During his time in the wcw, tna and wwf he won an epic 35 championships, including 21 titles in the wcw. Booker t on cm punks wwe backstage appearance and wwe return reality of wrestling. Booker t is one of the few wrestlers to reach the top of the mountain of both wcw and wwe booker s long career featured many standout moments and accomplishments that made him a legend. Fact i did not predict a cm punk return in 2014, 2015, 2016, or 2017.
After seven years of being a fixture on wwe television, it appears that following an excellent showing in the 2014 royal rumble, punk has called it quits and headed home for rest, relaxation and whatever else hed like to do. Featuring john cena, batista, lashley, edge, randy orton, ric flair, king booker, kane, chris benoit, mvp, cm punk, jeff hardy, matt hardy, the lovely wwe divas and more. Booker s cohost, brad gilmore, posed the question of. It didnt take a rocket scientist to figure out where wwe was headed with. United kingdom wwe wwe live wrestlemania revenge tour smackdown apr 21st 2012, booker t. Booker t believes cm punk will come back to professional. Cm punk and booker t have opposite opinions on ronda rousey. Cm punk has even won the wwe tag team championship with kofi kingston as his partner and is the only twotime money in the bank winner in the history of wwe. The wrestling world is buzzing about the abrupt departure of cm punk from world wrestling entertainment.
As they tell it, punk stood up in front of the locker room and told the boys to start picking up their trash. Booker t talks cm punk potentially wrestling again after. Retrospective stats for cm punk in wwe voices of wrestling. Cm punk shocked the world, sort of, by appearing on fs1 studio show wwe backstage on tuesday night. If it were not for the rock beating cm punk at royal rumble 20, it seemed very likely punk would continue to hold the wwe heavyweight championship belt for even longer. Cm punk working with wwe seemed like an impossible thing just a few weeks ago but things have changed drastically and now it appears that the former champion may actually be affiliated with the company once again very soon.
For the superstars of raw, smackdown, and ecw, actions are unforgiven and scores will be settled in the ring. Booker t made some comments on wwe tv regarding cm punk losing to mike jackson at ufc 225. He is best known for his time with the wwe where he worked for them from 2005 until his abrupt walkout from the company on january 27, 2014. Cm punk on booker ts comments about joining wwe fs1 show. Based on what cm punk says, roman reigns rise can be mapped back to punks idea to bring up three guys from the wwes florida championship wrestling developmental league to be a. During his time there, he was credited as being the longestreigning wwe champion of the modern. Stephanie mcmahon to have a oneonone interview with renee young. Here are some stats about the face that runs the place at the biggest party of the summer. Booker t reacts to cm punks comments about him on collider live. Booker t talks cm punk potentially wrestling again after return on.
Mysterio king booker the undertaker edge the great khali. On thursdays episode of the hall of fame podcast, booker t discussed if he believes cm punk will eventually make his inring return for wwe. At wrestlemania 23, before a recordsetting 80,103 wwe fans inside detroits ford field, the loudmouth backed up his strong words, doing what his seven other money in the bank ladder match opponents king booker, edge, finlay, jeff hardy, matt hardy, randy orton and cm punk couldnt. The new wwe backstage show will air tuesday nights on fs1, beginning on nov. After becoming disillusioned with wwe, punk retired from professional. Cm punks world heavyweight title reign record will. Just when they think theyve got the answers, i changethe culture. The undercard wasnt much to talk about, possibly one of the most forgettable. Punks return in an analyst role on wwe backstage has already prompted fans to wonder when and if he will return to a wwe ring and wrestle again. Ever since scott dawson and dash wilder cut a promo on booker t back at the tlc kickoff show, the former tag team champions have been pushing hard on social media for a match between the revival. Cm punk vs king booker wwe smackdown 33007 youtube.
Booker t believes cm punk will come back to professional wrestling by greg bush may 30, 2018 cm punk has washed his hands of professional wrestling since leaving the wwe back in 2014. John cenas summerslam record and some pointless stats. Cm punk defeated shelton benjamin, chris jericho, carlito, montel vontavious porter, mr. Cm punk responds to his joke about roman reigns being. Brooks first started using the ring name cm punk when he was put into a tag team named the chick magnets with cm venom after another performer skipped out on the card. Booker t on cm punk s wwe backstage appearance and wwe return duration. Cm punk will probably return to wrestling if he loses at ufc 225. Cm punk on booker ts comments about joining wwe fs1 show, booker responds to punk by ross kelly october 04, 2019 wwe backstage will be a new studio show on fs1 that will premiere in november. Cm punk bleacher report latest news, videos and highlights. Cm punk simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Booker goes to lift him over the top rope, but mason ryan sucks all life out of. Booker t thinks cm punk will appear at all in if he loses at ufc 225. After all, punk was the embodiment of the antiestablishment, whose skill at igniting verbal pipe bombs was rivaled only by the late hot rod himself. Former wwe superstar cm punk joins fs1 show wwe backstage. Fans will always reference the fivetime wcw champion legacy of booker winning the title all five times. Brookss first venture into wrestling was a stint in a backyard wrestling federation called the lunatic wrestling federation with his friends and brother mike brooks in the midlate 1990s. From daniel bryan and cm punk to ronda rousey and shinsuke nakamura. Edge retained the world title against dolph ziggler, the miz defended his wwe title against randy orton, and eve torres became the new divas champion in a. If im doing my math right, as of my writing this 427, he still has a little over 40. Kennedy defeated edge, cm punk, king booker, jeff hardy, matt hardy, finlay and randy orton. On a recent edition of talk is jericho, cody rhodes and chris jericho told the story of cm punk declaring himself the locker room leader in wwe. Cm punk and booker t cm punk and booker t, mixed opinions. Night of champions was a professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by wwe, which took place on september 16, 2012 at the td garden in boston, massachusetts.
A couple of noteworthy items in this match included the return of booker t and diesel, which were both pretty underwhelming. Keith lee talks about his staredown with brock lesnar at the royal rumble and his survivor series win, shawn merriman goes to promo school and more. This is a segment from the hall of fame with booker t and brad gilmore airing monday, tuesday and wednesday on espn 97. Cm punk officially left his professional wrestling career in 2014 when he left the wwe and signed with the ufc to pursue a career in mixed martial arts. On a recent edition of talk is jericho, cody rhodes and chris jericho told the story of cm punk. Wrestlemania 23 mitb participants booker and punk go one on one on the last smackdown before wm 23 in detroit. He still has a place in the wrestling industry after retirement which usually is the best sign of creating a lasting legacy. Booker t on cm punks wwe backstage appearance and wwe.
Kennedy, king booker with queen sharmell, cm punk, randy orton, finlay, matt hardy, jeff hardy, edge, detroit, michigan, 23, money in the bank ladder. This was the same show on which the rock challenged cm punk for the wwe championship after a recordsetting 434day reign. On october 31, cm punk strongarmed his way into a match with del rio at survivor series, where he regained the wwe championship by way of submission with the anaconda vise. Its not surprising that cm punk cited the radical wwe hall of famer rowdy roddy piper as a childhood influence. Santino marella enters and surpasses his previous record of one second.
Cm punk, daniel bryan, john cena and alberto del rio. Renee young will host the show, with booker t joining as. The legendary tag team run with stevie ray in harlem heat would see the brothers win a recordsetting 10 wcw tag team championships together. The theme to the night of champions event is that all sanctioned championships are defended on the card. The rumble also starts and endures a long period where cm punks new nexus dominates, which regretably slows the pace down to a crawl. Booker t was always involved in some sort of a title picture during his wcw career. Kane has been the cornerstone of wwe for over 20 years now, and despite his. Cm punk has been a special analyst on wwe backstage since the show debuted last november. In 2001, he debuted in wwe at the 2001 king of the ring, when he attacks stone cold steve austin, during the triple threat wwe title match wrestlemania xix 2003 edit on the february 24, 2003 episode of raw, booker won a 20man battle royal by last eliminating the.
But his title reign record remains a modern record to beat, with only wwe legend bruno sammartino beating that record with an amazing 2,803 day reign. Booker said that punk got the breaks beat off of him. Booker t reacts to cm punk s comments about him on collider live duration. Phillip jack brooks born october 26, 1978, better known by the ring name cm punk, is an. While the joke goes lolcenawins and is booked to be superman it seems that summerslam is his kryptonite because cena only has a 33% win rate and is 48 at summerslam, with his last victory as part of a group team wwe against nexus in 2010 and last one on one victory in 2007 against randy orton. Cm punk balked at laurinaitis promotion and verbally attacked him as a dull yes man. Phillip jack brooks born on march 26, 1978, better known by his ring name cm punk, is an american mixed martial artist and retired professional wrestler.
Kennedy wins the money in the bank ladder match wwe. And probably for the better, as the royal rumble is the longest ever on a show with the same title wwe greatest royal rumble being a standalone. Booker t also predicted that punk would lose his second consecutive promma fight at ufc 225 to the younger, more practiced, mike jackson, despite their identical record in the sport it is unclear if anything could drive cm punk back to wwe, a company he said he would never return to, but an indyrific event like all in could prove serendipitous for the chicagomade punk. The reports of punks agents reaching out for wwe backstage hosting gig first came out in. How is the wwe hall of famer feeling after wrestlemania weekend.
Wwes booker t clarifies what happened during cm punks. Booker t thinks cm punk will appear at all in if he. In 2018 however, i did say he would do something within the. Along with both fighters having a ufc record of 01, each loss was to. Cm punk and wwe arent on the same page, but could the tides be turning soon.