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TheBeastCoast said:
He could have paid him out then lol Punk isn't going to start a legal battle over getting paid out his contract to sit at home on timeout. Your versions of Brawl Out are liking extremely flattering to Punk as well. From all accounts it was mostly a Bucks-Punk and Ace Steel brawl with Omega trying to grab the dog and ending up getting bite by Steel lol but we will likely not know literally what happened due to NDA's for a long ass time. End of the day Punk doing what he did in that presser showed the world he didn't respect a single thing in that company and you say a lot that Tony isn't a boss and this is one scenario where I agree with you...he needed to show the rest of the boys in the back that doing that shit won't fly. Pandering to him after the fact only fed the ego that is Phil Brooks.
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"My version" isn't my version. It's based on factors that actually happened, that would be heavily emphasized by his legal team.

Don't take this as me saying Punk was in the right. I don't think anybody was. But a halfway decent lawyer would eat this case alive when you consider that:

1. The Bucks and Kenny came to his locker room to confront him.
2. They went in with numbers, to confront one guy. (Ace happened to be there, but lawyer spin will be their issue was with Punk)
3. They're company executives.

Again, it's not "My version", it's exactly how a lawyer is going to frame it. Even though the every day person like you or me knows it was pretty much Punk talking shit, The Bucks and Kenny confronting him, and then a mutual fight that Punk and Ace got the better of... In legal proceedings, "Three EVPs busted into my client's locker room and attacked him, and then the owner fired him", looks f***ing horrible.
 
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I really like what Bully and Mark Henry said on Busted Open about the Punk return...goes for like 15 min or so but a good listen IMO

 
If Austin can still pull off what he did with Owens last year, then I would be up for seeing Austin vs Punk, but it pretty much has to be done at this Wrestlemania. Austin will be 60 by the time of the following Wrestlemania.
 
The time to do it was 10 years ago. I’m all set. As fun as it was to see Austin compete again against KO recently, I don’t need to see him any more.
 
Sheppy said:
I thought the match with KO was as good as you can get for a send off.
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Combined with his surprise appearance in Night 2, Austin will be what people really remember from WM 38 and a perfect send-off. It really felt like Stone Cold's WM that year and I don't see how they can top it even with a match with Punk.

I'm not sure I even get the fascination with Austin vs. Punk. Why cause one guy is "straight edge" and the other's image is about drinking beer? Where is the story?

If there was one aspect of the KO vs. Austin feud that was sub-par was the story lacked any depth at all. I didn't like how Owens challenged Austin to a match in the ring. It should of been Stone Cold telling KO he was here to whoop his ass. I felt the segment didn't match the Stone Cold character and it would of been better for both guys for Austin to issue the challenge on the KO Show and for KO to accept. Both characters would of came off stronger.
 
Okada is a free agent in 2024. I will be shocked if he doesn't sign back with NJPW and honestly if he left it might leave such a big hole in the company they don't recover....but every company will be interested.
 
TheBeastCoast said:
Okada is a free agent in 2024. I will be shocked if he doesn't sign back with NJPW and honestly if he left it might leave such a big hole in the company they don't recover....but every company will be interested.
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A lot of people in NJPW become free agents on February 1. Almost all of their contracts are done to end on January 31.
 
TheBeastCoast said:
Okada is a free agent in 2024. I will be shocked if he doesn't sign back with NJPW and honestly if he left it might leave such a big hole in the company they don't recover....but every company will be interested.
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I like how these guys that keep working with AEW get stories about how they're serious about signing with AEW or WWE. Ospreay very recently and Okada currently.

I dunno, I guess maybe Tony buys it and throws more money at them?
 
FriendlyGhost92 said:
I like how these guys that keep working with AEW get stories about how they're serious about signing with AEW or WWE. Ospreay very recently and Okada currently.

I dunno, I guess maybe Tony buys it and throws more money at them?
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I feel like if Okada were to leave New Japan for AEW it is like the one thing that would turn the current relationship Tony has in Japan sour. Ospreay is probably the best wrestler in the world….but he isn’t Okada in Japan. Hopefully like I assume he just stays in Japan though.
 
He is the COO of TKO. AEW House Rules seems to have gone the way of the dodo. WWE won't be making them disappear but it seems they may be more selective about where and how often they hit certain markets. Maybe they do X number of shows per year in the smaller markets so instead of having a yearly show it becomes once every two to three years. I doubt wrestlers would mind having a few extra nights off per year.

 
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