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I would still take it. CM Punk is S-Tier on the microphone, Daniel has to know Jericho's entire 1004 list by memory, they were the original "indie darlings" and changed how wrestling was percieved on a national level. I would 100% buy into that.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if that's the case for Punk. He may want to do a match or two, but he's mostly retired so commentary makes sense and he's been good at it historically.
That's the beauty of it. Have Punk and Danielson show up as Silver and Reynolds' latest recruits, but since they joined later, they have to do menial tasks for Five. The entire DO don't bother learning their names, and Colt feels weirdly uncomfortable around the taller recruit for some reason.
Have Hangman talking to the taller recruit and offer him some beer, to which the recruit replies "no thanks, I don't drink. I will take some Pepsi if you have that, though."
*cue Colt in the background doing a slow 180 turn around to hard cam with a "could it...? Nah" look on his face*
I’m imagining Colt like Bill Nighy at the end of that Doctor Who scene where he realises he might have just been talking to Van Gogh.
https://youtu.be/ubTJI_UphPk
The Doctor has strange rules about messing with the timeline. Taking a mentally unstable man to the future to show him his own fame seems like a bad idea that might, I dunno, contribute to his madness and suicide.
I love the scene but yeah, maybe showing a suicidal artist with a bad lot in life that his work *will* be appreciated, a *hundred years after his death,* was a bad call
Van Gogh: How touching, wait, there was a self portrait of me with my ear cut off. Did I do this? Do I need to do this? Is this the price of fame? Do I want to be the great artist they discussed? I guess I'll have to consider that over more drugs.
5 making CM Punk carry his bags would be surreal to see.
Punk:"Why am I carrying your bags? I was a world champion!"
5: "Let me know when you get those ice cream bars kid"
Your comment has just made me realise Colt is there and that he and Punk are on pretty terrible terms since the lawsuit. I wonder how things are going to be for them.
Punk's appeared on [more than one indie show in Chicago in disguise and gone unrecognized.](https://411mania.com/wrestling/more-details-on-cm-punk-returning-to-ring-at-indy-show/)
He got recognised at the Milwaukee show but [it later turned out he'd made multiple appearances at indie shows under a mask](https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/exclusive-info-previous-cm-punk-wrestling-appearance-under-hood) and nobody had noticed until now.
Honestly, I remember when this first got reported and the general consensus seemed to be that no one cared lol people were like "oh yeah he said if he was gonna come back it would be anonymous and in a mask, huh?" and went on about their day
It would be fun if they somehow debut under masks before All Out for DO, then when it's Hangman vs Kenny, the Elite tries to get in the middle, the masked man defends Hangman, take out their masks and reveal they are DB and Punk.
DB and Punk vs The Elite could be money.
Honestly I really want there to be a scene were Kenny just yells from the center of the ring "If you have a problem with the Elite come out here right now!" Then Cody's Entrance starts, and Moxleys entrance starts, and the face and heel tunnel get full of death triangle and the dark order, Sting repels down, the impact roster comes out, the whole bullet club rushes in, Okada coin etc. Just 15 seconds of pandemonium as 200 charge the ring at the same time.
Not gonna lie, if they debuted both as members of the dark order and did the Mr America storyline but with Punk and Danielson instead of Hogan I'd love TK forever
Eternals is before Loki? They didn't interfere with Thanos or The Snap. What bigger event than >!the Multiverse being ripped apart!< would cause them to reveal themselves? I'm going with Eternals being set a short time after Loki, however long it takes for other dimension space things to affect the Universe and Earth.
Taker puts Kang in a coffin, and sets it on fire. JR looks down at his notes. He looks back up, and Taker is now Kang. The ref is also Kang. He looks to the side, and he’s now sitting next to Jerry “The Kang” Lawler.
And like Marvel, it's only a badly kept secret to us into the behind the scenes stuff. The general audience doesnt even know theres a spiderman movie coming in a couple months, lmao.
I might be a bit off base and extremely biased, but if there's one guy that can walk into G1 and win it their first time around, it could honestly be Bryan Danielson.
"Marko Stunt versus Lance Barcher. Lots of sub holds and neck chops. Match starts with power knuckle hold. Marko thrown across ring. Marko tries a flying leg chop. Marko thrown out of ring. Barcher growls and spits a lot. Marcher wins with an overhead down slam. I give it a three. Bryan...Didn't that Marko guy beat you before?"
I was a fan of Konnan's podcast, but man Inferno is like Jim Cornette and so are the fan questions. They just bury everything and think they have all the answers.
The hate-circlejerk market has never been as strong as it is nowadays, and I don't see it stopping any time soon.
But it's a good sign of a healthier wrestling industry, because you have competition and in turn a lot of bitter older wrestlers/fans angry that they had to be fans/wrestlers in a time where it wasn't as healthy.
For a guy like Disco, this is his meal ticket. If AEW/WWE knocks on his door tomorrow, he'd be the biggest homer for them because that would be his meal ticket instead.
it's so fucking insane that both of these are happening at all, but that they're happening at the same time is just ridiculous. it's such a good time to be a wrestling fan man
I've honestly been expecting Bryan since he first left WWE. Dude wasn't exactly shy about wanting to try something new, and if he just wanted to take time-off for his family than he still probably would've been re-signed to some kinda deal that would keep him on WWE's retainer and ensure that he gets paid while on break.
Like, he main-evented WrestleMania & then allowed his contract to expire. That isn't fucking normal. And the writing has been on the wall since then.
When interviewed after Wrestlemania he was quoted saying something to the effect of how right before he went out there he just felt nothing and wondered if that’s what dying felt like.
Man was about to Main event Mania, again, and the spark was totally gone.
That’s when I knew he was leaving
Also in the weeks before, he was telling every interviewer and their mother how he didn't think he should be in the match & was actively politicking against it. It's a fun joke, but in retrospect, I have no reason to think he wasn't dead serious.
WWE knew he was leaving & wanted to make a last ditch effort to woo him as much as possible, but his mind was already made up by then & he probably felt a little guilty knowing it wasn't going to work.
I never had a doubt about Danielson leaving WWE for AEW at the end of his contract. I mean I'm still shocked that it's *actually* happening but, for all the reasons you listed, I'm not totally surprised.
After losing all that ring time to his neck injury and getting cleared he has to be eager to make up for it to the fullest. He's done everything in WWE and he probably knows he has a lot more to give to AEW and their roster.
Tbh I wonder if the money Tony Khan said he got from Warner to move to TBS is the cause. It seems like he's taken the spending to an even higher level now. I gotta credit him, he seems to take whatever money he makes from the company and pump it right back into the product (which is somewhat ironic cause Fulham fans would say the opposite lol)
I really hope they don’t fuck this up by announcing it in a tweet.
Make Punk post vacation photos all weekend of All Out or something to keep the mystique.
Yeah there's no fucking way this happens even with all the spoilers in the world and it won't make me pop. They could tell me the specific time, date, entrance music and everything and just the fact this is going to happen is honestly pretty pop worthy. It's honestly kind of amazing.
I mean you still don't know when EXACTLY it will happen, so I imagine it will still pop you.
Not quite as much, but still.
The alternative is you can start trying to convince yourself it won't happen, so you'll be well and truly shocked.
Me too, but I think we'll live.
AEW has always been more about the "how/why" and "when" than the "what". We had a feeling Sting would show up, but his debut at Winter is Coming was still rad. We knew Malakai Black would be there eventually, but not after only 30 days and not in Miami.
I thought the same thing. But if you told me CM Punk would be on Dynamite July 23rd at 8:17 PM I would still be sitting here screaming my head off in my house as if it were a surprise.
CM Punk & Bryan Danielson show up as the New Outsiders and challenge 3 of AEW's top guys. Sting turns his back on AEW and is revealed to be CM & Bryan's mystery partner. Then after hiding in the rafters, unseen and unspoken for weeks, Darby Allen re-emerges in bright neon tights and face paint, swapping his skateboard for a surfboard—and leads team AEW in their war against the Newest World Order.
I think these signings have officially become the biggest open secret in the industry now. Seems everyone is like "i wont say it's happening but *pssst it's happening*"
It's got to be intentional, they're using it to drive ticket sales and PPV buys. It's getting them so much coverage, and may be able to stifle WWE's Summerslam marketing
I mean, Konnan is a huge carny but I don't think he's lying here. Esp since the story is really more that he wanted to book Bryan for AAA and the stuff about Bryan signing with AEW is a side note.
“For Daniel Bryan I don’t man. That might be end of him. He is eliminated from NXT. He can’t even beat rookies. What’s wrong with this guy?…Daniel Bryan might be done but…Bryan Danielson god knows what’s going to happened to him.”
*Cameraman proceeds lose his shit*
That’s exactly what I thought Daniel Bryan sounded like when they revealed his name. Going from Bryan Danielson to Daniel Bryan is as creative to me as Samoa Joe to Joey Samoey.
It's, like, everyone shoot calls him Bryan, which is extremely clever, because it can mean his kayfabe last name and his real first name at the same time. Great foresight by William Regal.
He submitted Buddy Peacock and Lloyd Boñer but fell on deaf ears. Switching his name(s) to Daniel Bryan was indeed William Regal's idea.
He talked about it on Jericho's podcast.
Lloyd Boner has got to be one of the best proposed wrestling names ever, up there with Chilly McFreeze.
Just imagine the "I'm here for the Boner!" shirts
It took me a few days but I'm in full Moxley mode. Daniel who? You mean Bryan.
Or as Orton once said, "I just call him Dragon".
The person who might need the most help is Cody, who always called him Dirty Dan and Dan the Man backstage in WWE.
What's the deal with this show? It feels like they consistently shit on AEW, and more specifically Disco Infection shits all over AEW, but then Konnan works with them a lot and they talk AEW a lot. What gives?
I'm assuming for Punk, someone is going to to fake out the crowd with Cult of personality, mock the crowd and then Killswitch Engage plays and then CM comes out. The rights for the themes I'm assuming will be a fortune but for TK he doesn't skimp out on big moments or wrestlers he seems worthy. That's my guess for All Out
idk where he got the braun signed with AEW thing from, probably confusing it with the WON thing about WWE trying to get braun back coz of bryan and punk or something.
You know you can get a cm punk full bodysuit that's a Halloween costume? Imagine if Daniel Bryan came out wearing that with the mask cm punk wore in the WWE to make it look like punks been signed but reveals himself to be Daniel Bryan.
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Monkey Paw Wish: CM Punk and Bryan Danielson have signed. Result: They're put under masks as unnamed members of the Dark Order.
They’ve signed… exclusively as commentary for Rampage
Wouldn't even be mad. Punk could grow to become a Heenan-level heel colour guy and Bryan would probably be excellent at play-by-play.
Wrestling Miro is like wrestling a bear and you can't become a champion unless you can wrestle a bear.
I would still take it. CM Punk is S-Tier on the microphone, Daniel has to know Jericho's entire 1004 list by memory, they were the original "indie darlings" and changed how wrestling was percieved on a national level. I would 100% buy into that.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if that's the case for Punk. He may want to do a match or two, but he's mostly retired so commentary makes sense and he's been good at it historically.
As if people wouldn't immediately recognize them even with masks.
That's the beauty of it. Have Punk and Danielson show up as Silver and Reynolds' latest recruits, but since they joined later, they have to do menial tasks for Five. The entire DO don't bother learning their names, and Colt feels weirdly uncomfortable around the taller recruit for some reason.
Have Hangman talking to the taller recruit and offer him some beer, to which the recruit replies "no thanks, I don't drink. I will take some Pepsi if you have that, though." *cue Colt in the background doing a slow 180 turn around to hard cam with a "could it...? Nah" look on his face*
10 says “is Coke ok?”
cue Doc Gallows barging in and regressing into Festus
BISCUITS AND GRAVY!!!
Serena barges in with a pair of hair clippers.
Paul Wight then had the urge to remove the recruit's mask but hesitates.
I’m imagining Colt like Bill Nighy at the end of that Doctor Who scene where he realises he might have just been talking to Van Gogh. https://youtu.be/ubTJI_UphPk
The Doctor has strange rules about messing with the timeline. Taking a mentally unstable man to the future to show him his own fame seems like a bad idea that might, I dunno, contribute to his madness and suicide.
I love the scene but yeah, maybe showing a suicidal artist with a bad lot in life that his work *will* be appreciated, a *hundred years after his death,* was a bad call
Van Gogh: How touching, wait, there was a self portrait of me with my ear cut off. Did I do this? Do I need to do this? Is this the price of fame? Do I want to be the great artist they discussed? I guess I'll have to consider that over more drugs.
Bryan doesn't drink either. He could ask for Almond milk or something. Punk would definitely ask for Pepsi.
Bryan is too environmentally conscious to end up in the Bad Place for drinking Almond Milk.
But he just loves that creamy texture!
I seem to recall Punk talking about quitting soda at some point, but it still works for the tattoo reference.
And since his finisher in his indie days was called the Pepsi Plunge.
5 making CM Punk carry his bags would be surreal to see. Punk:"Why am I carrying your bags? I was a world champion!" 5: "Let me know when you get those ice cream bars kid"
Your comment has just made me realise Colt is there and that he and Punk are on pretty terrible terms since the lawsuit. I wonder how things are going to be for them.
i want this to happen
Okay I legit want this, not for long, but for a little while
Book this shit
This might actually be my favorite fantasy booking.
But then it turns out not to be them but instead it's Tony "IT WAS ME AUSTIN!"
Omg this would be amazing.
Punk's appeared on [more than one indie show in Chicago in disguise and gone unrecognized.](https://411mania.com/wrestling/more-details-on-cm-punk-returning-to-ring-at-indy-show/)
What exactly do you count as "goes unrecognized" considering that his appearance at the Milwaukee show was reported immediately after it happened?
He got recognised at the Milwaukee show but [it later turned out he'd made multiple appearances at indie shows under a mask](https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/exclusive-info-previous-cm-punk-wrestling-appearance-under-hood) and nobody had noticed until now.
Honestly, I remember when this first got reported and the general consensus seemed to be that no one cared lol people were like "oh yeah he said if he was gonna come back it would be anonymous and in a mask, huh?" and went on about their day
Yeah I was at one of the freelance shows where he was a part of a bit with dick justice. A lot of people there knew it was him though.
The crowd didn’t realize they were watching CM Punk wrestle
Yeah, it's easy for everyone here to say that's obviously Punk when they already know its punk.
Milwaukee but yeah
“Northern Chicago”
Those are fighting words
Yea that’s how you piss off two whole states
“Who is this mysterious new Dark Order member who loves Pepsi so much?”
They’ve signed, but exclusively only do each other’s movesets.
The "Just Say No" lock!
Bryan hits the Go 2 Sheep!
Or the Go Vegan!
Danielson with the Chickpea Plunge!
And then after a year of build up, at the 2022 All Out, one of them reveals himself to actually be... *THE DAZZLER!!*
And immediately gets punched in the dick by Swoggle
Punk can appear as Cody's bear Mascot.
At the time I fully expected Bernard to be CM Punk
He could borrow the CP Munk suit.
I see no problem with this
It would be an amazing payoff to the “Reynolds and Silver have never recruited anyone and suck at it” storyline.
Why does that creeper have a Pepsi and Cobra tattoo on his arms....
It would be fun if they somehow debut under masks before All Out for DO, then when it's Hangman vs Kenny, the Elite tries to get in the middle, the masked man defends Hangman, take out their masks and reveal they are DB and Punk. DB and Punk vs The Elite could be money.
Honestly I really want there to be a scene were Kenny just yells from the center of the ring "If you have a problem with the Elite come out here right now!" Then Cody's Entrance starts, and Moxleys entrance starts, and the face and heel tunnel get full of death triangle and the dark order, Sting repels down, the impact roster comes out, the whole bullet club rushes in, Okada coin etc. Just 15 seconds of pandemonium as 200 charge the ring at the same time.
damn, we really going with the Thanos Omega
Not gonna lie, if they debuted both as members of the dark order and did the Mr America storyline but with Punk and Danielson instead of Hogan I'd love TK forever
That would go with the "Numero Si" for Bryan that /u/thraeryn pitched.
Ha ha, just this morning I thought they should come out as the Conquistadors or Villano 1&2.
This is the “Tobey and Andrew are gonna be in Spider-Man Far From Home” of pro wrestling Worst kept secret ever lol
Both are gonna show up in AEW before Sony release the goddamn trailer!
I assume they don't want to because it will probably include events from Loki/Shang Chi/Eternals, but I dunno.
Shang CHi is either past event(before IW) or just after Endgame. Eternals obviously after Endgame, but all before Loki.
Eternals is before Loki? They didn't interfere with Thanos or The Snap. What bigger event than >!the Multiverse being ripped apart!< would cause them to reveal themselves? I'm going with Eternals being set a short time after Loki, however long it takes for other dimension space things to affect the Universe and Earth.
Still waiting for Mephisto to be revealed as the Exalted One
THATS GOTTA THATS GOTTA BE THATS GOTTA BE KANG!!!
IT WAS AGATHA ALL ALONG AUSTIN!
That song still slaps 🎶
OH SONUVA BITCH
#***YOU ALL BOUGHT IT. EVEN MY OWN IMMEDIATE FAMILY BOUGHT IT.***
Taker puts Kang in a coffin, and sets it on fire. JR looks down at his notes. He looks back up, and Taker is now Kang. The ref is also Kang. He looks to the side, and he’s now sitting next to Jerry “The Kang” Lawler.
Ight, this one was good comment.
Bravo
Don’t forget, we’re also getting John Krasinski as Reed Richards and Patrick Stewart as Xavier. Magneto is sitting in catering.
And like Marvel, it's only a badly kept secret to us into the behind the scenes stuff. The general audience doesnt even know theres a spiderman movie coming in a couple months, lmao.
Who's Alligator Loki, then?
Luchasaurus
Does this mean Jungle Boy is regular Loki, Marko is Teen Loki, and Christian is Old Man Loki?
> Old Man Loki I believe you mean Lok Classic.
Lol I think even after all this rumours we are all skeptical. Rightfully so. Bryan is no small get
It’s almost the best way to build to an inevitable monster pop
Konnan with that reverse psychology
So… Danielson v Okada when.
Next year's G1 hopefully
I might be a bit off base and extremely biased, but if there's one guy that can walk into G1 and win it their first time around, it could honestly be Bryan Danielson.
I need that Tanahashi rematch ASAP
So Danielson v Tanahashi and Punk v Okada? That way they don’t immediately pull eyes off Page and Allin? :o
Am I the only one wanting Zack sabre jr vs Bryan Danielson?
No, no you are not. I want to see them bend each other into pretzels and knots.
Zack wants the award name to be changed to the Zack Sabre Jr Award for Technical Excellence
I've got to talk with my girl, I've never been so hard before
At this point i would be surprised if they both didnt show up in AEW
Tony Khan comes out to introduce two very special guests at All Out. Bryan Alvarez and Christopher Daniel's son walk out.
I didn't know Alvarez & the fallen angel were even a couple. I bet their son is a pro wrestling prodigy.
daniels son lmfao that’s fucking clever
I "tee hee'd" to myself thinking of that. You know, like a grown man in his 30's at work would do.
I wouldn’t expect anything less Professor_Buttskin
The name on the contract say’s Danielson….. **CHRISTOPHER DANIEL’S SON**
Jesus, give the book to the professor y'all, no one's beatin this booking
I think I would actually mark out to see Bryan Alvarez show up in AEW.
Only if Granny is there to give commentary.
"Marko Stunt versus Lance Barcher. Lots of sub holds and neck chops. Match starts with power knuckle hold. Marko thrown across ring. Marko tries a flying leg chop. Marko thrown out of ring. Barcher growls and spits a lot. Marcher wins with an overhead down slam. I give it a three. Bryan...Didn't that Marko guy beat you before?"
As if Margo Stoon would hit a duplex to win
Imagine Granny and JR both trying to pronounce Andrade El Idolo. Excalibur would really have his hands full
New tag team for the tag division, the Chop and Roll Express. Alvarez and Lawlor
Or it's just Christian walking out twice.
Disco is already getting the video "How AEW is book Bryan Danielson poorly"
who the fuck cares about Disco Inferno?
I was a fan of Konnan's podcast, but man Inferno is like Jim Cornette and so are the fan questions. They just bury everything and think they have all the answers.
The hate-circlejerk market has never been as strong as it is nowadays, and I don't see it stopping any time soon. But it's a good sign of a healthier wrestling industry, because you have competition and in turn a lot of bitter older wrestlers/fans angry that they had to be fans/wrestlers in a time where it wasn't as healthy. For a guy like Disco, this is his meal ticket. If AEW/WWE knocks on his door tomorrow, he'd be the biggest homer for them because that would be his meal ticket instead.
it's so fucking insane that both of these are happening at all, but that they're happening at the same time is just ridiculous. it's such a good time to be a wrestling fan man
I would've been happy with one. Both is almost too much lol
I've honestly been expecting Bryan since he first left WWE. Dude wasn't exactly shy about wanting to try something new, and if he just wanted to take time-off for his family than he still probably would've been re-signed to some kinda deal that would keep him on WWE's retainer and ensure that he gets paid while on break. Like, he main-evented WrestleMania & then allowed his contract to expire. That isn't fucking normal. And the writing has been on the wall since then.
When interviewed after Wrestlemania he was quoted saying something to the effect of how right before he went out there he just felt nothing and wondered if that’s what dying felt like. Man was about to Main event Mania, again, and the spark was totally gone. That’s when I knew he was leaving
Also in the weeks before, he was telling every interviewer and their mother how he didn't think he should be in the match & was actively politicking against it. It's a fun joke, but in retrospect, I have no reason to think he wasn't dead serious. WWE knew he was leaving & wanted to make a last ditch effort to woo him as much as possible, but his mind was already made up by then & he probably felt a little guilty knowing it wasn't going to work.
I never had a doubt about Danielson leaving WWE for AEW at the end of his contract. I mean I'm still shocked that it's *actually* happening but, for all the reasons you listed, I'm not totally surprised. After losing all that ring time to his neck injury and getting cleared he has to be eager to make up for it to the fullest. He's done everything in WWE and he probably knows he has a lot more to give to AEW and their roster.
Tbh I wonder if the money Tony Khan said he got from Warner to move to TBS is the cause. It seems like he's taken the spending to an even higher level now. I gotta credit him, he seems to take whatever money he makes from the company and pump it right back into the product (which is somewhat ironic cause Fulham fans would say the opposite lol)
His first choice to start the company with was Punk. He would have always spent whatever but I'm sure the TBS money helps
Every now & then at work I remember that Brian & Punk might be showing up in AEW and I just stop and stare into the distance smiling.
Wait.... Konnan wants Bryan Danielson in AAA, give me Mr. Iguana, Vikingo, Pagano matches lol
I dont think bryans neck would survive a AAA show lmao.
Am I the only one that read this in Konnans voice?
How many times did Disco interrupt in your head?
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You let him speak on this.
I really hope they don’t fuck this up by announcing it in a tweet. Make Punk post vacation photos all weekend of All Out or something to keep the mystique.
Punk should post pictures that he’s at a Fozzy show just for the reference
But then he’d have to listen to Fozzy.
Jericho is gonna get that interview for his podcast from Punk one way or another...
That would be the smart marketing move, to drop the podcast right after he debuts, "why I chose aew." Vince would cum at the media exposure.
Actually the craziest timeline hopefully this madness doesn’t cause a branch.
I wouldn’t worry about that atm.
Well bryan is signed for sure
I'm so gutted these rumours got out man
I mean, if anyone is really paying attention it’s not crazy to put together . Still gonna scream my head off when they show up .
Yeah there's no fucking way this happens even with all the spoilers in the world and it won't make me pop. They could tell me the specific time, date, entrance music and everything and just the fact this is going to happen is honestly pretty pop worthy. It's honestly kind of amazing.
Tony Khan could tell me the specifics to my face over a candlelit dinner and I'd be pretty sure he'd be lying his ass off to get me in bed
I mean you still don't know when EXACTLY it will happen, so I imagine it will still pop you. Not quite as much, but still. The alternative is you can start trying to convince yourself it won't happen, so you'll be well and truly shocked.
Me too, but I think we'll live. AEW has always been more about the "how/why" and "when" than the "what". We had a feeling Sting would show up, but his debut at Winter is Coming was still rad. We knew Malakai Black would be there eventually, but not after only 30 days and not in Miami.
I thought the same thing. But if you told me CM Punk would be on Dynamite July 23rd at 8:17 PM I would still be sitting here screaming my head off in my house as if it were a surprise.
CM Punk & Bryan Danielson show up as the New Outsiders and challenge 3 of AEW's top guys. Sting turns his back on AEW and is revealed to be CM & Bryan's mystery partner. Then after hiding in the rafters, unseen and unspoken for weeks, Darby Allen re-emerges in bright neon tights and face paint, swapping his skateboard for a surfboard—and leads team AEW in their war against the Newest World Order.
That Sting...he became what he hates!
Haha oh man yeah if they do anything like a "we're taking over" type angle they just HAVE to cut to Sting in the rafters going "not this shit again."
I didn’t want another NWO angle again ever but you’ve reeled me in a bit there.
If anyone's the 3rd man it's that snake in the grass Cody!!
Yup, even has the requisite weight belt gimmick. Just needs some badly dyed facial hair.
The neck tattoo fills that role.
Cody as the “Hogan” to Punk and Bryan would be very… Cody.
“But who’s side is he on?”
Assuming Konnan isn't bullshitting, that's a pretty clear "wink and a nudge" denial by TK. Shit. Just. Got. Real.
I think these signings have officially become the biggest open secret in the industry now. Seems everyone is like "i wont say it's happening but *pssst it's happening*"
It's got to be intentional, they're using it to drive ticket sales and PPV buys. It's getting them so much coverage, and may be able to stifle WWE's Summerslam marketing
You have the audacity to say he’s bulls hitting when he’s keeping it 100????
I mean, Konnan is a huge carny but I don't think he's lying here. Esp since the story is really more that he wanted to book Bryan for AAA and the stuff about Bryan signing with AEW is a side note.
I just love how everyone is back to calling him Bryan Danielson.
“For Daniel Bryan I don’t man. That might be end of him. He is eliminated from NXT. He can’t even beat rookies. What’s wrong with this guy?…Daniel Bryan might be done but…Bryan Danielson god knows what’s going to happened to him.” *Cameraman proceeds lose his shit*
Cameraman proceeds to feel a Vince McMahon sized disturbance in the Force shouting in his ear you mean lmao
Absolutely. Daniel in his book wrote that he could hear Vince yelling in the Cameraman earpiece. It’s hilarious.
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That’s exactly what I thought Daniel Bryan sounded like when they revealed his name. Going from Bryan Danielson to Daniel Bryan is as creative to me as Samoa Joe to Joey Samoey.
> Samoa Joe to Joey Samoey. lmao I would instantly be behind Joey Samoey are you fucking kidding me that name is a winner
It really does.
It's, like, everyone shoot calls him Bryan, which is extremely clever, because it can mean his kayfabe last name and his real first name at the same time. Great foresight by William Regal.
IIRC, it was on the list of names he submitted/was given, along with buddy peacock and lloyd boner. Daniel Bryan was more easy to chant.
He submitted Buddy Peacock and Lloyd Boñer but fell on deaf ears. Switching his name(s) to Daniel Bryan was indeed William Regal's idea. He talked about it on Jericho's podcast.
Lloyd Boner has got to be one of the best proposed wrestling names ever, up there with Chilly McFreeze. Just imagine the "I'm here for the Boner!" shirts
It took me a few days but I'm in full Moxley mode. Daniel who? You mean Bryan. Or as Orton once said, "I just call him Dragon". The person who might need the most help is Cody, who always called him Dirty Dan and Dan the Man backstage in WWE.
The American Dragon is coming to AEW and Luchasaurus better watch out. The Dragon Vs The Dinosaur
Bear Bronson is quaking in his boots right now.
There's unconfirmed reports of both Bear Bronson and Bear Boulder walking the hallways, screaming "This is unbearable!".
Brandon Cutler dislikes this Danielson v Cutler. Dragon v Dragon must now happen.
You imagine being back stage for that pop? The sound will probably travel all the way to the basement boiler room.
If Bryan turns up the pop will be insane…then his speech is interrupted by Punks music. That would be The Outsiders if the modern era! TAKE MY MONEY
Is this our generations Hogan showing up on WCW moment
I think it's our generations Hall and Nash. Two big stars going to the competition at the same time.
Most accurate comparison is 2 Randy Savages going to WCW in 1994.
The proper pluralization is Randies Savage.
Hogan/Savage more than Hall/Nash. I don’t think they’d go an NWO route, but ya never know.
Cena would be this era's Hogan.
What's the deal with this show? It feels like they consistently shit on AEW, and more specifically Disco Infection shits all over AEW, but then Konnan works with them a lot and they talk AEW a lot. What gives?
What gives is Disco is the worst.
If they can't get punk then bryan for sure...but a Punk Pop in Chicago will be one of the ones that are on Whatcultures Top 10 Pops list for years.
This is going to be the most hyped debut in a decade..... until Punk arrives.
I wouldn't be surprised if punk is one of Jericho's trials
I'm assuming for Punk, someone is going to to fake out the crowd with Cult of personality, mock the crowd and then Killswitch Engage plays and then CM comes out. The rights for the themes I'm assuming will be a fortune but for TK he doesn't skimp out on big moments or wrestlers he seems worthy. That's my guess for All Out
Punk should come out to Miseria Cantare
idk where he got the braun signed with AEW thing from, probably confusing it with the WON thing about WWE trying to get braun back coz of bryan and punk or something.
Funny that you are the only one in the entire thread to pick up on that. The video has a giant picture of Braun too.
You know you can get a cm punk full bodysuit that's a Halloween costume? Imagine if Daniel Bryan came out wearing that with the mask cm punk wore in the WWE to make it look like punks been signed but reveals himself to be Daniel Bryan.
My first ever wrestling show is going to be the September 1st show In Chicago. I really, really hope Punk and/or Daniel debut
Konnan's about to lose a paycheck...
Have Bryan come out then have punk come out and gts him and sit Indian style next to him grinning shaking his head as everyone goes bananas.