The Elite are returning to AEW as CM Punk's camp responds: Wrestling Observer Radio

[@bugcatcherpaul]

the fact we can now see Bryan's facial expressions as Dave interrupts him is adding years to my lifespan

[@suprcrzy]

I love this comment 😂

[@Krispen_Wah]

Ikr almost watchable now

[@danielbrennan7613]

It’s the elixir of life we all need

[@jamiehampson6100]

Could we not always see that?

[@ShowtimeThaRaptor]

FACTS DAVE LOVES TO CUT HIM OFF SO ANNOYING

[@MrJamess1982]

About time Dave got a webcam. Welcome to 2010 Dave, glad to have you.

[@san12X]

Lmfao

[@Jim-so3to]

He used to giveaway webcams on the observer in the very early 2000s for quizzes.. that’s how old I am and been listening to them both.. Dave was fine back then and has slowly deteriorated over the years with his speech problems.. excellent writer, terrible speaker!

[@j_delay4691]

@@Jim-so3to hmmm, his writing is pretty messy too, but not on the level of his live speaking. His historical knowledge and analytical mind are fantastic though.

[@TheZestyOne]

Dave being giddy about the strange new technology called live video streaming makes me smile. So wholesome lol.

[@stevenweathers2989]

I think it was due to his office being a mess that he never appeared on video…Dave lives in a bubble, but video technology is a part of said bubble. It isn’t the bucks fault for “walking” in that room, it’s 3 executives went and confronted an employee. However you slice it, words are words in this biz, they can always be spun and taken with a grain of salt. Action happened apparently, and the elite went looking for it. Have you seen that dogs teeth btw?

[@daveborder7751]

Granny beat him to it by months.

[@sydnacious4239]

@@stevenweathers2989 Executives are exactly who would confront an unruly employee in any other company. The fact they brought Chief Head of Legal & Head of Talent Relations completely absolves them in the eyes of any jury. All sychophantic behavior from emotionally captured Punk fans should be ignored like the mewling of infant cattle.

[@retrokoh]

Seeing his face as he wants to cut Bryan off every 6 seconds makes me smile 😁

[@Playerzville]

@@retrokoh 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jaredbrady5566]

After Bryan said "doughnut", I was fully expecting Dave to interrupt with: "muffin".

[@ShadyDBZ4]

THIS 👆🏽

[@Tzgrey77]

Well it started out as a muffin But eventually turned into a donut

[@retrokoh]

SAME!

[@Suspect333]

same

[@MikeMikeMike91]

🤣🤣🤣 underrated comment

[@thetypebeatthief]

Now I can see Dave interrupt Bryan in HD!

[@kartikaning]

Can we appreciate the fact that Bryan being close to 50 years of age, doesn't look a day over 25?

[@hornylorney8150]

Kartik luvz Bryan 4eva 2k22

[@mikestarr6634]

@@tapan97 47 I believe

[@smichaelb1980]

He looks several days over 25😆

[@ShinSuperSaiyajin]

it's the hair. like his hairs decided to stay on his head forever LOL

[@Kennedy1op]

Yes. Very young looking man. Although time has been catching up to him a bit more recently

[@michaelmanfredi703]

I think by not interviewing Larry this investigation should be null and void and ruled a no contest.

[@indiesongwriter5474]

Larry the Dog, Star Witness

[@Suspect333]

lol

[@randomthoughtstoday]

Wrong. The cosplay Bucks need to get their geek lame asses fired.

[@Suspect333]

@@randomthoughtstoday They're one of the best things about AEW.

[@michaelmanfredi703]

I refuse for this light hearted, funny comment to be ruined by toxic fandom. Until I hear from Larry it’s all hearsay.

[@Suspect333]

in my 35 years of life experience anyone who says they're a nice guy typically isn't.

[@jmtheelitefan9616]

Agreed. I’m far more likely to trust someone who says they’re a complete asshole than someone telling me how kind and benevolent they are.

[@joeyhoser]

Yeah, it's kinda like saying "I am very smart". If you have to say it, you probably aren't.

[@grey_f98]

It was tongue-in-cheek when Punk said it so your comment is not a fair comparison, but in general I agree with what you said.

[@Suspect333]

@@grey_f98 ya i guess i have to be there but i stil think he's that kind of person.

[@jackhughes7637]

@@Suspect333 Punk is the first to say he's an asshole and that he's difficult to be around sometimes.

[@goleafsgo332000]

I hate how this situation has turned to this. It’s a very sad ending to something that should have lasted for at least 10+ years.

[@rezR2]

commmon ten years ???? now thats long term lamp rubbing

[@goleafsgo332000]

@@rezR2 hey we can all hope. Y2J is still going and he’s in his 50’s.

[@jupitervolcano]

@@goleafsgo332000 unfortunately

[@pilot7350]

CM Punk never grew up still an asshole. hes proved it many times in his career

[@bwpitlik1290]

I didn’t think putting Dave on camera is that big of an issue I rather like it.

[@Vesperitis]

Dave on video finally made me realize he has always held his mic by hand instead of having it on a stand.

[@JaimeD.]

@Herr jorden runt Good question.

[@yatzyac]

that's how he got his biceps

[@diluted8]

Holding a condenser microphone isn't suggested, I picks up little knocks, clicks, and bumps

[@The_Halfway_Channel]

With Dave being wrong about almost everything, I imagine this being completely one-sided bullshit.

[@NickyGClips]

I love dogs more than people. So keep that in mind with my statement: why the fuck was the dog there in the first place? I don’t bring my dog to work

[@cooljammer00]

"There's a 5000 page thread on our forums" "Not actually 5000" Dave is still the best.

[@mrrobert9176]

The favoritism is just oozing here. No mention of maybe this isn’t how Executive’s should be acting? “Bucks and Omega were not looking to be hostile” lol okay. Just such a joke. And I understand Punk’s hands aren’t clean here either, but from day one since this fight, these two have been on the Elites nuts and refuse to say they even did a single thing wrong

[@Gravey_draws]

I started listening to these guys after hearing about them in Cornette's podcast....he was right all along

[@thagame7528]

You know He loves Kenny baby

[@AwayGoalRule]

Would hate to have you two on my jury. Unbelievably biased. You both prejudged this from the beginning. So happy your friends are back, eh?

[@oelboy]

@The Baddestman you're the only one I see here crying

[@snakecharmer3587]

Nobody was looking for a fight ? They didn’t go to his locker room for hugs come on . Don’t be naive

[@NicErdman]

"If you have a problem with me, come find me and talk to me about it like a man." - C.M. Punk

[@wilnich592]

also CM Punk: *punches you in the face for trying to talk to him about it like a man* what a fucking loser.

[@thagame7528]

You run up, you get done up - Me

[@BishopM1]

If the door loosened teeth that hard, then it had to’ve been kicked open or at least pushed extremely hard. I hate when Dave and Bryan are fangirls are The Elite.

[@Jaredwattonphunny]

Well dark side of the ring season 4 now has some good content

[@steveg9941]

DSOTR wrestlers witch hunt. Yeah something they can twist around to fit their own bias.

[@TMPS93]

Hangman Page made one throwaway line that only maybe 2% of the live crowd or someone that reads the observer would have understood. That has happened countless times in wrestling history. Punk called out hangman in a shoot promo during an angle he had nothing to do with knowing Page wasn't there. Then he stopped mid promo to call out ONE fan who chanted Colt Cabana in an audience full of people cheering wildly for him. Then he started a rant at a scrum completely unprovoked making an entire room of journalists and the founder of the company uncomfortable. He instigated EVERYTHING in this situation. Punk as a wrestler is great but HOW can people defend the person at this point? It is so clear he is at fault, I'll never understand Punk apologists.

[@CoryTheRaven]

Because they don't actually pay attention. They STILL think that the EVPs stormed into his room and jumped him 3-to-1, motivated by their belief that hating the Elite makes them cool.

[@wilcee238]

@TMPS93 cool story lady. At least you admitted that Page started all of this. By the way, until the Elite (who were management) came looking for a fight, it was still just words. Run along now.

[@SkutFarkus]

He double-crossed him on live television. How could Punk trust him in a match?

[@CoryTheRaven]

@@wilcee238 thank you for providing an example of the dumbasses who still think it was the EVPs storming into his room and looking for a fight.

[@mattb6616]

@@SkutFarkus i mean theyre even reporting on this but in a way that makes punk look like a pussy. "he was scared hangman would shoot on him" instead of that coming from the fact hangman is unprofessional in a promo so he might also be in a match.

[@colesdad2000]

Dude.. You gotta stop letting Meltzer cut you off when you are trying to tell a story.. ffs.. ridiculous

[@mr.fantastic1854]

I swear I can hear Dave's gears turning when he wants to interrupt 🤣

[@Playerzville]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@animedrawer69]

If Larry was indeed injured that would give credibility to a lawsuit being threatened and why he would be given a buyout instead of just fired. People want to believe a story that paints one party solely in a bad light when it’s clear there’s a lot of stuff we don’t know. It seems like lawyers got involved very early so lots of information didn’t come out.

[@Lancun]

Exactly. Watch this channel for entertainment, not facts.

[@BeboTVreal]

It's a dog lol. CM Punk is an overrated cry baby.

[@funkymonk4586]

@@BeboTVreal spoken like a true the elites dick rider

[@demoth]

If there is a buyout, it to keep punk NDA and prevent him from going to wwe. I doubt a dog teeth is treated more severely than nick Jackson being knock out by a chair in the head.

[@bryan-still-a-poker-player]

@@demoth lol - Nick Jackson fucked around and found out didn't he?

[@jonpower9728]

Isn't Punk injured? Why would he return if he could?

[@mikelachey824]

Yeah, he knew he was injured when he came into the scrum. All this is gossip nonsense. Notice how NONE of these gossip queens have addressed that a good part of the Punk rant was directed at their gossiping. LOL

[@Gravey_draws]

I don't remember Punk saying "If you have anything to say to me, come say it to my face" or "let's talk"....it was more like "If you have problem with me, take it up with me, ands let's f*%ng go" . It didn't sound like an invitation to talk 😅

[@WillS724]

Good on Alvarez for cutting off Meltzer at the start of a incoherent babbling rant. You can tell it's starting when Dave starts smacking his lips

[@Simouno]

It's clear that a lawsuit was brewing in the moment MJF didn't want to talk about the incident. When even a straight shooter like him finds this a touchy subject it only means that things are headed to court and there is a legal incentive to don't talk about it

[@GayFishYe]

He's under a non-disclosure agreement, perhaps?

[@Jim-so3to]

@@GayFishYe No, more likely you can’t talk bout ongoing legal case.. it’s the fucking law!

[@Andrea-di2ew]

It is the right decision to let cm punk go. He was gifted the main event of the main show along with the world title.... and yet he felt the need to humiliate the boss, the company and the locker room

[@Andyboylettuce]

I think your the only sensible person in these comments 😂

[@polsdofer]

Kahn does a great Job of humiliating himself

[@shadowfurydono]

Throw punk out.

[@snakecharmer3587]

You forget how he humiliated them ? By pointing out facts . Hangman started this by being unprofessional .

[@shivajones108]

Punk wasn't gifted a damn thing. He EARNED top billing by putting butts in seats and influencing PPV buys. Don't be an idiot

[@meekrob]

Punk was "afraid" that Page would shoot on him? 🙄 Pull the other one.

[@TheSaxon.]

Punk couldn't punch his way out of a paper bag, so who knows?

[@thagame7528]

Yet he was mad man vs the Bucks and Kenny baby

[@GrokEight]

I met Bryan and Dave at a Hotel in Schamburg before All Out. Dave was awkward. Bryan was really nice. As soon as they started talking it was just like this. I was basically a fly on the wall.

[@CaveWaverider]

Good to see that Meltzer is still the Bucks and Omega's personal PR spinning machine.

[@Charles-qw5ug]

Yep

[@randomthoughtstoday]

Yep, he loves the Young FKs

[@djbarbergreen3388]

Can see that Dave has finished filming the lord of the rings, he played the part of Noris Dad the hobbit masterfully

[@Murphs5621]

The Elite are going to feel like WWE all these years with the CM Punk chants.

[@maddogsportzjh]

Yep…

[@Kratosx23]

The Elite won't get Punk chants. Unfortunately, these morons have successfully poisoned the fanbase and made people think Punk is the all time worst person in wrestling.

[@collinsal1433]

Very sad that the only star that gave them $1 million gates and the highest ratings ever is probably gone and the ones that viewers turn the TV off for are staying

[@shadowfurydono]

Yay! No more punk.

[@rulerzigzag]

Punk didn't move the needle at all lol. They were getting the same or higher ratings before he got there and after he left. There is no confirmation on that "only million dollar gate" thing other than Punk's word, which forgive me if I don't put much faith in lol

[@collinsal1433]

@@rulerzigzag that’s actually not true. If you look at the ratings and you look at the numbers from when he got there & before they are different. That wasn’t just out of his mouth but actual reporters. And it’s 2022 there are no wrestlers anymore in this day and age that truly “Move the needle.” it’s just not that popular as it once was.

[@rulerzigzag]

@@collinsal1433 That is quite literally not true lol. They always got between 800k-1.1 mill during, before and after Punk. Their highest rating in their history was two years before Punk got there. The highest rating during the "Punk era" was the show after Danielson/Cole debuted at the PPV. Not the show after Punk's rampage debut The bulk of Punk's fanbase are hardcore wrestling fans who watch regardless. He made no notable increase in the ratings during his AEW run, and made almost no noise when he returned on that WWE Fox show. He's just not that big of a star

[@smichaelb1980]

They nailed their highest gate at Grand Slam in NYC,with no Punk or Elite

[@MyStrongTower34]

I try my best to look over Dave but he’s so damn biased . It’s ridiculous

[@RobertoTheOriginalManFromTheA]

Yall knew uncle Dave is so giddy about his boys being back..

[@TheHardys01]

4:50 Bryan is full of it. Remember that this is the same guy Punk called out during that press conference

[@Guy4318]

I was also making a perplexed face at my phone when he was talking there. Like, okay, even discounting that I remember how kinda upset he was when it happened - what kinda Buckian match layout do you have to follow to arrive at the conclusion Punk seemed "fine" at the end of his part of the scrum?

[@imfreviews]

Issue #1 - who's back and who's not back will not tell us anything about the investigation in terms of facts. It will tell us who Shad Khan's corporation thinks is the biggest financial and legal risk to the company, that's all. Issue #2 - I do not anticipate a day coming where Meltzer will say anything bad about the Bucks or Omega before one of us dies.

[@bradsmith9118]

Love how some folks leave out the fact that the Bucks and Kenny are EVPs. They can't just go around talking shhh to their employees or accepting fight challenges. It is an absolute joke some don't account for that fact. They like EVP pay, just NOT EVP duties and expectations.

[@CoryTheRaven]

Sure, the EVPs went with the head of legal and head of talent relations to go have a brawl. Cool story.

[@andrewcameron1556]

The Bucks and Kenny should stick to being wrestlers

[@Charles-qw5ug]

@@CoryTheRaven you always bring that up but guess what it’s not there job to go talk to punk first it’s the job of talent relations and hr especially since the evp’s where who punk was mad at there is no way in an actual business that an evp would do what they did it just wouldn’t happen

[@CoryTheRaven]

@@Charles-qw5ug lol what? That happens all the time in the business world. Just, y'know, without the employees throwing fists and chairs.

[@Charles-qw5ug]

@@CoryTheRaven no it doesn’t because it’s not there job that’s why companies have hr and some companies have talent relations that is there jobs. When higher up management does things like this it gets companies sued.

[@JCA421]

So according to Meltzer the Elite did not go into the locker room that Punk was in. They were just walking by when Larry the dog dragged them into an ambush orchestrated by Punk. The dastardly dou of Punk and Larry the dog then knocked out the defenseless Jackson brother while Omega was trying to flee the room. But unfortunately the woman with the broken leg was able to tackle the other Jackson brother to the ground while her husband wielded the Chair of Death. Only question I have is how does Meltzer know all of this if all parties aren't allowed to talk about it? 🤔

[@cmcg3738]

I can’t imagine the life you lead to waste time typing all this nonsense out.

[@andrewclayterman6230]

It was witnessed by John Fetterman's neck lump, but his gibberish is so unintelligible, it took this long to figure out what he was saying. "Hi, goodnight everybody"

[@JCA421]

@@cmcg3738 a little better life than you who decided to comment on it 🤫

[@BrikMason]

Idk if I saw my dog get hit in the face by a door I might swing first too.

[@Gravey_draws]

If that's a fact, then they got off easy

[@karlm641]

They could be PRINTING money if they can get Punk to come back and work an angle here…

[@Kinvarus1]

They could, but before the All Out drama Punk had already split the locker room when he called out Hangman, knowing full well Hangman wouldn't come out and then he pissed them all off when he buried them and the company in the scrum. Sometimes Locker Room happiness trumps earning money.

[@jackhughes7637]

@@Kinvarus1 The only people he buried were the EVPS at the scrum, and I bet there's plenty of people who agree with him.

[@marcot9289]

@@Kinvarus1 lockerrom was divided before that, it started when Page cuted that promo

[@Ceiling_Gato]

he barely moved the needle, he's nowhere near the draw in 2022 his fans make him to be

[@marcot9289]

@@Ceiling_Gato the fans going to arenas to see him disagree with you. But ok, you know better

[@cyrusjones3469]

"I don't know everything that happened." -- Dave Meltzer

[@mrpink99]

"I don't know anything that happened" --Dave Meltzer. There, fixed it for you.

[@Charles-qw5ug]

@@mrpink99 “I only think what the elite tell me” fixed it again

[@ryanblack1280]

Thinking Punk left in a good mood is insane.

[@mst0577]

he was clearly spoiling for a fight.

[@LEGENDCITYest1963]

I don't care what anybody says it was all Larry's fault.

[@rp26101]

While Punk = $, he appears to be so high maintenance. He’s more emotional than a teenager. He’s always so whiny and bitchy. I can’t imagine having to work with someone that emotionally unstable - regardless of how talented they are.

[@tonynoto9232]

'fine mood'... Bryan... they hurt his dog. Punk had every right to be fuming.

[@TopTierHater]

So they don’t believe Punks side of the story but they’re quick to believe the Elite’s side? This whole situation is so weird to me and I still think it’s funny that no one asked Adam Page what made him cut that “workers right” promo on Punk. That’s what literally started this whole thing.

[@jthom0027]

@Cold Snap He does care about workers' rights. You do realize he can despise a person and still care about workers' rights, right? That is such a stupid argument. Plus, both Punk and Khan have stated that Punk had zero to do with Cabana's job security. I would venture to guess that a guy that was barely used on tv and moved the needle zero times may have just been kept off tv and eventually released like so many others in AEW have been. Is that a viable possibility to you or do you just want to blindly hate Punk at all times and leave your objectivity behind?

[@jthom0027]

@Cold Snap Have you ever thought to yourself that Kingston's line was actually ok'd by Punk? Punk has never said that Kingston went into business for himself. In fact, none of the dirt sheets did either. Punk was pissed at Page for actually going off script and bringing up a very sore subject. Page did that because Page is a bitch. And its not about being a Punk defender or not, its about seeing bullshit happen and having the proper response to it. Almost everything that has happened to Punk in AEW was brought about by the EVP's and Page. Punk is responsible for his media scrum outburst but I even understand why he did that. He had a boss that wasn't going to squash the issue and he had EVP's that were never going to stop leaking shit to their friends in the "media". Its ok to like the "elite" and not like Punk but its not ok to see what is going on in this situation and totally siding with the "elite" bitches. Now when you respond to this comment, please try to refrain from using any stupid logical fallacy or ad hominem attack. Thanks

[@jonjohnson1978.]

@Cold Snap your comment is dripping in irony

[@wrestlingp]

The dirt sheet writers are closing rank and defending their favorites again.

[@Kratosx23]

@Cold Snap That was a storyline. LMAO. Eddie literally said out of character in an interview that he was happy Punk was in AEW and was good for them.

[@benmonty8823]

These guys are so bias. Seems the investigation was bias too. Who did the investigation??? Megha & Jericho. Jericho has a vested interest. He wants to be on top & have influence

[@royb5820]

Oh woah I’ve heard about Dave getting a camera but this is WILD my dudes. He should’ve done this before he went on CNN twice lmao

[@thagame7528]

Dave likes showing off his junky room. Dave thinks it makes him look like a tireless worker.

[@jessewahwah]

Dave is such a wannabe wrestler that he holds the mic like he's cutting a promo in the ring instead of having it on a stand like someone doing a podcast.

[@TheReelAnalyst]

They really need to put the whole show on KZbin

[@DavidH1]

It is. The whole shows are on this channel but you pay a monthly fee to access them. See the join button in the video description to do so.

[@ShadyDBZ4]

@@DavidH1 HARD PASS. I’ll wait out for the free content. 🙃

[@JakeK3339]

@@DavidH1 Pay to see people talk about wrestling?! Of which like 90% of the people that DO talk about wrestling, do it for free? No thanks. Bryan is alright but he certainly doesn't talk about anything mind-blowing that would make me say "OMG I GOTTA PAY FOR THEIR CONTENT!"... and Dave is absolutely insufferable to listen to. He interrupts every 5 seconds. No way am I paying for that.

[@Jim-so3to]

@@JakeK3339 Yet here you are.

[@ItsWhizi]

@@Jim-so3to enjoying free content.. that was the whole point

[@leeedwards9068]

Dave and Alvarez had a good view of Philly Brooks’ door being opened while in their knees in the EVP showers?? Weird??

[@antmc84]

N Speaking of Real Names, Mr. Meltzer brings up Chris Guy.. That would be Ace Steel for US keeping Score😏

[@jesterr7133]

I bet Uncle Dave is creaming himself now that he has his "information" sources back, and they go right back to working him to advance their own interests.

[@detalpug1033]

Honestly I could live without the Young Bucks I feel they're a little overhyped they're still a great tag team but they're not the best in my opinion. Kenny Omega on the other hand I miss him he's legitimately great. Breaks my heart will never see Kenny Omega versus CM Punk but that's how it happens

[@theSuperviLLain_est]

As great as it sounds, punk vs Omega wouldn’t be great. Punk was so sloppy in the ring and got injured twice in his last 3 matches

[@donkeysaurusrex7881]

Get rid of all them. They’re dead weight as far as I am concerned, hate seeing them on tv every week when we go months without seeing good AEW characters.

[@grey_f98]

@@theSuperviLLain_est you're not wrong, 2014 Punk could have handled Kenny, but the current version would get injured trying to keep up with Omega's speedy explosive style

[@JohnJohn-vv4ns]

Give me your top 3 tag teams today

[@nyameleyefekaska2895]

@@JohnJohn-vv4ns I know this is directed to someone else, but The Uso’s The Revival/FTR RK-Bro

[@maxhanzey8506]

dave shouldnt be saying its clear by whos back what the investigation found. Punk has a torn tricep so he wouldnt be back regardless so why would he be back at dynamite already?

[@indiesongwriter5474]

I just realized that apparently Larry the Dog was suspended too

[@Gravey_draws]

That's a shame. TK had just signed him to a 5year deal just like many others 😂

[@indiesongwriter5474]

@@Gravey_draws Larry the Dog doesn't like how TK booked Kenny Omega to save him during the brawl. But then again, Larry the Dog no-sold his face getting smashed in by The Bucks opening the door. I dunno, it isn't easy managing talent

[@mikeroche5197]

Dave: I don't know everything that happened. Me: No Shit.

[@Presice]

Why even have bryan on when dave is on, he cant even get a thought out

[@X_Blake]

They've been Thanos snapped.

[@MekanikKommandoh88]

Is Dave the Buck’s lawyer or something?

[@mattb6616]

if he were, he wouldn't be saying shit like "the elite cant talk about their side and they havent and you might never hear their side" after spending 10 minutes recounting what "several eyewitnesses in the room" told him from the elite's side

[@nfortin24]

I would love to see Punk come back to screw MJF at the PPV and have the official double turn...

[@TinyTalesTV1]

Punk is still out with an injury til mid next year when I remember correctly

[@TribalThief]

Regals screwing mox

[@pawekopystynski899]

It's word againts word. You were not there to state that the doors were not kicked in. You just choose to believe one side. As a journalist you should not state that since you were not there and there is no video recording of that incident.

[@pooldead7712]

They go by the most reliable sources they have, they are doing what a journalist does just because you don't like what they are saying doesn't mean the rumours and reports are not accurate lol.

[@michaelpreller4025]

Except there were neutral people there who corroborated what the Elite said happened.....

[@pawekopystynski899]

@@pooldead7712 I'm just saying that as journalists they should always say "according to..." but instead Bryan and Dave make statements and describing stuff like if they were 100% true facts. That is a wrong narrative from a journalist's point of view, but I guess that label is long gone forthis channel. PS: I cannot pick sides because I was not there I just don't like their narrative.

[@oelboy]

@@pooldead7712 just parroting what his sycophants tell him and whatever he read on Twitter fitting their views is hardly "going by the most reliable sources." Also read the second half of your sentence again. "Just because *you* don't like [it] doesn't mean the *rumours* [...] are not accurate." Are you serious???🤣

[@timmurray1033]

Guy, have you ever worked in a corporate environment? Did you know that sexual assault claims have been found in favor of the person who committed sexual assault during arbitration. It's an entire thing you can research online. I'm not saying here that one side is to blame or not, I'm saying that an internal corporate investigation finding in favor of it's officers isn't exactly earth shattering news or proof they were actually in the right.

[@storytellerbookseller5448]

That sounds like an absolute lie. Try to hit a dog in the snout with a door. See how many times you don't make contact. Also, if the dog were hurt theat badly, the entire locker room would have heard it, because the dog would be shrieking. So, Steele is watching the dog, that he is holding up against the door, and then he puts it down to fight Kenny Omega? The attorney from AEW knows exactly what happened, since she was there. Punk is a bad person. The carny of carnies.

[@MrDrsogood]

The EVPs should act like actually EVPs. Can’t blame punk when the executives act like dicks

[@Jdjdjdjdmjdmjd]

I just tried this and now my dog has to get several teeth removed.

[@funkymonk4586]

lol yeah the elite are saints, fuck1n idiot believing every gossip his friends spread

[@andrewclayterman6230]

couldve been someone holding the dog when the door swung open

[@Charles-qw5ug]

Larry being a former abused dog before punk got him. Dogs like that don’t act like normal dogs there reflexes don’t work right and when they get hurt they don’t normally yelp or wimper they most of the time cower up in a ball it’s really sad

[@Harukoon92]

I'm not saying what happened did in fact happen. What I am however saying is IF the dog did in fact get hurt from the door being opened - I can completely empathize with Punk only on the basis that I like animals WAY more than I've ever liked any one person. Edit: In response to Dave commenting that it was never mentioned prior - Ace Steel took a BITE out of Kenny Omega while carrying Larry, a chair was thrown, Steel's wife was "trapped" in the room, among a cavalcade of other crap - I'm sure many details were lost in the fall out of all out.

[@Trustme77]

Yes, if I saw my dog get hit by a door that flew open, I would be pretty angry at the person who opened it myself. But I think Dave has a point and that this is the kind of thing where--again, if it was me--if it happened like that and I were telling my side in the beginning, I wouldn't have just said "They kicked in my door!" like he did. I would've said "They kicked in my door and hurt my fucking dog!" Odd that he would leave that out of his initial account. It wouldn't be the kind of thing I'd gloss over so that I could talk about what Ace Steel was doing.

[@Patriotic_Eagle1995]

Can't believe that it took Phil this long to think to claim the dog got injured to garner some sympathy, and I can't believe anyone would fall for it lmao

[@ned5231]

@@Patriotic_Eagle1995 he was originally claiming that ace's wife was holding Larry, it's always punk's version of events that changes the elites hasn't changed from the start, pretty much says it all

[@jackhughes7637]

@The Baddestman Woah Junk rhymes with Punk. You're so smart.

[@MScal0316]

Sort of like the Bucks were by telling everyone Nick Jackson got knocked out cold? You see how this game can go both ways?

[@TheGrittyUrbanSaga]

And here comes the clean-up crew to back the Elite..

[@Tlong]

Its a shame that we are getting a skewed version here as we know Dave is close with the Bucks & Omega. Say what you want but 'The Elite' went to Punks locker room which clearly makes them the aggressors here. I personally hope those three gain 'go-away' heat with the fans to go along with the 200,000+ plus viewers that drop off when they show up on tv.

[@MasterAdam100]

Punk threw the first punch though.

[@SJ25PB]

Love that Punk wanted to fight in the UFC and was worried about Hangman shooting on him?

[@vronica03]

Punk has always been full of shit. In one breath he will cry about working hurt at wwe but in the next he will compare himself to harley race cause he wants the cred of an old school tough guy bad ass. He wants things both ways. He's insufferable.

[@mst0577]

His fixation on Hangman is so weird to me.

[@vf9336]

My thoughts exactly... Isn't Punk a trained MMA fighter with professional fights under his belt? Shouldn't have been worried about Hangman if things broke down.

[@chrism6347]

It's different when you're suppose to be working.

[@vronica03]

I honestly think that's just a lie by punk about page shoot fighting him. I think the workers rights line went over his head and he started stewing on it, watching Jim cornette and reading iwc chatter while he was out injured.

[@rl318]

Did anyone else see that video clip of the Elite guys fading away and the E vanishing from the logo last night? What was that supposed to be about?

[@willisskull2676]

Ya it was cool but made no sense. If they were being erased, why air it in the first place? Was cool to see, wondering where they go with that.

[@rl318]

@@willisskull2676 Considering Tony Khan is like a paper airplane in a tornado, who knows what thought if any was behind this. I can only believe that they will rebrand the company because of A. The Elite is not that popular anymore, B. Some of them might not be around much longer; C. Tony realized he was handcuffed to that whole group if the name had Elite in it or D. All of the above.

[@smichaelb1980]

Its only a referncing to them having been gone from the company for so long,like theyve been wiped completely off Dynamite. Considering AEW was so tightlipped about what happened at ALL OUT,that segment can be seen as finally acknowledging the situation. By doing that,they tease a return as well. Its supposed to be making everyone question what the meaning is

[@riggler2]

Meltzer is an apologist for his sources Omega and the Bucks.

[@stevenweathers2989]

13 mins after posting this vid, there’s already 500 views…the boys (Dave and Bryan) are O.V.E.R.

[@setofreakingkaiba9313]

Dave's face is a draw confirmed!

[@M1keFoxxx]

Baby face run for Dave

[@hdgames5689]

No the topic is

[@krasmazov009]

The Zoom meeting call Era is here.

[@RonJP-pm7jp]

I don’t know y’all are walking a very fine line. You should report both sides equally since y’all are journalists. This sounds like you don’t believe Punk and believe everything the Bucks are saying. Appears too bias.

[@walterlivingston4596]

Larry the dogs teeth were already messed up! ;)

[@blablablaa14]

Dude interviewing the wife? Really? Are we really going to interview people who clearly are going to lie about what happened for their insane husband? Lets not do this, we know why she wasn't interviewed

[@MrTambourineMan.]

Do you think there will be another post scrum?

[@CannedHam2479]

Punks dog Larry is a rescue dog who was apparently abused by his previous owner..This would make Punks fury even more understandable

[@smichaelb1980]

🙄

[@princeleo8803]

@AE but how do we know Punk’s story about Larry getting hit in the face is true?

[@CannedHam2479]

@@princeleo8803 Punk could easily prove it if he has the Vet records plus witnesses

[@princeleo8803]

@@CannedHam2479 and has he shown those vet records yet? I’m not going to jump the gun and say he’s lying but the timing is a bit suspicious. The brawl took place almost 2 months ago and he chooses now to mention his dog getting hit in the face with the door. If it is true, it would of been important information, don’t you think he would of said something a long time ago? In fact, an earlier report said Kenny was trying to keep the dog out of harm’s way when the brawl was happening. Why didn’t Punk dispute that with his side of the story then? Something just doesn’t add up. We may never know the whole truth.

[@Charles-qw5ug]

@@princeleo8803 has aew or anyone involved in the situation said anything publicly? All the “news” or “reports” are coming from dirt sheets so basically you me and every other fan have no clue what actually happened

[@dannyfitz7507]

"he left the scrum in a Good mood" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mase60391]

As in he had calmed down considerably is probably what he meant

[@ned5231]

The door did not hit Larry, punk's version of events has changed like 4 times now, originally he was saying ace's wife was holding Larry when the elite entered

[@ajmurtagh27]

Wrestling "journalists" told those stories.

[@thatblindtekkenwarrior1177]

I've heard lots of stories, this whole situation has changed multiple times from what I've heard. I've never heard CM punk actually address it at all though. So I'm not sure where you've heard four different stories from him.

[@jaredbrady5566]

Bitch Lasagne

[@MScal0316]

Shhh. The sheets tell him who's said what 😂

[@MScal0316]

What about the version that says Omega was just trying to save Larry and get him out of harms way? Now suddenly the narrative from Dave is "the dog was never in trouble." So what exactly was Kenny doing then because 2-3 weeks ago the narrative was "Kenny just wanted to save Larry". Well if Kenny watched the dog get hit by the door... wouldn't be that make a little more sense? Can't have it both ways.

[@TheHeatisOn76]

Dave is very quick to shut down punks side of the story... hey dave how's that gcw and wwe crossover going??? Also add hey bryan how great was that impact invasion on aew???

[@Krispen_Wah]

Wow you really showed them with this comment. See you tomorrow after you click their next video again.

[@TheHeatisOn76]

@@Krispen_Wah dave really showed everyone that he will write and run with any story. His sources Twitter... gotta fill the newsletter. Yes still waiting for bryan to explain that great impact invasion again 😉.

[@EmperorMAR]

Tony clearly sided with Hangman & then Sammy & now the Elite. All Friends Wrestling So much for business

[@samoanjoseph1457]

He didn't think it was a big deal. Absolutely everyone else disagreed.

[@andrewclayterman6230]

i didnt

[@Kratosx23]

@@andrewclayterman6230 Neither did I.

[@golficons]

If The Young Bucks bursting into CM Punk’s locker room injured Larry and TonyKhan chose them over Punk after doing that, Khan should replace himself with literally anyone else. Animal abuse should never be tolerated.

[@pooldead7712]

Good job no one believes what punk and he's guys are saying is truthful then lol, specially as the story has come out now and nkt straight after it happened, so this screams b.s this story.

[@golficons]

@@pooldead7712 I'd like to see some Vet Bills. At least you can easily prove it

[@Kinvarus1]

You say that like they superkicked Larry in the face on purpose. Unless they have X-Ray vision, knew Larry was behind the door and deliberately opened it to injure him it was an accident. There a big difference between an accident and animal abuse. One is something that's just happens that you don't intend, the other is intentional.

[@golficons]

@The Baddestman he's the most real out of anyone. If the elite come back and Punk doesn't. I'm afraid I'll have to tune out

[@golficons]

@The Baddestman Cya

[@Stmanic556]

They are talking as if they were there…this is not journalism..these guys never talked to punk or ace Steele and are talking as if they know the whole story

[@silent1826]

Kanye was right about Dave's tribe.

[@exiaR2x78]

Yup there main source is the elitle so what you expect 🤷‍♂️

[@pooldead7712]

They are reporting what they know by reliable sources, there is alot of stuff that we don't know that they do know, just cause what you don't like what they say doesn't mean the rumours and reports are not true or accurate.

[@exiaR2x78]

@@pooldead7712 reliable source likely the elite 🤦‍♂️

[@KJayPlays]

I don’t think you know a whole lot about journalism 😂

[@kevinrid5113]

I dont wanna spoil anything but the elite will be winning the trios titles soon

[@TribalThief]

No one cares about made up belts they created because they didn't want to put FTR over

[@JamesSmith-sw3nk]

CM Punk > "The Elite".

[@hurrigame]

Absolutely. Hell, CM Punk > Meltzer and Alvarez.

[@wrestlingp]

@@hurrigame Any wrestling fan with a brain > Meltzer, Alvarez, The 'elite', their followers.

[@MasterAdam100]

You can always tell who the Cult of Cornette members are lol

[@RacistPianos]

Dave being so giddy that his boyfriends are back is proof of his bias

[@mcgonnekm]

They’re also his main sources of info

[@RacistPianos]

@@MattSingh1 lol k

[@exiaR2x78]

Yeah I cant believe people take him serious as a journalist when it comes to those jabroni's

[@codemeister1121]

Just now, I was thinking back to Hangman's promo a few years ago with Jon Moxley, and I remembered him saying: "My old friends, they have disappeared." Now I'm realizing that was foreshadowing this

[@FrozenSurf]

Wow you’re quick 😂

[@codemeister1121]

It should be noted I did not watch the full video yet. The thought just came to me very quickly, and I wanted to get it off my chest while l had the chance

[@FrozenSurf]

@@codemeister1121 ahahaha

[@justinreid3663]

Years ago 😂😂

[@mrpink99]

Now THAT's long term booking!

[@jaybee4288]

Bucks just aren’t very good and if Dave wasn’t constantly pushing them as this great thing I think most people here would just say ‘meh’. Omega is good but has not been booked well in AEW and lost value since leaving Japan. Punk is a true star of wrestling that actually draws - I believe bucks matches lose viewers.

[@Krispen_Wah]

Punk is also so fragile that you or me could beat him in a fight. You really want a guy like this as your world champ? Punk is a crybaby and it shows more every day.

[@daveborder7751]

Worst team I have ever seen, would rather watch Bushwhackers vs Natural Disasters than the no selling trampoline kids against anybody.

[@MrDrsogood]

@@Krispen_Wah punk laid out the bucks. So that’ll put you over the bucks as well

[@jaybee4288]

It doesn’t really matter how he’d do in a real fight. CM Punk is a star of professional wrestling and sells tickets. The Young Bucks do not. Omega is debatable, I would say he is a star and a draw but not on the level of a CM Punk.

[@Handle_Needs_3_Or_More_Charact]

@@Krispen_Wah I highly doubt you could beat Punk in a fight.

[@sethputnamsghost]

Naw, it’ll be fine. -Critical Drinker

[@saief3213]

So all these years daves been holding that microphone up for these shows? No wonder he’s so jacked

[@SillyandStrangeYT]

Now we can watch Dave interrupt Bryan

[@KairosObj]

Dave is actually on cam now..its about time.

[@rogerdecker4021]

Listening to Meltzer is like nails on a chalk board

[@stephen301281]

Such a pity if it ends with a buyout. I was hoping that just this one time, at forty-something years of age, Punk could show the tiniest bit of flexibility in his ego and think, Yeah, I can see it from the other side - let's try to work it out. I still live in hope.

[@inuenndo_]

this is Punks fault?

[@junoknobloch3830]

Who wouldn't want to work in a company where vice presidents get in fist fights with employees.

[@LuisReyes-pb4dt]

@@junoknobloch3830 Buy out the wrestlers who moved PPV buys and tv 📺ratings but keep the cosplay indy wrestler EVPS who try to put everyone down thats not with them .I'm not even a big CM PUNK fan but just from a business standpoint why would you let him go ? Tony Khan is not the boss he is just a mark for all these wrestlers

[@Topshelfmedia1]

No he said if you got a problem come and see me. He did not leave in a fine mood.

[@Gravey_draws]

Maybe where Kenny and the Bucks are from that means "let's have a talk"....but I'm also from Chicago, and that to me means "we're gonna fight"

[@MasterAdam100]

To think all of this could have been avoided if only Punk went and talked to Hangman instead of just assuming the worst about what he meant.

[@jmwvirgil]

That would require maturity though

[@andrewclayterman6230]

or if page hadnt started the shit

[@smichaelb1980]

@@andrewclayterman6230 How did he start anything? Punk took an offhand remark and never let it go, in a very,very wrong way

[@kaysiepena3520]

Didn't Punk say at the scrum that it wasn't rectified in all that time? meaning there was no apology from Page to Punk

[@randomthoughtstoday]

Hangman, the instigating cosplay cowboy.

[@bigredzebra3531]

Dave standing up for his boys makes me fucking sick.

[@mattb6616]

Dave after ten minutes of saying in detail what the elite side is saying: "Uhh I don't know what he is allowed to say publicly as in punk, but I do know the other guys are not allowed to talk about it at all so you're not gonna get anything from them uhh maybe never?"

[@Charles-qw5ug]

My guess is that is the only side he has heard