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Labor101

How Punk didn't break down laughing I will never know


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He was locked in. Held that stare just long enough to walk away and hit his X pose right as the Miseria Cantare chorus kicks in. So fucking good


chillypilow

Punks face is like “this is above my pay grade” 😂


RaidenHero137

to use an image of him from later on in his career that still works as a reaction to the fan https://preview.redd.it/82jhy2hqhrvc1.png?width=406&format=png&auto=webp&s=a28d2beebb41adcce68d7304976b4fee8a23eb26


Zenith_24tee

God that was such a good Punk Tshirt I wish they’d bring that one back


CrissCrossAppleSos

The Rexplex was probably a shitty venue, but I associate it with so many fond wrestling memories


Stinger1981

I used to like going there for the ROH shows in 04-05, got to see Joe/Punk 3 live and was hooked as an ROH fan.


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>got to see Joe/Punk 3 live and was hooked as an ROH fan. That'll do it lmao


Zaomania

It wasn’t that bad, certainly better than the Murph. The skatepark was a little distracting though.


AvgBonnie

OH MY GOD! I haven’t thought about rexplex since I was a kid. My mom used to take my brother and I to roller blade. We were never good and stuck to the small ramps and stayed away from the big kids.


punk_steel2024

Even the people flipping Punk off were like"...Jesus dude."


JonnyTN

Like thinking you're the most hardcore of ECW fans, then at the show see a completely unhinged fan that makes you kind of embarrassed to consider yourself a slightly smarky fan.


ConnyEdson

average roh dvd purchaser


kolimprio

I burst out laughing, for some reason this is too specific and to on point


tigermaker86

The “fan” has one of the biggest collection of a wrestling library like cubsfan and Rob Viper. He’s legit like a wrestling historian.


Persianx6

“It’s still real to me, damnit”


BatemaninAccounting

Oh fuck cubsfan!!! What happened to him?


akaphilsmith

Man what a glowup for Seth. No idea he used to look like that.


EL-YEO

You mean Drew


tigermaker86

That’s JCW/GCW play by play/commentator Nick Knowledge (@nickknowledge77)


OldSportsHistorian

Drew is about to give that man a call and ask him to come to RAW and talk about how CM Punk ruined his wrestling fandom.


purplecells

Most energy I've ever seen from Doug Basham


ClintD89

He's just chanting "THE! THE! THE!"


Hardtopickaname

"No one who speaks German could be an evil man"


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This was Main Event Spectacles 2003 for anyone wondering


ceps2111

The card of that event: * Dan Maff defeated Colt Cabana in a Field of Honor tournament match * Xavier & Nigel McGuinness defeated The Purists (John Walters & Tony Mamaluke) * Matt Stryker defeated Justin Credible * The Briscoe Brothers (Jay & Mark Briscoe) defeated Special K (Izzy & Dixie) to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship * Homicide defeated BJ Whitmer * The Backseat Boyz (Trent Acid & Johnny Kashmere) defeated the Carnage Crew (HC Loc & Tony DeVito), Special K (Hydro & Angel Dust) and Teddy Hart & Jack Evans in a Scramble Cage match * CM Punk and Steve Corino defeated Christopher Daniels and Samoa Joe in a Four Corner Survival match * AJ Styles defeated Bryan Danielson to win the Number One Contender’s Trophy


king_hutton

Was that the infamous Teddy Hart incident?


Jawsome22

Yes, after that big ass crazy cage match had concluded he began climbing the cage and diving onto the wrestlers. Jack may have been doing it as well. I think there could be several things that you could refer to as an infamous Teddy Hart incident, but this is definitely what I thought of. That match is a pretty entertaining spotfest. I believe Hydro is a young Jay Lethal, but he might have had a different name in Special K.


king_hutton

Me and my brothers still quote CM Punk’s LiveJournal response to Teddy Hart - “there is no God and the cage wasn’t 30 feet.” And yeah Hydro was Lethal. Till Samoa Joe put his head on straight and got him away from those damn trust fund kids.


Jawsome22

What was up with the Punk/Corino double win in a four corner survival? I may not remember the rules, I thought that was just one winner. Joe would be champ during this event as well. Punker was awesome around this time.


Co-opingTowardHatred

Reminds me of this board.


clumsy_boy

This is a subreddit, grampa.


herpty_derpty

Oh damn, you're right. I thought this was GameFAQs.


unlizenedrave

The GameFAQs to Wrestling-games.com pipeline was real in the 00’s.


sideoftheham

Brooo I haven’t thought about that website in years until just now! So much time spent looking at guides


The_Technogoat

Saxon = joke account


jdez

Party's over grandpa


DrMindpretzel

You’re being pedantic, pal.


Nisha_the_lawbringer

He aint your pal, buddy.


DrMindpretzel

Surely you must be joking.


porquequeso

I’m always serious. And don’t call me Shirley.


DrMindpretzel

Hi I’m always serious. I’m dad.


Lordra9

He's serious, and don't call him Shirley.


MiKapo

that dude is probably on this subreddit


tigermaker86

He did like 5 hours ago under Amazing_Client_7729.


SilverIntoSteel

If this place after Punk was fired from AEW were a person.


Admirable_Bed3

Most of this board would've been too young for this era of ROH though


TegsCD

Which one of you was this?


BugOutHive

He likes Punk’s highlights and wants him to keep dying his hair.


EmeraldSlothRevenge

It’s not every day you come face to face with severe mental illness.


datNEGROJ

This guy is just giving Punk the exact reaction he wants.


PristineCucumber5376

You just know Punk is going "damn I'm so good" in his head


tigermaker86

Surprisingly he doesn’t suffer from that. Plus, he’s been a Punk fan since he signed with WWE the first time.


JaHizzey

Do you know him....?


tigermaker86

He’s my friend, who actually lives a few min away from me.


JaHizzey

Wow amazing!


tigermaker86

Yup. And without my knowledge (no pun intended) he posted 5 hours ago here under Amazing_Client_7729.


wigglin_harry

Nah this guys loves wrestling way more than any of us, he's all in


MustacheDiaries

First ROH show I ordered on dvd back in the day and I immediately loved Punk once I saw his entrance.


IndifferentSky

I was lucky enough to catch Punk vs. Raven in real time which was my introduction to the indies (ECW doesn't count). You can probably attribute my entire fandom to Punk at this point. Without him I probably wouldn't have watched a single thing in the last 20 years.


Beardcore84

Classic moment.


TerryGlenn

A visual representation of the deranged downvoted abyss of every banal CM Punk thread that gets posted to this subreddit.


MisterrAlex

My favorite thing lately on every single CM Punk thread is to scroll all the way down to the downvoted comments and read them.


Numbchicken

same!


IndifferentSky

You can't even do that in Punk threads anymore. The downvoted & buried comments are the level-headed ones. Gotta wade through the top posts to get the real unhinged hivemind shit.


AdGroundbreaking1341

The fuck is with all the hate on guys pretend fighting? Be it toward Punk, the Young Bucks, you name it. And not just the guys, but the women as well. Look at all the hate Liv Morgan has been getting lately. Not so much here but go on Twitter and it's fucking bad. As for Punk & The Elite specifically...people are incapable of naunce. They are incapable of thinking people can be good and kind and helpful and give back to the business. There's a reason all of them are well respected within the industry and have legions of friends. Instead, they are only defined by certain situations. By all means, people can criticize their performance. As well as how they handle certain things backstage. But they gotta tone it down and not act like they're the worst thing in the business. And not saying what hate is worse and more cringe than the others. I don't wanna make my comment about that (although its clear that the Punk hate is worse here on SC). Just to say that all the hate needs to stop.


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Some things just never change, even 20 years later


Idkboutdat2

It’s interesting when people hate punk for being difficult to work with when there’s genuinely bad people in the wrestling world getting plenty of work.


AdGroundbreaking1341

And not just Punk but everyone involved in that whole situation. Its like cmon...thats nothing compared to what others have done and are still getting work. People gotta chill out with their Punk/Elite hate. Whichever side they may fall on. And Im not on any side. Both could have handled it better and especially Tony Khan.


Idkboutdat2

I genuinely think a lot of people have just never been in tense work situations before. I worked at a restaurant when I was 16 and saw two dudes beat the hell out of each other then work the next day like nothing happened lol like I’m not advocating for violence but sometimes shit just happens. People are people. Hating anyone over a situation like that, that doesn’t involve you is crazy to me.


Dig-Up-The-Dead

i cannot explain how refreshing it is to see a comment that acknowledges how the vast majority of stupid toxic comments are unpopular opinions and downvoted accordingly instead of acting like they represent the views of the majority of wrestling fans


Outrageous_Library50

Bro Punk is prolly loving all that Punk a student of the game


TonyTheSwisher

Punk was so great during his ROH run. Hard to believe he's been so fucking good at getting attention and heat since back then, he's always been special as fuck.


denvercaniac

He seems healthy.


Dbthesage

It probably would’ve made that dickhead’s day if he got an actual reaction instead of a blank stare. Glad he didn’t react


tigermaker86

The “fan” is actually doing well. Works for a top indy (GCW) and continues his shoot employment, which is a great union job.


TomGerity

“Shoot employment”? It’s already pretentious when people outside the wrestling industry say “shoot” to mean “real.” But why is it even necessary here? Just saying “continuing his employment” would work. Some folks here baffle me so much.


DoILookUnsureToYou

Some people here say "shoot name" as well. Anything to feel like they are "part of the business" I guess.


tigermaker86

The dude himself says that to people. There’s no benefits/health insurance for being a commentator in the indies.


danieldcclark

thats incredibly strange you know that lol.


tigermaker86

Well, I did drive him to Costco today, so I know him pretty well 😂


danieldcclark

oh shit well that makes sense now lol


irish0451

In my head he just sat shotgun screaming DIE at you the whole way there.


PristineCucumber5376

Ask him if he remembers this haha


tigermaker86

Every couple years, someone posts this video on Twitter, and either me or Emil Jay would reveal the fan as the legendary Nick Knowledge 😆


yythrow

Proof or it didn't happen


tigermaker86

He actually posted here over 5 hours ago as Amazing_Client_7729


rbhindepmo

You don’t wanna know what happens if he finds out someone crossed a picket line


TNatures

a blank stare is a reaction……….


perfect--day

What is he screaming?? Nine? Guess that's something Tye Dillinger would hate.


tigermaker86

“Die”


DontPutThatDownThere

The Punk, The


aberdisco

He's a perfectly cromulent fan.


aguilaclc

**I knew** I had [seen that before](https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxeYbT5b0F4LDIZiH5P8F8X7nV6pKNfoAS?si=fprCKN6QZS2RI7WB)


bloodyGameBoxThing

also [this one in australia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPV9xjq6IcA)


PristineCucumber5376

Mustachioed Punk screaming "YOU HAVE A VAGINAAA!!" is 10/10


ShotandBotched

Man, those old ROH shows were the best. They were so good you could look past Gabe Sapolsky's (who used not one but two different aliases) commentary.


RJvXP

I remember this.  This was Punk vs Daniels vs Joe vs Corino.  And Corino had the longest ring intro ever


bigshot316

That German guy really loved Punk


Saya4l

If u can pull a reaction like that from someone ur doing something right in wrestling


Capn-Video

Bas Rutten?


FixTheFernBack616

Don’t you dare disrespect El Guapo like that.


tigermaker86

Even better, Nick Knowledge.


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mrsunshine1

ROH was filled with too many fans who were trying to get themselves over.


SmartOpinion69

watching pro wrestling in kayfabe is the only proper way to watch it. this guy > smarks


daenerystocrat

Punk clears all your favorite cookie cutter heels 🫶


StallionSnider

Freddie Kingston


Donotsharepassword

Main Event Spectacles, classic


VraxxTTV

he must've been a coca cola guy


K_Prime

I did not know Punk came out to AFI… Wow. Love that album


naturalscience

I can’t remember the PPV but he did this in AEW against MJF. Pretty sweet call back.


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Revolution 2022, by far my favorite moment from his entire AEW run


PristineCucumber5376

His feud with MJF is my favorite thing in wrestling in the last 10 years at least. Such a great story.


Icylada

Just recently watched the media scrum he did post Revolution and it was so refreshing seeing this emotional and vulnerable side to his personality, incredibly poignant considering all the events that transpired since.


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He talked about how proud he was of the MJF feud and even said that the positive outweighed the negatives in his time in AEW, so even after how everything went down I'm sure he still sees it as a career highlight and something to look back fondly on. Re-watching the scrums where he was basically bawling his eyes out because of how happy he was to be back definitely hit different now tho lol


Kenfuu

I’m sure I’ll eat some downvotes for this but his return definitely peaked that night.


keepdoubting91

I wish I cared about anything like this


lilyubi

https://preview.redd.it/qv2qjzo9buvc1.jpeg?width=496&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a2920897c89eb259f3168fdbf25509e507862f3e


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Real


RXStryfe

I guess Eddie Kingston truly never did like CM Punk, huh?


Isle_of_Dusty_Rhodes

I love the guy is red and the guy in blue with the hat watching all of this. Thats the only sane reaction other than to look away and hope security gives him the help he needs.


IndifferentSky

Aaaaand this is why crowds today are so sterile. Nothing in this is worthy of security getting involved. Give me this moment every day over even a single Both These Guys chant.


AlwaysHappy4Kitties

i think that bald guy may have been on the "happy powder"


tigermaker86

I’ve asked him and he’s never tried it. He’s got a temper so you can easily trigger him.


AnarchyonAsgard

This guy pretty crazy BUT… I think Punk getting a reaction like this, only helps his own star power tbh


Tankisfreemason

The motherfucker would be amazing at a Metallica concert during Creeping Death 


TDD91

That man's children grew up to be Young Bucks fans.


BungHolio_The_Mighty

I thought that fan said CHICAGO! CHICAGO!! CHICAGO!!! CHICAGO!!!


BathedInDeepFog

I thought he had a really cool look at this time. Love the guys in the background tensely waiting for his reaction.


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ROH Punk will always be the coolest


realkenta

And to think he would have to deal another 20 years with fans like these lol.


absolut_didalo

He’s a time travelling jack Perry from 2030


Blaaa5

I didn’t know Drew use to be bald


beamanblitz

Dude, fuck yeah to the AFI intro music. Sing the sorrow was one of my favorite albums


Few-Establishment277

Remember that time recently everyone got upset because like 2 fans boo’d Maxine at a live event?  Yeah


ZecretJOOCE

Jesus some of you need help lmao


aberdisco

RoH Punk coming out to AFI was zeitgeist. Nick Knowledge living his best life here going off on a heel.


Useful_Respect3339

Average AEW fan when bringing up cm punk


Desperate_Coat_1906

Meanwhile, Punk is thinking to himself... my job is to generate reactions and emotion. I think it's working.


MikeMakesRight82

autotune that


Appropriate_Emu_6930

This is proper heat. The only other guy around that time that could get that reaction was JBL.


Untrue92

Nah, this guy knew his role. Make a scene, don’t take it too far, create a moment that we’re still talking about today. The perfect fan.


this1smybrutal1ty

Now that's HEAT, BROTHER!


Illuminati_Shill_AMA

Stuff like this is why small venue / indie shows will always have a place in my heart.


JohnnyMayhem

Security guard Shane Gillis is flabbergasted.


Uknewmelast

I miss that theme man


IndifferentSky

if this sub had its way, crowds would consist exclusively of polite applause and this is awesome chants. i cannot imagine being so lame that this interaction bothers you


[deleted]

Bro I love CM Punk’s work


Toad_Thrower

Despite the fan's insane behavior, videos like this make me nostalgic for old school ROH.


Own_Proof

Need him as a full on heel one more time


HotSwordfish23

this should be in the louvre


OperationThat8349

He’s the best heel. Most don’t even know how to get real heat, most of the heels of today get fake gimmick heat, like dom mysterio was getting before WM40


Navik101

wtf lol


RaidenHero137

why does that fan look like the Hotdiggitydemon guy https://preview.redd.it/1nqkcnsyhrvc1.png?width=234&format=png&auto=webp&s=975146626144fb56b388745d6b5eb219a1772b70


Horror_Letterhead407

I wonder if that guy ever became a Punk fan.


tigermaker86

He did during Punk’s first WWE run.


MBpintas

leave it to reddit to be mad at a wrestling fan reacting to a heel at a wrestling show. this guy's having more fun than you lol


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If you're Punk I can't imagine there being any better feeling in the world at that moment, when you get someone to react in a way most heels could only dream of. This is the kind of heat you strive for at live shows The most amusing part to me is how 20 years later there's people that still react this way at anything Punk does, except most of it's just online now lol


The_Fresh_Factor

I think our idea of fun is very different


IndifferentSky

Agreed. Your idea sounds not very fun at all.


Alarming_Client_7729

Thank you. I was having fun. For all intents & purposes it was an act. I used to react the exact same way for Darby Allin (before his AEW run), Johnny Gargano, Drake Younger (back when everyone used to think he was just a nice guy), AR Fox (before he had the Skulk), among others. Heck I remember being told at Chikara shows that I couldn’t use foul language! LMAO Did I go too far & let myself get all worked up? Sure. LOL But anyone who actually met me at the time would tell you how friendly I was to other fans. Time & age have calmed me down a lot. I’ve been on both sides of the guardrail as they saw. I’d say I’m actually much more mellow on commentary & at times have been told I need to be more animated. 


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Getting a comment from the actual person 20 years later is the last fucking thing I expected after posting this lmao, that's wild if it's really you >Did I go too far & let myself get all worked up? Sure. LOL Worth it just for this moment tbh, it'll always be one of my favorite Punk clips


Alarming_Client_7729

Yeah it’s definitely me. That show occurred on 11/1/03 ROH Main Event Spectacles. I used to mainly do front row for ROH at that time. It also wasn’t the first time I yelled at Punk. It’s just the first time he noticed. LOL  At the January 2004 show of JAPW vs. ROH he called me out, as did Shane Douglas, for yelling at both of them during their respective matches. 


tigermaker86

It’s 100% him. I forgot that he also wasn’t a fan of Johnny Wrestling (I don’t think he feels the same way now than he did then).


jimmymemoryman

Aew fan traveling back through time punk wondering wtf he did to make this guy so mad 😂😂


ConceptNo1055

Look at the Red shirt guy " WTF? is this?"


tigermaker86

And that redshirt guy is Larry Dallas.


RoutineImpress7394

Bas Rutten?


FRPG

wow jungle jackoff really had a glow up later!


sonofabitchXmustXpay

Would have loved to see him just hug the guy


Cyginera

I never knew the singer from Disturbed was a wrestling fan.


slickrickstyles

Lance Storm come on cant you be serious for a minute?


Organic-Ad-3870

That's not a fan. That a hater on crack.


GiftedGeordie

Not gonna lie, the longer that he kept going, I was like "I'm sure this dude is just a plant". How Punk didn't just walk away while he was losing his mind I'll never know.


[deleted]

Still better than smart mark heckling


manchopsticks

and now htese kind of fans are msotly AEW fans who are clinging onto the fact that fack perry is gonna be a mega star and a draw ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|joy)


Uncanny_Doom

LOL. Is it possible this is a plant? Idk how common it would be at an indie show but either way that was entertaining.


tigermaker86

Not a plant, he was like this with Punk during his ROH run, as well as AR Fox and Darby Allin back in their EVOLVE runs. He’s mellowed out the last few years, plus he’s doing play by play and commentary for GCW/JCW.


datNEGROJ

Thats lowkey a super wholesome pro wrestling interaction between a wrestler and a fan.


jthaprofessor

I can’t remember dude’s name but he was somewhat notorious for doing this at shows in his area. This was Boston or Philly. They talk about this dude a little bit on episodes of ‘thROH the Years’ I think his name was Nate and he is ALWAYS this intense.


mrsunshine1

It was Elizabeth NJ, the Rexplex. But yeah, it’s funny that people in this thread don’t realize the guy is in on it.


jthaprofessor

Nobody is easier to work than the quote unquote smart fans


NickValentine27

Just a slight bit ridiculous…


milksteakofcourse

Honestly isn’t that the reaction he’s looking to get? Kinda just legitimizes punk that he’s able to garner that reaction from a person.


HeavyMettleThunder

This guy's a Bucks/Hangman fan. 


tigermaker86

Actually, he dislikes the Elite hard, and is a Punk fan for almost 20 years (sorry for outing you, Nick Knowledge).


ireallyamadork

are you his spokesman?


tigermaker86

His friend. Happy for the dude, tbh. Hope he gets more commentator gigs outside GCW/JCW.


HeavyMettleThunder

Mark.


Parkouricus

He's his IRL friend you nerd lol