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Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive discuss the wide-ranging CM Punk interview on The MMA Hour.
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[@blackzack20]

Mike Sempervive is the only one on this entire network that has a sane mind

[@RonJP-pm7jp]

He’s objective. He does not have a dog in the hunt. I wish all the journalists was that way.

[@theonetheonlyjoey]

Honestly I'm amazed he's still there, thought Meltzer would have found a way to get rid of him by now

[@mrosa718]

It’s BEEN that way. A lot of times I only watch these for his opinion lol.

[@MRW1NKLE]

Granny catching strays! Sad!

[@jamesmiller5331]

I don't know I've seen him be kind of a simp but he's better than Alvarez who is just a horn and a siren for his buddies in wrestling

[@PuertoRocPrime]

A big part of the problem here is that Dave and Bryan aren’t coming at this in a position neutrality, they are actively part of the story because of their personal relationships with those directly involved.

[@Tucanforpres001]

Are you implying that Ariel isn't in that same boat and he didn't just attempt to help Punk?

[@joeyskywalker1322]

@@Tucanforpres001Ariel doesn’t have a personal relationship with CM Punk

[@Tucanforpres001]

@@joeyskywalker1322 literally in the interview he was talking about his relationship with Punk

[@Bls-of1ld]

​@@Tucanforpres001what's your point?? Ariel isn't in the wrestling business

[@Tucanforpres001]

@@Bls-of1ldif you're on a WWE preshow and partaking in skits to promote WWE matches you're in the industry

[@Kratosx23]

Mike is a hero for exposing what an absolute clown Bryan is. 🤡

[@JustinFREAKIN]

Mike and Filthy Tom are the only reasons I'm still subbed.

[@stayhigh3659]

💯

[@trevorjones4854]

Bryan came off like such a clown. They love to show off that they have "sources" and are friends with the wrestlers. Cool bro

[@AdrianBeegoatz]

@@JustinFREAKIN; One thou wow. Mike and ‘Filthy’ Tom are easily the best part of this channel. Shame Tom isn’t on more clips.

[@HankScorpio3284]

Didn't Dave report CM Punk reached out to WWE and WWE said no?

[@ooapaa7950]

Why do we give this goof Dave such a high regards when he's a bias "journalist"

[@PMKru]

I Remember That 😂

[@ROCKETS2965]

I’m dying at Alvarez trying to imply Punk is the reason AEW’s growth stopped and reversed. 😂😂

[@user-gc1wj8tt2p]

I mean he is, he left and the ratings tank lol

[@dylanlong3837]

He is honestly, he was the only draw they had and they sent him out the door. Punk is a legend of the game and they fumbled him

[@eamonnmaccionnaith5761]

Yeah, it has nothing to do with the awful booking, silly matches, doing nothing with new talent like Edge etc, having one person booking every show, the list goes on.

[@Bls-of1ld]

He is he looking at when he talks ...that camera angle just screams I'm a douche

[@sergiobomr216]

Who has drawn 1 million viewers for their return or a match. I was told Okada and Ospreay were draws lmao they are just overrated by IWC slob marks

[@sinsear2404]

Bryan’s check must’ve cleared

[@tonimaestre96]

Are you going on a night date with the Elite, Bryan?

[@NotoriousVC]

Dave and Bryan are so defensive about Punk's comments, no wonder he called you guys goofs because you guys want to be on good terms with Tony Khan and the Elite so badly.

[@dsadams17]

Or, and hear me out, Punk is talking out of his ass like he always does and you basement marks are eating it up.

[@KJC04]

@@dsadams17 I just love when the pot calls the kettle black lmfao

[@flyguy7825]

How are they defensive about a subject that they have to talk about? What they are saying is that CM Punk clearly does not take accountability of his actions and this dude always wants to blame all the other people for what goes down in situations that he's in. He takes literally no accountability. It's everybody else useful but is so how have they being defensive about it when they literally pointed that out? I don't need to hear that interview in order to know what he's going to say. He's buried every company that he's ever worked for. He's never not once said some of it is my fault with any type of genuine sincerity

[@flyguy7825]

​@@dsadams17Thank you. This dude takes literally zero accountability for his actions. Every time somebody has something to say to him. He wants to go and get physical with them and he wonder why he gets f****** fired. So him being unprofessional is just completely overlooked

[@gmsimoson]

@@dsadams17so Punk is talking out of his ass? The one who actually worked for Tony Khan? What makes his opinion less valuable that Bryan Alvarez? Nothing CM Punk said was a lie.

[@LiberatingReality]

I can't imagine being so outraged over Punk's fairly reasonable assessments and laid back delivery in that interview. Dave and Bryan come across like news anchors spewing damage control propaganda over being exposed.

[@megatinmand5524]

He said he wanted to commit murder because of lines in a promo and assaulted people. That's the guy you're defending

[@chriswhite2158]

Bryan....is that you ? Punk was tongue and cheek when saying that. Obv.

[@Kingofthekop1]

@@megatinmand5524Don’t think he meant it literally 🤪

[@thechipperchop]

@@megatinmand5524goof

[@I_beat_up_cuckolds]

​@@megatinmand5524it was not literal you dingus

[@wrestlingp]

This is Alvarez's self made obituary lol all credibility gone.

[@littletom1978]

" everything was on a great ascent till he showed up, look at it now" Seriously, could Brian be trying any harder to protect his and Dave's dream promotion. Punk raised the ratings, buyrates, attendances, merchandise, etc, when he left they have been declining, so the damage he did was prove a real known star and booking actually produces, as opposed to just producing matches. Thats a journalistic take?

[@rentoptional1524]

Bryan no longer wrestles because he hurt his back carrying Tony's water.

[@jamesmiller5331]

Nobody buying a ticket to watch that dude wrestle anyway. Maybe the weirdos that populate his message board

[@IzinTheBzin]

@@jamesmiller5331 He's made more money than 90% of wrestlers working 5% of the matches, and lives rent free in your head. I'd call that a success.

[@JamesWilsonMD]

Tony's coke more like 😂

[@JamesWilsonMD]

@@IzinTheBzin Have a day off lad, he's a simp.. Also you haven't quite grasped the idea of a comments section yet have you!

[@samnabawy2731]

@@IzinTheBzin You should get paid by Tony for the amount of work you're doing in the comment section defending their nonsense

[@glennbetancourt1606]

Let’s act like the Elite are not the real reason of the decline of AEW. Especially the Bucks.

[@PMKru]

Bucks Be Hogging The Spotlight Fr

[@roberttoogood7556]

P.S. Thank you Mike for being a logical human being. Not for agreeing with me, but for actually talking about both sides of the issue. And not playing favorites.

[@Dx-so7jm]

I agree, seems like the cool thing nowadays to shit on punk

[@jansmitowiczauthor78]

​@@Dx-so7jmdoes it really? I see 10 posts minimum shitting on TK/AEW for every 1 that shits on Punk.

[@Dx-so7jm]

@@jansmitowiczauthor78 I watch a lot of Wrestling observed and Frightful and they are very Anti-Punk

[@lillagahnavich7700]

​@@jansmitowiczauthor78well theres alot to shit on....and Tony brings 90% of it on himself being so fragile

[@parthivsarma6216]

I have always noticed that whenever Sempervive points out something which is valid & makes Alvarez look wrong, Alvarez always goes to a break or stops and doesn't speak or ignores him. Kudos to Sempervive to always speaking logically inspite of always being disrespected by Alvarez 🙌

[@jkyle1018]

Not scheduling meetings to resolve conflicts before they escalate into physical violence is also my definition of a nice boss.

[@johnfitzgerald1981]

Mike doing well to try and actually be unbiased here

[@dreamshakejunya]

3:00 “Do we have to always go to a 10?” Did Punk not go to Tony first?

[@VoidBL]

They're delusional and don't understand how a real world fight scenario happens that you can't let anyone who is threatening you get close to you. It's basic self defense knowledge. It's insane how these goofs think Tony's lack of leadership and some jabroni being an ass are in no way at fault for any of it.

[@recklessramos3201]

It’s insane 😂 bryan is something else 😅

[@xk3168]

Bryan got some heavy payment from khan

[@IzinTheBzin]

Punk went to Tony, about 15 minutes later the match ended, and Punk was still so hot he had to assault Perry? Just because Tony didn't resolve the situation within 15 minutes?? "I WANT IT NOW DADDY!!!"

[@Wubbit_Reacts]

@@IzinTheBzin tony wouldn’t have resolved the issue is kind of the point.

[@unforgivn81]

It's crazy how much time Dave and Bryan have spent talking about Punk's interview while trying to avoid any substantive quotes of what was said in it.

[@MrRedx55]

🤡🤡🤡

[@juliuspryce8514]

​@@MrRedx55I agree Bryan Alverass is a total weeb clown

[@duckmercy11]

Nah, they did discuss what he said in the 30 min video. Stop lying.

[@brokenkayfabe]

@@duckmercy11bro they didnt refute how hangman went intobusiness for himself which was the entire origin.

[@rickroberts7611]

Dave said he didnt watch but knew everything that was said lmao

[@marcosvidela1282]

Is this guy never gonna say how Hangmam going off script on Punk was unprofessional and what started the entire thing? Goof.

[@megatinmand5524]

Wahhhh the script wahhh 😢

[@hassanshah5981]

lol Alvarez going on the Mean Girl defence squad 😂😂

[@dngn4774]

Sempervive was having none of that nonsense 😂

[@KyleS3m3noff]

Mike trying to keep things in context while Bryan is saying "do we have to get straight to 10?!" while conveniently leaving out Punk going to Khan first and saying "Can you fix this, please?" and getting nothing. If ever the divide between the two opinions on this issue was so perfectly encapsulated within a couple of minutes of two people talking... And holy shit, the fucking NERVE on him to talk about getting taken out of context "all the time".

[@TomClancy-cq5om]

What can you expect from someone on AEWs payroll?

[@TheHardys01]

Punk was issuing threats, not providing requests.

[@13JacksonMr]

​@@TheHardys01 he providing a request to Tony Kahn to handle it like a boss, which he did not. That's when the threat came out because the boss was useless

[@Bls-of1ld]

​@@TheHardys01if someone is in your face you have a right to self defense

[@tomofthepops]

Everything is literally Tony’s fault, he hates confrontation and won’t challenge anyone.

[@BlueBloodPenn]

So if people get into a fight, it's Tony's fault they weren't professional and got into a fight? Nothing to do with the consequences but if I'm at work and starting fighting people, that's on me. It's then on my boss to deal with but it's still my fault for doing something I shouldn't.

[@tomofthepops]

@@BlueBloodPenn if it was just two random people fighting then no it’s not Tony’s fault, but this was a direct consequence of Tony not just saying no in the first place. Tony should have cornered jungle boy the second he came through the curtain and asked what the fuck he pulling anyway, he knew the context but decided to do nothing.

[@VeeHausen]

@@BlueBloodPenn I see this parrot'd all the time. I take what this 2billPhil with a small grain of salt. He is the biggest hypocrite and now he's back doing this same crap over in WWE Land. Good luck with that. PMSL.

[@BlueBloodPenn]

@@tomofthepops Pulled Jungle Boy for what? For doing the glass or making a comment? Because clearly he was allowed to do the glass otherwise it wouldn't have happened so Punk's issue was the comment. In that moment immediately after the match is the confrontation between Punk and Perry. They get vocal, Punk chokes him. If Tony was actually there in the room then he should have stepped in but are we really saying that Punk is blameless there? We are excusing Punk choking Perry because Tony didn't get in the middle fast enough and that makes it all Tony's fault?

[@BlueBloodPenn]

@@VeeHausen I don't really take much issue with what Punk says, its the attitude I'm seeing from fans that acting like he is blameless because Tony didn't act in a certain way. If Punk and co. didn't do certain things then Tony wouldn't need to act.

[@christopherescobar10]

Holy crap, Bryan has a huge hate boner for Punk. As a fan of pro wrestling, all of the problems that have been going on in AEW and how Tony Khan handles things DOES make it a joke company. Khan sounds like a complete coward. He should have put his foot down many times like a real boss should do, but he instead does absolutely nothing! In Bryan's mind, Jungle Boy and Hangman did nothing wrong. Wtf? They were unprofessional! That shit would not slide in WWE. No wonder Punk had to do things his way because Khan wasn't doing crap. It's funny how Bryan also shames Punk for putting Jungle Boy in a submission. Jungle Boy provoked Punk and Punk delivered the receipts. Also, it's hard to take F4W seriously when the coverage is completely one sided (except from Mike) and Meltzer has admitted to text Tony Khan. I wouldn't be surprised if Bryan texts Khan as well. From a business perspective, Khan is a terrible boss. There appears to be no structure at all. He is very afraid to call any shots because he is spineless, and he doesn't make decisions based on what is good for the business (yes, that phrase is cliche now but it's true).

[@JeffisanHero]

At least Mike has some common sense when discussing this. The bias with Dave and Bryan is laughable as usual.

[@realnumber9show326]

These are the "mark podcasters" that wrestlers who have podcasts talk about

[@milk_bath]

Then what does this make you as the person consuming a mark podcaster's content?

[@realnumber9show326]

@@milk_bath Spectator!

[@I-wont-read-your-replies]

​@@milk_bathwe're here watching a dumpster fire. It seems like you're here to jump in that flaming dumpster whole hog

[@samnabawy2731]

@@milk_bath Most of us came here to laugh at them

[@sergiobomr216]

@@milk_bathatleast he’s not making up lies and putting them out as facts. Bryan and Dave don’t know shit yet they put out information as it’s true. You too stupid to understand?

[@mikebarnes1239]

"If you're more happy with the fact that some goof said you had a 5-star match, but the building is only a 1/4 full, then we're not in the same business". - CM Punk 2024

[@larrysclassicsports]

Your bias is showing Alvarez, you mad Bro because he talked to real journalist

[@TheBadderman]

Lmao the whipping boy and joke of the MMA world?

[@sasukeikari]

Facts

[@stevenman013]

As an MMA fan to hear someone call Ariel a real journalist is mind-blowing

[@TheBadderman]

@@stevenman013 edrones are very dumb.

[@StonerMatt]

@@stevenman013 yep Helwani is a devoted biased as hell WWE sheep on the Stamford payroll for sure

[@ceejluige4816]

I'm sorry, is Bryan trying to say that the decline in AEW's interest/ratings/ticket sales is because of Punk? You've gotta be fucking kidding me.

[@leeedwards9068]

Somebody got a call from his boss… ‘Make me look better, Bryan’…SSSSSNIFFFFFF…

[@ledzeppelinfan1001]

Wow this was fuckin CRINGE

[@ledzeppelinfan1001]

Why the fuck would people NOT assume Dave was told by the Bucks? They have a fucking move called the Meltzer Driver man...cmon lmao

[@shadyhavok1]

Because hangman straight told him he thought it. But he's scared of hangman and didn't want smoke.

[@THUGPUTIN]

9:32 indirectly accepted the fact that he gets info from young bucks... 😂

[@THUGPUTIN]

​@@shadyhavok1who's scared of hangman? Punk? Punk can definetly kick everyone's arse in elite... People need to stop acting tough... Jon mox shamelessly tapping in jiu-jitsu mat h easily while acting tough of love tv shows how pathetic these aew wrestlers are... 😂 Punk is really bad but still legitimately trained to fight compared to hangman or elite... I see Samoa joe kicking punk arse because he trained mma too...

[@shadyhavok1]

@@THUGPUTIN you think he can?? I legit don't think he can. He os always hurt and gasses

[@shadyhavok1]

@THUGPUTIN you can be trained he's have hangman size and he knows he hits hard and that's play fighting and he's also got like 16 years age wise. He's old.

[@michaelt1087]

I love how Bryan says word for word what Punk stated in the interview, but conveniently glances over or leaves out what the other people involved did/said in these instances, trying to paint Punk as the bad egg. Such as Jack Perry telling Punk to do something about it when Punk asked him why he's doing these things, acting like a pre-madonna little bitch. Great "reporting" there. Your journalistic integrity is still intact 👏😂

[@jayhoav2120]

i was gonna comment but it seems majority of the comments echo my thoughts. Brian will do and say anything ( including leave things out) to protect the Elite image and make Punk look like the problem #journalist

[@NDIZOPOPA]

Indeed,

[@jayhoav2120]

@@NDIZOPOPA seems like I kinda commented anyway !! Lmao

[@BWalker9313]

So if it wasn’t the Bucks who did the Cabana story, then why won’t you say who it is?

[@mma9869]

Alvarez conveniently leaving out the part where punk said he went to Tony first. This guy is such a hack honestly

[@xeroxedsoul2x]

Mike nails it here. He's not a goof.

[@ProperPicks]

You goofs are exposed. You’ve been expose time and time again

[@Thomas-kp8mo]

Seriously after all that you still defend Tony?

[@TMPS93]

12:24 idk what video you are watching lol

[@jasonweppelman3318]

This is so sad. Dave looked beyond pathetic on the original video. Now Alvarez is saying AEW’s decline is because punk had one of a million fights in wrestling history? And then was gone? It’s like some fans you talk to and they don’t realize why aew losing 30 million isn’t good for the business

[@jamesmiller5331]

" there were a lot of witnesses" Okay Brian Alvarez, I've heard a lot of people that are not jungle boys' Buddies that have said he acts like a little punk-ass and it seems to check out. That is great "journalism" running cover for your little friends

[@grabbity]

Bryan conveniently ignores Samoa Joe said the exact sane thing went down as well.

[@jamesmiller5331]

@@grabbity well good for them. They got rid of CM Punk who was about to ruin this little Cove that they have cultivated where they get to get paid a shitload of money to work the lightest schedule in wrestling and j-ck off with their friends. Like Punk said, it's two different businesses except you can't really say that aew is a business at all. It's Tony Khan's sandbox.

[@CCEkeke]

Bully Ray basically confirmed Punk's statement about Jungle Boy based on a personal interaction with him.

[@jamesmiller5331]

@@CCEkeke yes sir exactly what I was alluding to.

[@1986Cochran]

Keep defending them you little goof

[@BroskiBomer]

Brian is clearly salty being called a goof and a fake reporter 😂

[@dsadams17]

And Punk got his panties in a twist because someone said 'no' to him.

[@georgeh4171]

Also in the past Punk hooked up with a girl that Bryan was sweet on.

[@dc4ever967]

Clearly, they do a terrible job at hiding their hate for punk

[@Pierre-Van-Gogh]

Mike being the voice of reason again

[@littletom1978]

and Brian tryin so hard to make Punk 100% always wrong, so lets all leave Tony alone and ignore hs role as the boss allowing all to fester till blows since aew produces what Dave and I enjoy.

[@RolfeSenpai]

@@littletom1978 Well, Punk was the guy who kept physically assaulting his coworkers, hard to have sympathy for the guy tbh.

[@xddddddddddd4646]

@@littletom1978 its just punk all the drama surrounds him. Name one other AEW wrestler that did this? Theres none

[@littletom1978]

@@RolfeSenpai Of course, noone has to have sympathy for Punk, if he is assaulting anyone, you deal with it the first time, or rather deal with the little things to prevent that from ever occurring. Whatever Punk did in the end, there were multiple incidents leading to it, where a boss needs to intervene. Brian and Dave constantly deflect from the lead up to incidents where Tony did nothing. The whole thing is Tony doesnt want or know how to deal with conflict and allowed all this to happen. Punk can be wrong, Bucks, or whomever can be wrong, though the main person wrong is the boss who let it fester,Tony.

[@littletom1978]

@@xddddddddddd4646 Lets say thats 100% true, Irrelevant to the main issue. Tony didnt deal with the incidents as occurring, let them fester and they blew up from it. Not meaning in any negative way at you, but that is what Dave or Brian does, well, Punk did this, Punk wasnt liked. Great, so Tony needs to deal with it, fire him right off, make all the talent talk and work it out, etc etc. he didnt, Punk, taking at word of course, laid out all the things, ill go, tony said no,,said deal with, tony didnt, tony splits shows, said never will work, etc. Tony was the problem. If never another talent issue in aew, great, punk was an issue, still doesnt change fact Tony didnt deal with the issue so it exploded in end.

[@corza9982]

This is such bad faith bullshit Bryan and you know it. You quote him as saying “he said I remained professional I didn’t punch him I just choked him a little bit” conveniently leaving out the part where Jack Perry said “if you have a problem do something about it” and then stepped to Punk. Remove your bias if you are going to talk on this issue.

[@craigoneill2216]

Bryan’s feelings are so hurt 😂 Goof

[@viper1431]

I wonder if Punk's rection when asked if his injury happened in the brawl was him basically saying "well, i can't say" since he did mention he can't say anything about that. Maybe the nda means he can't either confirm or deny any question relating to the brawl.

[@luism5323]

Exactly what I’m thinking I can’t wait lmaooo

[@Thebigj8x00]

Why does Brian Alvarez have an issue with understanding the number one problem that is Tony Khan? Honestly I truly don't get this hate towards Punk, wtf is he supposed to do when you constantly ask your boss to please handle this or do something about that!

[@bmbxiii2045]

This is why people say you’re on the payroll 😂 you are bending in pretzels trying to explain why Tony = Good

[@gamerythings123]

Goofs

[@nicholashudson88]

Could not agree anymore. Utter goofs full of absolute bullshit.

[@tonimaestre96]

69 likes in your comment

[@Phantom7inCH]

Yet y’all still here every week. Good job helping the channel make money. You really wanna stick it to these goofs stop watching and giving views. They can care less just as long as you’re clicking. Y’all might be bigger goofs than Bryan 😂

[@leeedwards9068]

@@Phantom7inCHa lot of people don’t really like complete DORKS… I guess that’s AN excuse??

[@xddddddddddd4646]

@@Phantom7inCH ssh dont tell them let them be farmed xD

[@Narrate918]

This is getting laughably pathetic but at least they keep giving Jim and Brian more hilarious content

[@blaizecunningham6080]

Sometimes I think I should watch the show, but then I remember that I don't like it so I just listen to Jim and Brian instead.

[@robvegetadam]

Alvarez directly quotes the stuff that makes Punk look unhinged, very conveniently leaves out the details leading up to Punk “escalating it to 10” or any details that would make Jack or Page look bad

[@BlueBloodPenn]

So if Jack and Page are also at fault, does that mean Punk was fine in reacting how he did?

[@BLACKSTA361]

​@@BlueBloodPenn yes

[@BlueBloodPenn]

@@BLACKSTA361 You think Punk was correct in chocking Perry? You think it is correct to have a physical altercation with a colleague based on a conflict in ideas and a clash of personalities?

[@Saddler1944]

@@BlueBloodPenn "You going to do something about it." is not a clash of ideas. It's one man telling another man there is only one step forward take it or leave. If Punk walked away I'm sure these clowns would have loved reporting Jack Perry stands up to CM Punk. Punk Backs down!" for weeks.

[@sergiobomr216]

@@chuckles9767Perry thought he would get away with cussing and calling punk out like he was cussing at Producers, announcers and doctors. Those IWC clowns are delusional thinking Punk would let Jungle bitch talk to him like that.

[@mitrisaosefh9610]

I can’t be the only one who watches these guys for the comedy at this point…

[@savvv5416]

I love seeing the mental gymnastics Alverez leaps through to defend Uncle Dave's Favs...

[@DavidDexterGaming]

Wrestling Observer: shamelessly defending / promoting Tony and AEW. I can hear panic in Bryan's voice.

[@ed_pumps4766]

Ive been very anti punk but.....seeing how defensive bryan and especially Dave LOL got with the punk interview is hilarious. AEW's decline [that they finally acknowledge BY THE WAY] is PURELY on Tk's shoulders. If dude was a boss and not a friend this company wouldn't be in the shit its in now. 700k last week and 3k in attendance in a 18k seating building is embarrassing lol

[@ncvogt]

If you watch this and don't come away believing Alvarez is biased towards AEW and Tony Khan, I don't think anything will.

[@megatinmand5524]

If you look at your comment and don't come away thinking that you're biased towards cm punk I don't think anything will

[@x1r1y]

Why didn’t you mention that he said I can’t let him get closer ?

[@xShoTime83x]

Who from AEW leaked the story that Colt was fired because of Punk? That's the origin point for all of this and still nobody knows. Grade A journalism, ya goofs.

[@shredenvain7]

It didn't need to be leaked!!! Punk shows up. Colt disappears! Internet makes obvious assumptions. No need for a leak.

[@MTMuppet]

@@shredenvain7Punk literally sat on commentary during one of Colt’s matches. It had nothing to do with Punk, even Tony said that.

[@billymcdowall9850]

Chris Jericho the leech

[@DavidDexterGaming]

Colt Cabana / The Bucks / Hangman / Omega / Jungle Boy. Likely all these guys.

[@shredenvain7]

@@chuckles9767 Horse crap! Colt didn't appear on any Aew tv after the first dance episode of Rampage where Punk debuted!!! Go look it up! His return was for a 1 off match on Dynamite 2 weeks after punk was suspended.

[@dex4463]

Bryan is a fool. Tony is a bad boss because he's a pushover. Period.

[@HeatFan47201]

Sempervive is right. It all boils down to the lack of infrastructure and Tony Khan lacking a spine.

[@thatguylouayyy8742]

Bryan butthurt af Jesussss. Mike is the og of this “show”

[@btk6298]

Thank the lord for Mike throwing facts out immediately on top of the Alvarez spin! Alvarez and Meltzer have zero credibility left

[@mohamadsufihaziq1692]

People said that Tony isn't a great boss meaning he isn't good at leadership. He's a nice guy but he is also a pushover, you can be both stern and nice boss but Tony doesn't have the other one on him.

[@pulloutpete83]

Alvarez, you’re a GEEK!

[@RoboTities]

How hard I'd it to admit the hangman promo was unprofessional. Come on just admit it once lmaoooo

[@trancebruh3231]

Hangman going into business for himself during that promo would have warranted a physical retaliation in most wrestling locker rooms historically. So yes, Punk was exhibiting patience by not immediately resorting to that. Especially considering he still had to trust Hangman with his body in an upcoming match. You’re trusting that person to cooperate with you. Bryan is in damage control and trying to grasp at straws to frame Punk as a psychotic madman who will start throwing punches immediately. Dave and Bryan cannot be expected to have any impartiality on this whole issue.

[@robvegetadam]

Stay strong Mike!

[@craighaley1658]

A great boss isn't just someone whose great to be around in good times and treats you like gold. That can be part of the equation. A great boss is the guy who deals with sh!t when things aren't going well. A great boss fixes stuff. Congrats to Mike for winning the argument hands down.

[@psyopticprodigy2427]

Never been an owner but have been a manager in a few places. Have had to pull people in who don't like each other and basically squash it before it starts having an impact on the work. Not a nice thing to do, and I like getting on with everyone I work with. Sometimes though you just need to do your job as a boss/manager even if it means people aren't going to like you.

[@roberttoogood7556]

Dear Alvarez, you need to find a new line of work. You and Meltzer having personal friendships with Tony Kahn and The Young Bucks has completely destroyed any credibility you have. If you can listen to Punk talk about what happened and tell his side of things and not see that the guy wanted to make a difference in selling tickets and making money not just for himself but for AEW. The fact that you and Meltzer blame him for everything that happened and not put one ounce of blame toward the Bucks or Tonys way is completely nonsensical. Tony Kahn will shout from the rooftops that he "knows wrestling" and that "If other people knew what he knows that they would still be in business." When in actuality he has no idea how to police a locker room or how to simply talk to the people he is paying money to. I was a big fan of AEW and I dont want them to go away. But I cant support a company or a promoter that is going to play the kliq game and not be able to confront people, its not about being a nice guy its about being a business man.

[@andrew8168]

We live in a country where CNN and Fox pretend to be news. F4W isn't anywhere near that offensive.

[@isaaccheetham5081]

Touch some damn grass, my guy what in the world 😂

[@juliuspryce8514]

​@@andrew8168that's being mean to msnbc and fox news

[@BarbaPamino]

Why would they walk away from a cash cow. They probably get paid for appearances, and they get their egos stroked. There's no reason for them to change.

[@mikedouglas5709]

Bryan is so funny when he back peddles

[@rogelioarmentasolorzano3848]

Oh look it’s the Goofs 😂!

[@FitFreshMiami]

Mike is the only voice of reason at this point…

[@paulcolston9963]

Bryan stop talking and get Tony his coffee

[@mattmorgan4083]

Lol

[@ianbakewell6433]

Alvarez actually suggests here that everything in AEW was and is fine without Punk.....despite coming on here and talking about all the problems there are over the past months since Punk left.

[@perryco34]

He can’t admit reality.

[@mfdixon1985]

He also forgets that in the weeks leading into Brawl Out, even he was starting to be more critical of the shows because the top guys were consistently going over their times and others were getting trimmed or cut. That all reflects on Tony. If it happens a few times, it's one thing. If it happens on a weekly basis, the boss needs to step in and put his foot down. If Tony ever did that, it didn't work.

[@TribalThief]

Bryan.....you had no chance with maria, let it go man

[@RonJP-pm7jp]

Exactly.

[@HeatFan47201]

Oooooooh he went there lol 😂

[@vlcthefish]

5:00 even Mike Sempervive is calling you goofs out

[@CK2008able]

Semp is brilliant here. Talking total sense and reason

[@focusinc]

3:34 thanks God Mike is around to call out this nonsense

[@samidnasir]

I do like Brian but this is sad. You guys reported smthing that was not 100% correct than was called out for the same.

[@SeanWashPhoto]

Tony Khan Defense Force, Engage!

[@Mortallica03]

Punk confirmed the injury happend in the match against Moxley In an interview promoting Collision he said that he knew he was hurt and that was a big reason to unload on the scrum

[@peytonlong5573]

Punk has been spot on about two things whether you like the guy or not when it comes to “goofs” or “lousy” reporters he’s batting a thousand and what he’s said about Tony just continues to prove anyone with no delusional bias that Tony simply is not a good boss/booker, Bryan explanation for TK being good boss is because he’s really nice not even 30 seconds in lol

[@ArmandoOriz_]

I like listening to these two goofs 😅

[@RonJP-pm7jp]

I wouldn’t call Mike a goof. He’s bringing the gospel.

[@yv2521]

Mike is right. Focus on what's happening in the mat.

[@DraperJake]

The fact that you think he said "I was professional and just choked him a little" in a serious tone is the biggest joke.

[@PeterRobert]

There is heat between Bryan Alvarez and CM Punk for sure

[@LeoNxL2Hx]

Mike, speaking facts

[@dominoep]

The fact that hairs are being split over what was said and if it was a front face lock and before that Tony Schiavone asked Punk to talk to Perry and that Punk had to Tony Khan to do something shows how horrible of a Boss Tony Khan is... He'd be better off hiring an actual person to deal with all the Wrestlers than have to but he won't because that means he wouldn't be able to hang out with his friends...

[@IntoTheVoid96]

"Of course he's a great boss. HE'S A NICE GUY!" Jesus Christ, dude.

[@charlesm2637]

Based on Brian reaction to the question was Colt Cabana Fire that's all you need to know because if he had been fired you know he would have said yes to bury Punk

[@mma9869]

Alvarez will always be a goof. Then. now.forever

[@McCheeseincakes]

Bryan, going off script on national television with your biggest draw is 1,000 times more unprofessional than someone saying how they would harm someone hypothetically.

[@shredenvain7]

There are no scripts in Aew!

[@TopThrillJustin]

@@shredenvain7you can’t be serious. These people know what they’re going out to talk about regardless if it’s word for word written down for them or not.

[@shredenvain7]

@@TopThrillJustin Yes they get together and lay out bullet points before they go out there. That said Hangman's workers right line wasn't a big enough deal for a 40 plus year old grown ass man to go home and stew on for 4 months while he was injured. Punk has issue with masculinity after getting his ass embarrassed twice in the UFC. He runs around like a high school jock backstage telling everybody he can beat their ass. This type of immature bullshit has followed punk around everywhere he has been. One day it Punk was scared in his match with hangman cuz of a throat chop the next time it's He was being a professional by not murdering hangman. You can like Punk that is fine. Doesn't mean he is always right and it doesn't mean he isn't a narcissist.

[@RolfeSenpai]

Punk is claiming he was a professional for not assaulting his coworker… he then went on to assault multiple coworkers in the span of a year. Even by Punk’s own standards he’s not a professional, he’s a fragile-minded hypocrite.

[@jamiek9780]

@@shredenvain7I found the kid with Punk in his head rent free. So you’re the people he makes money off? 🤣

[@Rmit50]

The reason lot of people in aew thinks that tony is a great boss is because he is paying them so much money and let them do whatever the fuck they want No matter how stupid their idea is 😂 Let's be real many of the wrestlers in aew are good for independent circuit only If it wasn't for his daddy's billions , aew would have been just another indie league Other podcasters are going to have a blast reviewing punk's interview

[@jesterr7133]

Punk called a Tony a nice guy. He never said that Tony was an idiot, or even implied that he was. He said Tony doesn't manage his business. That is obvious to anyone with a functioning intellect. The constant drama has continued after Punk left, so saying that Punk was the cause is completely asinine. The fact that Tony has not made changes despite the decline in his business makes it obvious that making money is not the primary objective. If it was, he would be doing something different. Punk didn't say anything that isn't obvious to anyone that is not on the payroll.

[@shysgarage2405]

"Tell me when I'm telling lies"... CM Punk

[@x1r1y]

1- goofs 2- like the elite and evps who took advantage that he is a nice guy Or just punk alone ?

[@jasonjimerson7046]

We are all witnessing an episode of Dark Side of the Ring in real life here.

[@animalz0207]

Thank you Mike

[@shahinkermany471]

mike ❤

[@Krokodilius]

_he's a really nice guy and let's you do whatever you want_