CM Punk is Out of Touch and Other Thoughts on CM Punk Interview
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- Опубліковано 1 кві 2024
- CM Punk's interview with Ariel Hiwani thought and breakdown. Punk seems like he is an out of touch. millionaire that takes little to no responsibility for his personal actions. Let's talk about my takeaways from CM Punk's Interview.
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Genuine question - why does the amount of money Punk has anything to do with how much he cares?
Sure thing, when you have that amount of money the real life struggles most people face don't apply to you (housing/food/making ends meet). You have the privilege of having an easier life. The level of issues you face as a millionaire actor rarely necessitates being violent. It's a complete overreaction about an issue that isn't a real world problem.
I'm just going to copy and paste an article I wrote...
Phillip Jack Brooks is an excellent professional wrestler who, as human being, leaves much to be desired; and it's time that people begin to recognize and acknowledge that inconvenient and unpopular, but irrefutable, fact.
On Colt Cabana's podcast, Phil Brooks cited his health as the primary catalyst that led to his walking out on WWE, saying, "...there was one BIG thing that led to my decision and, actually, the big thing that led to my decision was my health." He goes on to mention a misdiagnosed staph infection, saying, "I went to her [wife, AJ Lee] doctor in Tampa...And he looks right at it, he doesn't touch it, he just looks at it, cocks his head sideways and he goes 'that's a full blown staph infection'.." (Mrosko, 2014). Again, and this point cannot be stressed enough, "Punk claimed Amann misdiagnosed an MRSA infection as a fatty deposit and failed to treat him when he suffered a concussion at the Royal Rumble" (Conway, 2015). The problem is that there was no such infection and no such diagnosis. "Punk acknowledged on the witness stand that no physician ever diagnosed him with suffering from a MRSA staph infection" [emphasis added](McCann, 2018). Long story short--Phil Brooks lied. The man admitted on the witness stand, under oath, that the MRSA staph infection that he claimed was the "big reason" for why he left WWE wasn't ever diagnosed by anyone. Why? Because it was a cyst, according to Patrick Duffy, the physician's assistant who treated Brooks, and who also refuted Brooks' testimony regarding its size and his reaction to the treatment (Konuwa, 2018). He didn't leave because of his health; he left because was disgruntled.
When Dr. Chris Amann filed his defamation suit against them, Brooks allegedly told his "friend" Colt Cabana after appearing on his podcast that he would cover his legal fees in a text message saying, "I’ll make sure you’re 100% covered," signed a retainer along with Cabana with the same legal firm, and signed a contract stating that Cabana would not be paying for the legal fees stemming from Brooks' remarks on podcast...then reneged on his promise to cover the expenses for a situation that he created, leading to Cabana suing him (Bixenspan, 2019). Once again, long story short--Phil Brooks apparently lied. Colt Cabana wasn't trying to take advantage of him; he was expecting Brooks to make good on a promise to remedy a situation that he created. Brooks may very well have an e-mail from Cabana agreeing to go their separate ways and that they would each pay their own separate legal expenses, but that came after Brooks dragged Cabana's mother into the discussion (which wasn't relevant to the original agreement). And, once again, it's worth pointing out that Dr. Amann didn't lose his defamation case because what Brooks claimed was true...No, he seemingly lost his case because he couldn't demonstrate any damages caused Brooks' lies because "jurors likely wanted to be convinced that he was a victim. One hurdle for Amann was that he could not show how the insults harmed his medical career or his professional identity. WWE has not only continued to retain Amann, but it entrusts Amann with high-level responsibilities that depend on him having sound judgment. Most notably, Amann has oversight of other ringside physicians and related healthcare providers" (McCann, 2018).
It's not as if this kind of behavior is a recent development. Brooks had an altercation with Kevin Owens back in ROH (Coyle-Simmons, 2022), as well as an altercation with Teddy Hart when they were working in TNA, and he may have gotten fired for it, though he denies it (Lafattolla, 2004). Fast forward to the incident with the AEW EVPs. During the media scrum, Brooks challenged anyone who had an issue with him to come to his locker room and talk to him face-to-face, saying, "...if you've got a problem with me, take it up with me," and he also said, "My locker room is never closed. It’s always open. Anybody who wants to DM [the Wrestling Observer’s Dave] Meltzer some bulls--- can come talk to me about it. It’s not macho, stupid bulls---. I’m an adult. Come talk with me" (Barrasso, 2022). Yet, when the the EVPs did just that, all hell broke loose; and lest it be said that they came in aggressively, it should be mentioned how unlikely that is considering that they had the heads of legal and talent relations with them at the time (Davis, 2022). So, when Brooks, his friend Ace Steel, and others claimed that the EVPs had "kicked the door down," once again, they lied.
Fast forward to the altercation with William Regal, where he apparently refused to shake his hand, got into his face, said he didn't like or trust him, and made a comment about him being one of Triple H's "stooges," (Lee, 2023). Fast forward to the altercation with Ryan Nemeth (Ravens, 2023). Fast forward to the most recent issue with Jack Perry. If it were a single, isolated incident, with a particular individual, one could easily dismiss it. That's not case here, and as Brooks has been demonstrated to be dishonest, we cannot trust his version of events or the version related by his friends.
I have my doubts regarding his version of events leading up his termination with WWE. Did he get his termination on the day of his wedding? Did Triple H know that was the day of his wedding? If he did know, was the timing intentional? I don't know. However, I have reason to doubt anything Brooks says. And, given that he no-showed Raw on January 27, 2014 and was married June 14 of that year--almost 5 months later--I certainly don't feel any sympathy for him regardless. He was hired to do a job, walked away, lied about his reasoning, and got fired. He deserved to be fired after refusing to return anyone's calls (Herbert, 2014). It's not like he ever actually beat anyone. It's staged. It's show business. They're paid to play a role. Imagine the audacity of an actor trying to dictate to the producers or directors how the role will be played. That's not how it works. Brooks even said himself, "...all I wanted was the main event of WrestleMania and it's fine if you don't think that is me and that I'm that caliber of a [expletive] superstar but then you need to [expletive] fire me," (Mrosko, 2014) then complained when they did months later.
When drama seems to always accompany you, maybe, just maybe, you are the problem. Add to these physical altercations incidents like him telling people on Twitter to "drink bleach" or "kill yourself," regardless of rationale, and yelling homophobic slurs at fans (Gray, 2018), making inappropriate and homophobic comments to fellow wrestlers (Coulson, 2020), questionable tweets that Punk has been known to make, like calling the Pope a Nazi (Atkinson, 2013), implying that a fan didn't have a brain for asking a question (Mukherjee, 2022), and just being a jerk to fans in general (Pena, 2013), and I can't fathom why anyone continues to defend him. Sure, sometimes, Brooks may have a good reasoning for feeling the way he does; however, sometimes, it's better to keep your mouth shut; and that's probably never more true than when you represent a corporation in public.
Of course, Brooks has a penchant for a bit of revisionist history. For example, in the same interview on Cabana's podcast, while venting, he says, "Just like two years ago it was my f-cking year and I was white f-cking hot just like he is now and what did you do? You fed me to this guy' and I pointed right at Hunter...and I turned to Hunter and I said...I seriously resent you for not putting me over three years ago when you should have. That would have been best for business but you had to f-cking come in and squash it" (Mrosko, 2014). The problem is that while it is true that he lost to Triple H in September of that year and lost at the next couple of events, by November, he was the world champion again in a reign that lasted for 434 days. This hardly qualifies as anyone "squashing" anything. Indeed, if Brooks is under the impression that 2011 was his year, he should be ecstatic about how great of a year 2012 was for him because he was the champion for the entire year; and that was after he lost to Triple H. Where is the "squash?"
Given that examples abound of Brooks generally being a jerk to fans who have the "nerve" to simply ask for an autograph or a photo, the saddest thing is that if they were to encounter him on the street, Brooks would probably be rude to the same people who continue to defend him. At some point, we have to stop making excuses for his poor judgment. If not now, because of this altercation, in how many more does he have to be involved before people say, "enough is enough?"
Phil Brooks needs to go home and stay there.
References:
Atkinson, B. (2013, February 11). CM Punk: how His 'Nazi' tweet About the Pope puts WWE in a tight spot. Bleacher Report
Barrasso, J. (2022, August 24). CM Punk looks to pick up where he left off after returning from his foot injury. Sports Illustrated
Bixenspan, D. (2019, September 29). CM Punk and Colt Cabana settle lawsuits over legal fees From WWE doctor case. Forbes
Conway, T. (2015, February 19). CM Punk, Colt Cabana facing defamation lawsuit from WWE physician. Bleacher Report
Coulson, J. (2020, January 8). CM Punk tweets & deletes foul-mouthed response to the Miz. The Sportster
Coyle-Simmons, P. (2022, November 13). Kevin Owens vs. CM Punk: the ROH "t-shirt incident", explained. The Sportster
Davis, P. (2022, September, 23). CM Punk's side reportedly backed off claim that Young Bucks kicked down locker room door, Bucks and Kenny Omega have yet to hear from AEW. Wrestling News
Gray, J. (2018, July 31). CM Punk tells homophobic F
fan to "kill yourself," another to "drink bleach"; British publication re-posts CM Punk yelling homophobic slur at WWE live event last summer
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS.
Seeing the internet collectively dump on AEW and praise Punk for being "brutally honest" made me lose braincells.... because IMO he exposed himself as nothing more than a bitter hypocritical asshole in his interview with Ariel Helwani.
A lot of do as I say not as I do, that behavior is exhausting.
Sounds like you didn't actually listen to what he said - He didn't say they are killing the business. He said that AEW is not a business. Yes he wants guys to get paid, but when the promotion isn't focused on expanding, selling tickets, merch, etc etc -- the boys make less...
Watched ever minute of it. Wrestling is changed, remember when Punk left WWE and he was talking about how streaming was changing pay structures? The money is in the TV rights deals now. House is an antiquated metric when you have TV contracts worth $100,000,000 dollar.
@@Suplex_Media Yeah but if you can't keep your rating up that TV contract isn't gonna turn over. If you can't fill a house what the hell makes you think your gonna cover the ratings? AEW's rating are in the shitter by the way and the fun part is the predictable drop when certain people get in the ring.
The guaranteed contract isn't innately bad when you take that contract and then do everything in your power to get paid for nothing that's when it bad.
Idk who is doing what you described.
@@Suplex_Media I'll answer that question with a question. How many wrestlers do they have on contract you haven't seen in the last 3 months?
I like how you call him out of touch and compare him an old man yelling at clouds. I was born in 1998 and agree that the present state of wrestling, specifically AEW, sucks.
It's not about the wrestling style, this video is about his do as I say not as I do attitude, which is pretty wack. Okay I'll bite, what don't you like about AEW?
@@Suplex_Media i'll answer that - the butthurt fans 🙄
@@Suplex_Media I mean there's nothing I can say that hasn't been said a thousand times before. It's a cringe to the wrestling community and any outside, non-wrestling fans that were to watch AEW for the first time would think wrestling is a bunch of goofs. They're either doing comedy, overly choreographed spots, or dangerous stuff too frequently. I'm a fan of death match wrestling but, I know it's place and it's not for NBA arenas. I like 90s Puroresu and these guys, especially Kingston, are making a complete mockery of it.
@@adamwill40 The fans are just the icing on the very stale cake.
If someone gets on your face and tells you to "do something about it" its incredibly naive to think that people arent going to react a certain way, especially wrestlers.
If u ask anybody no matter who he is "do something about it" is basically asking for a fight, can someone ignore this of course! Do I blame him for acting on it? Not one bit. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
The business side of it is kinda weird because he was the biggest draw, so to say he doesnt understand the business when AEW cant sell an arena and their numbers are dropping every week while signing talent for millions doesnt make too much sense.
I do agree that he is definitely hypocritical.
You should be paid what you're worth. AEW can't afford guaranteed contracts because of the business it does cos it barely does any, it affords them because of its ultra rich owner. Punk was their biggest draw and provided the opportunity to make AEW a more sustainable business, and they screwed it up because Tony Khan allowed jobbers to do whatever they want. In terms of his "violence", Punk comes from a background where if you get in a guys face, or you disrespect him, you're gonna get a smack, or choked out. That's the way it is. You're lucky that was never a part of your life, but for many of us it's just what you do, it's nothing to do with being psychotic.
The Khan's are billionaires. Tony could fund AEW until the sun explodes. Hitting people at work is behavior of people with issues emotionally regulating. Work place violence when you are being paid millions dollars to do art is psychotic. It's entitled behavior because if you or I hit somebody at work we would go to jail for assault, but because he has money for lawyers he can do whatever he wants. That's entitlement.
Ever notice how Punk always in fights with guys his size of smaller like Jack Perry never with bigger guys like Hangman,Roman or Seth cause he knows he'd get his ass beat.
@@Suplex_Media Let's see 34 million a year Tony's net worth is 1.5 billion 44 years assuming no increase in loses and no increase in wealth. Mind you in reality most of that wealth isn't liquid.
You had your mind made up before you heard the interview. Go cry lmao
Why would I think that before? CM Punk is my favorite wrestler of all time, this was kinda a bummer to watch. Those facts seem devastating to your argument. Please learn you can be critical of things you like, no need to sheep it up.
@@Suplex_Media that is b.s. if he was your favourite wrestler, you'd have a much better understanding of what he's talking about.
You're an AEW or Elite or Indy stan, or maybe just a massive WWE denier
Put some base in your Voice
Seriously, bruv sounds like a rat.
Why not just use my real voice? I'm not trying to impress strangers on the Internet.
Could NOT disagree with you more, this comes across like the typical anti-punk nonsense.
No hate to you, but I really cannot agree with you on a single point made in this video. Came across very salty.
CM Punk is my favorite wrestler of all time. He does a lot of do as I say not as I do, which is pretty lame. Hold yourself to the same standards you hold others to
money is all that matters🤣🤣
So, you don't actually enjoy wrestling. You enjoy looking at big numbers. You can watch CNBC or Fox Business for that.
@@DavidMajorsRock v Hogan was money and one of the greatest spectacles in wrestling history.
Why would you be a mark for money you aren't making?
@@NickRaymond871 Spectacle sure, but I can't say I'm running to the network to watch that match.
@@Suplex_Media No matter what you think of Hogan , that match is one of the best ever. The entire arena was going insane on every move. They popped for a back rake.
🧢 punk would get another job if that's paus alot instead of wrestling if he cared about only the money
He seems to only care about how much money a wrestling company makes. Which isn't very punk of him to be worried that billionaires make more money.
Great and concise analysis. It's amazing how people think it's endearing how Punk's threatening and physically assaulting his co-workers and feel it's understandable cause AEW isn't doing well and cause Punk is great on the mic. He's a literal cancer. At some point you have to realise he's the common denominator in all the scuffles he's been involved in and yet he acts like he's the one being wronged.
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Idk what you want, I'm a small creator. Thank you for the comment.
lol dude is a clown. It’s about the art man!
Cry me a river boohoooo
Take a step out of the wrestling bubble, get outside.
@@Suplex_Media you look like your on a child predator list you make wrestling tiktoks and complain about a grown man’s opinions when no one cares about your own opinion and of course he has old school ideals he was trained by ace steel and it’s better to have a old school mindset then a Indy mindset 🤣🤣
Punk is always so miserable
CM PUNK has always given me bad vibes from his first run in WWE till now nothing has changed he will never accept responsibility. Watch all its gonna take is someone to piss him off backstage in WWE he'll throw a temper tantrum like the child that he is mentally,he'll quit and he'll be back to throwing WWE under the bus again. It's a repeat cycle with this dude. Pretty soon nobody is gonna wanna work with him. He's a walking contradiction.
I think we all have had relationships (or friendships) with folks like this. They do no wrong and fail to take ownership of their actions.
@@Suplex_Media Till this day people still hate on Hangman for "going into business for himself" which I'm sure he's apologized for meanwhile Punk has done the same exact thing but he gets away with it because he's "The Great CM Punk". That's complete BS in my opinion.