EC3 is a fuckin weirdo sometimes but he seems to really get the business. Always wondered how CYN would’ve turned out if he sat on the idea for a few more years
That’s why we had to wait until Vince got cancelled and had to sell his company in some crazy bid to not lose it all. 😂 Now the old man is out of power and Punk is back. Happy endings for all. 😊
I watched a whole Raw for the 1st time in years because HHH was running the show. Vince soured me on the company. He helped build it into the empire that it is today. But he's old & doesn’t understand anything about the wrestling landscape outside of his own company. HHH does, and I'm here for it.
Yeah Vince had his time and really did some amazing and successful things over the year but like anything else times change and when you get older you either know when to hand it off to someone younger who understands the new era or you overstay your welcome and everyone sours on you and you almost ruin a great thing. Lot of people trashed HHH cause he married Steph and he'd get the job just because of that and it's awesome to see HHH take the talk in stride and show the world how much he knows about the business and is doing great things. I always liked HHH. Good to see the WWE is in good hands.
He probably understood deep down that Punk had a lot of value, but he only wanted him in a certain position instead of pulling the trigger on him completely. When Punk left, I think Vince started to later resent the fact that Punk was indeed a star yet he “dared” to walk out on “the great Vince McMahon”, which is why he rejected any ideas of bringing Punk back. And frankly, Punk didn’t want to work for him anymore. Thankfully, now we’re seeing Punk’s true potential realized. He is indeed a megastar and he’s finally getting recognized by WWE as such. Took them a decade, but they finally understand what they have in Punk.
It is interesting but hhh has changed a lot. I really think he has the business’ best interests in mind and before I think it was his own best interests. Not to mention anything good the company does since he took over does convert to praise back to himself lol
@Absinthexx7 i think he always had that mindset if you look at what a lot of young talent said about him in the RA era. I noticed once punk walked out HHH's mindset towards a lot of stuff changed.
I think at the core of Punk and Vince’s issues were two different perspectives of the direction to take the company in. I don’t believe at all that they truly hated each other. Punk was given a lot of opportunities but wasn’t fully committed to out of Vince’s ignorance of a brewing wave of professional wrestling that was more indie-centric. Punk appears to many as a guy who complains a ton despite how much he was given and just didn’t pan out to a largely profitable level. But Punk probably felt like he COULD have reached those heights had Vince committed to his pushes and not caught cold feet before things truly could get rolling.
Punk said that regarding to them being able to talk to each other. Like EC3 assumed, Punk has said in a couple of interviews that he felt Vince never got him at any point of his WWE career(I remember him saying this in his 2019 starrcast interview).
@@danadelarosa7991 That was always Vince’s problem. He had his chosen favorites but anytime someone else who wasn’t started to get hot, he wouldn’t trust anything he didn’t know or create and cooled them off. His way was old and dated, and he had to go, and thankfully, he was finally forced out.
It's a shame EC3 didn't get t the main event spot in WWE.....I will always remember tha scene where everyone was backstage during a segment "partying" and he is sitting there with such a look of disappointment toasting with a solo cup. Seeing that as a fan you can just tell he had been fed up for a while. So stoked he's got that 10 pounds of gold around his waist
It's a crazy the world we live in. Nobody on Earth woulda thought 10years ago that CM Punk would be returning to a WWE THAT'S BEING RUN BY TRIPLE FREAKIN H!!! But hey, people change, both of them sure did. And that's the beauty of life.
Love this guy he's very intelligent. Earned my respect during his run in TNA. They pushed him well but he backed it up every opportunity he was given. Looks great too
It's sorta comical that someone who will never make it to the level of EC3 in their lifetime can say this but also is the same type of person who will show off their "Brand new" 1998 Honda civic on Facebook. 😂
Never knew much about EC3 aside from starting his own company that with all due respect didn't work out, and the Dean Ambrose promo, but he sounds extremely mature and has a lot of respect for wrestling as a whole. He definitely seems like a very good man. Wish nothing but the best for him.
Everyone forgets he's still good on mic and to work with better then before... also he delivers on what he says. Kinda like seth in a way kinda but in overall... punk is one of those top guys love him or not
don't let too many big names on 1 specific company because not all of them can be the next top guy. just look at AEW. it got the same fate as "dark days" WWE and they didn't know what to do. too many great wrestler got left in the shadows and them terrible bookings were not helping them at all.
Sounds odd, but I truly believed punk was never going to come back to WWE. However, since punk thought WWE was truly a problem, I also knew that if he joined any other company. He would learn the hard way and return. If there is no AEW return, there would be no WWE return.
It was not he learning s lesson being in AEW and he finding some mystical answer for his mistakes. But is was he coming back in WWE from pettiness, to embarrass AEW and TK, and in same time catching the last train for staying relevant in the business. This is the same old CM Punk thinking just for himself. He is not the messiah, he is not the savior and he is not the Knight in shining armor. He is the same old egomaniac like before.
@@TheUnseen0n3 Defending oneself against a smear campaign isn’t bullying. A bunch of kids started to mess with him and he put a stop to it. Seems pretty straightforward.
I think Triple H, in his mind, will always see CM Punk as a guy he defeated at Night of Champions (2011). Therefore Trips has no issue bringing back Punk. And this is due to two reasons: its makes more money for the company and makes HHH’s win over punk much more impressive if CM Punk becomes a bigger star in 2024.
I’d be willing to bet he’s right about the Vince part. And I’m sure HHH hates Punk just as much as Vince did, but HHH realizes he stands to gain a lot from Punk coming back. Vince was already a success, he could afford for his ego to get in the way and lead to bad decisions. HHH doesn’t have that luxury yet.
And it’s perfect timing because Vince is reportedly leaving due to more lawsuits coming his way for sexual harassment, misconduct and many more allegations.
Punk isn't main eventing Mania unless its against Roman. Punk is farther now than before for a real Mania main event. Roman closes the show and that's it and that's what it will be for another 5 years minimum
Who said that the aew thing was real? They might made it up just because punk wanted to go back to wwe in WM season so he needed to do it instead of just walking away from aew to not look like a hipocryte
He’s holding the NWA championship oldest championship in North American wrestling and one of the most respected titles in the business. I’d say he’s doing okay.
Punk was bored & waited for WWE to beg him to come back. He held out for more money. Good business. He will help the boring snooze fest that is WWE. They need someone to shake things up a little.
I cant see how punk main events WM though... certainly not this year. He can't win the RRumble.. surely not.. surely another person wins it. maybe a tripple threat or something
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Maybe the most reasonable and correct take yet. No shouting, hyperbole or outrageous nonsense like most.
Whether it’s positive or negative, everyone always has strong opinions of ol CM Punk whenever his name is mentioned
EC3 is a fuckin weirdo sometimes but he seems to really get the business. Always wondered how CYN would’ve turned out if he sat on the idea for a few more years
EC3 Sounds like he could be reconsidering a return at some point
I'm not close to being a EC3 fan but that would be cool
EC3 currently happy with what he's doing in NWA, maybe one day
Lmao he’d have to go away for 92 years for a chance to main even Wrestlemania… he should just stay on the indies..
dude talks like triple h uhhhhh trying to sound mysterious uhhh if i was there i’d be the man uhhhh
@@teemimika7105NWA is terrible,that and AEW are so cringe.
“A guy like… will get the last ‘fuck you’ any way he can.”
Probably the most accurate and most concise description of Punk I’ve ever heard.
Can’t wait to see Trips use EC3 on main roster properly when the time does come
id love to see that too but do you remember him in NXT? not me sadly (other than a squash match against Marcel Barthel)
@@Nozid2613You didn’t see him in the North American Championship ladder match at Takeover
Maybe he get 2 red cup next wwe run
@@elijahhill6602 That match was crazy
@@elijahhill6602 The first match I ever saw
EC3 vs Cm punk would feed families
This is a dope line
I’m jaded as fuck but yeah HHH would get my money for that
Lol
Imagine the promos
punk just needed vince gone but vince would NOT budge 😭
That’s why we had to wait until Vince got cancelled and had to sell his company in some crazy bid to not lose it all. 😂 Now the old man is out of power and Punk is back. Happy endings for all. 😊
@@Jeff_Pryce That only lasted a few months. Vince is the top guy again.
@@tdestroyer4780since when? Lmaoo
"The only time I'll leave this company is the day I die!" - Mr. McMahan.
@tdestroyer4780 Vince is still the chairman of wwe and he’s the second head guy in tko holding the company that owns wwe and ufc
I watched a whole Raw for the 1st time in years because HHH was running the show. Vince soured me on the company. He helped build it into the empire that it is today. But he's old & doesn’t understand anything about the wrestling landscape outside of his own company. HHH does, and I'm here for it.
Yeah Vince had his time and really did some amazing and successful things over the year but like anything else times change and when you get older you either know when to hand it off to someone younger who understands the new era or you overstay your welcome and everyone sours on you and you almost ruin a great thing. Lot of people trashed HHH cause he married Steph and he'd get the job just because of that and it's awesome to see HHH take the talk in stride and show the world how much he knows about the business and is doing great things. I always liked HHH. Good to see the WWE is in good hands.
NXT Rainbow returned to Black and Gold in exactly 12 months
It’s crazy to me how Punk said when he quit Vince actually teared up hugging him goodbye.
Crocodile tears for sure.
@@joseantoniogarcia1677 I mean I wouldn’t be surprised but I feel like even Vince deep down knew Punk helped his company and was sad to see him go
He probably understood deep down that Punk had a lot of value, but he only wanted him in a certain position instead of pulling the trigger on him completely. When Punk left, I think Vince started to later resent the fact that Punk was indeed a star yet he “dared” to walk out on “the great Vince McMahon”, which is why he rejected any ideas of bringing Punk back. And frankly, Punk didn’t want to work for him anymore. Thankfully, now we’re seeing Punk’s true potential realized. He is indeed a megastar and he’s finally getting recognized by WWE as such. Took them a decade, but they finally understand what they have in Punk.
@@Jeff_Pryce real
@@Jeff_PryceVince always believed in Philip fun fact and they were like a bond he treated him like a son. Y'all are dead wrong.
Funnily enough though, Punk always said he had a much better relationship with Vince than HHH. They used to text each other at like 3 in the morning.
It is interesting but hhh has changed a lot. I really think he has the business’ best interests in mind and before I think it was his own best interests. Not to mention anything good the company does since he took over does convert to praise back to himself lol
@Absinthexx7 i think he always had that mindset if you look at what a lot of young talent said about him in the RA era. I noticed once punk walked out HHH's mindset towards a lot of stuff changed.
I think at the core of Punk and Vince’s issues were two different perspectives of the direction to take the company in. I don’t believe at all that they truly hated each other. Punk was given a lot of opportunities but wasn’t fully committed to out of Vince’s ignorance of a brewing wave of professional wrestling that was more indie-centric. Punk appears to many as a guy who complains a ton despite how much he was given and just didn’t pan out to a largely profitable level. But Punk probably felt like he COULD have reached those heights had Vince committed to his pushes and not caught cold feet before things truly could get rolling.
Punk said that regarding to them being able to talk to each other. Like EC3 assumed, Punk has said in a couple of interviews that he felt Vince never got him at any point of his WWE career(I remember him saying this in his 2019 starrcast interview).
@@danadelarosa7991 That was always Vince’s problem. He had his chosen favorites but anytime someone else who wasn’t started to get hot, he wouldn’t trust anything he didn’t know or create and cooled them off. His way was old and dated, and he had to go, and thankfully, he was finally forced out.
Wrestling is booming rn and Punk being back just solidifies that!
It's a shame EC3 didn't get t the main event spot in WWE.....I will always remember tha scene where everyone was backstage during a segment "partying" and he is sitting there with such a look of disappointment toasting with a solo cup. Seeing that as a fan you can just tell he had been fed up for a while. So stoked he's got that 10 pounds of gold around his waist
It's a crazy the world we live in. Nobody on Earth woulda thought 10years ago that CM Punk would be returning to a WWE THAT'S BEING RUN BY TRIPLE FREAKIN H!!! But hey, people change, both of them sure did. And that's the beauty of life.
Vince liked Punk, he cried when he left (it was mentioned on a wwe documentary)
watching all these clips i’ve realized ec3 is extremely well spoken
I agree HHH has more of an understanding of the need for a wrestler to be creative with his persona because he was a wrestler.
EC3 looks and sounds crazier every time I see him.
The dude is real life Batman
Didn't know ec3 was such a cool dude. Hope he finds lot of succes
Love this guy he's very intelligent. Earned my respect during his run in TNA. They pushed him well but he backed it up every opportunity he was given. Looks great too
Perfectly said by ECW
I detect no lies 😂
Ngl.. its sorta comical seeing EC3 holding his belts during this interview.
Nothing wrong with being proud of yourself.
How
It's sorta comical that someone who will never make it to the level of EC3 in their lifetime can say this but also is the same type of person who will show off their "Brand new" 1998 Honda civic on Facebook. 😂
If I was the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion, I’d be wearing it during interviews too
Lol I wasn't trying to make it seem like it was a bad thing. I just got a chuckle from it.
He is awesome though.
EC2 belts
Never knew much about EC3 aside from starting his own company that with all due respect didn't work out, and the Dean Ambrose promo, but he sounds extremely mature and has a lot of respect for wrestling as a whole. He definitely seems like a very good man. Wish nothing but the best for him.
Trips knows
“Whats best for business”
Man, EC3 actually making sense, being calm and having a genuine wrestling take? Must be considerin one last run
Cm Punk is gonna get cash in on at WrestleMania 40 make a great story cm punk vs judgement day
Vince is a very hands-on person indeed
I’d love to see Punk and EC3 to go at it for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship.
Wrong
@@aaronroberts8601 RIGHT
@@EV87_ wrong
@@aaronroberts8601 right
Lowkey need EC3 back to win the NXT title and then go to the main roster and win at least an IC title or a US title
EC3 looking like he’s going back
Wrestling has said a million times: how can I miss you if you never go away?
EC3 has a great mind for the business. Would love to see him in a creative position when he finally decides to hang up the boots. 🎉❤
Looking good with all that gold
"He will get the last 'fuck you' "
Damn straight 😂
Let's see if he does not screw this rub up.
Trips...
Okay now let’s get EC3 back and do it right this time
Everyone forgets he's still good on mic and to work with better then before... also he delivers on what he says. Kinda like seth in a way kinda but in overall... punk is one of those top guys love him or not
I never liked Triple H growing up but the more I learn about him, the more I like him.
Dude looks like he has aged 20 years
💉
That's what happens when you get older you stupid piece of shit.
And just remember, being the last match of night 1 isn't main eventing Wrestlemania.
bro said "trips"
Lots of people do.
Brilliant from Chris and definitely reigns true!
Vince treated Philip like a son they had a bond ec3 don't know about how close they were.
Trips knows what’s best for business
Chris you should invite cm punk and interview him asap😂
" Tell em Tri "
don't let too many big names on 1 specific company because not all of them can be the next top guy. just look at AEW. it got the same fate as "dark days" WWE and they didn't know what to do. too many great wrestler got left in the shadows and them terrible bookings were not helping them at all.
💯 without AEW punk there is no WWE punk.
Sounds odd, but I truly believed punk was never going to come back to WWE. However, since punk thought WWE was truly a problem, I also knew that if he joined any other company. He would learn the hard way and return. If there is no AEW return, there would be no WWE return.
The hard way about what? The fact he can't Bully people backstage anymore?
It was not he learning s lesson being in AEW and he finding some mystical answer for his mistakes. But is was he coming back in WWE from pettiness, to embarrass AEW and TK, and in same time catching the last train for staying relevant in the business. This is the same old CM Punk thinking just for himself. He is not the messiah, he is not the savior and he is not the Knight in shining armor. He is the same old egomaniac like before.
Punk was embarrassing in aew so many botched moves
@@saqib7965 He’s not a spot monkey. If you like that circus crap, that’s what the Young Bucks are for, for all the 1,500 Cagematch fans they have. 😂
@@TheUnseen0n3 Defending oneself against a smear campaign isn’t bullying. A bunch of kids started to mess with him and he put a stop to it. Seems pretty straightforward.
Men i miss his top 1% percent theme
he gets it
ec3 is smart
Trips.
I think Triple H, in his mind, will always see CM Punk as a guy he defeated at Night of Champions (2011). Therefore Trips has no issue bringing back Punk. And this is due to two reasons: its makes more money for the company and makes HHH’s win over punk much more impressive if CM Punk becomes a bigger star in 2024.
Well said
why did EC3 never get to speak what a missed opportunity. smdh he seems even in character cool af .
EC3 looks more like Akira Tozawa 😂
Derrick Bateman acting like he hard lmao
I'm 100% team punk
If Trips is easier to work with, THEN WHY DON'T YOU COME HOME? 😭
Is this mark really sitting in the studio hugging his two belts?
HHH knows how to handle ego, because he has one too back then.
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I’d be willing to bet he’s right about the Vince part. And I’m sure HHH hates Punk just as much as Vince did, but HHH realizes he stands to gain a lot from Punk coming back. Vince was already a success, he could afford for his ego to get in the way and lead to bad decisions. HHH doesn’t have that luxury yet.
Vince always believed in Philip as a wrestler and cm punk Ect they had a father and son bond.
It's weird punk work with wwe in 2019
He had to leave for them to realise how much he was over and he had to join aew to show WWE he was that guy
If Bryan Danielson never came to AEW CM PUNK would still be retired.
And it’s perfect timing because Vince is reportedly leaving due to more lawsuits coming his way for sexual harassment, misconduct and many more allegations.
Ec3 looks like he got released and turned to meth
I would like an EC3 return to TNA or maybe AEW. I mean the old EC3 rich boy gimmick.
I hope something similar happens with EC3 and FTR. Way too talented and didmt get near as big as they shouldve in WWE
He doesn't deserve a mania main event
Why does this guy carry around his titles like that?
What belts is he holding?
NWA Heavyweight championship
NWA World title belt and Ohio Valley Wrestling National championship belt
Why does this guy kind of look like the punisher?
Vince liked Phil.
Triple H was a ***** around Phil
Punk will spend more time injured than in the ring. WWE paid a premium for a commentator.
What's Vitor Belfort's son doing on here
Oh wow EC3 how cool you expected Punk appearing in WWE again. Next thing you'll tell me you know who threw the pie at kevin owens.
Where's EC1 and 2?
Most wrestlers did better without Vince's interference. Vince was a great PROMOTER, but his booking was questionable over the last 20 years.
Don't know how anyone listens to EC3 congrats to Chris
It's because aew he got this WwE gig, lesson for aew : stay away from poisonous snakes
Punk isn't main eventing Mania unless its against Roman. Punk is farther now than before for a real Mania main event. Roman closes the show and that's it and that's what it will be for another 5 years minimum
He have talent but if he want succeed he to drop the ec3 name
Bingo
Did he buy them replica belts on ebay
Who said that the aew thing was real?
They might made it up just because punk wanted to go back to wwe in WM season so he needed to do it instead of just walking away from aew to not look like a hipocryte
EC3 has looked like he’s done with life since his wwe run flopped
He’s holding the NWA championship oldest championship in North American wrestling and one of the most respected titles in the business. I’d say he’s doing okay.
Tell punk put back his original theme music. In living color. WTF is this
Punk was bored & waited for WWE to beg him to come back. He held out for more money. Good business. He will help the boring snooze fest that is WWE. They need someone to shake things up a little.
I cant see how punk main events WM though... certainly not this year.
He can't win the RRumble.. surely not.. surely another person wins it. maybe a tripple threat or something
He wins the Rumble, main events Night 1.
Cody-Roman main events Night 2.
Pretty simple.
Without the aew debut the wwe return doesn’t happen? Bullshit.
Ec3 is on stimulants 😅
I wish he never came back
WWE, bruh.
Punk SUCKS. That is all…
This company will be better after vince is dead -cm punk in 2010 or 11 something
Went crawling back with his tail between his legs 😂😂
And is more successful than ever before
@@KingJohnMichael how? Hasn’t done shit
@@KingJohnMichaelHow name one thing he's done?
Ehh, they all do eventually.
@@pisto30 true lol