All Elite Wrestling

[Loonerty]

This is just one example...



But the CM Punk to AEW rumours is a really common statement on wrestling forums. Simply look at the posts on /r/SquaredCircle following All Out and half of it was about the crowd chanting for Punk, about how he MAY be there and that they've 'saved' his debut for the first episode of Dynamite. If I had the time to go back through the 50 pages of this thread, I'm sure there's at least a dozen suggestions that Punk may return to wrestling via. AEW.

Yeah, only people ever speculating.

Nobody said it was a definite like you implied.

 

[Flapjacks]

More hopeful fans than anything else . Similar to how WWE fans have been hopeful of his return for years now.
There’s nothing coming from management to suggest it’s even a chance. So either he is not coming anytime soon or it’s a massive work.

 

[Loonerty]

Not sure how I implied anything definite by simply asking a question.

I was just asking if the rumours and speculation was still there.

So is CM Punk still going to turn up on the first episode of Dynamite??

This implies a definite.

People probably haven't thought he was likely to join for a while now. No need to do this.

 

[The Casey Cat]

More hopeful fans than anything else . Similar to how WWE fans have been hopeful of his return for years now.
There’s nothing coming from management to suggest it’s even a chance. So either he is not coming anytime soon or it’s a massive work.

In fairness a WWE return is now far more likely than him going anywhere else. Time is healing the wounds, experienced big name talent are getting contracts with less dates (Brock, Taker and Goldberg even Styles has a lesser schedule now) and Heyman is there.

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[Flapjacks]

If Double J and Bret Hart could return then Punk definitely could.

 

[Shaxx Attaxx]

It would be such a letdown if he returned to WWE #sameoldshit

AEW is a risk though. It could very well turn out to be a bust like TNA.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

It would be such a letdown if he returned to WWE #sameolds**t

CM Punk would diminish his WWE legacy if he went back. Raw and SmackDown are unwatchable now and Vince McMahon is a spiteful creature who'd sabotage his character as punishment for quitting and talking.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

"Phil, the Intercontinental Championship is a prestigious title! You as champion on the preshow is such good s**t!"

 

[Cleavy]

If the WWE Backstage show wasn't a pre-tape, it would be funny if he dropped a pipebomb, told everyone to watch AEW, then quit the show and showed up on AEW the next night.

 

[RossFC]

If the WWE Backstage show wasn't a pre-tape, it would be funny if he dropped a pipebomb, told everyone to watch AEW, then quit the show and showed up on AEW the next night.

Would be like when Matt Hardy in 2005 got arrested on raw and started yelling "Ring of Honor" a bunch of times.

 

[Colonial]

The more I hear Luchasaurus interviewed (talk is jericho just uploaded a good one) and watch him wrestle the more he is be coming a favorite along with MJF.

 

[Senor M]

Would be like when Matt Hardy in 2005 got arrested on raw and started yelling "Ring of Honor" a bunch of times.

...wasn't that a work?

Matt Hardy had already been re-signed by the WWE and that was his first appearance back with the company.

 

[RossFC]

...wasn't that a work?

Matt Hardy had already been resigned by the WWE and that was his first appearance back with the company.

Yeah it was, if Punk said "AEW" on WWETV they might bleep it and cut his mic because they have a 7 second delay. I'm assuming Sami Zayn got permission a few months ago?

 

[Shaxx Attaxx]

I really like the rainbow theme they’re going with.

 

[Flapjacks]

Pretty sick intro

 

[Cleavy]

Jericho's mystery partners to be confirmed on AEW Countdown special tomorrow (airing in US).

 

[Shaxx Attaxx]

Anyone know if Dynamite is on demand on Fite or you have to watch it live?

 

[Cleavy]

Anyone know if Dynamite is on demand on Fite or you have to watch it live?

they said replay and on-demand are included in the press release and on the sign-up page

 

[The Casey Cat]

Anyone know if Dynamite is on demand on Fite or you have to watch it live?

Replays are available.

 

[Cleavy]

Jericho's mystery partners are:

Spoiler

the former LAX: Santana & Ortiz

this is the announced stuff for the 1st episode:

• Chris Jericho & Mystery Partners vs. Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks
• Nyla Rose vs. Riho to determine the inaugural AEW Women's Champion
• Hangman Page vs. PAC
• MJF vs. Brandon Cutler
• An appearance by Jon Moxley
• Cody Rhodes vs. Sammy Guevara

 

[Shade]

So that highlight show yesterday did 631k viewers which is a very strong number for just a highlights show.

im expecting them to push maybe 2 - 2.5 mil

 

[Shaxx Attaxx]

NXT did just over a mil and I’d expect AEW to be less than that.

 

[Shade]

Already top 10 trending on twitter in the USA and the show isnt for another 3 more hours.

think they will blow NXT out of the water tonight which should be expected but the real challenge will be doing it every week

 

[Senor M]

I’m personally a bit underwhelmed by the announced card for AEW on TNT today.

Would I prefer to watch Cody Rhodes Vs Sammy Guevara OR Adam Cole Vs Matt Riddle in the opening match??

I think that having Cody open the show is a bad idea; it just continues to highlight him as ‘Triple H 2.0’— why do one of the VP’s need to wrestle in the opening match??

 

[Colonial]

I’m personally a bit underwhelmed by the announced card for AEW on TNT today.

Would I prefer to watch Cody Rhodes Vs Sammy Guevara OR Adam Cole Vs Matt Riddle in the opening match??

I think that having Cody open the show is a bad idea; it just continues to highlight him as ‘Triple H 2.0’— why do one of the VP’s need to wrestle in the opening match??

Stunned