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Top AEW program was always in the plans (Patreon)

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2023-09-16 19:59:01
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2026-06
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The CM Punk situation changed a lot of plans in AEW, but not one major program.

CM Punk’s fight with Jack Perry and subsequent termination surrounded a CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe match for the Real World’s Championship. Fightful Select reported that the original plans for Punk involved Ricky Starks for the AEW Real Worlds Championship. 

However, Samoa Joe’s plans were already in place as well. We’re told that despite CM Punk still having the Real World’s Championship, there were not immediate plans for an MJF/Punk program. Instead, Samoa Joe had previously been planned to feud with MJF as is the case on television now.


EDIT: Apologies for the paragraph cutting off. We've reached out to Patreon who said they are addressing the issue of this happening of late. 

Comments

thenumber9door

So what was the logic in Joe losing to Punk but going after MJF? Was it so Joe could beat MJF, then Punk come: and says he beat Joe, so he’s owed a match?

Rene marquez

So it would have been a slow build for a “unification” match ?

Justin Reid

Sounds like they were probably gonna wait out until the "2024 contract" stuff with MJF happened to do the unification

Mike Dudzinski

Yeah not buying this. There is zero logic behind joe losing then being thrown immediately into a title program with mjf

David C
>>117686924

Maybe, though I think it’s possible Max just didn’t have much interest of working with the guy. He didn’t engage at all with the angle Punk tried to build on Collision.

Atomic Steve Anctil

They set it up before Punk was fired so this makes sense. Joe shoved MJF when he was entering the ring for his match with Punk.

Conor McNamara
>>117686765

Joe did push MJF before the match I see it there. It’s entirely possible they didn’t think about when they were going to unify the titles or even if they would

NateF_81

It kind of sounds like we might not have got a full MJF and CM Punk feud and match anyway?

Nostradamvs

That all pretty much makes sense. Punk would have done the strap match with Starks and then he could have done any number of things afterwards to stay busy for an eventual run with MJF.

CSDX

"Fightful Select reported that the original plans" The original plans what? Edit: Thank you for fixing the post, but no need to apologize. I should be sorry for not understanding this was a Patreon issue. I'll try to remember that in the future.

John Horton

I hated that "real world's championship" crap. Fake vanity belt for CM Punk, which I'm sure was his idea.

CSDX
>>117694918

I think the idea was that he technically never lost it, which is a relatively common story in pro wrestling when a champion is injured and forced to vacate the belt. I wouldn't be surprised if Thunder Rosa comes back wanting a title shot since she technically, much like Punk, never lost the belt.

John Horton
>>117694918

Wanting a title shot after being forced to vacate is one thing. Carrying around a fake belt and proclaiming yourself the "real world champion" is another. Especially since Punk was supposed to be a face. Even though he was booed more than cheered outside of Chicago because of shit like this.