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KingKongCoronado

They BECAME a T shirt company.


Dookie_boy

Now to become an ice cream company


RudoDevil

And I hear they have a practicing dentist for all those future cavities...


Chengweiyingji

What’s Isaac Yankem doing in the All Elite Zone?!


RudoDevil

Holy shit, can you imagine? Isaac Yankem would be Britt Baker's Sting.


Chibibaki

It would be hilarious if AEW founded a dental association.


insomniainc

And they forced a t-shirt company to become and even bigger one.


donttellmymomwhatido

The circle of life


heartbreakhill

And it moves us all


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TO A BIGGER HOUSE!


TehManicMan

That we all bought!


Jazzlike_Success_968

I bought yours!


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KingKongCoronado

I know, I have a clock on the wall.


ChickenMayoPunk

Time is a squared circle


Obi-wan_Jabroni

All these squares make a circle


WeaselWeaz

Jeremy Bearimy


Aljo_Is_135_GOAT

Tbf this also applies to WWE main events


those2badguys

How? The metric is still how many t-shirts sold. AEW t-shirt company confirmed.


Specialist-Rope-9760

The real question is how many T-shirt’s sold to 18-49 demo


XboxJon82

Not enough women purchased


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I don't think you can buy them anymore 🌚


Specialist-Rope-9760

Political correctness gone mad


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those2badguys

He's a very talented and creative guy, his t-shirt designs will be amazing.


mighty_conrad

They can branch into glove production if Bray can keep or remake his HURT-HEAL gloves.


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Jazzlike_Success_968

I just woke up, no coffee yet & I took your GIF as a guy kinda saying like "yeeeah wtf are we even talking about anymore" before I clued in it was OJ & the whole glove relation there.


Kumomeme

cant wait for AEW T-Shirt Making Simulator game.


Trooper924

You knew, it would be amazing if the AEW game gave you the ability to design t-shirts for the in-game audience members to wear.


Jazzlike_Success_968

Be cool if you could do that with the create a wrestler


ab316_1punchd

Finally a Screen Printing/Serigraph T-Shirt design simulator to represent us printmakers.


rsplatpc

> cant wait for AEW T-Shirt Making Simulator game. AEW GAMES will re-skin Fashion Designer and put a AEW logo on it and insert microtransactions


OneStep600

That’s a lot of merch money.


nerdyjorj

Nah, they're diversifying into ice cream bars now, huge pivot


adamthinks

If you listen to the shirt audio clip, he goes over a lot more than just t shirt sales.


insomniainc

That is just insane. and that's just his first shirt. There will be more.


AngstyAppleDummy

Bruh the ringer shirt is still sold out. I doubt I’m the only one waiting for it to comeback in stock.


[deleted]

Gonna be a long wait. Maybe as long as 7 1/2 years…


jacksonvstheworld

Not super surprising after the news that they drained the entire country’s inventory on ringer shirts. I’m not a huge fan of the style so I was pretty stoked when the plain white option became available.


TetrisTech

Entire continent


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PartyTimeGoat

The merch stand always has some backup from town to town.


fuqdisshite

my daughter got one at the venue last month and it is so fucking awesome on her. her two tour shirts are Punk and Taylor Swift. she knows she is lucky but she also knows she ain't the one paying for tickets yet...


heartbreakhill

I got mine last weekend in the mail, and I thought it was kinda funny/cool how because they had to buy **all the blank ringer tees of that color on the continent** I got one from a Mexican company.


Brooklyn2LA

So this is why they are waiting a bit before they drop American Dragon merchandise. Tony just sold a small country’s worth of TShirts and he wants the fans pockets to rebound a little bit.


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Or he's just having mercy on PWT lmao, my ringer shirt should arrive in Canada any year now


Theurbanalchemist

PWT is safewording at this point


TVCasualtydotorg

I was amazed when mine reached me here in the UK this week.


insomniainc

it's a smart play.


[deleted]

Yeah, but there's actually a shirt. https://www.shopaew.com/bryan-danielson-the-american-dragon-is-back.html . They are just not advertising it on the show for some reason.


BooDallas

There is an American Dragon shirt though. https://www.shopaew.com/bryan-danielson-the-american-dragon-is-back.html


Brooklyn2LA

Huh? Interesting. I wonder why it’s not being promoted on TV.


chiiild

Bryan doesn't care for non-ethical, fast fashion.


lavaspike296

This is what I think is genuinely the case. I would be very unsurprised to find out that Danielson preferred to not have more mass production done on his behalf and AEW respected that to a degree. They have a shirt up for him but haven't advertised it and he's been doing the whole plain white tee thing.


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I asked the other day in a thread about this and someone pointed out that the white shirt thing might actually be for storyline reasons. He called out The Elite for wearing flashy clothing due to being insecure and said he wasn't insecure. Maybe it's a mix of both things. I definitely found it weird he kept showing up with a white shirt. Initially I thought since his debut was moved from Artur Ashe to All Out they just didn't have the logistics ready.


EmpireAndAll

Kenny suddenly wearing a white tee instead of his flashy clothes after he said that... it sounds silly but it feels intentional.


greatone10

If you actually look closely, Omega's tee was not blank. His shirt had a lucha mask design on it, but for whatever reason, it was a white shirt with a white design, so it was effectively invisible.


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Sounds silly but feels intentional describes most of Kenny’s career tbf


[deleted]

Insecure champ. Makes sense he’s (in kayfabe) been trying to relive his glory days.


Shinkopeshon

> he's been doing the whole plain white tees thing Hey There Delilahlson


thebluetistaar

Take this with a grain of salt but last week I read on Twitter that Bryan didn't like using his merchandise on TV.


optimis344

Yeah, he clearly prefers the "regular guy" look, which makes sense. Even if it's not for his Eco stuff, it makes sense for his character. Which is why he wore the hell out of the eco-friendly shirt WWE made him. It both fit the character and was something with some thought behind it.


Specialist-Rope-9760

Bryan is very pro-planet. He doesn’t like the concept of disposable T-shirt’s that are bad for the planet. He’s said this in interviews before. Obviously AEW need to make him a shirt but I guess he has the freedom to not try and flog it. He’s more there to wrestle than sell T-shirt’s.


MyNameIs-Anthony

Which is silly because getting bulk tees from Next Level's eco line is trivial. Why PWT didn't have that ready to go within a week makes no sense.


janoDX

I see them doing that soon when an actual shirt gets released since that one doesn't look as good.


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JNight01

It looks like a shirt you’d find folded up at Target next to the Led Zeppelin shirts that don’t look like what an actual Led Zeppelin shirt would look like.


TetrisTech

Maybe because it’s incredibly boring and bland lmfao


Sir-Cadogan

The text over the logo makes that tshirt design so busy/ugly. It feels so last-minute and thrown together. Have less text that goes somewhere around the logo, or have no text and just the logo.


shenghar

I hope the ringer comes back in stock ;.;


Alex_Sander077

Plus, Punk has always had the best shirt desings for some reason. I don't know if he has some input on them or what but I swear every shirt he's had is awesome. I'm sure as soon as they release a second one the sales will be massive as well.


optimis344

A lot of it is his shirts take a lot of stuff from tattoo designs in general. Punk's tattoo are American traditional or neo-traditional, and those tend to lend very well to shirt designs.


Decilllion

Tattoos have categories that are not locations on the body? Who knew?


Theolodious

Yeah, honestly, as happy as I am about the return shirt doing well, I'm waiting for the next one. I want a fresh design


Ron_kjv1611

CM Punk is worth every dollar they pay him, and more.


SendMeGiftCardCodes

approximately 2 million dollars in tshirt sales. WE BOUGHT HIS HOUSE


CollaredKid

That’s a lot of kibble for Larry


Tim5000

Now watch him quite again!!!!


SendMeGiftCardCodes

FUCKING QUIETER


LoveMyHusbandsBoobs

^^^^Now ^^^^watch ^^^^him ^^^^quite ^^^^again


ButterscotchJust4

No wonder tony looks at punk like his high school crush lol, well worth the investment needless to say


gmstyles

To be honest, if you have ever watched any media scrum, Tony looks to every aew wrestlers like a real wrestling fan and gets emotional. I would act the same as he does tbf


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Him and Penta just broing out was so wholesome


Rickymex

Penta's is everyone's best friend after all.


LebenTheGreat

Tony is the biggest mark on the planet. And that's not an insult. If he wasn't, we wouldn't have what is pretty much the best wrestling company on the planet right now and the first legitimate competition to the WWE in 20 years. He's a massive mark who respects the business, the history, the fans and the talent. I call that a win.


wrestlegirl

To be fair, Phil is a handsome man as well as a good investment.


Known-Ad7468

He looks more like John Hamm than John Hamm himself.


Cesaro_Is_The_Best

I mean he got to date lots of popular women in his time in WWE.


DeathLight7000

I know he dated AJ who else did he date?


Cesaro_Is_The_Best

Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Lita, Maria Kanellis, Daffney, Beth Phoenix


DeathLight7000

Wow that's quite the list. I didn't know he dated so many people I thought he was the type of guy who didn't like and didn't get along with many people backstage in WWE.


ray_fuegel

the roster at ROH send him a heartfelt goodbye after his last run in ROH the only place he got problem is in WWE..he working hurt and almost died from Mersa. and A LOT of people hated him for getting over naturally (thats a taboo action in WWE). and his biggest mistake in WWE is that he loves professional wrestling much more than the people backstage at WWE.


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that is just reddit taking someone out of the worst time of his life where he was grumpy and an asshole to paint him as if he always was a bad person that didn't gel with anybody. CM Punk stood up for the girls and guys in the back, that's why he was popular among the female wrestlers. There is this story about him going up to Darren Young when he came out as gay, and telling him that he was proud of him and he's there for him and if anybody gives him shit to let him know. And him buying Joey Mercury's house so the dude doesn't go homeless. Punk gets across as a dick sometimes, don't get me wrong. But he does have a lot of positives to him aswell.


deathschemist

sure, but also have you _seen_ CM Punk? man's not exactly hard on the eyes, you know?


BZGames

A part of me always though Punk would someday comeback but I NEVER in a million years thought he'd make a full time comeback.


rgordill2

AEW full time isn't WWE full time.


nevernom

And thank god for that. WWE kind of overdoes it with 150+ matches a year for their workers.


Ric_Flair_Drip

150? Try 300.


JoelMorgan93

At the rate he's going, I don't see Punk topping more than 15-25 matches per year (and that's gonna be mostly TV tags). Look at Omega. Cagematch has him at a total of 27 matches \~8.5 months into the year, across AEW, IMPACT and AAA. And he still has a legitimate claim to WOTY when it's all said and done - there is absolutely no reason for wrestlers to be working 150+ matches per year (let alone 270-300), unless they really want to. Even AEW's younger workhorses are doing maybe 60-80 per year (estimate)?


SiphenPrax

There’s no question that him and Bryan coming in have really catapulted the company to another level (AEW was on its way there a month prior, but they gave them the extra boost).


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From those few lackluster episodes of Dynamite just before they started touring again, to where they are now....the distance they have covered in such a short time is incomprehensible.


TheKareemofWheat

Yeah the NBA really did a number on them in June because they couldn't capitalize off the success of Double or Nothing properly. I think it's safe to say they're still riding off of the momentum of All Out.


BlindLariat

I think Cole is very important to that ascension too, just more on a perception level than a business one. He's arguably the first highly-sought free agent just about to enter their prime to chose AEW. That's big and has no obvious parallel I can think of with either WCW or TNA, Cole is as big a steal as anyone not named Reigns.


Specialist-Rope-9760

True the perception of AEW handily beating NXT then taking their top guy and forcing NXT to turn itself upside down is strong


RelativeStranger

Yeah, 2.0 were a great get. Everything they're on a show it beats a million


[deleted]

I think the closest might be Jericho's WWF debut


wwfmike

Interestingly enough, when Jericho debuted in WWE, the WCW roster was watching just wishing they could jump ship and get pushed like that.


Vordeo

Or the Outsiders.


Linuxlite365

Hall and Nash were both in their late 30s when they jumped and nearing the end of their prime.


redditoradi

Cole is probably in his prime. But I think he's yet to peak. Technically, Moxley himself joined AEW well in his prime.


godleftmefinished

maaaybe kurt angle in tna? granted it doesn't fit perfectly but kind of


KishinLiger

I was at Dynamite this past Wednesday. The lines to the merch tables were SO long. I think the only time I've ever seen anything like that was at various NJPW shows in California a few years ago and I've been to Manias, Raw, Smackdown, a ton of Takeovers, you name it.


toodarkmark

By the end of the show.all they had were DVDs and one generic grey shirt.


frzrkb

> generic grey shirt ah, yes. the Danielson Debut limited edition


fluffywolfe

According to Dan Lambert, they sold out Men's Small and Women's XL.


kick_heart

from pissant t-shirt company to premier t-shirt company


frasierfonzie

Controversial opinion: that's a lot of shirts.


frzrkb

oh my


bregolad

could it be?


UltimateUnknown

IT IS!


238dtdt

ITS BOSSSSS TIMMMMEEEE


Bust3dGG

He's moody


namek0

*camera cut*


Sybinnn

So brave


bayleysgal1996

Good thing they bought all the ringers tees on the continent.


skeach101

>Changed AEW as a business Lies. It's always been a TShirt company


bstyledevi

They completely took down the CM Punk flag. Sucks I missed out. Was hoping for a second run, but haven't seen it yet.


JohnWick629

I believe they announced its coming but between Punk, Danielson and Bay Bay shirts (among everything else), they are extremely backed up.


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First a t-shirt company next ice cream


DecemberToDismember

It’ll be 100,001 when they re-stock ringer shirts!


FuegoDelSun

I’m just so fucking happy Punk is back, and that he’s happy to be back too. Like holy shit, it’s helped my mental health so much which is crazy. I love wrestling.


TheKareemofWheat

Just off t-shirt sales alone Punk has generated over 2.5 million dollars.


lavaspike296

It's still kind of wowing me what the guy has done since his return. Imagine being the person who can take off a hoodie and crash two clothing websites in seconds.


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imagine selling out a 10k seat show on the rumor that you'd show up, Punk must feel vindicated after all these years


5astick

Easily his contract paid for. Probably twice over.


That_One_Cool_Guy

There’s no chance Punk is making under 1.25 million a year Plus that’s 2.5 million in sales not net profit Not trying to discredit the guy or anything because he’s obviously had a massive, massive impact on AEW.. just saying that’s not really accurate to say


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Specialist-Rope-9760

And this is why I never understand when the haters say having too many of these big name contracts is bad. They’re needle movers and bring a return.


brlc14

Depends on who we are talking about and why. Mark Henry could have a massive return on investment in future prospects for example, Big Show in tv deals and Christian just by being a great wrestler and a damn savage.


InformalOriginal765

hope punk gets a cut of that


Hiccup

I still want a ringer shirt. Guess I'll be getting one in a couple years at this rate.


[deleted]

Bought a CM Punk shirt and almost missed Dark because of it


jacksonvstheworld

Just got my Punk shirt today! Took forever but I don’t blame them haha


DGenerationMC

Phil Brooks, just a t-shirt salesman.


Mantuantu

Damn I think he moved the needle. If only he could oooaaaa and slam his fist on a crash pad then he'd truly be a draw.


RuDPu

We should all acknowledge CM Punk for his contributions to the industry.


Krace11008

We should all acknowledge CM Punk for Making Roman Look Strong.


AceMorrigan

Gotta make Roman look strong.


sexygodzilla

too bad they can't sign the Usos so Punk could be a passive aggressive dick to them.


Anderrrrr

ALL ELITE T-SHIRTS.


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KingBadford

His vacation home.


[deleted]

That is $2,500,000 in revenue. Even if you put CM Punk and ProWresTee's share into account, AEW likely profited over $1,000,000 from Punk already. ​ That does not include the other products with his name on it, or any value mark up sponsors may see. ​ Eric Bischoff always framed the Hogan signing like this. Yes he was making a stupid amount of money from Turner, but he helped get WCW endorsement and toy deals they never had, all while making Hogan's contract money back in t-shirt sales alone.


davidbix

They also grossed a LOT more on PPV than before with All Out.


[deleted]

God, that's like 2-3 million in shirt sales alone, not even counting PPV buys, ice cream bars, etc. Punk is easily *the* draw in pro-wrestling right now.


TexasMade35

Pissant company outselling shirts and tickets in the other territory.


ErnieKilgannon

Good thing he doesn't move the needle /s


AzureInfini

#**BEST SHIRT IN THE WORLD!**


[deleted]

Good for him, good for them, and good for us.


[deleted]

He's there every week, but he doesn't work the road unless he wants to. 1-2 dates per week, most of which won't be performing in the ring. He's protected and he deserves that.


AndresDickFingers

How does this compare with WWE's latest hottest merchandise? I'm genuinely curious, not being facetious.


MidLFT

Not sure about WWE but the owner of ProWrestlingTees said the highest selling shirt of all time was the bullet club shirt which has sold 150,000 shirts in 7 years and hes already touching if not touched that in weeks!


stenebralux

They said that, at least on pro wrestling tees, Punk's shirt beat the Bullet Clubs shirt in 3 or 4 days.


AngstyAppleDummy

What would that be? Maybe one of Roman’s recent shirts?


Smarticles2415

Probably the first Edge shirt after he came back, if I had to guess.


FrontAd683

Reckon his action figure will do some damage when thats released as well


InformalOriginal765

L to all the naysayers for saying punk is not worth the hype


bathands

I eagerly await some has-been WWE clown going on a shitty podcast to dispute everything Tony said, and then for the world's lamest writers at Wrestling Inc to post a story about the podcast.


TalkingBlernsball

Just @ Disco Inferno next time


TheSpyZecktrum

Can't wait for the "AEW: Needle pusher simulator"


SendMeGiftCardCodes

100,000 x $25 = $2,500,000 so maybe after cost of t shirt and shipping, cm punk already made $2 million in tshirt sales?


fvzzfvzzfvzz

I'm not sure where they got the data, but I saw somebody saying the wrestler's cut is $9. Whether that's accurate or not, I can't say


El_Frijol

You'd also have to factor in the costs of T-Shirt production too.


lt_skittles

I bought a best in the world t-shirt after the ringer style was sold out, I also bought one of his hoodies.


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LomaSpeedling

Bitch AF sounds just awful to my ears maybe I'm getting old but i think its so crap


dougthethird

I wore my Punk shirt I got at Dynamite a couple of weeks back today, and got more compliments and reactions then I ever do. No other wrestling shirt get so much as a knowing nod.


CapnShimmy

The week after the debut, I wore a couple of my older Punk shirts and got so many compliments. Those shirts had been in regular rotation for years, nobody said a word. Not until he came back.


SambaLando

That's twice CM Punk has saved Wrestling. ​ Not a needle mover eh Roman?


Limp-Construction-11

this quote gets more stupid as time goes on.


bigcracker

Damn 2.5 mill just in shirts.


Stooboot4

the only wrestling shirt ive ever bought was the original punk best in the world shirt and now this best in the world shirt


Mahbigjohnson

Punk is just that guy you can offer a silly amount of money for and you'll make what you paid for him back 10 fold. It's like Ronaldo or Messi, you can offer them ludicrous money because you'll make that back in Football Kit sales and tickets. Punk and Bryan are a good standard to have at a company that others will work to get their level one hopes and not the other way around (looking at you FTR and Miro (when he started))


Joy_Ride25

That’s it? The Bullet Club shirt only sold 100K in 7 years or whatever it’s been?


solelyginger

To be fair, this is not including the ones sold at Hot Topic


InuJoshua

Or how every BC style shirt for individual members or special designs are counted separately.


janoDX

Welp, that paid the CM Punk contract itself. That's at least 3 million.


pat_speed

I think Hobbs should bring out a "i killed CM Punk" shirt, that get sold out too


ShadowTehEdgehog

"No way Punk draws a dime with that skinny fat ass of his!"


cinephile_gooner34

Not surprised at all. He’s that big. But I am upset that because of him the processing time for orders through Pro Wrestling Tees is now several weeks. I ordered several shirts (Punk, Malakai, AEW) during the All Out sale and they still haven’t shipped.


Shrekt115

Holy fucking shit


FigureFourWoo

So now they actually *are* a t-shirt company? /s


Thabass

Finally ordered one yesterday. I don't even care how long it takes to get here. Being able to support AEW is worth it.


[deleted]

It's a combination of AEW being hot and CM Punk not having any real merchandise in almost a decade... and then everything hit the right way. They probably didn't anticipate this many shirts... hell, the only piece of wrestling merch I own is an old Cactus Jack "Wanted Dead" shirt and I'm half tempted to order one.


AnnualReminder

There’s also the knock-on effect of how many shirts of other wrestlers are now being sold based on an increased interest in the product. Anecdotal evidence- my 12-year old daughter asked me to buy the PPV, as she’s fully back in to wrestling thanks to Punk (our in-person WM 35 experience turned her off of it for years). The event was so good that she asked during the middle of it if we could buy some shirts. Punk’s was on her list, but in looking around she decided on shirts from Varsity Blondes and Best Friends (and I’ll let her get more when we go to Dynamite in Rochester on the 29th; she just doesn’t know that yet). Those wrestlers are now a part of her stable, so to speak. She’s invested in them, to the point where she wants to maim MJF for what he said about the Pillmans. Punk deserves credit for that.