they basically announced it to pop a huge number for this new show no one would have probably watched otherwise

Loved wrestling as a kid and got back into it in the late 00 early 2010s, punk was my favorite new guy like many so I set the dvr for last night. Have never watched aew before and haven’t watched wwe at all since the no fans.

Aew looked better than I was expecting appearance wise on the show but to say they’re the old school wrasslin company to wwe sports entertainment bs after punk they had a guy dressed up like a dinosaur in a match and I immediately turned it off

I dropped the network years ago but may take a peak at summerslam tonight since it’s apparently free on peacock now