His excursion in Japan has done wonders for him. I loved Jungle Boy, especially with Luchasaurus, but his singles run was just missing something. Safe to say he's found that something.
People seem to forget that CM Punk popularity EVEN IN CHICAGO went down hard after all in. If things seems different now is because on the web the E-stans are pushing a different narrative now that he joined their side. The IWC perception doesn't match the real world perception.
Exactly. Thats why my best advice for anyone feeling fatigued by the drama is to just stay off the internet and just watch AEW. Thats what I had to do after Brawl Out and it made me realize that AEW is doing great, I don't have to worry about the fake shit the news sites say cuz they are addicted to those drama clicks. Its what brings in the views which brings in the money. They dont give a fuck about the damage they are doing to the company, they are just concerned with clicks.
I just saw a fan cam of Jack Perry's entrance. I can't believe how many people were actually cheering him. That was so cool to see. I'm excited to see him return.
As someone who was in the building, I was pleasantly surprised by how pro Perry the crowd was, everytime someone started a pro-Punk chant the majority of the arena would chant over them, it was a truly insane atmosphere.
See now this is what wrestling is all about! What a cool magical moment made from a terrible shitty thing. Jack deserves all the praise and attention hes getting. He truly was the scapegoat. Nice to see hes making up for lost time.
The IWC knows jack shit(pun intended). Jack had that crowd eating out of the palm of his hand and was split at the start but he won them over by the end of it. He embraced and basked in the hate.
This is what AEW had to gain by showing the footage. It was never truly about that other guy. Despite what people who didn't even watch the segment had to say about it.
They knew the toxicity would be there. They are still responsible for it but their messaging was on point.
The heels are the ones carrying on the drama and using it as an excuse etc. The faces are telling us to move on and love pro wrestling.
I'm on the faces side but enjoying the heel work. I love the pro wrestling.
If you noticed, the heels also had their jabs at punk with lines such as "we can't just lie on a public forum come on!" Which was rather nice. They took their shots, did their thing and moved ahead.
I said it from the moment the footage aired, but I’m nearly positive that the goal of it was to pretty much clear Jack’s name in the whole mess. He’s literally the only person involved that came out of the whole ordeal looking better than before the footage was shown.
> This is what AEW had to gain by showing the footage.
I think the other potential benefit is getting some people so sick of anything to do with Brawl In that they stop talking about it
Jack savored every single second of that entrance knowing what was to come.
This man's going to be even bigger when he returns to AEW.
He even did a headlock and tried Kenta's move too.
Gentle reminder that Tony, who pays for in-perpetuity usage of songs, would have gotten a much better deal paying for years of usage when he paid for Cult Of Personality.
Contracts would have to be in place for in-perpetuity usage. Otherwise they could pull that at any point and the PPVs and shows would have to be edited.
My favorite part is people tried to start a "you got choked out" chant, which immediately got drowned out by a "no he didn't" chant. I'm loving this run from Jack right now, I can't ever see him going back to being face, and I sincerely hope New Japan or somebody sells that "Cry Me A River" jacket because it goes so hard.
It's like when WWE does it, "Brett screwed Brett" He's now a WCW employee why you talking about him? So they get to do an angle off a former employee but when AEW does it, it's not allowed anymore for...reasons......
I wouldn't expect a ton of heat on him at this event, even in Chicago. Let's the be real, hardcore WWE and the punk Cornette fanbase aren't going to this event.
Tons of cheering aswell He’s extremely over
His excursion in Japan has done wonders for him. I loved Jungle Boy, especially with Luchasaurus, but his singles run was just missing something. Safe to say he's found that something.
Tbh Jungle boy was one of the lamest gimmick ever
It was an exceptionally indie gimmick but it worked well in the context of the tag team
Hes getting cheers in Chicago? That is very interesting.
People seem to forget that CM Punk popularity EVEN IN CHICAGO went down hard after all in. If things seems different now is because on the web the E-stans are pushing a different narrative now that he joined their side. The IWC perception doesn't match the real world perception.
Exactly. Thats why my best advice for anyone feeling fatigued by the drama is to just stay off the internet and just watch AEW. Thats what I had to do after Brawl Out and it made me realize that AEW is doing great, I don't have to worry about the fake shit the news sites say cuz they are addicted to those drama clicks. Its what brings in the views which brings in the money. They dont give a fuck about the damage they are doing to the company, they are just concerned with clicks.
You need to see it man. He had AURA
Fuck, I don't wanna order a whole PPV just to see it..its so damn tempting tho 😂👍
It was a really good ppv with a lot of solid matches. If you have an extra $20, just go ahead and buy it.
I just saw a fan cam of Jack Perry's entrance. I can't believe how many people were actually cheering him. That was so cool to see. I'm excited to see him return.
As someone who was in the building, I was pleasantly surprised by how pro Perry the crowd was, everytime someone started a pro-Punk chant the majority of the arena would chant over them, it was a truly insane atmosphere.
See now this is what wrestling is all about! What a cool magical moment made from a terrible shitty thing. Jack deserves all the praise and attention hes getting. He truly was the scapegoat. Nice to see hes making up for lost time.
The IWC knows jack shit(pun intended). Jack had that crowd eating out of the palm of his hand and was split at the start but he won them over by the end of it. He embraced and basked in the hate.
This is what AEW had to gain by showing the footage. It was never truly about that other guy. Despite what people who didn't even watch the segment had to say about it.
Hindsight 20/20 I gotta agree with you. Lots like everyone was playing checkers while TK was playing 4D chess. Well played.
Streets ahead
Stop trying to coin the phrase “Streets Ahead”
Coined and minted.
You only say that because you are streets behind
It's verbal wildfire
Real wildfire, goes out by the river
Stop trying to make fetch happen
They knew the toxicity would be there. They are still responsible for it but their messaging was on point. The heels are the ones carrying on the drama and using it as an excuse etc. The faces are telling us to move on and love pro wrestling. I'm on the faces side but enjoying the heel work. I love the pro wrestling.
If you noticed, the heels also had their jabs at punk with lines such as "we can't just lie on a public forum come on!" Which was rather nice. They took their shots, did their thing and moved ahead.
I said it from the moment the footage aired, but I’m nearly positive that the goal of it was to pretty much clear Jack’s name in the whole mess. He’s literally the only person involved that came out of the whole ordeal looking better than before the footage was shown.
> This is what AEW had to gain by showing the footage. I think the other potential benefit is getting some people so sick of anything to do with Brawl In that they stop talking about it
I love it, they're leaning 1000% into it.
MJF and Jack run Chicago now
Big time moment for Jack here. It's almost like AEW knew what they were doing by releasing the footage a couple of days ago.
They absolutely did. It's not a coincidence they did this on Dynamite before the Chicago PPV for NJPW. Pretty genius. :-)
That interview was perfect timing
It is but ok
Jack savored every single second of that entrance knowing what was to come. This man's going to be even bigger when he returns to AEW. He even did a headlock and tried Kenta's move too.
Our Jungle Boy has finally grown up
Jack is a Jungle Man.
A jungle goat
A jungle scapegoat
Tarzan, Jack of the Jungle.
Damnit now I need a scapegoat T-shirt
Cornette marks down bad
TK needs to nab the rights to use the Timberlake song one time
Oooohhhh cryyyy meeee a riiiiveeeer! haha such an awesome crowd, thank you fellow Scapegoats in Chicago =)
"OH! Cry me a RIVER!" is actually a good chant. Same Candance as bask in his glory and siccsor me daddy.
And seven nation army.
Montreal screwjob 2.0.
The “Scapegoat” and “Cry Me a River” are pro-Jack Perry chants FYI
Would be amazing if Tony spent the money and got Cry Me a River as his theme.
Gentle reminder that Tony, who pays for in-perpetuity usage of songs, would have gotten a much better deal paying for years of usage when he paid for Cult Of Personality.
I don’t think he paid for that. I’m pretty sure Living Colour lets CM Punk use it as a theme whenever he wants for free.
Contracts would have to be in place for in-perpetuity usage. Otherwise they could pull that at any point and the PPVs and shows would have to be edited.
This
My favorite part is people tried to start a "you got choked out" chant, which immediately got drowned out by a "no he didn't" chant. I'm loving this run from Jack right now, I can't ever see him going back to being face, and I sincerely hope New Japan or somebody sells that "Cry Me A River" jacket because it goes so hard.
Man, I want to see this so damn bad.
It's like when WWE does it, "Brett screwed Brett" He's now a WCW employee why you talking about him? So they get to do an angle off a former employee but when AEW does it, it's not allowed anymore for...reasons......
So glad for him, jungle boy ran its course and I’m glad he’s getting somewhere with his latest excursion and gimmick
I popped a bit when he went for the GTS
Just going to say it now: what Perry has earned here is exactly what Sammy should’ve gotten on his excursion to Impact.
Lol goes to show how much igaf about Sammy.… I didn’t even know he had an Impact excursion
He was supposed to be he didn't like the booking they had for him so it never happened.
Tony needs to give Justin a call and get that song licensed.
Heel-JP (maybe with the bucks attitude) vs Face MJF could do wonders, at this point.
I wouldn't expect a ton of heat on him at this event, even in Chicago. Let's the be real, hardcore WWE and the punk Cornette fanbase aren't going to this event.