this was not expected

[@DrHowieFeltersnatch]

Start of many many videos for that title purchase

[@juanvilla946]

Steve’s gotta finish the new story

[@itskennyjohnson]

No arguments here!

[@r3h0l3s7]

How much longer til dinner? Enough time for you to make another belt video, get going. Yes, dear.

[@juansanchez209]

This is genius booking. Seth Rollins will morph into a delusional and hypocritical heel. Even though everybody has pretty much moved on, he'll remain obsessed with exposing/getting revenge on Roman and Punk because in Seth's mind they're still heels. And even though Seth rejected the OG Bloodline, you just know that he'll complain about Punk "stealing" his spot and robbing him of his chance for revenge

[@parsath_2584]

Honestly it needed something extra now. Had Seth just said how he really felt about Phil, the story would have been a retread of the Drew story. This adds an extra dimension.

[@chrono050]

Yup he will be mad af that punk is 5th man

[@PettyCrow-n9c]

Roman IS still a heel. The guy openly admits he plans on cheating to get his WWE title back from Cody 😂

[@Raymclain384]

@PettyCrow-n9c Yup I mean his first promo back he straight up said some ppl change but not me lol

[@nathanfleck2393]

Heel Seth is best Seth.

[@BigmanDogs]

Punk and Roman facing off with Heyman looking at them is one of those moments that reminds me of what wrestling felt like when I was a kid.

[@chrono050]

Huh anyone who didn't know he'd be the 5th man hasn't paid attention. Paul heyman asked punk for a favor to take him with him back in June.

[@dankmemes385]

i really hope Steve says " MF wrestling juice here" just for the one intro just for the gigs🤣

[@AlexanderKahrs]

Making a wild prediction here that RAW on Netflix is viewed by "roughly 60 million households worldwide" 😂

[@tomofthepops]

They will probably pull out that stat but for real this has the chance to be the most viewed wrestling tv show episode of all time

[@gregthegroove]

Anyone notice Paul Heyman wearing the exact same outfit the leader of the heel Bloodline wears? 🤔

[@richardsantos8028]

Yes. For the 20 millionth time..

[@omega2648]

​@@richardsantos8028Lmao

[@crushcity3034]

I know they won't do it but Punk should spray paint a big X on the title if he wins it 😂😂😂

[@Centrifuze]

"Not expected" "What a great swerve" ...Huh? Does no one remember Roman ending a Smackdown by telling his phone "Call... The Wiseman" ??? If Heyman's gonna ask for a favor from someone, OF COURSE it's gonna be Punk!

[@BigmanDogs]

There were other options like Bron.

[@jamiek9780]

@@BigmanDogsthey already asked bron and he said no. It would be so anticlimactic if Bron came out

[@jamiek9780]

It wasn’t really a big swerve, practically the whole IWC was talking about Punk being the best choice all week. This feels like WWE seeing the discourse and leaning into it. It really seemed like Seth would take the spot simply for wanting Bronson Reed. We’ve seen that story so often.

[@bassyboi26]

I kept chanting "Please No Brock, ANY ONE BUT BROCK" for that 5th man reveal.

[@Th3L0v3P4nd4]

That’s crazy I was sitting there chanting “Please No CM Punk, ANY ONE BUT CM PUNK” for that 5th man reveal.

[@bellyOfaTiger]

Unexpected? I had a feeling a Heyman guy would be the fifth member. And it makes sense with Punk is that member. Heyman warned Punk about the new Bloodline, and Punk would do anything for The Wiseman. Rollins said no, so this is the perfect setup for a Rollins/Punk feud.

[@pubixcube27]

CM Punk was the only choice that made sense - don’t know how people didn’t see it coming

[@ericsmusic5927]

"Only choice that made sense" Yeah no 😂

[@kinglono87]

Could have been Curtis Axel

[@pubixcube27]

@@ericsmusic5927 If you were paying attention you would have known, brother. Go watch the promo between CM Punk and Heyman from back in June and Punks interaction with Solo. This shit was months in the making lmao

[@ericsmusic5927]

@@pubixcube27 not reading all of that

[@romariogayle5878]

@@ericsmusic5927it is so easy to spot trolls these days

[@bipolarminddroppings]

"This was not expected" On Jim Cornette's show after the seeing the Wiseman not answer the phone segment "It's probably going to be Punk, right?" This was one of several things that were obvious possibilities.

[@PettyCrow-n9c]

Yeah, this was the most predictable outcome. The match will probably end with Punk and Roman winning, but Seth comes out and faces off with Punk while Roman ends up in the ring by himself, and then The Rock comes out setting up Mania match. It's all so predictable

[@jonnyralston5299]

@@PettyCrow-n9cbet it doesn’t happen like that, I’ll send you 10 dollars if it does tho

[@hopeheightfreed6415]

​@@jonnyralston5299I second that, it's too much speculation. Also him trying to paint it negatively, I'll take this "predictable" angle over the Costco match at the other company any day😂

[@theghosty99]

Makes sense that Punk would use Go To Sleep as his pose, since it's not like he has any other kind of famous pose that he did with his arms all the time or anything.

[@jamiek9780]

What are you talking about 😂 his signature post was crossing his arms in an “X”. The GTS thing is just his calling for the finisher. Would have been a lot cooler if he used the X pose.

[@theghosty99]

​@@jamiek9780 It's sarcasm, friendo

[@TheTurtleZebra]

I had a random theory about the war games match. What if Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins somehow interfere?. Seth goes and attacks Bronson Reed and McIntyre goes and attacks CM punk something like that? I'm most likely wrong but it was just a thought I had

[@jackalackb17]

I could see Seth attacking Bronson, then Punk gets the pin on him. Reed says it doesn't count, gets a match with Punk. Punk getting the finish means the bloodline feud doesn't get an ending, so it can keep going. Then maybe triple threat with Punk Seth and Reed for world title contention.

[@christopherholley8164]

How could you not see it coming after Roman tried to call Paul last week. Haymen has two major superstars in his back pocket. Only one of those two is an active competitor in WWE as we speak so it makes perfect sense he would call on Punk. Plus, Punk has tangled with the New Bloodline before so there's history.

[@TakerKaneanite619]

The real swerve would be Heyman NOT turning on Punk and Roman

[@AussieDragoon]

I can see him turning on Roman, I feel putting punk here is part of screwing Roman. Since Punk infamously doesn't play well with others.

[@jamiek9780]

I think the long story here is Heyman trying to juggle being in both corners, and slowly favouring Punk with time. Both of them slowly turning heel and Roman losing his favouritism. It won’t be as simple as Heyman turning on Roman. Triple H doesn’t book that abruptly 😂

[@jessehood5944]

Punk was the right choice. I’m actually excited for war games now. Rollins would’ve been lame as hell.

[@THEREALTJP]

Paul Heyman calling in one of his guys to help out Roman Reigns & his OG Bloodline... could've been Brock Lesnar or Curtis Axel, but he called in The Best in the World! Great choice!

[@PettyCrow-n9c]

This is the single most obvious booking decision. Seth will attempt to attack Bronson, but will likely inadvertently hit Punk leading to Punk vs Seth.

[@dillonohlemiller401]

Yes it was. If you were paying attention

[@James-n2b5o]

I really hope Bronson Reed gets a match with Punk out of this cause he absolutely deserves it!!

[@Venemofthe888]

The way Paul is dressed looks like how solo dresses when he's talking

[@Cratossama]

I expected it Paul asked Punk to “take him with him” as solo was building the new bloodline you predicted everything but this

[@Spiky-gs3eg]

So it's been proven roman can't do it alone without paul and I hope this builds cm punk vs roman as well

[@KHZ1986]

after heyman said 5 vs 5 a small part of me was expecting brock.. but glad it was punk..,

[@Raymclain384]

Heyman went all djt with the orange make up lol

[@crushcity3034]

As a fan of both companies, how can AEW compete with WWE right now?? CM Punk in the OG Bloodline?? That match just prints it's own money. Sheesh.

[@r3h0l3s7]

WWE has been doing a good job of getting guys on base for the Bloodline storyline. Trying to keep with the baseball analogy that Paul introduced so many years ago.

[@skeletonmandiecastcollector]

I could see a heel CM Punk coming up and he won’t be alone. I see Luke Gallows joining forces with Punk like the good old “Straight Edge Society” days. And his original song by Killswitch engage playing in the background called “This fire Burns”

[@GorillaMon541]

MF STEVEHERE FINALLY EMBRACING HIS WRESTLINGJUICE ALTER EGO

[@RobUnplanned_]

yeah, why was Heyman dressed like Solo? thought Steve would of talked about that - since we usually have these smaller details, meaning something more later on

[@James-n2b5o]

I wonder if Bianca's slight hesitation 2 check on Jade will be the 1st crack that ultimately leads 2 a Jade vs Bianca match at Mania??

[@Devondavis-fm2dz]

So ready for wargames

[@stalfos3452]

Keep calling it a swereve. Was it really? It made sense. Many in the community were calling it a week ago.

[@BronxAF]

Punk put Reed over in an interview recently so I can def see that match happening and would love to.

[@richardsantos8028]

I don't want to think about what "wrestling juice" connotes and I certainly don't like how those words make me feel.

[@The2143]

WrestlingJuice fam we back on the grind.

[@Fletch55]

Steve is going to start streaming to make up the massive debt he recently caused to purchase yet another background prop; And to do so, is in 'Active negotiations' with someone with the Twitch name he wants, which presumably could be financially incentivized for whoever owns it, so that he can get a bigger audience on Twitch to pay back what he originally needed to pay off. I feel like there is a phrase for this cycle of debt.

[@Th3L0v3P4nd4]

When Punk is on the screen I turn off the sound or if possible skip past him. I honestly haven’t missed much either pretty cool life hack!

[@marcanthonyzamora8710]

Larson missed out lol

[@mutedmayday]

I really thought it was between Punk, Seth, or Lesnar. I couldn't see anyone else teaming with them

[@cosmicvcosmic]

CM Punk said he wants to work with Brunson Reed in a interview before Smackdown

[@LetThemIn]

that vans shirt goes hard af

[@JAMESRKOFL]

Got to add link to twitch

[@JKnight23]

Long term story telling at its finest.

[@JKnight23]

Custody of Heyman match at WM between Reigns and Punk

[@ComeatMEOW]

Would be cool if they forego the elimination chamber in February, bring it in for the debut on netflix, have gunther defend against seth vs cm punk vs drew McIntyre vs damien priest vs finn balor vs bronson reed (provided he is repackaged as a threat, punk & McIntyre dont want to fight in a cage again but if it's for a world title then so be it)

[@mikebryant614]

I cant stop laughing at how ridiculous that " Just for Men" brown hair dye job looks on CM Punks head. I mean it SO bad, it just makes you stare at it .

[@themachodan13]

Before Smackdown actually happened I was hoping Seth would come out and be mid promo and about to join but then gets cut off by Heyman and he brings out Punk

[@JCLopez209]

This might be the unpopular opinion but I think Seth vs Punk like Roman vs Rock doesn't need the title. Taking the title off of Gunther just to put it on Punk because it's RAW on Netflix is just as lazy as when people said Seth Rollins being the fifth man was lazy. I say give us Rollins vs Punk at WrestleMania 41, and get it over with. Personally I don't care for the match but I'm not a Punk fanboy so my opinion doesn't really matter but I truly feel like this feud doesn't need the title because we are already getting Seth Rollins coming out and getting pissed that Punk was their eventual fifth man and they picked him after Rollins declined them twice. And that's gonna eat Seth Rollins up and probably turn him heel.

[@parsath_2584]

Way more interesting if Punk loses to Gunther at SNME and then Seth wins the title. Punk can win the Rumble. It creates more tension and one upsmanship for Seth and Punk. And firmly establishes Gunther.

[@James-n2b5o]

+ you've earned it Friendo!!

[@chucqie]

Larson is starting to have my luck every time he leaves something amazing happens

[@JAMESRKOFL]

Cm punk was nothing excepting that😱

[@andreblackmon94]

I wish I posted but I’m someone comment i literally said cmpunk will be the 5th guy with paul bringing him in I just was wrong that bout solos 5th guy I said it would be drew

[@blakebraden21]

Liking to help pay for the Punk belt

[@JGB420]

This is trash booking and you all know it

[@dsadams17]

People love their shiny keys storyline.

[@tomofthepops]

Its still not out of the realm of possibility that seth lays out punk before wargames and takes his spot.

[@jamiek9780]

Yeah but what sense would that make? Upsetting Heyman in the process, do you think they’d willingly take Seth as a teammate? Seth can’t force himself into the match. Seth attacking punk causes an issue with Heyman, which causes further issues with the bloodline. Not someone trustworthy

[@DeuceTreyz]

Shit better go scoop up WrestlingJuices lol

[@James-n2b5o]

Steve man I'm sure you're on the fence right now about the $700 you just dropped on Punk's new belt but once you've got that gorgeous new title in your hands that's all gonna wash away!!

[@scottw1828]

Im thinking a Heyman swerve and aligning with Sokoa.

[@jamiek9780]

Makes no sense

[@gregthegroove]

@@jamiek9780could be. Look what Heyman is wearing.

[@jamiek9780]

@@gregthegroove okay, so what. Make it make sense to me. What’s the logic behind aligning with solo. Just because something seems like a hint doesn’t mean it makes sense. Some of y’all are relying on hints more than logic

[@HMoreno55]

Something that would be so fun but won’t happen. Roman gets title before Rumble from Cody. Seth wins Rumble. Has to choose to go after either Roman or Punk.

[@korbinkepner7264]

it should have been a 4v4. i like Bronson and im sure being part of the bloodline show = more screen time = a pay bump he deserves, but for maybe the 3rd time this year im left wondering "why the fuck is this 50 year old man here?" as Punk's shoe horned into another story line. His literal only qualification for being within ear shot of this match is he was teamed with Heyman 15 years ago for a couple months. I have no doubt the 2 of them are friends in real life, but that doesn't make him belong in this storyline. Fuck me, i would rather have it be a 4v5 than Punk just show up for some reason.

[@jamiek9780]

Cope 😂

[@champiion]

I was kinda hoping it was going to Brock Lesnar.

[@JewceIsLoosh]

Didn't Cm Punk create The Shield and act like he didn't

[@JeffVanDam9]

Hey wrestling juice!

[@j.p.walkman9671]

I'd flip it. Seth beats Gunther at Royal Rumble. CM Punk wins Rumble. CM Punk hasn't won a Rumble. Seth has. Or better yet CM Punk wins the rumble, gets his shot at Gunther, but seth is having none of it and he finds his way into the match. That way we CM Punk main eventing Night 1, Gunther main events for the first time too. And Seth main events for his real first time. He cashed in mid match. He wasn't headlined, therefore he never really main evented. Talking about Wrestlemania here.

[@explorewithefrain7305]

Let us know when you pay that CM Punk Title off?!

[@sweetrios]

WAR GAMES

[@shawnmoon6765]

Should have been brock instead

[@3TrailersDown]

I put a post on the subreddit about how I think Paul Heyman is wearing the same outfit as Solo. Heel turn coming?

[@WSTCHOPPY]

#IBOUGHTTHEDAMNTHING

[@the_happy_gamerino]

Ngl Heyman in a t-shirt looks weird.

[@antwauneharris6663]

I commented this happening

[@SinHARLOCK]

Netflix is available in every country except for Russia, Syria, China and North Korea.

[@wum8306]

and then you realise the punk belt is a "spinner belt" 'owwch' ;)

[@JeffHardyfan316]

How about WWE just gives The Rock the WWE World Championship. He doesn't even need to Wrestle or show up ever. Just destroy the Wrestling legitimacy of the WWE already. Give The Rock the whole WWE. Just have Cody Rhodes lie down just like WCW Bash at the beach 2000 with Vince Russo. 🤦‍♀️

[@Richln03]

First!

[@steelforthepeople]

Whats the chances Rock wins the Rumble from the final spot?

[@the_happy_gamerino]

Steve, you can simply double stream your stuff on yt and twitch at the same time. 2 🐦‍⬛ one 🪨