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Applecore wrote:Listened to both the CM Punk story on Colt Cabana's podcast and Steve Austin interviewing Vince McMahon today.

The McMahon podcast left me feeling quite a bit of respect for Vince. Unfortunately, he seems to rely too much on the voices in the crowd at the shows than what the rest of the fans are saying online. It's easy to get caught up in the moment at a show and cheer for something or someone you otherwise wouldn't if you were watching at home.
With what happened to CM Punk, I get the feeling that he's a guy who just unfortunately slipped through the net with regards to how he was treated. As for the health issues, he himself admits that he wanted to go back early when asked to prove that he can do it - while that's admirable, he then can't really be surprised when they then expect it of him every time thereafter. Though, to be fair to him, he says a few times in the interview that he accepts that he shouldn't have gone back early.
As for the situation with him getting his dismissal on his wedding day, Vince says it was purely coincidental and wants to apologise for it, and I think I believe him. Especially when Punk says how Vince reacted to him walking out, how Vince had tears in his eyes and went for a hug instead of a handshake, and then trying to get in touch very soon afterwards. What sticks out to me is that Punk says he'd told Triple H when he was getting married, and that he thinks it was a calculated move. I don't think it's totally out of question that Triple H kept the wedding date from Vince and pushed it through so he got it on his wedding day (as it was sent with Fed-Ex, it's entirely likely that it arrived exactly when the sender intended). Punk talks a bit about how Triple H just plain didn't like him - coming out of retirement for one match just to kill Punk's momentum, the way he acted around him backstage, etc - and it kind of weighs up with what Ricardo Rodriguez said in his shoot interview, that if you criticise what Triple H has planned, or says, you're off TV and house shows. Triple H sounds like he can be a bit of a bully backstage, and it wouldn't surprise me that he orchestrated Punk's dismissal papers being sent when they were just to spite the guy.

Vince said he hopes the WWE can do business with CM Punk again in the future, and mentioned how they made amends with guys like Warrior, Hogan, Bret Hart, etc, and I really do want to believe him, as blindly optimistic as it may seem. I can't see it happening anytime soon, though, not with Triple H in a position of influence within the company - especially the main roster.

Applecore wrote:I'm not quick to dismiss it tbh. It's been more or less confirmed that as he's going in 0-0, he'll be starting off against guys who have a similar record instead of being chucked in at PPV level like Lesnar was. It'll be interesting to see how he does.

Applecore wrote:I'm not quick to dismiss it tbh. It's been more or less confirmed that as he's going in 0-0, he'll be starting off against guys who have a similar record instead of being chucked in at PPV level like Lesnar was. It'll be interesting to see how he does.

Applecore wrote:In other news.. CHIKARA is coming to the UK in 2015!
Dates are:
Friday 3rd April: Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall
Saturday 4th April: Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall
Sunday 5th April: Cardiff, TBD
Monday 6th April: London, TBD

Tickets are available now at http://chikaratix.com/ and are priced at $25 (standard), $35 (Guaranteed Bearer Second Row seats) and $45 (Includes admission to the pre-show). Not sure why prices are in USD when the shows are in England, but fuck it, that means they're less, right?

I'll be living in Norwich by then, so I think London would be easiest for me, but my friends who like wrestling will be in Peterborough, so would likely go more for Wolverhampton. Hmm..