Normally I would ask y’all if you remembered a certain event that took place at a certain date. That, however, is not going to be the case this week because I’m sure all of you who are reading this knows about this particular event that I’m going to write about. This week (June 27th to be exact) marks the one year anniversary of CM Punk’s shoot promo on Raw that laid the foundation of the change we are currently seeing in the Wrestling World.
It was on the June 27th, 2011 edition of Raw. It was a Raw Roulette special and the main event that night was a Table Match between John Cena and R-Truth. Thanks to some interference by Punk, Truth walked away the victor. Before the show came to a close, Punk to the mic walked up stage, sat down, and proceeded to enlighten us with his thoughts before leaving the WWE.
He started out by saying that he liked Cena but he didn’t like the fact that people were calling him the best when in reality Punk is the best in the world. He went on call Cena, Hogan, and Rock ass kissers then waved to the camera because he was breaking the fourth wall. Punk went on the call himself and Brock Lesnar “Paul Heyman Guys”. He talks about grabbing Vince’s imaginary brass rings and how he is real in the ring, on the mic, and even in commentary. He mentions not being in all of these signatures, cups, programs, etc. Punk discusses the possible Wrestling promotions he can defend the WWE Title once he leaves like NJPW or ROH then he gave a shout out to Colt Cabana. He goes on to talk about Vince being surrounded by Douchebag Yes Men like John Laurinaitis who just tells Vince what he wants to hear. Punk also calls Stephanie McMahon and HHH an “Idiotic daughter and Doofus Son-In-Law”. Before Punk could continue on with his rant, his mic gets cut off.
This was a complete shock when I saw this. I’ve never expected NJPW and ROH to be mentioned on WWE TV. Nor did I expect such personal laundry to be aired about Vince and the goings on in a WWE show. Like I said, this promo laid the foundation for the changes we are seeing now in WWE. Are these changes a good thing? I don’t know, we are going to have to wait and see what happens.
Here’s the promo that shocked the Wrestling World one year ago this week.
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I’m glad this was covered, I knew it was the anniversary and was gonna write something but didn’t know what to really, you covered everything pretty well. It was pure magic and a very special moment. They are the type of moments that save us as fans, keeps us motivated to continue watching even if the product is dull and boring. It was a modern day special moment like when Stone Cold returned to save team WWF, or when HHH returned in 2002. It was a moment that brought the wrestling world to life. Hopefully he’ll mention something about it on Raw tonight.
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First, I like the banner 🙂 and second, I’m sorry for stealing your idea.
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It looks weird there but on the new site design it looks the real deal, lol. Just wait a few short hours for the brand new and exclusive WR site design!
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When did this happen? I don’t recall it….
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This version of the “shoot” promo was done a year ago. The original was done on 7/8/05 in Long Island, N.Y.when he was leaving ROH. EVERY element was the same. I’m leaving with the belt I’m the greatest wrestler. You fans are tools! Let me belittle the people in this promotion. Let me build up those elsewhere. This promo got so much press, I had to go on line to see it. Like most ROH fans, I came away with the notion “been there, heard that.” The only difference was that the very same people that he mocked here were the one’s he put over like gangbusters when leaving ROH. (VKM, HHH, his wife, etc.) He simply turned it around. This was a well-rehearsed “work.” Superman Cena wouldn’t have sold a simple table-shot for 5 whole minutes if it wasn’t.
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Oh, I remember it. I was just being a smartass. Sorry.
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Oh, you Bourbon guys.
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Not a drinker. Never had the urge, but I do get why some do.
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Just an “inside” joke. I’m told that Ky. is famous for it’s Bourbon.
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Oh, it is and I got it. It’s just odd when people actually do assume I drink, because I live in KY. I live in a “normal, lol” part of the state. Louisville, Lexington, Covington, Owensboro, and Bowling Green are considered “normal”.
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Capt. S, Been to Louisville, Lexington and BG. They must be normal, I didn’t fit in. JK
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Uh, oh!
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I hope so but the I hope so but the reason they did that is beuasce people were using it to make bad words and they didn’t want the kids to see something unpleasant.
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PUNK is God in the wrestling world. I remember this promo because it was a week before I flew out of the country on vacation. WORST TIME EVER FOR A VACATION. I had to go a whole two weeks without seeing how things unravelled including MiTB which was one of the best PPVs in long many a day.
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Darn it, I can’t remember a whole year back!
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I can’t remember yesteday.
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Glad to see this covered. I’ve been thinking about that all week. What is a nice coincidence is that I just read on a news board that John Cena made his WWE debut ten years ago today during a Smackdown taping in a match against Kurt Angle!
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scary
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