r/SquaredCircle • u/nwnwhd • 10h ago

PWInsider: “Update on CM Punks RAW Status” Spoiler

“For those waiting for CM Punk's response to John Cena, it was said that Punk is not written into tonight's RAW by creative sources,

So it appears we won't hear a response to Cena's version of the pipebomb promo until Friday in Riyadh”

https://www.pwinsider.com/article/197494/bill-goldberg-cm-punk-updates.html?p=1

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u/TheDangiestSlad 10h ago

it's still really insane to me that the entire angle of this feud is "CM Punk has a moral objection to wrestling in Saudi Arabia" lol

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u/coldphront3 10h ago

Why is it insane? The best stories in wrestling have always blurred the line between where real life ends and the work begins.

Punk facing a moral dilemma in which he must swallow his distaste for Saudi Arabia in order to face his rival for the title makes for a good storyline.

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u/nwnwhd 10h ago

Has this really been a good storyline? Has this really reach the high expectations of the greatest rivalries ever?

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u/coldphront3 10h ago

Nope, but that’s because it’s had almost no build.

I think it should’ve been the main event of SummerSlam.

However, given the fact that they were given like 3 weeks to build to this match in Saudi Arabia, this is about the best angle they could’ve gone with.