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CM Punk’s Wacky Week

From a favorable trial verdict to a UFC defeat to endless questions about going “All In” on a wrestling return, the past week has been crazy for CM Punk.

Published

5 years ago

June 13, 2018

Rob Bonnette

OK, I’ll start off by admitting I am not a big CM Punk fan. I enjoyed his in ring work when he was still wrestling but since then I’ve pretty much soured on him. I didn’t celebrate when he lost Saturday night, but I didn’t chastise anyone who did, either. But before that went down we had the court case that was brought by the doctor he’d ripped a few years ago. The trial itself was pretty stupid, but there were a few things that came out that I found interesting. One, the doctor admitted that he hadn’t actually suffered in his career because of what Punk said about him. But second Punk admitted under oath that he’d never been diagnosed with either MRSA or a staph infection as he said before. And for me, that was a final straw. I had him figured to be a stubborn jerk and all, but I thought all his self righteous talk about integrity and hypocrisy was at least somewhat based in truth. Turns out it isn’t. Now if you’re glossing over this because Punk’s your guy and all, let me dig in a little more.

Punk essentially said that the WWE physician said he was ok to keep working and either misdiagnosed or completely blew off his concerns, and that he went to another doctor who properly diagnosed him. That is a damning accusation to make against a doctor. And he never corrected that even while his supporters used it to bash the WWE, Vince McMahon, and hold Punk up as some kind of martyr in the struggle against the WWE’s creative team. Now I don’t think he had some grand deception in mind, but instead he was in his feelings about all that was happening and popped off about it to a friend on his podcast. And he never figured he would end up in a courtroom over it. But even though the final ruling came in his favor, probably because the doctor had no proof he’d been adversely affected by it, that doesn’t change the fact that he misrepresented how his employer treated him and put them at risk for legal action (if it was true then any number of guys and gals who worked there at one time could be bringing suits of their own).

To me, that’s pretty crappy. Vince McMahon is no saint and deserves a ton of criticism for a whole lot of things, but if you’re going to go public like that after working for him you should stick to things that actually happened. I don’t doubt for one minute that Punk and everyone else who works there gets the same kind of slapdash medical care that most professional athletes get; if it’s not something that makes it impossible for you to work then they patch you up and send you back out there. No it’s not good but we as fans tolerate it and we continue to demand that the big name players and performers show up for us no matter what, so it is what it is. When some major malfeasance happens and someone goes public with it, the potential implications for everyone involved and affected are huge so you better be telling the truth. And he wasn’t, so I got nothing for that dude.

Let us know what you think on social media @ChairshotMedia and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

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King’s WrestleMania Rewind: Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio (WrestleMania 21)

In the next WrestleMania Rewind, Chris King takes us back to WWE WrestleMania 21, and Rey Mysterio vs Eddie Guerrero in a battle of tag team champions!

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March 29, 2023

Chris King

In the next WrestleMania Rewind, Chris King takes us back to WWE WrestleMania 21, and Rey Mysterio vs Eddie Guerrero in a battle of tag team champions!

Chris King is back with his third edition of WrestleMania Rewind. This week he’s bringing us back to some ‘Latino Heat.’ We’re rolling back to WrestleMania 21 where Eddie Guerrero faced longtime friend and rival Rey Mysterio.

This would be Guerrero’s last Mania match caused by his unfortunate death. Over on SmackDown, Mysterio and Guerrero would become the tag team champions at No Way Out where they defeated MNM.

Chavo Guerrero would get into the head of Latino Heat by making him believe Mysterio was trying one-up his tag team partner. Chavo went as far as to tell his uncle to stop using the Guerrero name.

Guerrero would finally give in to his nephew’s manipulation and went on to challenge Mysterio to a one-on-one match at WrestleMania 21. I For the first time in history, both tag team champions would face each other. Guerrero vs. Mysterio was the first match on the stacked card. Both partners threw everything at each other including the kitchen sink in a battle of one-up-manship. In an incredible high-octane match that saw both superstars delivering counter for counter, Mysterio pulled off the win with a surprise pin roll up.

A few months later, what once was a friendly battle turned into a nasty fight involving the custody of Mysterio’s real-life son Dominik Mysterio. After several torturous weeks, both former tag team champions would face off in a ladder match with the custody of Dominick on the line. I forgot how amazing this rivalry was and it’s definitely worth a watch. Sadly, we would lose Latino Heat in November of 2005. There will never be another Eddie Guerrero. Viva La Raza!

Let us know what you think on social media @ChairshotMedia and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

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King’s WrestleMania Rewind: Stone Cold VS. Scott Hall (WrestleMania X8)

Chris King is back with another WrestleMania Rewind, looking at the NWO’s Scott Hall battling Stone Cold Steve Austin at WWE WrestleMania X8 from Toronto!

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2 weeks ago

March 14, 2023

Chris King

Chris King is back with another WrestleMania Rewind, looking at the NWO’s Scott Hall battling Stone Cold Steve Austin at WWE WrestleMania X8 from Toronto!

Chris King is back this week with another edition of WrestleMania Rewind, where he is rewatching all the past Mania matches and feuds. This week you’re in for a treat as we look back at ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin vs. Scott Hall at WrestleMania X8.

In late 2001, Vince McMahon bought out his competition WCW and acquired the rights to a plethora of talent including Booker T, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, and the iconic trio known as NWO. Hulk Hogan; Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall were hell raisers, and what better way to make a name for yourself than take out the two top superstars in the WWE The Rock, and Stone Cold?

The NWO cost Austin his chance at becoming the Undisputed Champion at No Way Out during his match with Chris Jericho. Adding insult to injury, the NWO spray-painted ‘The Texas Rattlesnake’ with their brand logo just like they did in WCW. As you can imagine, Austin was pissed and out for revenge against the group and primarily Scott Hall.

Hall would challenge Stone Cold to a match at WrestleMania 18. Both superstars beat the living hell out of each other leading up to this highly-anticipated match for who runs the WWE.

The glass broke and Stone Cold made his iconic entrance, and black and white NWO covered Halls’ entrance alongside Kevin Nash. With the odds stacked against ‘The Toughest S.O.B’ could Austin or NWO prove their dominance? Sadly the NWO broke up that very night when Hulk Hogan came to the aid of his adversary The Rock after their ‘iconic’ dream match. Stone Cold would ensure the victory with the Stunner. Hall would perform an Oscar-worthy sell over the finisher.

What a time to be a wrestling fan in the 2000s when nothing was impossible for WWE. Who would’ve thought WCW would go out of business and Hogan would make his long-awaited return to WWE?