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poor guy

 

No he didn't. I'm not sure what else there was that would be considered "easy". This was Gall's second fight in the UFC. They just plucked him off some random amateur circuit like six months ago.

 

if they didn't see any money in punk, they're probably wrong but i get it. i can't see how this is a big win for mickey. he destroyed a guy that had never fought before in a 30 second walk

 

quitting MMA after one match, even a beatdown like that, doesn't strike me as punks style. feel like he would want to try at least once more before giving up

 

The ear.

 

2 years to get choked out in 2 minutes lol

 

cm punk HAS to try again. he will of course

 

Bummed he lost, but not entirely surprised. I hope he continues to do whatever he wants to do. I think it's dumb to be critical of the moves he makes, whether he stays with MMA or goes back to wrestling; dude's earned the right to do whatever makes him happy.

 

All I want in life now is Punk back in PWG.

 

Respect for sure to Punk for following a dream and living it but it's so abundantly clear that dude shouldn't step back into the octagon - he may want to come back but UFC may not have plans for him now that they made their money off him

 

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WWE World Heavyweight Championship (2pts)
Dean Ambrose (c) vs. AJ Styles
Interference (½pt)*:
Clean Finish (½pt)*:

WWE Women's Championship: Six-Pack Elimination (1pt)
Alexa Bliss vs. Becky Lynch vs. Carmella vs. Naomi vs. Natalya vs. Nikki Bella
Final 2 (½pt each):
Winner (1pt):
First Eliminated (½pt):
Most Eliminations (½pt):

Intercontinental Championship (1pt)
The Miz (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler

Tag Team Tournament Qualifier (1pt)
The Usos vs. The Hype Bros
X pinned by Y (½pt each):

Tag Team Tournament Final (1pt)**
TBD vs. Heath Slater & Rhyno
X pinned by Y (½pt each):

Forgot This Was Happening (1pt)
Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt
Interference (½pt)*:
Clean Finish (½pt)*:

Fate of the Spanish Announce Table (½pt):

Spot Monkey (½pt):

Opening Match (½pt):

*Yes/No
**Picking TBD has no bearing on the previous match if you got that wrong.

 

Given the short nature of this card (and presumably all future cards), and in an attempt to adapt to the two-belt system, this month I'm going to try something new. I will add up your points from this ppv AND Clash of Champions (the Raw ppv) and crown a new champ the day after, 9/26.

This also serves to replace the stupid tiebreaker thing I had to do every month. Also, the champ will receive their 1 point bonus on each card, and still retain tiebreaker benefits. Hoping this will work out better, but who knows; trying it out for now.

 

Good for Punk for even trying. To only have trained for two years, it wasn't going to be easy, especially against Gall. I definitely think he'll keep fighting for sure, I don't see him back in WWE at all.

 

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WWE World Heavyweight Championship (2pts)
Dean Ambrose (c) vs. AJ Styles
Interference (½pt)*: No
Clean Finish (½pt)*:Yes

WWE Women's Championship: Six-Pack Elimination (1pt)
Alexa Bliss vs. Becky Lynch vs. Carmella vs. Naomi vs. Natalya vs. Nikki Bella
Final 2 (½pt each): Nikki, Becky
Winner (1pt): Nikki
First Eliminated (½pt): Naomi
Most Eliminations (½pt): Becky

Intercontinental Championship (1pt)
The Miz (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler

Tag Team Tournament Qualifier (1pt)
The Usos vs. The Hype Bros
X pinned by Y (½pt each): Ryder pinned by Jimmy

Tag Team Tournament Final (1pt)**
TDB (The Usos) vs. Heath Slater & Rhyno
X pinned by Y (½pt each): Slater pinned by Jimmy


Forgot This Was Happening (1pt)
Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt
Interference (½pt)*: Yes
Clean Finish (½pt)*: Yes

Fate of the Spanish Announce Table (½pt): Intact

Spot Monkey (½pt): Dolph Ziggler - Zigzag

Opening Match (½pt): Usos vs Hype Bros

 

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WWE World Heavyweight Championship (2pts)
Dean Ambrose (c) vs. AJ Styles
Interference (½pt)*: no
Clean Finish (½pt)*: yes

WWE Women's Championship: Six-Pack Elimination (1pt)
Alexa Bliss vs. Becky Lynch vs. Carmella vs. Naomi vs. Natalya vs. Nikki Bella
Final 2 (½pt each): Becky/Natalya
Winner (1pt): Becky
First Eliminated (½pt): Naomi
Most Eliminations (½pt): Nikki

Intercontinental Championship (1pt)
The Miz (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler

Tag Team Tournament Qualifier (1pt)
The Usos vs. The Hype Bros
X pinned by Y (½pt each): Zack by Jey

Tag Team Tournament Final (1pt)**
TBD vs. Heath Slater & Rhyno
X pinned by Y (½pt each): Slater by Jimmy

Forgot This Was Happening (1pt)
Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt
Interference (½pt)*: no
Clean Finish (½pt)*:yes

Fate of the Spanish Announce Table (½pt): Intact

Spot Monkey (½pt): Zig Zag

Opening Match (½pt): Usos vs. Hype Bros

*Yes/No
**Picking TBD has no bearing on the previous match if you got that wrong.

 

Yet another feud for Bray to lose

 

That's ridiculous. Dude trained for two years, though he spent months of that training time injured, to step into the highest level of competition in that sport. It's like if Tim Tebow trains for a full season in minor league ball and then they throw him in the majors against, like, a No. 4 starter and when he strikes out everyone should just shame him and ban him from baseball ever again. The dude was overmatched and was rushed into the spotlight because of name and money. To suggest that he "should never step back into the octagon" is short sighted and dumb, IMO.

 

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WWE World Heavyweight Championship (2pts)
Dean Ambrose (c) vs. AJ Styles
Interference (½pt)*: no
Clean Finish (½pt)*: no

WWE Women's Championship: Six-Pack Elimination (1pt)
Alexa Bliss vs. Becky Lynch vs. Carmella vs. Naomi vs. Natalya vs. Nikki Bella
Final 2 (½pt each): Becky and Nikki
Winner (1pt): Becky
First Eliminated (½pt): Carmella
Most Eliminations (½pt): Nikki

Intercontinental Championship (1pt)
The Miz (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler

Tag Team Tournament Qualifier (1pt)
The Usos vs. The Hype Bros
X pinned by Y (½pt each): Zack by Jey

Tag Team Tournament Final (1pt)**
TBD vs. Heath Slater & Rhyno
X pinned by Y (½pt each): Heath by Jimmy

Forgot This Was Happening (1pt)
Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt
Interference (½pt)*: no
Clean Finish (½pt)*: no

Fate of the Spanish Announce Table (½pt): broken

Spot Monkey (½pt): Phenomenal Forearm

Opening Match (½pt): Usos v. Hype Bros

*Yes/No
**Picking TBD has no bearing on the previous match if you got that wrong.

 

Punk should honestly never step in the octagon again. If he wants to do other MMA stuff in the indie, then fine. But at this point Punk is well past his prime and nowhere near close to the level of UFC fighters, so no matter if he train for another year straight, he's going to lose any fight in the octagon

 

WWE World Heavyweight Championship (2pts)
Dean Ambrose (c) vs. AJ Styles
Interference (½pt)*: no
Clean Finish (½pt)*: yes

WWE Women's Championship: Six-Pack Elimination (1pt)
Alexa Bliss vs. Becky Lynch vs. Carmella vs. Naomi vs. Natalya vs. Nikki Bella
Final 2 (½pt each): Becky and Natalya
Winner (1pt): Becky
First Eliminated (½pt): Naomi
Most Eliminations (½pt): Nikki

Intercontinental Championship (1pt)
The Miz (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler

Tag Team Tournament Qualifier (1pt)
The Usos vs. The Hype Bros
X pinned by Y (½pt each): Ryder by Jey

Tag Team Tournament Final (1pt)**
TBD vs. Heath Slater & Rhyno
X pinned by Y (½pt each): Rhyno by Jey

Forgot This Was Happening (1pt)
Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt
Interference (½pt)*: no
Clean Finish (½pt)*: yes

Fate of the Spanish Announce Table (½pt): Intact

Spot Monkey (½pt): Dirty Deeds

Opening Match (½pt): Usos/Hype

*Yes/No
**Picking TBD has no bearing on the previous match if you got that wrong.

 

Punk did what he wanted and he always will, pretty much. I don't think he wants to give up after one fight but who knows. Anyone have an estimate of how much he made off of the fight, the promotion and tv show etc.?

 

I enjoy this notion that one complete failure means someone should just give up immediately.

 

He shouldn't give up but he definitely shouldn't be in UFC right now. Like someone else said, he can still do MMA but it's not fair for him to take up a spot on the UFC roster when he hasn't done anything to earn it.

 

That's up to Dana white though, if he decides it's worth the $$$ that's all that matters

 

I doubt he's gonna be a big money grab much longer. MAYBE one more fight. But if he gets smashed again people will stop caring.