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In the grand scheme of things, what were the repercussions after the Pipe Bomb?

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#1 · (Edited)
Little stroll down memory lane, forget I am a mark but I think this holds valid significance with the events of the past week in the WWE.



After Punk dropped his infamous pipe bomb, what were people's immediate reactions where it would lead the company in the future? At the time he wasn't a maineventer, wasn't seen as a major player and was struggling to really get anywhere in the business. This was a major turning point in Punk's career.

The point I am getting at is, that it is now evident and clear as day to me that Wrestlemania 30 would not have ended with Bryan leaving as champion had the WWE Network not even existed, they needed to save face and not risk this revolutionary product being run into the ground before it even got off it. This too was a huge turning point in Bryan's career.

Punk was a little different, his pipe bomb essentially garnered major attention all across the board and the WWE was forced to act, but deep down they clearly never trusted or believed in him hence why he buried not long after becoming a very hot commodity.

Looking back today after overseeing what Bryan and Punk did, is the WWE better off at all? Did fans really think that one of these 2 guys had finally changed the WWE's mindset in regards to smaller talent? And did the WWE go as far as they did with both storylines only cause they were backed into a corner? And has the WWE learnt it's lesson from these and will avoid having anything like these events happen again?

Just curious to hear what people think, cause I was optimistic, but all that optimism is totally gone after Sunday.
 
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#2 ·
No, the Pipe Bomb has not changed WWE's mindset but it has changed the fans' mindset. They see what's happening today and then look back at that shoot and think "Damn Punk was right in everything he said". Basically, Punk opened our eyes. His departure a year ago only served to cement his claims and give authenticity to the shoot. Even casual marks will remember the Pipe Bomb and believe WWE is treating the wrestlers like shit and is a poorly run company. Punk won the fans over.
 
#3 ·
Vince pushed Punk in to the main event following the pipebomb because it garnered the company mainstream attention and he sold a lot of merchandise thereafter.

I don't believe that Vince thought any better of Punk and did it to get good publicity.

It was a strict business move, and once Punk's momentum died down following injuries and time off, he was put on the backburner and fed to Lesnar.
 
#5 ·
Read my fucking post properly instead of the title and you might just might discover it isn't solely about the pipe bomb.

Trust me I am over it but it raises a debate about if the WWE has learnt from that and now what has happened with Bryan.

Piss off with your useless comments otherwise.
 
#6 · (Edited)
I don't think Vince ever reaches ethical epiphanies regarding treating talent. He makes decisions based on business, and he vicariously now tells us that via the Authority's "best for business" plug.

I mean, look how quickly he brought Kevin Nash and HHH into CM Punk's business. Furthermore, how quickly, Punk played second fiddle to Mr. Fruity Pebbles.

AJ's Pipebomb shell:
Nothing since Vince thinks less of the divas. In addition, the other cannon fodder (at the time all were fed to the Queen) divas likely complained about it. In particular, the ones banging Cena and Bryan.
 
#8 ·
The Pipebomb is probably the most effective promo in recent WWE history. Punk rightfully elevated his status into superstardom and inspired fans to voice their opinions. Unfortunately, the WWE chose and is still choosing to blatantly ignore the fans altogether.
 
#15 ·
what the hell have you been watching ? 2014 after WM was fucking atrocious and got even worse after bryan got injured. its been shit ever since and with golden boy now officially the next cena its somehow going to get even worse.

as to the OP, do you really need to ask this question after this past sunday ? vince is going to do whatever the fuck he wants and his herd of sheep are going to say "thank you vince can i have more ? " no matter how bad it is now or will be
 
#13 ·
What happened because of it.

CM Punk, as usual, was looking out for himself... And thought he won because he got his push.

But, as always, Vince won in the end. Vince took advantage of Punk, worked him to the bone, took his happiness away, took his health away, and took his passion away from him.

Vince made Punk quit and run off to Chicago. Now Punk is gonna get his ass kicked in UFC.

Eventually Punk will be a surprise entrant in the Rumble and hit a GTS then get thrown out by Reigns.
 
#16 ·
It had a great impact on CM Punk's career and kept a few people watching who'd come back for The Rock. That's about it.
 
#17 ·
Nothing because Punk bottled it. Ran his mouth about being the voice of the voiceless and how he stood up for us, but in the end he was just all talk in front of the cameras but didnt actually do anything behind the scenes.

He didn't even get us the ice cream bars or change the title belt design like he claimed he was going to do.
 
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