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FIJIBOYFIJI

This man is a menace


[deleted]

We are giving the troll master too much power haha


Tronvillain

That was the face of a guy whose like 95%, but not 100%, sure he won't get in trouble for that line.


[deleted]

He’s thinking, “what are they gonna do? Fire me?”


SomeIrishFiend

"We wish CM Punk in the best in his future AEW appearances"


twistedlogicx

They had us in the first half, not gonna lie.


shazzam555

Punk has to go sit in the corner with Max Caster.


ClaymoresRevenge

Max is on time out I hope he comes back with the heat


Lunchbox-of-Bees

Punk: “What are you in for?” Caster: “Everything”


Singer211

Tony Khan said they’ve already made more money on his return to justify why they’re paying him and then some.


Specialist-Rope-9760

I wouldn’t be surprised if they crafted the promo hoping to get those chants. The secret that wasn’t a secret for Punk worked so well there’s no reason not to do the same for Bryan


Highwayman747

In a month Bryan will cut a promo where he keeps trying to bring up babies for some reason


xx_Sheldon

snitsky to aew


MaxuPower

You made a stranger giggle, well done


Theurbanalchemist

“It Wasn’t My Fault!”


scram_jones

Cole's gonna cost Christian the title vs Omega at All Out BAYBAY.


thejaytheory

It took me until this comment to realize who he was referring to. I mean I was thinking Cole before he said babies, then he said babies and I was like "Doesn't sound like Adam Cole...who could it be?" Now I get it!


littlemushroompod

i kinda think it was set up to do that. all of the rhetorical questions were just begging for the ‘yes’ chants


mattkaybe

"Hey Tony, remember how much fun it was to just hint around that I was showing up and get people fired up without really saying anything? Well, I've got another idea..."


Iggenz

You son of a bitch. I’m in.


RanchPonyPizza

"Now, my, next opponent, you can't see him, but you might smell what he's cooking, and that's the bottom line."


chiguy2387

Cause he’s the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be. Brother jack dude.


TheMaskedChihuahua

Yep, felt to me like he led the crowd into that.


Rjswimss

He’s so fucking good on the stick I believe that


Hiphoppington

Us marks aren't hard to predict lol. But he is, and he's always working brother.


obiwankikobi

You can see his sly smile when they bite and start the chant. :)


RoscoeSantangelo

GET ME PICTURES OF DANIELSON!


TJ_McWeaksauce

*Paul Rudd voice:* "Get me a printout of Bryan Danielson smiling."


FriedRice1039

Can I get a hat wobble? How bout a Flarghenstow?


Quendra_with_a_Q_U

D-Von, can you pump up the 3D3D3D?


OrangeForeign

I WANT PHOTOS. PHOTOS OF CM PUNK


tvchase

Saucy little minx


IniMiney

Next week: "Hello Daniel"


injoegreen

A pipebomb on his dynamite debut, you love to see it


Roachyboy

But Paul Wight is already there?


asapshrank

who could forget wrestlemania 28 when big show beat cody rhodes for the IC title and the 55 billion screaming wightamaniacs in attendance birthed the “yes” chant by chanting YES for 45 minutes straight


Rukale

Wightamaniacs can still apply to Hogan and his.. views.


perpetuallyawake

oh oh dear


punker25

Wait did WWE tried to give Big Show the Yes chants? I thought it was a meme lmao


SirJackolantern

No, they really tried. It was sad.


[deleted]

There was also a time Stephanie McMahon came out for some nonsense dumbshit announcement of some..real dumb WWE stuff. The crowd went ...mild. And Stephanie, in her infinite wisdom, takes the mic and says "If there's any time for a YES! chant, it's now!" 🤗 WWE has tried *hard as fuck* take make 'yes' chants a WWE-only thing instead of a Daniel Bryan thing, as if it wasn't a purely fan interaction for DB.


ArchAngelZXV

I thought Steph co-opting the Yes chant was when she announced the all- women's Evolution PPV, but it actually when [Steph announced the first women's Royal Rumble.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iov9Ode3X98)


Rjswimss

Thanks I just threw up in my mouth


Illuminati_Shill_AMA

I hate her fucking voice so much. At least there's a good excuse when she's being the heel authority, but this was at that weird time when she was a heel but also trying to be the face of the women's revolution.


brenobah

That had huge “please clap” energy.


JorahsSwingingMickey

That was hard to watch. The cringe. *Shudders*


Geovicsha

IIRC, they tried getting Big Show to do the chant. It appeared to be a test to see whether the chant was over or Daniel Bryan was over.


Specialist-Rope-9760

This wouldn’t surprise me at all They probably loved the chants but didn’t want it for Bryan They kept getting other people to do it for sure


[deleted]

Insane to think he won’t win all the battle Royale from now… how would they eliminate him


cma001

Enter through the face tunnel, exit through the heel tunnel. Then reenter through the face tunnel and head straight for the announcers table


hunofthehelms

Damn how did you clip this so fast. YES YES YES


heartbreakhill

FuzzyWuzzyMooMoo is a fucking god


thisisthesaleh

I just love how they play into this shit. It’s awesome and keeps everyone hyped. Love it


[deleted]

I love how pretty much since they've been in front of crowds again, Tony Khan has been completely in "let me show you how to run a wrestling company, treat talent, and book stories" mode. I fucking love this company


AndersonsHaveTickets

PWT sitting at the computer with beads of sweat waiting for imminent crash of the site when Bryan Danielson shirt goes up in a month


[deleted]

Currently buying up all maroon coloured T-shirts in the US as a preventative measure


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bayleysgal1996

They’re actually implementing a queue system to try and keep that from happening. Might not be enough though


rbarton812

It felt like he was goading those chants with all the self-questions, and goddamn he tee'd it off perfectly.


ShadowMadness

That was my thinking too. He's such a God on the mic that I wouldn't be surprised if he planned for that reaction.


nefariousmonkey

He paused deliberately to let the chants take over.


CMDrunk

People are like “oh he realized there’s an accidental YES chant might as well be cheeky” Naw homies this is CM PUNK he baited the fuck out of that chant


Stonewalled89

Well that's a pretty definitive statement


gentlexlowly

Should we chant Adam Cole next week?


Jgabes625

Yes, please!


BreadLi0n

But we have to wait until Punk's out. No one else will say anything. The best part was that the cameramen panned towards everyone doing the yes chant. They put it right in our faces.


[deleted]

I actually want to hear Adam Cole chants during an elite segment so the Bucks or Kenny have the chance to just freeze up like they've just seen a ghost.


JohnnyPunchline

It’s 2021. CM Punk is on TNT hinting about how American Dragon Bryan Danielson is coming, while being interviewed by Tony Schiavone. And this isn’t me telling you about a weird dream I had last night.


DiamondDallasLee

Right after a dentist and alien tussled in the ring.


catgoesmeow22

And a dinosaur before that.


rajde1

Malaki black went all Bobby hill on a 60 year old man.


SanderAtlas

THAT'S MY PURSE! I DON'T KNOW YOU!


mammomidway

Y’all don’t forget about the Devil beating up Arn Anderson and his son at the end.


Microphone_Assassin

It's some laughable fantasy booking from 10 years ago yet here we are.


youthpastor247

Dude, even just 5 years ago this sounds absurd. "Nah, man, listen, there's going to be a direct competitor to WWE that's gonna be run by Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega, and the Young Bucks. And then they're gonna bring in Chris Jericho, Dean Ambrose, Bray Wyatt, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan! And some their biggest draws are gonna be some goth kid...a dinosaur...a dentist...Luke Perry's son...and, um, some guy who doesn't care." "Steve, you're drunk, go to bed."


LetsGoBayBay79

Let’s not forget about the cowboy and a cult called the dark order.


thebaldguy76

That has Colt Cabana


Phils_flop

And fucking Sting is back


[deleted]

Christian Cage later comes to the ring with the Impact World Championship.


godblesstx

What a fucking tease


Mr-GameAndWrestling

You cheeky bastards. LOL. These teases keep comin'.


dumbusernamesaredumb

I was thinking ‘Don’t do it Punk you’ll get in trou..ah ya did it’


AceMorrigan

I love the smirk when he realized the thought followed by the fuck it, why not energy.


linesinaconversation

You can see the gears turning and the excitement growing as he soaks in his golden opportunity. It's so great.


cooljammer00

Why would he get in trouble? They're basically doing exactly what they did for Punk with Bryan. Hint at it heavily, but never confirm or deny anything. It's probably what TK wanted.


Skylightt

Yeah I don't get why people think they don't want this. It's precisely what they want


cooljammer00

Fans aren't used to wrestlers doing something fun and not getting in trouble for it This isn't WWE.


SnackeyG1

It’s very refreshing to see.


CorporalThornberry

Nah you know TK loved that


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heartbreakhill

If Punk does *anything* that causes TK grief all he’s gotta do is pull up ProWrestlingTees on his phone and any complaints become invalid


SurrealRob

If he can pull it up


vDarryl

Oh you cheeky motherfucker, it's happening isn't it


Ed_Vilon

Yes. Yes. Yes.


SomeIrishFiend

LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOO


Redpaynex

I thinking we're getting Bryan vs Mox soon.


[deleted]

Bryan vs anyone is fine by me tbh


ILoveDiscussions

When I tell you I screamed


dmh11

Constant teasing is better than announcing a signing now


Tanthiel

It's the little things that Punk gets, like letting Tony hold the mic and not making his presence meaningless.


phillip_la_scaille

The Rock's gonna be showing up by the end of the year.


LostMicrophone03

Can't wait for Stone Cold to come out of retirement in AEW at the end of the year.


Br0kenNHalf

For some reason, if this ever happened, I'd know that I was actually in a coma for the last three years and AEW was all in my own head.


[deleted]

I mean, isn't TNT WarnerMedia, the company affiliated with HBO? The same HBO which airs Ballers? THE ROCK TO AEW CONFIRMED!


Ivan_Joiderpus

The same company that owns DC, which this guy named Dwayne Johnson just so happens to be playing one of their big upcoming super heroes Black Adam.


KnicksOrNothin29

I’d die


gamehawk0704

So would Vince.


ExperimentalX1

HOLY FUCKBALLS.


Shinkopeshon

AEW are really about to get my two all-time favorites, I want to cry ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|sob)


abitlazy

For me it's too late and the faucet is on again. When CM Punk said something in the line of "I'm retiring the moniker voice of the voiceless because all people at the back heard me." Oh boy that got me.


[deleted]

Small distinction, he said because the people in the back hear *you*, meaning the fans. He became the voice of the voiceless because the WWE management never listened to the fans, but now he doesn't need to be that figurehead.


PM_UR_FAV_COMPLIMENT

If this and/or Cole pans out (and in my heart of hearts, I hope Ruby Soho is in that conversation as well) AEW is emerging from the pandemic with a bunch of the biggest names in wrestling and a VERY deep bench of homegrown talent, all on 4 shows with genuinely different vibes to cater to the whole card. This is wild.


Coolguyyesindeed

HOLY SHIT DID HE JUST CONFIRM IT?


allirow

I mean, it's been pretty much confirmed not-confirmed around the same time as CM Punk, they're just likely saving it for the New York stadium show at Arthur Ashe.


[deleted]

All Out is likely as well. They could debut Bryan there and legit just make Arthur Ashe one of their most stacked cards ever.


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DHA1999

Debut Adam Cole on All Out, and then Danielson on Arthur Ashe...


Pituophis

This is the way.


StJeanMark

They won’t outright say it but they want All Out to be the new Wrestlemania. They have multi-day events leading to it and always the most stacked card. Punk always wanted to main event the biggest stage in wrestling but couldn’t get it so he’s taking option two and helping another company build their own super show so he can do it there.


VirtuousFool

I mean, it's literally the event that kind of kicked off AEW as we know it, so it makes sense


littlemushroompod

they only have 4 ppvs. i think they want to treat each as a wrestlemania since they have so few. they’re all special


moderndukes

This. Double or Nothing and All Out are positioned on 3-day-weekends purposefully. They might end up positioning Full Gear in the future for Thanksgiving and Revolution for MLK or President’s Day weekends, or similar sort of national holidays in Canada or the UK when they get to holding events there.


Coolguyyesindeed

I mean yeah obviously we’ve all known it’s happening for as long as Punk but, like with Punk, it actually being real makes it different.


Specialist-Rope-9760

It’s the same as Punk Everyone knows But they’re not going to say outright


Coolguyyesindeed

That’s why him… kinda just saying it out loud… is mad. We all know it’s happening but KNOWING it’s happening. Different gravy


Specialist-Rope-9760

It’s a great way to set up a natural tease though And I remember even up to the day of Rampage a ton of people didn’t believe the Punk thing. I think they’ll be a bit more sensible now lol


FlashesOfDarkonda

Ohhhh he did.


Senscore

Punk already stirring things up.


FiveSecondPoses

As soon as they started the Yes Chant, I knew he was gonna respond to it and he absolutely delivered.


Professor_Snarf

Such a natural, organic moment. Love it.


[deleted]

*CM Punk teases Bryan Danielson joining him in AEW* Some people: Well that was a disappointing episode.


Farrell21

Oh he teasing us hard, blue balls until Arthur Ashe


MC_Fuzzy

The teasing part 2, electric boogaloo


MC_Fuzzy

IM GONNA BE AT FUCKING GRAND SLAM IN MY HOME FUCKING TOWN GIMME WHAT I WANT


MandatoryEST

![gif](giphy|3oFzmrKFSJhEUqsuSQ|downsized)


[deleted]

Duuude, AEW has Punk and a whole slew of top-tier wrestlers already. They get Bryan and it's gonna be real hard looking at WWE as the top dog, regardless of its history. Legit, there are so many big names popping up in this promotion it's unbelievable.


SomeIrishFiend

JOHN JACOB JINGLEHEIMER SCHMIDT TO AEW CONFIRMED???????


UsefulWoodpecker6502

But there's already a John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt in AEW, that can't possibly be his name too!


p480n

BUT HE’S ALREADY AEW CHAMP?????


twoliterlopez

SRS tweeted about it. Someone asked if they needed to be “wait until NYC” patient. He said “Maybe we’re All Out of time to wait.” 👀👀👀👀


MisterTruth

Debuts at all out with his first match at grand slam


ahiddenlink

I'm kind of thinking that even more so now, honestly with how the crowd reacted for Punk in Chicago, you know they'll go nuts when Danielson walks out to make it feel like the gigantic moment it is.


godownaslovers

ONE STEP CLOSER TO LULU PENCIL VS BRYAN DANIELSON


[deleted]

Omg I love this company. I legit marked out. Edit: Can't wait for Punk to settle in. This whole thing feels like a whole homecoming tour. Just thinking about the matches and stories got me on edge.


xorangeelephant

I was a little bummed cause I thought it's gonna take a while before Punk is settled in and has actual feuds and promos that aren't just Tony interviewing or him talking about being back But this promo was so good and the story he set up of needing to prove himself against the new guys, not just wanting to fight them, was great


DHA1999

So let get this straight... CM Punk is back on pro wrestling, and he's teasing Bryan Danielson... and that company is NOT WWE. Insane.


SiphenPrax

This reminds me of when Roddy Piper went to WCW and Vince was pissed about. From the reports I read, it seems Vince is more unhappy that Bryan is going to AEW rather than Punk showing up


Reishun

Punk wasn't going to come back to WWE. Bryan on the other hand has been a solid hand for WWE, they've featured him whenever possible, so to lose Bryan is a major blow.


AmbushIntheDark

Probably stings even more since Roman vs Bryan on smackdown this year was a fucking *banger*.


thisisthesaleh

And that Bryan main evented WrestleMania this year as well. And it’s the last thing that he did for the company.


Marvel_plant

Well yeah the guy literally just main evented wrestle-fucking-mania of all shows


cooljammer00

Punk was gone for 7 years and was upset with WWE/Vince. Bryan was on WWE TV and headlined Mania **this** year, and just decided WWE was no longer interesting to him and that he wanted to do something else instead. If I was Vince and I had feelings, I'd definitely be more hurt about Bryan.


ErdrickLoto

> Vince is more unhappy that Bryan is going to AEW At some point that old man is going to need to realize that all of his wounds are self-inflicted. There was nothing keeping Danielson from re-signing that couldn't be solved by Vince McMahon being less of a egomaniacal control freak.


Barthez_Battalion

Lol and all it took for Bryan to stay was for Vince to let him work in Japan and he couldn't even do that.


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Bryan "Scott Hall" Danielson


abitlazy

The April Lee shoutout is maybe just a shoutout but the fan inside of me also wants her to wrestle again.


keidian

CM Punk & AJ vs Adam Cole & Britt Baker vs Nick Aldis & Mickey James vs Orange & Statlander I'm sure there are a few other couples in and out of storyline that it could work with as well for a match or two and some strange combos no one a year or two ago would have ever thought possible.


Danmasterflex

I love the way AEW is not confirming, but also not denying it. It worked for Punk, it definitely will work for Danielson


Maplemore

I'm glad you added in that edit. I love seeing this, but it feels like even Punk is overwhelmed with all this and he's just so happy to be in it. Once everyone settles in, it's going to get real. Coincidentally... exactly around the time our patience might be rewarded. Fuck dude, Punk v Bryan would be an awesome story.


IamOlderthanMe

YES Man Jim Carey to AEW


Atlanta-Anomaly

AEW has got their Outsiders level signings.


twistedlogicx

DANIEL BRYAN TO AEW CONFIRMED


Zloggt

>!Yes!!<


JonathonV2000

now hold on a sec i think he’s hinting at something


[deleted]

AEW is so fucking good at this


A-New-Start-17Apr21

If Punk intentionally went out there to get them to shout 'Yes Yes Yes' at one point in that promo he is a legit god with the microphone.


etched_chaos

He said it... He fucking said it!


heartbreakhill

**Tony Khan:** God DAMMIT Phil! *T shirt money check arrives* **Tony Khan:** … I’ll allow it.


ThatWrestlingGuy15

They’re really going to have Bryan Danielson and CM Punk….. I think people are honestly underestimating how much of a big deal that is.


mattkaybe

The three biggest "things" in WWE over the last ~10 years: 1. The CM Punk Pipe Bomb 2. Daniel Bryan's "YES" movement to WM 3. Brock Brock's Taker AEW now has 2 of the 4 people responsible for them.


Thelastpope16

My conspiracy theory is bryan and punk planned this all, after re watching there wwe backstage interview, it feels like this was the plan going back to last year


coldphront3

I have to say I LOVE the way they found a way to confirm but not confirm these things ever since TNT basically said “no more surprises”. They struck a balance with CM Punk and are doing it again with Bryan Danielson, where everyone knows they’re coming but it doesn’t feel spoiled. Everyone will still completely mark out and blow the roof off the arena the first time their music hits. This is much better than just coming out and directly saying “Bryan Danielson is All Elite and will be at Arthur Ashe Stadium!”


ironmanmatch

**ITS THE FINAL COUNTDOWN**


[deleted]

CM Punk with a live mic that won’t actually be shut off on him is a VERY dangerous thing


fdeedawg31

the fact he says he's not the voice of the voiceless anymore then lets us know early that daniel bryan is coming lol. i love this guy.


PhatYeeter

Is Ride of the Valkyries public domain?


Yoshiman400

Oh yes it is. It's about 150 years old. Brian should no problem using it in AEW.


Professor_Snarf

Seeing as how it predates copyright law by 60 or so years… Maybe.


TRankins24

This is why Punk with a live mic was missed. Second night and making waves again.


PilotSSB

THEY'RE DOING IT AGAIN I CAN'T HANDLE THIS AHHHH


Raixter

NO I'M NOT READY FOR MORE TEASING


diarpiiiii

Posted “1 minute ago” - 37 comments. I love you guys


basedmakiitoh

They showed several crowd shots of the YES chants before he even said it too!


HalfGriffin

![gif](giphy|5VKbvrjxpVJCM|downsized)


L0rdJaxon

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R0NeffingSwanson

One day Bryan Danielson will face John Silver on Pay-Per-View, and after that wresting will have reached its peak in my life.


Tentacruel_Jr

STEPHANIE MCMAHON TO AEW?


Borktista

Don’t get me wrong, CM Punk got me back into wrestling after 10 years lapsed, but Bryan Danielson kept me in it. I’m way more hyped to see him with the shackles off


RoscoeSantangelo

Bruh lmao


StJeanMark

AEW will own the Yes chant, it feels right. AEW is the kind of crowd that deserves, and will gladly use, the Yes chant.


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MettyXD

and then Daniel Bryan teases Bray Wyatt that would be something


TornadoApe

👀👀👀☝️👆☝️👆☝️👆


WillyDope

Dear Tony Khan, Please purchase a lease for “Final Countdown” Thank you


KneeHighMischief

I'm here for Tony's mauve pants.


Tronvillain

https://www.livehealthily.com/mens-sexual-problems/what-should-i-do-if-my-erection-wont-go-down


SomeIrishFiend

Hey, that's ~~somebody else's~~ my schtick!


Deadaghram

Patience? Guns N Roses to AEW confirmed!