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I sincerely hope CM Punk leaves AEW soon (lemmy.ml)

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I have not enjoyed wrestling since he’s been back. All In was the first PPV I didn’t but since AEW started because I am just so unexcited for the show knowing there’s such toxins shit going on. I know I might be in the minority here because people seem to like CM Punk for whatever reason, but he makes omen of my favorite things so much less enjoyable. I only watch stuff when I hear that a specific match was really good now

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I definitely agree that if this is all shoot then Punk needs to go. And Tony needs to learn and grow from the whole situation. Big time lol.

But I don’t think we’d be talking about any of those spots as much as we’re talking about this Punk drama. They were all great but there’s no way they would generate this much attention in the media. This kind of drama sells.
It’s all hypothetical, but if this Punk stuff doesn’t happen then the media/social media is probably talking about something else. Maybe more coverage of Funk’s death, Wyatt’s death, RAW/NXT, or WWE’s up-coming PPV instead of AEW’s. Who knows? All we know is that right now, in our version of the multiverse, everything is about Punk and AEW.

The news cycle moves fast these days. That this Punk story is still talk-of-the-industry could be seen as a net positive in AEW’s eyes. They are in the entertainment business, where the saying: There’s no such thing as bad PR is absolutely true.

And I’m not arguing against this whole thing being a headache. We’re definitely on the same page there lol. I’m just pointing out why AEW might be okay with it: because—good or bad— it keeps their name in the news.