ZitatKonnan, Court Bauer and MSL recently discussed some of WWE's merchandise practices on MLW Radio. MSL noted that WWE would manipulate merchandise so that CM Punk never outsold John Cena. You can listen to the full episode here, below is what he said (transcribed by Reddit user kingbigguy).
When CM Punk was red hot and started to outsell the John Cena merchandise, I know people that work in the company in the merchandise department, I know people that work the arenas and sell the merchandise, and I can tell you exactly what WWE did: as soon as John Cena started getting outsold by CM Punk, they made 3 additional John Cena designs, they refused to make a second CM Punk design and they started undershipping the CM Punk design on purpose. For every CM Punk shirt they would ship to the arena, they would triple John Cena shirts and they would do 3 John Cena designs. So every 10 shirts in the arena, if 9 are Cena, only one is Punk. Punk is going to sell out right away because they didn't send enough and at the end of the night they're going "Oh John Cena quadrupled Punk's merchandise." Of course he did! Because you've purposely created a situation where it would be impossible for CM Punk to outsell John Cena.
We've told the story on the show before, years ago at Wrestlemania when WWE was struggling. It's Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart in the main event going 60 minutes, people are leaving during the main event, you can check the video tape. People are leaving during the main event of Wrestlemania, and Hall and Nash have both told me that Vince said that night that he would rather have a half full arena cheering for the guy that he says to cheer for than a full arena cheering for whoever they want.
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AJ Lee's ex-boyfriend, former TNA and current ROH star Jay Lethal, took a shot at her marriage to CM Punk at this weekend's ROH 13th Anniversary pay-per-view. Before Lethal defended the ROH TV Title against Alberto El Patron, Lethal cut a promo and said he would not take hand-me-downs from Daniel Bryan, Samoa Joe or CM Punk, but that Punk will take his hand-me-downs.
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^ Asshole! Asshole!
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GeorgeCostanza : Wie gut deine Signatur dazu passt
Darum geht's nicht. Unabhängig davon, dass es hier um Punk & AJ geht, kann so etwas nur von einem solchen Typen kommen. Klassische Caveman Mentalität...
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Darum geht's nicht. Unabhängig davon, dass es hier um Punk & AJ geht, kann so etwas nur von einem solchen Typen kommen. Klassische Caveman Mentalität...
Ich meinte nur rein visuell, wie AJ so da hoch schaut Aber du hast schon recht
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GeorgeCostanza : Ärgerst du dich jetzt darüber das ein Wrestler in einem Wrestlingring eine Promo vor Publikum hält in der er einen anderen, ehemaligen, Wrestler "angreift" der die letzten paar Wochen immer wieder Schlagzeilen produziert hat oder ist das einfach nur dein CM Punk boner der ab und zu mal ausschlägt? Muss diese Caveman Mentalität sein...
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CM Punk will be walking UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis to the cage for his title defense against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 185 next weekend. Pettis and Punk train together at Roufusport in Milwaukee.
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Below is video from Steve Austin's appearance on AXS TV's Inside MMA last night. Austin talked about why he likes CM Punk and notes that they aren't best friends but he's excited for Punk's UFC debut and will be cheering for him. Austin also talked about possibly doing MMA when he was younger and more.
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Former WWE Superstar CM Punk was with his Roufusport teammates to walk UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis to the Octagon at UFC 185 on Saturday night. Below are some photos of Punk:
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^ Geholfen hat's leider nicht. Ich habe selten erlebt, dass ein Champ so dermaßen zerstört wird wie Pettis in diesem Fight, absolut chancenlos in jeder Runde. Da war von "Showtime" nichts zu sehen, mal wieder ein Rückschlag für UFC.
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FOXSports.com has an article with more quotes from CM Punk during UFC 185 weekend. Punk says he no longer watches pro wrestling except for a few moments his wife AJ Lee tells him about something he should see. Punk says he hasn't watched WWE since he left in 2014. He was asked about watching WWE programming:
"Nope. She'll tell me when I should watch something, like something she's excited about it, but she never does."
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Sports Illustrated's Extra Mustard blog recently did a Q&A with CM Punk. The full interview can be found at THIS LINK. Below are highlights:
SI: Your head is in a different place. Your body, too, I’m guessing. How banged up do you get wrestling?
CMP: When I stopped wrestling I literally lay in bed for two weeks. In a lot of ways I’m still decompressing for leading that life. I definitely went through a transitional period, probably with some depression mixed in—waking up and not knowing what to do. Normally you're waking up to catch a plane, in a different zone. But yeah, physically, you take a beating.
SI: Do you feel like you're competing in WWE?
CMP: It's definitely a competition. Backstage is so shark-infested and political. It’s almost comical. A lot of people are more interested in the backstage goings-on than what they see on television. A lot of ways it’s more fascinating. It’s a competition for sure.
SI: Do you have a say over storylines?
CMP: Yeah, eventually. But I was one of the few. And even in that, I could make a recommendation but at the end of the day, it’s Vince’s company and his say.
SI: Was there one catalyzing moment: I want to fight MMA?
CMP: I’d say there were a lot of little moments. I'd accomplished pretty much all I wanted. I was getting tired of being on the road, tired of getting beat up. Most of the big reasons had to do with my health. Like getting knee surgery and then being told, ‘You need to be in the ring in three weeks.’ I’m like, ‘That’s great. I can suck it up and be the tough guy. But wouldn’t it be smarter to give me six weeks?’ Stuff like that. Again, it's so cutthroat and political backstage. I always felt like I was fighting. I’d much rather just lock the cage door and really fight it out.
SI: Not a lot of grey area in MMA—
CMP: Exactly. In pro wrestling, it’s fake. People always get offended by that word. ‘No, we like to say it’s pre-determined.’ For whatever reason, people get angry at fake; pre-determined eases the blow? It’s fake. At the end of the day it doesn’t really mean anything. So after a while, it was, ‘Let’s just really fight and see what happens.’ Now I get to.
SI: What made you a good pro wrestler?
CMP: Well, that’s another thing in that phony world. What does it mean to be a good fake wrestler? That’s an identity crisis that I think I struggled with. It doesn't matter if you're the best; someone else picks who they want in the top spot.
SI: But were you particularly adept at the choreography—
CMP: I think I connected with the people. And the people drive the sport. If they don’t like—or they don't care about you and sit on their hands or take a piss or get popcorn when you’re on—that’s when you're no good. But if you can captivate a room, whether it’s 300 or 80,000, that’s when you’re good.
SI: Go back to the politics in WWE. That’s among fighters?
CMP: You wonder, Did you really punch me in the face? You say it was an accident but I know you and I think you're a p----- and I’ve seen you do this to other people. Are you doing this to me? Did you kick me in the ribs as hard as you can? No, no I would never do that! In [MMA] I know the other guy is going to try and kick me in the ribs as hard as he can. No, not maliciously. But I’ve been in the [wrestling] ring with plenty of guys where I’m wondering, Is he is trying hurt me? Is he mad because he is losing? I don’t have to deal with that bulls--- any more. It's a godsend.
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C2E2 2015: DRAX
CM Punk enters Marvel's ring to pen the ongoing adventures of the most destructive Guardian of the Galaxy!
[Blockierte Grafik: http://oi61.tinypic.com/303bvaq.jpg]This Fall, the “Best in the World” takes on the baddest in the galaxy! CM Punk will return to Marvel for DRAX #1! Fresh off his thunderous Marvel debut in February’s THOR ANNUAL #1, the wrestling and mixed martial arts superstar is blasting off into outer space for Drax’s very first ongoing series! Exploring Drax’s time outside the Guardians of the Galaxy, prepare for an ongoing series unlike anything you’ve read before!
“CM Punk has proven that he’s the best in the world in the wrestling ring and now he’s out to prove he’s the best in the Marvel Universe. How could you not want to read this book? I couldn’t be more excited for readers to see what Punk has in store for Drax the Destroyer!” – Jon Moisan, Editor
What does Drax do when he’s not saving the universe alongside the likes of Star-Lord, Gamora, Rocket Raccoon and Groot? DESTROY! Obviously. From inside the intergalactic octagon to the far reaches of outer space, experience the bone-crunching solo adventures of the galaxy’s most fearsome guardian as he makes his way through the Marvel Universe! And demolishes anything and everything in his path!
Prepare yourselves for the debut of a bombastic new series that no fan can afford to miss! The journey begins later this year as CM Punk returns to the House of Ideas for DRAX #1!
Quelle: Marvel.com
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Roman Reigns took part in a Q&A panel at the Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con last Thursday. During the panel, Reigns was asked about how The Shield was formed.
Reigns mocked stories about CM Punk creating The Shield, and said that the only thing that Punk made was his Pepsi tattoo on his shoulder. He said that there were a lot of people that had their hands in creating the group, but ultimately it was Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and himself that made the group.
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The Chicago Tribune has an article up on Vince McMahon's Boys & Girls Clubs of America Hall of Fame induction on Wednesday night. Vince was asked if he's tired of the CM Punk chants in Chicago from WWE fans:
“No,” Vince said. “No.”
Vince also commented on WrestleMania possibly being held in Chicago again:
“I wouldn’t say Chicago is out of the running. We can do colder environments. We went to (MetLife) Stadium (in New Jersey). People wear coats to football. Why won’t they were jackets and so forth to Wrestlemania? They will. Chicago will definitely be in the running in the future.”
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Hulk Hogan sprach kürzlich bei ESPN darüber, warum die Chicago Blackhawks in den NHL Finals um den Stanley Cup keine Chance gegen die Tampa Bay Lightnings haben. Dies bekam auch CM Punk mit und beleidigte Hulk Hogan sowie die Tampa Bay Lightnings in einer Videobotschaft. Hulk Hogan schlug daraufhin via Twitter mit Beleidigungen zurück.
Nun herrscht ein kleiner Twitter-Krieg zwischen Hulk Hogan und CM Punk - und das alles nur wegen Eishockey.
Hier die Aussage von Hulk Hogan:
„Chicago’s in a lot of trouble. I’m going home this week, and I think I’m going to have a little talk with some of the Lightning guys. Chicago’s in a whole bunch of trouble, brother.”
Hier die Antwort von CM Punk:
„Normally the less said about Hulk Hogan the better, but he spoke my name first. The Tampa Bay organization should be embarrassed for hitching their trailer to such a piece of garbage that pronounced the captain’s name wrong, and then called coach John Cooper, John Connor! Ladies and gentlemen, we’re in Chicago and we’re real hockey fans and we want the cup! Tampa Bay’s going down!”
Hier die weiteren Tweets der beiden Kontrahenten:
Hulk Hogan: "Like I said the Blackhawks are in a whole lot of trouble,they should take their puck"punk" and go home,CM can show them the way brother HH"
CM Punk: "You mispronounced the team captains name and didn't even know the coaches name. You're a hack.Shut the fuck up or I'll wreck you @HulkHogan"
(Credits: Martin Mahony @ WrestlingCorner.de | Quelle: Twitter / WrestlingINC)
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Kindergarten. Da brauchen wohl zwei Leute wieder mehr Aufmerksamkeit ...
Zitat"They should take their puck "punk" and go home, CM can show them the way brother HH"
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Ich bezweifle sogar, dass das für Aufmerksamkeit gedacht ist. Punk und Hogan sind einfach nur Leute, bei denen jeder Tweet und jedes Video sofort an eine breite Öffentlichkeit gelangt. Dass Punk ein begeisterter Eishockey Fan ist dürfte bekannt sein und Hogan dürfte sich auch dafür interessieren, schließlich hat er dem Post zu Folge den ersten Stich gesetzt. In meinen Augen ist das einfach nur die typische Stichelei zwischen zwei Sportfans, die aufgrund ihrer Bekanntheit unnötig hochgepusht wird.