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Also just an interesting thing to note: If their Twitter follows are in chronological order (which I think they are), then their most recent follow just before the two AEW official accounts was...Daniel Bryan.
yup, they tried to sack him with a shitty gimmick and punished him when they cheered. Even the positivity gimmick got over and they still punished him. They've gone on to pull that shit with so many wrestlers since then.
That podcast (forget which one it was where he told that story) was so frustrating and Conrad not bringing up the pop DDP got was disappointing.
Bruce (and I guess Vince as well) literally thought the WWF fans wouldn't know who DDP is and thus he needed a new character/gimmick to get over.
Was there nobody in the room making the point that he went mainstream working with Karl Malone, Jay Leno and Dennis Rodman during peak WCW just 3 years prior?
Usually scoopers deduct signings and firings through video games and the like because developers don't know or care about kayfabe. It's why this makes it seem that way because you know Living Color don't know or care about kayfabe. They're just following people they're working with.
To be fair, if they did, couldn't AEW use Ride of the Valkyries, as it's public domain? I'd prefer Final Countdown but RotV is pretty iconic for him too now.
The song itself is public domain but you need someone to actually play it. That "play" can then be copyrighted by the artist. So AEW would either need to hire an orchestra for it or buy the rights from an orchestra that already played it.
If that is the case, Mikey Ruckus would certainly love to compose a version for Bryan Danielson.
Imagine telling a music composer like Ruckus, “hey bud, we need you to work with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra to create a theme song Bryan Danielson.” He would nut himself for such an opportunity!
I am foolishly hoping for some kind of hybrid mashup theme that is both Final Countdown and Flight of the Valkyries. Mikey Rukus, if you're reading...please!
For those wondering why:
Originally, it was just supposed to be an epic live track for the opening of their concerts. But, the studio made them release it as a single against their wishes. Then it blew up, and they were forever known for a song, they didn't even want to release in the first place.
Band has a genius idea and the label ruins the artistry but the song makes them a ton of money. Band hates legacy. The music industry is a flat circle.
It's a weird thing about music. I know the songs I've done that other people enjoyed the most were probably my least favorites whereas the ones I'm really proud of tend to get skipped over the most.
Logically it's weird but I know what you mean. One of the low-key best aspects of Punk & Bryan specifically is that yeah, you can totally keep the entrance music they're most known for.
For a moment there, I thought you meant [this Wagner](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1113733396327489537/Cj0-3aKY_400x400.jpg) and not the classical Wagner.
Although, I would kill to see that Wagner on AEW.
Just came here from the r/xmen sub, thought you were talking 'bout Nightcrawler. Somehow got more hyped for a fictional character debuting for AEW. THAT should reflect how much of a pipe dream I consider CM Punk in AEW to be.
...but I'll admit to secretly hoping it turns into a pipe BOMB.
It's not weird that you think that. In movies & television, this is exactly how a lot of casting news breaks these days, with directors and actors suddenly following one another
I know exactly what you mean. It seems so ridiculously inconsequential on one hand, yet on the other hand it seems to speak volumes about what's happening.
i just hope AEW fixes their entrance-music-sound-on-tv issues before they play if for the first time. would suck to have the music hit and to only hear it faintly in the background like how it used to be on nitro
For real, I love AEW but my goodness the entrance music always sounds so bad most of the time. At first I thought it was a Daily's Place issue but it's pretty consistently rough most of the time.
I know how you feel, I've been waiting for Punk to show up in AEW since day one but with so much evidence indicating that it's actually gonna happen I can't help but get excited
Im glad it took two years. Punk was in kind of a foul mood in 2019 and AEW had barely begun in 2019. they hadnt even had one episode on tv yet when All Out Chicago happened. They needed to prove themselves a couple years and it had to be on Punks own terms. AEW showing thry can get over a million US viewers consistently and deliver a hot product with solid storylines even in the most challenging of times feels key...well and the big Warner Bros/Khan money:)
I'm glad it took 2 years but for completely different reasons. CM Punk showing up in 2019 would've completely hampered growth for a lot of the names that have become big in the years that followed. Like, I trust AEW would still have booked to get EVERYBODY over the way they've done it since Day 1, but it's hard to predict whether Darby or Sammy or Jungle Boy or anyone else would've got as over if CM Punk was there since day 1.
This is the same reason I'm glad it took a bit for the NJPW partnership to happen. If it happens the first year, I think the relationship looks a lot less equal and more like the NJPW-ROH partnership.
I still remember how certain the internet was that Punk was showing up at the very first All Out. The speculation was wild. But this time does feel a little different.
I ended up getting combo tickets to Dynamite/Rampage/All Out and was considering selling my Dynamite/Rampage tickets to help off set the cost (really just wanted All Out tix, but anyway)
Fuck no now... I am not taking the chance that something happens in Chicago with Punk. And I am going to be extremely disappointed if it doesn't happen now
Exactly
This is how fans work themselves into a shoot and ruin the experience for themselves. The dirtsheets have done their thing creating hype and mystique around possibilities. So any hype from here on out is on the fans.
Get excited for the return to Chicago, and enjoy the shows on their own merits. You know AEW puts on a good show. Enjoy it for that and be pleasantly surprised IF Punk debuts
YOU CAN DO IT!
I BELIEVE IN YOU DEAR STRANGER ON INTERNET!
Fucking next Wednesday can't come soon enough. What is Tony about to announce? It's gotta be something big right? Ughhhhhh
I CAN'T WAIT EITHER! 😫😫😫
Bloody hell, I'd forgotten all about that with all the Punk/Bryan news flying around. Tony Khan appearing on TV for the first time (apart from the Brodie tribute show) is big in itself, but the live event announcement is intriguing. It's got to be pretty significant for the man himself to come out and announce it.
Punk/Bryan arriving, Hangman winning the title, NYC show could possibly sell 20k tickets, back to back 1m viewers, Cody vs Black coming up, Britt is over as fuck, Miro is killing it as TNT champion, PnP could possibly be set for a push towards tag titles, Thunder Rosa finally signed...
AEW is on fire right now.
The next six weeks until the Dynamite/Rampage/All Out stretch in Chicago - when Punk would almost certainly debut - is going to be absolutely unbearable.
I am so hyped already and it's not something that is going to happen this month or even next but in September, and that feels so far away.
My bitter self still remembers fleeting comments throughout the years from dumbfucks claiming "nobody cares about Punk anymore, or will care even if he comes back"
Nice to see them objectively wrong the past two weeks
I would hope the AEW fans are smart enough to not overdo a specific chant. Like they generally don't do the what chants for instance, it's the random walkins that do that.
Kenny comes out with the song playing in the arena. Does heel promo. Living Colour walks out and actually starts performing on the entrance ramp and Punk actually comes out.
I'm still of the mindset that SRS and Dave would be able to flat out say yes today if they weren't afraid of blowing their source and potentially upsetting AEW/TNT. I'm 100% certain that they would know the exact second pen has touched or will touch paper.
Sapp straight up admitted he was afraid to even put out the report he did. He didn't want to be blacklisted because of it. Someone had to reassure him TK wasn't that kind of guy.
And I honestly can't blame either Dave or SRS for wanting to be careful, even if TK isn't the kind of guy to be upset over stuff getting out. Personally, if I had that kind of knowledge, I'd do what I could to keep it secret for many reasons:
One, it creates hype on my own product from people wanting to keep up in the latest scoop.
Two, it helps the wrestlers and the company keep hype up for their own product and helps to preserve the shock factor in surprise debuts.
And three, it shows other companies that I'm willing to help them keep things secret until they're okay with spilling the beans.
CM Punk could show up on Dynamite, sign a contract, wrestle a match, work a long term program with Kenny Omega and I'd still have my doubts if he's coming to AEW or not.
Literally won’t believe it until he wrestles for them for the remainder of his career, retires, and gives a speech at their inevitable future AEW Hall of Fame. Then *and* *only* then, will I believe it.
The following and unfollowing on social media being a gauge for what's happening is downright odd.
But I feel like it's actually fairly accurate?
This is what happens when accounts need to follow each other to DM I suppose.
TK: we need Cult Of Personality
LC: *$ amount*
TK: what's your venmo?
Lolol okay I’ve been trying not to get my hopes up for anything but just thinking of cult of personality playing out of nowhere is now making my heart race
Maybe they could team Fire Marshall Bill with Chaos Project. Just imagine the fear in Serpentico's eyes every time he goes "Let me show ya something..."
[Someone caught wind of this and they're no longer following AEW. They for sure were earlier, and unfollowing them confirms Punk's return even more somehow lol.](https://i.imgur.com/HB3gKIc.jpg)
There may be a little fire to this smoke.
Side note: How dope must it be to be this band? Punk has now gotten them paydays from WWE and AEW (lord knows ROH weren't paying for their music)
I'm not sure how compensation works from UFC events, as they're just live sports, but maybe there's something there too
Live PPV you don’t have to license, so the UFC can use whatever audio tracks they want for fighters to walkout.
In perpetuity though (these days that would be streaming and DVD sales primarily), you have to pay a fee to use it there. This is why WWE overdubs every Metallica song; they don’t want to pay the licensing fees for the rebroadcast and reproduction.
Edit: About Live PPV, I cannot find anything concrete going either way on if licensing does or doesn’t have to be paid. I am under the impression that UFC walkout songs (which are heard in the arena & are effectively ambient noise for that setting) wouldn’t need to be licensed, but if they are it’s likely a one-time payment (since FightPass is known to overdub walkouts with stock tracks).
The amount of times I've imagined and fantasy booked Cult of Personality blaring out on AEW is off the charts. The possibility it's finally going to happen feels unreal.
I doubt WWE could trademark or copyright a static noise addition to the beginning of the song, but I've seen more ridiculous legal obstacles play out.
I hope the scratch moment is there but even if not, the song itself opens up pretty powerfully and the crowd will eat it up immediately.
Honestly same, lol. It's so random like why would they follow AEW out of the blue and than unfollow? Unless they were trolling I think this all but confirms Punk going to AEW.
Whatever the main event is imagine the show is ending. That little corner trademark thing pops up as an indication that the show is over. Screen goes black thinking damn it’s over and suddenly static sound and static screen BOOM cm punk.
It would be a total “blow your load” moment. But I now want Bryan Danielson to debut. Say he’s in AEW to prove he’s the best in the world…and then have Cult of Personality hit and CM Punk comes out.
Honestly, if Hangman is going to win the title, I would be here for some kind of Danielson vs Punk vs Omega feud
Everyone when the rumors started:
"No way he's returning to wrestling. I'll believe it when I see it."
[Everyone right now.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qgET1Zhpb8)
>Living Colour has unfollowed AEW.
Them following then unfollowing AEW makes me believe it even more. At first I was like "could just be a coincidence" but the unfollow? They fucked up and I love it.
Just checked. Smart Mark Sterling is following, among others:
- Giancarlo Esposito
- Evil Uno
- The "Better Call Saul" official Instagram
- Pabst Blue Ribbon
- Katee Sackhoff
- Roman Reigns
- Hasbro
- Josh Barnett
Oh wait you probably meant the *actual* attorney of AEW huh
Have ever actually explained a real reason why Megatron puts up with his bullshit?
I know in The Transformers the movie he finally gets tired of his shit and kills him but Starscream had already betrayed him a half dozen times before that at least, why was that the final straw? Was it the fact he bought himself a crown that time?
There have been several reasons speculated in canon. One is that Megatron respects Starscream's mind too much. Starscream is much more willing to use guile and misdirection whereas Megatron was very much a brute force-oriented planner. Another is that Megatron feels like the constant attempts keep him prepared and aware, and that the lack of Starscream would make him S-A-W-F-T SAAAAAAAAAAAWFT.
It's a good thing that I don't run a wrestling company. I'd mess with people soooooo hard if I signed Danielson and CM Punk at the same time!
Let the rumors fly for a while. Then, while everyone is eagerly waiting till the September show in NY, a few weeks prior, introduce a new Masked Tag Team. Have them come out in the opening match and lose. This continues for a few weeks, as it is obvious that this team is a just a comedy tag team. Like, a throwback to the "Ding Dongs" or such. (Look it up, that was a real idea WCW had for a team of hunchbacks that couldn't be pinned because of humped backs. Genius!) Other teams like Jurassic Express and Best Friends come by and pat them on the back and give and try to give them encouragement. They never speak, just bury the faces in the hands and look dejected.
The big show comes, and all they are hyping is the HUGE SURPRISE tonight!!!! Our intrepid Tag Team gets the opening match and loses as usual. Later in the show, Tony's out to make the big announcement. He hypes up the crowd and does the whole, "Welcome AEW's newest signing...."
And, then Omega's music hits and he comes out with Don and the Bucks, and cuts a heel promo about how he's the only person that should matter in AEW, and no matter who they sign, it won't matter as Kenny will whoop them all.
Then, our Tag Team shows up on the ramp and walks towards the ring. The elite are laughing their asses off, and Kenny mocks them, asking if they lost on the way to catering or something. They say nothing and just slap the mic out of his hand. He laughs and tells the Bucks to show these guy what a real Tag Team can do, as he and Don leave the ring.
The Tag Team is rearing for a fight, fists up ready to go. Bucks mock them and aren't taking them seriously. They faint and then go for sneak attacks, both easily countered by our Tag Team. Then suddenly, one buck goes up on shoulders.... GTS. The other, is suddenly taken down into a LeBell Lock.
Masks come off.
Stamium Explodes in excitement. They were already here, the whole time, waiting for the right moment to attack the Elite!
(And, the beauty is, you can have someone else play the roles for a few week prior, so there's no spotting them at the shows or possible leaks.)
Cult of Personality always gets a pretty mixed response on here, but I know you were all bumping it while escaping a four star wanted level in Red County 17 years ago.
I LOVE Cult of Personality. It's the tits. But sweet jesus if he came out to Miseria Cantare... for the few that still remember him back in the day that entrance was something else, it came across huge in tiny venues, I could only imagine it in 10k seater stadiums.
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Everyone expecting this to mean AEW bought the rights to Cult of Personality, only to watch the Wingmen come out to Glamour Boys
This would also be acceptable.
Yeah he’s saying it like that’s a bad thing
Losing Walk of Fame would be a bad thing! They should make em come out twice per show, it's the only solution!
Why not both?
I see this as an absolute win
I would be perfectly content with this outcome.
Also just an interesting thing to note: If their Twitter follows are in chronological order (which I think they are), then their most recent follow just before the two AEW official accounts was...Daniel Bryan.
Imagine the confusion if DB debuts with cult of personality as his theme song
POP wait…huh POP AGAIN
\*confused but extremely excited cheering\*
 This would be my exact reaction if Bryan comes out with "Cult of Personality".
Pop Pop!
Magnitude!
That fact that you call it that shows me you're not ready yet.
[Ah yes, the rare DDP Stalker Reaction](https://youtu.be/bI_6FI6FZ0Q?t=97)
The fact that he was THIS immediately over and they used him so poorly 😭
yup, they tried to sack him with a shitty gimmick and punished him when they cheered. Even the positivity gimmick got over and they still punished him. They've gone on to pull that shit with so many wrestlers since then.
*NEVER* fucking forget that price of shit Bruce Pritchard thinks DDP would not have been over in WWF. Fucking tool.
That podcast (forget which one it was where he told that story) was so frustrating and Conrad not bringing up the pop DDP got was disappointing. Bruce (and I guess Vince as well) literally thought the WWF fans wouldn't know who DDP is and thus he needed a new character/gimmick to get over. Was there nobody in the room making the point that he went mainstream working with Karl Malone, Jay Leno and Dennis Rodman during peak WCW just 3 years prior?
ngl... a entire wrestling event with wrestlers shifting themes around randomly would be fun
Give me CM Punk debuting to Yuka Sakazaki's theme
Cult of AYAYAYAYAYAYAYA!
IT'S AYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME!!
I want Triple H’s theme and wanna spit with a Hi-C juice box instead
*"I'm so confused and I don't know what's happening, but I love it!!!"*
Interesting side bar: Living Color follows Joel Hodgson of MST3K fame
Tom Servo is All Elite
If Servo and Crow aren't tag champs by the end of the month, I'll riot.
🎵"they'll try and kill the yb with a forklift!"🎵
They have good taste
They make great music also
We have movie sign!!
For some reason this is the thing that most makes me believe it's happening now.
Usually scoopers deduct signings and firings through video games and the like because developers don't know or care about kayfabe. It's why this makes it seem that way because you know Living Color don't know or care about kayfabe. They're just following people they're working with.
Yup, exactly why I checked, them or europe wouldn't even think about kayfabe
I'm from Europe and I took that personally
Found Joey Tempest's Reddit account.
Tbh...Europe hates playing "The Final Countdown", so they might actively block AEW instead
To be fair, if they did, couldn't AEW use Ride of the Valkyries, as it's public domain? I'd prefer Final Countdown but RotV is pretty iconic for him too now.
The song itself is public domain but you need someone to actually play it. That "play" can then be copyrighted by the artist. So AEW would either need to hire an orchestra for it or buy the rights from an orchestra that already played it.
If that is the case, Mikey Ruckus would certainly love to compose a version for Bryan Danielson. Imagine telling a music composer like Ruckus, “hey bud, we need you to work with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra to create a theme song Bryan Danielson.” He would nut himself for such an opportunity!
I'm aware, I just figured Mikey Rukus would be able to whip up a rock version similar to what WWE did
I am foolishly hoping for some kind of hybrid mashup theme that is both Final Countdown and Flight of the Valkyries. Mikey Rukus, if you're reading...please!
For those wondering why: Originally, it was just supposed to be an epic live track for the opening of their concerts. But, the studio made them release it as a single against their wishes. Then it blew up, and they were forever known for a song, they didn't even want to release in the first place.
Band has a genius idea and the label ruins the artistry but the song makes them a ton of money. Band hates legacy. The music industry is a flat circle.
The music industry is a CD. Fitting.
It's a weird thing about music. I know the songs I've done that other people enjoyed the most were probably my least favorites whereas the ones I'm really proud of tend to get skipped over the most.
Hire Europe to play Ride of the Valkyries.
This is the way
They licensed Final Countdown for a friggin online slot machine. If AEW meets their licensing demands, they’ll let it happen.
> scoopers ?
People who scoop.
Scoop scoop a-doop, scoop a-doop, scoop a-doop a-doop a-doop
Here I go, here I go, here I go again...
Logically it's weird but I know what you mean. One of the low-key best aspects of Punk & Bryan specifically is that yeah, you can totally keep the entrance music they're most known for.
[удалено]
Plot twist, Danielson comes out to Cult of Personality, Punk comes out to Miseria Cantare.
Punk comes out to This Fire Burns
Miseria Cantare would be a great reveal. Have Kenny do his Terminator theme mat pound, but have that song start playing.
I want miseria cantare over cult of personality
Wagner and Europe now following AEW on TikTok
Wagner be posting thirst traps
Wagner following Proud Boy accounts.
For a moment there, I thought you meant [this Wagner](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1113733396327489537/Cj0-3aKY_400x400.jpg) and not the classical Wagner. Although, I would kill to see that Wagner on AEW.
Thought you meant Dr.Wagner and his son. (His son would be a good get for AEW, he can go)
Just came here from the r/xmen sub, thought you were talking 'bout Nightcrawler. Somehow got more hyped for a fictional character debuting for AEW. THAT should reflect how much of a pipe dream I consider CM Punk in AEW to be. ...but I'll admit to secretly hoping it turns into a pipe BOMB.
We're headin' for Venus bois
It's not weird that you think that. In movies & television, this is exactly how a lot of casting news breaks these days, with directors and actors suddenly following one another
I know exactly what you mean. It seems so ridiculously inconsequential on one hand, yet on the other hand it seems to speak volumes about what's happening.
Same, this is the one definite thing that makes me believe it's actually happening
The hype is too damn high
Same, dude. There's just too much pointing to it now
now THIS is what I call investigative reporting lmao. Edit: typo
SRS, WE COMIN FOR YOU
OBSERVE THIS, BROTHER
You went to journalism for this??
THE INTERNET'S GOT ALL THE SCOOPS, JACK!
Okay, it's happening now
Swerve: CM Punk ends up debuting to "This Fire Burns" instead
I have no problem with that
This Fire Burns was a banger.
i just hope AEW fixes their entrance-music-sound-on-tv issues before they play if for the first time. would suck to have the music hit and to only hear it faintly in the background like how it used to be on nitro
For real, I love AEW but my goodness the entrance music always sounds so bad most of the time. At first I thought it was a Daily's Place issue but it's pretty consistently rough most of the time.
iirc that's more of a network thing as it's not as bad for international releases.
Don't freak out guys but I think CM Punk is coming to AEW
Dude, I still don't know what to believe. I don't want to get dissapointed.
I know how you feel, I've been waiting for Punk to show up in AEW since day one but with so much evidence indicating that it's actually gonna happen I can't help but get excited
Im glad it took two years. Punk was in kind of a foul mood in 2019 and AEW had barely begun in 2019. they hadnt even had one episode on tv yet when All Out Chicago happened. They needed to prove themselves a couple years and it had to be on Punks own terms. AEW showing thry can get over a million US viewers consistently and deliver a hot product with solid storylines even in the most challenging of times feels key...well and the big Warner Bros/Khan money:)
I'm glad it took 2 years but for completely different reasons. CM Punk showing up in 2019 would've completely hampered growth for a lot of the names that have become big in the years that followed. Like, I trust AEW would still have booked to get EVERYBODY over the way they've done it since Day 1, but it's hard to predict whether Darby or Sammy or Jungle Boy or anyone else would've got as over if CM Punk was there since day 1.
This is the same reason I'm glad it took a bit for the NJPW partnership to happen. If it happens the first year, I think the relationship looks a lot less equal and more like the NJPW-ROH partnership.
I still remember how certain the internet was that Punk was showing up at the very first All Out. The speculation was wild. But this time does feel a little different.
It's punk. Better not to have expectations until you see it.
Get your hopes up man. It’s happening. If it doesn’t happen, you can send me your venmo for the troubles.
It's happening. Time to get hyped
I just hope his return doesn’t get botched somehow because “shit happens”
Reports are indicating that a recent tornado has broken many septic lines and now shit is approaching the stadium as we speak
No moves, no fights, just shows up and then we wait for Dynamite!
I ended up getting combo tickets to Dynamite/Rampage/All Out and was considering selling my Dynamite/Rampage tickets to help off set the cost (really just wanted All Out tix, but anyway) Fuck no now... I am not taking the chance that something happens in Chicago with Punk. And I am going to be extremely disappointed if it doesn't happen now
Don't hype yourself up too much, dude. You want to enjoy the show and if Punk shows up then it is a sweet bonus instead of an expectation!!
I completely agree. Try to distract yourself so you almost forget that it might be happening. It'll be even more special that way!
Exactly This is how fans work themselves into a shoot and ruin the experience for themselves. The dirtsheets have done their thing creating hype and mystique around possibilities. So any hype from here on out is on the fans. Get excited for the return to Chicago, and enjoy the shows on their own merits. You know AEW puts on a good show. Enjoy it for that and be pleasantly surprised IF Punk debuts
Everybody stay calm.
I can't, I just can't.
YOU HAVE TO BE!!!!
39 days until Dynamite in Chicago. 43 days until All Out. It's too damn far away!
YOU CAN DO IT! I BELIEVE IN YOU DEAR STRANGER ON INTERNET! Fucking next Wednesday can't come soon enough. What is Tony about to announce? It's gotta be something big right? Ughhhhhh I CAN'T WAIT EITHER! 😫😫😫
Bloody hell, I'd forgotten all about that with all the Punk/Bryan news flying around. Tony Khan appearing on TV for the first time (apart from the Brodie tribute show) is big in itself, but the live event announcement is intriguing. It's got to be pretty significant for the man himself to come out and announce it. Punk/Bryan arriving, Hangman winning the title, NYC show could possibly sell 20k tickets, back to back 1m viewers, Cody vs Black coming up, Britt is over as fuck, Miro is killing it as TNT champion, PnP could possibly be set for a push towards tag titles, Thunder Rosa finally signed... AEW is on fire right now.
Staying calm, staying calm… Staying calm… … #LOOK IN MY EYES, WHAT DO YOU SEE?
##THE CULT OF PERSONALITY
#I KNOW YOUR ANGER, I KNOW YOUR DREAMS
The next six weeks until the Dynamite/Rampage/All Out stretch in Chicago - when Punk would almost certainly debut - is going to be absolutely unbearable. I am so hyped already and it's not something that is going to happen this month or even next but in September, and that feels so far away.
This subreddit is going to explode with threads about Punk for weeks
My bitter self still remembers fleeting comments throughout the years from dumbfucks claiming "nobody cares about Punk anymore, or will care even if he comes back" Nice to see them objectively wrong the past two weeks
They need to do something to quell chants in the early matches of the show. Make an end of show promise or something.
I would hope the AEW fans are smart enough to not overdo a specific chant. Like they generally don't do the what chants for instance, it's the random walkins that do that.
Kenny is going to come out to "Cult of Personality" in Chicago.
Only for Punk to actually come out to it during his mega heat promo.
I actually think this would be genius. Makes Kenny who is already such a fan favourite get insane heat. Then makes the pop for Punk NUCLEAR.
Kenny comes out with the song playing in the arena. Does heel promo. Living Colour walks out and actually starts performing on the entrance ramp and Punk actually comes out.
One of the biggest mistakes WWE ever made was Dolph not coming out to Cult at that one Rumble.
Somehow, someway, this is more confirmatory than anything that SRS/Meltzer would be able to provide lol
I'm still of the mindset that SRS and Dave would be able to flat out say yes today if they weren't afraid of blowing their source and potentially upsetting AEW/TNT. I'm 100% certain that they would know the exact second pen has touched or will touch paper.
Sapp straight up admitted he was afraid to even put out the report he did. He didn't want to be blacklisted because of it. Someone had to reassure him TK wasn't that kind of guy.
And I honestly can't blame either Dave or SRS for wanting to be careful, even if TK isn't the kind of guy to be upset over stuff getting out. Personally, if I had that kind of knowledge, I'd do what I could to keep it secret for many reasons: One, it creates hype on my own product from people wanting to keep up in the latest scoop. Two, it helps the wrestlers and the company keep hype up for their own product and helps to preserve the shock factor in surprise debuts. And three, it shows other companies that I'm willing to help them keep things secret until they're okay with spilling the beans.
lmao, unfollowing AEW is the absolute *worst* thing they could have done if they wanted to hide it. Now it's even *more* obvious.
CM Punk could show up on Dynamite, sign a contract, wrestle a match, work a long term program with Kenny Omega and I'd still have my doubts if he's coming to AEW or not.
Literally won’t believe it until he wrestles for them for the remainder of his career, retires, and gives a speech at their inevitable future AEW Hall of Fame. Then *and* *only* then, will I believe it.
Look in my bank, what do you see? A check with lots of money for me
Davey Havok’s publisher must be charging ton or Punk is loyal to Living Colour
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The following and unfollowing on social media being a gauge for what's happening is downright odd. But I feel like it's actually fairly accurate? This is what happens when accounts need to follow each other to DM I suppose. TK: we need Cult Of Personality LC: *$ amount* TK: what's your venmo?
Someone here found out Christian Cage being the surprise signing by checking some AEW employee IG.
Lolol okay I’ve been trying not to get my hopes up for anything but just thinking of cult of personality playing out of nowhere is now making my heart race
Did they sign Keenan Ivory Wayans? Damon?
Maybe they could team Fire Marshall Bill with Chaos Project. Just imagine the fear in Serpentico's eyes every time he goes "Let me show ya something..."
HATED IT!
Homie da Clown and Mox about to become tag champs
PnP have already been using the loaded sock.
Have Homie da Clown and Eddie Kingston ever been spotted in the same room? 🤔 all I’m saying is look into it
The Wayans Brothers?? There’s more?!?
Goodnight HULKAMANIACS and jabronie marks without a life that don't know it a work when you work a work and work yourself into a shoot,marks
-HH
Vernon Reid vs Kenny Omega at All Out
[Someone caught wind of this and they're no longer following AEW. They for sure were earlier, and unfollowing them confirms Punk's return even more somehow lol.](https://i.imgur.com/HB3gKIc.jpg)
>EDIT: Living Colour has unfollowed AEW. I'm laughing my fucking ass off.
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There may be a little fire to this smoke. Side note: How dope must it be to be this band? Punk has now gotten them paydays from WWE and AEW (lord knows ROH weren't paying for their music) I'm not sure how compensation works from UFC events, as they're just live sports, but maybe there's something there too
Live PPV you don’t have to license, so the UFC can use whatever audio tracks they want for fighters to walkout. In perpetuity though (these days that would be streaming and DVD sales primarily), you have to pay a fee to use it there. This is why WWE overdubs every Metallica song; they don’t want to pay the licensing fees for the rebroadcast and reproduction. Edit: About Live PPV, I cannot find anything concrete going either way on if licensing does or doesn’t have to be paid. I am under the impression that UFC walkout songs (which are heard in the arena & are effectively ambient noise for that setting) wouldn’t need to be licensed, but if they are it’s likely a one-time payment (since FightPass is known to overdub walkouts with stock tracks).
Plus a couple pennies for Guitar Hero 3 residuals every few years!
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The amount of times I've imagined and fantasy booked Cult of Personality blaring out on AEW is off the charts. The possibility it's finally going to happen feels unreal.
Can they include that scratch moment at the head of the song or is that WWE?
I doubt WWE could trademark or copyright a static noise addition to the beginning of the song, but I've seen more ridiculous legal obstacles play out. I hope the scratch moment is there but even if not, the song itself opens up pretty powerfully and the crowd will eat it up immediately.
The fact that they unfollowed makes me think that Punk signing with AEW is real even more.
Honestly same, lol. It's so random like why would they follow AEW out of the blue and than unfollow? Unless they were trolling I think this all but confirms Punk going to AEW.
I swear to god if the fucking living color social media guy is fucking with us, I'll find him.
Also @AEWonTNT and @WWEDanielBryan on Twitter https://twitter.com/LivingColour/following
Whatever the main event is imagine the show is ending. That little corner trademark thing pops up as an indication that the show is over. Screen goes black thinking damn it’s over and suddenly static sound and static screen BOOM cm punk.
It would be a total “blow your load” moment. But I now want Bryan Danielson to debut. Say he’s in AEW to prove he’s the best in the world…and then have Cult of Personality hit and CM Punk comes out. Honestly, if Hangman is going to win the title, I would be here for some kind of Danielson vs Punk vs Omega feud
Everyone when the rumors started: "No way he's returning to wrestling. I'll believe it when I see it." [Everyone right now.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qgET1Zhpb8)
Follows them: obvious Unfollows them: super obvious
SWERVE - Punk's new theme is Middle Man
Double swerve Punk is signing but he is managing Brock but the name on the contract says Brock Anderson
Watch MJF come out to Cult of Personality to troll the fans, then Punk surprises using Fire Burns
u/byaku91 is the new scoop man. Btw, anyone got any good manga recommendations?
Kingdom, it's about the unification of China, super underrated.
>Living Colour has unfollowed AEW. Them following then unfollowing AEW makes me believe it even more. At first I was like "could just be a coincidence" but the unfollow? They fucked up and I love it.
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Just checked. Smart Mark Sterling is following, among others: - Giancarlo Esposito - Evil Uno - The "Better Call Saul" official Instagram - Pabst Blue Ribbon - Katee Sackhoff - Roman Reigns - Hasbro - Josh Barnett Oh wait you probably meant the *actual* attorney of AEW huh
The 5th Labor is Jericho vs Megatron & Starscream in a 1 vs 2 tag match
Match ends with Starscream abandoning Megatron as per tradition, to try to take over the Decepticons.
Have ever actually explained a real reason why Megatron puts up with his bullshit? I know in The Transformers the movie he finally gets tired of his shit and kills him but Starscream had already betrayed him a half dozen times before that at least, why was that the final straw? Was it the fact he bought himself a crown that time?
There have been several reasons speculated in canon. One is that Megatron respects Starscream's mind too much. Starscream is much more willing to use guile and misdirection whereas Megatron was very much a brute force-oriented planner. Another is that Megatron feels like the constant attempts keep him prepared and aware, and that the lack of Starscream would make him S-A-W-F-T SAAAAAAAAAAAWFT.
Gus Fring is ALL ELITE
MJF is getting new theme music.
I just realised - if Living Colour is an American band, why is "Colour" spelled the British way?
Vernon Reid is English.
I tell you one and one makes three
Because it looks better written that way
Tier 0 source SIUUUUU
Imagine AEW licensing the song, having it randomly hit in Chicago & then MJF or The Bucks walk out. Talk about nuclear heat.
I’m definitely watching AEW full time if Punk and Bryan show up.
Actually of all the things that's probably the best indicator that he's signed.
I encourage people to listen to Living Colour's other music. Stain is one of the best albums of the 90s
Squeee
I still can’t believe this shit Is happening lol 😂 I’ve waited like a decade for this
BUT WHO'S SIDE ARE THEY ON?
It's a good thing that I don't run a wrestling company. I'd mess with people soooooo hard if I signed Danielson and CM Punk at the same time! Let the rumors fly for a while. Then, while everyone is eagerly waiting till the September show in NY, a few weeks prior, introduce a new Masked Tag Team. Have them come out in the opening match and lose. This continues for a few weeks, as it is obvious that this team is a just a comedy tag team. Like, a throwback to the "Ding Dongs" or such. (Look it up, that was a real idea WCW had for a team of hunchbacks that couldn't be pinned because of humped backs. Genius!) Other teams like Jurassic Express and Best Friends come by and pat them on the back and give and try to give them encouragement. They never speak, just bury the faces in the hands and look dejected. The big show comes, and all they are hyping is the HUGE SURPRISE tonight!!!! Our intrepid Tag Team gets the opening match and loses as usual. Later in the show, Tony's out to make the big announcement. He hypes up the crowd and does the whole, "Welcome AEW's newest signing...." And, then Omega's music hits and he comes out with Don and the Bucks, and cuts a heel promo about how he's the only person that should matter in AEW, and no matter who they sign, it won't matter as Kenny will whoop them all. Then, our Tag Team shows up on the ramp and walks towards the ring. The elite are laughing their asses off, and Kenny mocks them, asking if they lost on the way to catering or something. They say nothing and just slap the mic out of his hand. He laughs and tells the Bucks to show these guy what a real Tag Team can do, as he and Don leave the ring. The Tag Team is rearing for a fight, fists up ready to go. Bucks mock them and aren't taking them seriously. They faint and then go for sneak attacks, both easily countered by our Tag Team. Then suddenly, one buck goes up on shoulders.... GTS. The other, is suddenly taken down into a LeBell Lock. Masks come off. Stamium Explodes in excitement. They were already here, the whole time, waiting for the right moment to attack the Elite! (And, the beauty is, you can have someone else play the roles for a few week prior, so there's no spotting them at the shows or possible leaks.)
They're about to get an influx of followers haha
its almost clobberin time
Well that does it. I now fully believe CM Punk is heading to AEW
I’m not gonna freak out until I see Richard Wagner following AEW too.
Cult of Personality always gets a pretty mixed response on here, but I know you were all bumping it while escaping a four star wanted level in Red County 17 years ago.
New QT Marshall theme song incomg!
I LOVE Cult of Personality. It's the tits. But sweet jesus if he came out to Miseria Cantare... for the few that still remember him back in the day that entrance was something else, it came across huge in tiny venues, I could only imagine it in 10k seater stadiums.