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PUNK IN AEW, SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE REALIZED THE JABRONI SINGER AT DOUBLE OR NOTHING SHOULDN’T HAVE PUT ON FACE PAINT, EXPLODING SHOES AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2023-06-06 10:01:00

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Do you think AEW will re-sign CM Punk when his contract is up and is he interested in re-signing with AEW & is AEW interested in re-signing him? They should be cause he is a big draw for the company 

At this point in time, I think AEW would want to re-sign him.  In the future?  Who knows!  If he can bring an audience to the new Saturday night show, it will give him a lot of ammunition.

With Punk’s imminent return, would it be smarter for Tony to promote Punk’s return BEFORE the first Ep of Collision or let it be a surprise?  Do you think WB has a preference? 

I would let the people know he will be there.  One would think that a lot of people will tune in for the first episode, but I wouldn't take any chances.  I would announce him.  I can't say if WBD has a preference.

How did Matt Jackson do the Exploding Super Kick on Moxley? Obviously, it's not flash paper, and it looks like he made hard contact with Mox's head. So, something impact or friction related?  Also, it looked like it hurt him more than Moxley, but Mox is also a masochist IMO.

I honestly don't know how they did it.  All I can say is it cracked me up.  I was fine with all of the silliness during Stadium Stampede.  It was the pandemic and it wasn't a blood war the way this match was.  But hey, some people liked it so it's all good for them. 

I noticed AEW and WWE always mention the size of the crowds they have at their PPVs and their weekly shows.  I was wondering, if you ran a triple A wrestling company like WWE or AEW, what size building would you shoot for when planning a live TV show, I mean how much capacity would you prefer?  I know bigger is better, but I'm just talking about an average weekly TV show or PPV, or whatever they call PPVs now, Premium Live Events I think.  I mean you need to tape Raw on an average Monday night with no PPV to push, how many people would they like to see in the building?

It would depend on what kind of draws I had, how I did in the city last time, what current business is doing, etc.  My general rule of thumb is that it’s better to fill a smaller building, say 8,000 people, than to have 9,000 in a 20,000 seat building.

How in the world did Tony Khan in the year 2023 allow the lead singer to dress in blackface and feature prominently into the main event match of a PPV?  What was the reaction backstage among management and talent when they realized that the singer was in blackface?

A lot of people have said it was a mask.  Some have said it was half mask, half face paint, which is what it looked like to me.  Whatever the case, it was in really poor taste.  Someone should have put the kibosh on it.  But, they didn’t.  I have heard from some people in the company that they couldn’t believe it was allowed.

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