BOAD: Punk & Roman's Final Words Before WrestleMania
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What are Tommy Dreamer's thoughts on the latest RAW before WrestleMania?
Welcome to the Busted Open After Dark Podcast. I'm your host, Tommy Dreamer. Roman Reigns and CM Punk. The last confrontation before WrestleMania. And I'm gonna talk about it now.
This is the Busted Open Podcast.
I thought Monday Night Raw was better than... Most go-homes to get us to the big show.
How did CM Punk and Roman Reigns build anticipation for their match?
And it's also proven when I always say this, give good wrestlers wrestling matches in time, and they will put on good wrestling matches. Every single match had connective tissue to get us to what we want to see this weekend. It's an exciting weekend. It's an exciting weekend for wrestling fans.
Yeah.
So, uh, I got to start with the strongest, best thing that, uh, I saw. And there was a lot, um, and again, a lot of talking, uh, but I got to get into CM Punk and Roman Reigns. Um, this match has had me since day one, the winner of the Royal Rumble, uh, Roman Reigns took a kind of a shocking turn. CM Punk still went on that journey defending champion. But ever since, I don't know, maybe tops, what they say, two months ago, maybe about since they advertise all the times where Roman's going to be. We've had each and every week of who's topping who. Tonight was just straight up spit and fire of selling the match. And it was one of the most truthful segments I've seen on television a long, long time. Both guys told their story and really made me feel for it.
I don't care if these guys, well, they wouldn't go out and share a beer because CM Punk is straight edge. But if they went out for a bite to eat afterwards, I would really truly think that they did not like each other because of their history. CM Punk, Roman Reigns does his entrance. You go to a commercial break. You hold up the wands. Acknowledge me. Right off the bat, then here comes CM Punk. And just different. It had a different vibe. Roman Reigns kind of like threatened him in the beginning. And CM Punk just starts really what you're supposed to do and build your opponent up. But he's basically saying the reasons why he hates him. And this really goes to the core of a long-term story. Like, you know, hey, they've crossed paths before, but these are two different guys.
And Andre, the producing giant, has some audio. And we'll get into that audio, Andre, if you have it. We'll play it right now.
And I hate the fact that I invoked your father's name in vain. And I sincerely apologize to you. I hate that there's more than one royal family in professional wrestling. And I hate that I envy the fact that I wasn't born into a dynasty. I don't know what having that kind of family is like. CM Punk was born in the backyards, avenues and alleyways of Chicago. I was a misfit. who had to find my own family, and I found my family... in the streets of Sacramento. I found my family in the locker rooms of every VFW hall or Knights of Columbus. I hate the fact that I feel this way. I hate the fact that I have to share anything with you, let alone my first singles match headlining WrestleMania. Tell me when I'm telling lies.
You're not. The CM Punk origin story was told right then and there. And I'm not talking Phil Brooks. I'm talking CM Punk, an outsider, a kid who he doesn't really talk about his past or his family relationships. But CM Punk's story is a lot different. Yes, loving pro wrestling and then building his reputation through the indies and climbing up the ranks and And like many people who really had to fight and struggle to get to where they wanted to be to see their dreams be realized. And that's just not a dream of every professional wrestler. It's everybody who has a dream.
What memorable moments occurred during the final confrontation?
And CM Punk told that story. And yes, I hate the fact that I envy you because one of the best lines that I felt CM Punk said was like, what was it? That you were like a third, rounding third base blue chip striker. like prospect were basically like, you know, hell you were right at the finish line at pretty much birth. And you had these opportunities that were never blessed upon himself. And, you know, that's because, you know, Roman Reigns born into, you know, the wrestling business, the wrestling family of the wild Samoans and Sika being his dad was,
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What are Tommy Dreamer's thoughts on the latest RAW before WrestleMania?
0:00–0:36
2
How did CM Punk and Roman Reigns build anticipation for their match?
0:36–5:03
3
What memorable moments occurred during the final confrontation?
5:03–19:47
4
How did CM Punk's background influence his rivalry with Roman Reigns?
19:47–25:30
Speakers
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