Title: CM Punk expected to sign
Description: according to Ian Rotten
Big F'N Swigg - June 11, 2005 10:00 PM (GMT)
At this afternoon's IWA:Mid South event in Hammond, IN, IWA:MS promoter Ian Rotten claimed that CM Punk has signed a deal with the WWE. Rotten said that Punk's final match before starting with WWE would be next Saturday, in Morristown, NJ for Ring of Honor. Punk is scheduled to wrestle Austin Aries for the ROH World title on June 18 - and although he has been booked for a Cyberspace Wrestling show a week afterwards (June 25), if Rotten's story is true, then Punk may have to cancel that date. Martin Hoffmann added that this is being report via live fan reports at the CZWfans.com website, which you can read by clicking here.
We got another report from the IWA show that Rotten didn't exactly say he was signing, but intimated that he probably would and thanked Punk for all he has done for the company.
I just did some checking and from what I was told, Punk hasn't signed officially yet, but will be at TV this week and will be meeting with WWE management. At this point, everyone I talked to pretty much expects it to happen.
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It makes sense with TNA not having a TV deal.
SamoaRowe - June 11, 2005 10:01 PM (GMT)
Crap, just as I posted my own speculation thread...
Big F'N Swigg - June 11, 2005 10:43 PM (GMT)
my thread is sooooo much cooler
SamoaRowe - June 11, 2005 10:50 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (TheBigSwigg @ Jun 11 2005, 04:43 PM) |
| my thread is sooooo much cooler |
But mine wasn't copy and pasted :lol:
Real F'n Show - June 11, 2005 11:05 PM (GMT)
Well, according to Da Meltz, he's officially signed. And Da Meltz is usually pretty accurate, so I'd say it's safe to assume he's signed the contract.
It makes sense too, as he was probably holding out to see how the TNA to WGN deal went through.
dynamite kido - June 11, 2005 11:49 PM (GMT)
Well......good for Punk......bad for us.
SamoaRowe - June 11, 2005 11:54 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (dynamite kido @ Jun 11 2005, 05:49 PM) |
| Well......good for Punk......bad for us. |
Well, good for those of us who watch Velocity (at least until September).
dynamite kido - June 11, 2005 11:55 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (SamoaRowe @ Jun 11 2005, 05:54 PM) |
| QUOTE (dynamite kido @ Jun 11 2005, 05:49 PM) | | Well......good for Punk......bad for us. |
Well, good for those of us who watch Velocity (at least until September).
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If they even end up doing that much with him I'll be shocked.
prof_plague - June 12, 2005 02:13 AM (GMT)
May be he'll at least get a Paul London-like push.
I wonder if Punk will put in a good word for Colt Cabana. ...And Ace Steel and Danny Dominion. Although I don't care as much about Steel and Dominion, and the probably wouldn't since they're trainers for RoH.
Wait...isn't Punk, well, wasn't Punk one of the head trainers for RoH?
Big F'N Swigg - June 12, 2005 03:49 AM (GMT)
Punks been THE head trainer for ROH
jamiegeist - June 12, 2005 07:38 AM (GMT)
Good, maybe I can finally see what the big fuss is with this dude. I've never even seen him.
Big F'N Swigg - June 12, 2005 06:06 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (jamiegeist @ Jun 12 2005, 01:38 AM) |
| Good, maybe I can finally see what the big fuss is with this dude. I've never even seen him. |
He's fundamentally solid, and can play to the crowd well. A truly great acquisition if they use him right
prof_plague - June 13, 2005 05:07 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (TheBigSwigg @ Jun 12 2005, 12:06 PM) |
| QUOTE (jamiegeist @ Jun 12 2005, 01:38 AM) | | Good, maybe I can finally see what the big fuss is with this dude. I've never even seen him. |
He's fundamentally solid, and can play to the crowd well. A truly great acquisition if they use him right
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I would like to see him stick with the straight edge gimmick for now. With the promos he cuts, he can get a lot of heat to start.
Scrooge McSuck - June 13, 2005 05:09 AM (GMT)
Definitely make him a heel then. A Crowd hating someone rubbing it in their faces that he's "straight-edge" is a hell of a lot more effective than as a sympathetic babyface.