CM Punk returns to WWE - discussion thread

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If he gets the match again I think he is, my biggest uncertainty is that we're in the 6th inning now which is the "fails to make Mania title match" character arc before finally fucking getting it next year lol
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home boy's contract gonna be up by the time he gets his rematch
 
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They’ve teased it a few times to the point where I couldn’t fathom them not giving Cody the rematch.

Only way I see it not happening again is if they somehow managed to get Rock. And that’s a less than 1% chance at this point
 

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They’ve teased it a few times to the point where I couldn’t fathom them not giving Cody the rematch.

Only way I see it not happening again is if they somehow managed to get Rock. And that’s a less than 1% chance at this point
knock on wood, but there's also the unfathomable and unwishable scenario where one of them gets injured and can't make mania.
 

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because part of me is always afraid this ends with a whimper instead of a bang
 
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knock on wood, but there's also the unfathomable and unwishable scenario where one of them gets injured and can't make mania.
I don’t even want to think about that.

But fuck, knowing Cody and after the HITC, he’d still try and work Mania
 

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I don’t even want to think about that.

But fuck, knowing Cody and after the HITC, he’d still try and work Mania
of course he would try but some injuries don't play that. ur right tho its best to not think about it
 

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I've always thougth Romans regin... will end with some dumbassery like he's just injured and they vacate it. Hell I'm not sure why we haven't seen an angle where Romans gone so long they start a tourney winner gets the belt and he comes back just before the finish of the crowning match some shit like that.

Back to Punk. It's hilarious imo his Raw promo was like a neutered dog. It felt lifeless to me, it didn't have the injury I expect. I don't know what they plan to do with him because he is a top tier guy and having him in the mid card doesn't make sense to me unless there is a belt he never won? But we have so many guys that deserve the belt already or at the very least the matches at the end of the night.

Punk is a problem child, but he does have skill, but we went years without him and I'm not ready to put others on the back burner for him.
 
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If he gets the match again I think he is, my biggest uncertainty is that we're in the 6th inning now which is the "fails to make Mania title match" character arc before finally fucking getting it next year lol
I think he still gets it this year, they just do something along the lines of the HBK/Taker build where he fails in getting back to Roman via the Rumble. Maybe he wins the Chamber then instead.
 
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I think he still gets it this year, they just do something along the lines of the HBK/Taker build where he fails in getting back to Roman via the Rumble. Maybe he wins the Chamber then instead.

Yeah I basically said this too just didn't think about the HBK comparison. If I had to bet one one scenario it's Cody loses the Rumble but the Rumble winner faces Seth and Cody gets Roman another way
 
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I really don't think there is anyone else for Roman anyway so all roads (pun intended) should lead to Cody. The WHC picture on the other hand is just a beautiful mess, I couldn't even start to guess who the 2 people are going to be who fight for it at Mania.
 
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I think he still gets it this year, they just do something along the lines of the HBK/Taker build where he fails in getting back to Roman via the Rumble. Maybe he wins the Chamber then instead.
Pretty much. They haven’t had a back to back winner of the Rumble since Austin in 97/98 and I don’t think that changes. I still say Gunther wins the Rumble but Punk may be a dark horse now.

Cody definitely wins the Chamber though.
 

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Isn't the EC the next PLE tho? So it will be before the Rumble.
 

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rumble, ec, fastlane, mania is the usual order ya?