Punk Gets Raw on TKO
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What is the opening rundown and why does the episode start with a Raw recap?
Welcome to the Busted Open Podcast. This is Dave Lagreca. On today's episode, Bully and I talk Monday Night Raw and Pipe Bomb Part 2 from CM Punk. What did he have to say? We talk about it right here on the Busted Open Podcast. This is the Busted Open Podcast. Oh my goodness, Bully. Do we have a lot to get into from last night's
Monday night raw? First and foremost, thank you very much to the Busted Open Nation. I got a lot of great messages on the old Twitter machine and on Instagram. People loved our show yesterday. Actually, Friday, yesterday, people really enjoyed it. They loved the breakdown on last Friday, even though we didn't see Pat McAfee coming from a mile away. They really enjoyed yesterday's honest. breakdown of what we saw from SmackDown, and we're gonna do it all again today, children. Yeah, I mean and I have to say the
WWE like it or not. The WWE is giving us a lot to talk about. I mean, yesterday bully I think that might have been one of the very few shows, maybe the only show, bully, where we didn't have a guest and we didn't take any phone calls. There was so much to get into from SmackDown from this past Friday to Pat McAfee showing up to Cody Rhodes promo near the end of the show. And so much to dive into and so many layers to it. We never got a chance to take a phone call from the busted open nation. Hopefully we'll get to some phone calls today, but that tells you how much there's to talk about so close to WrestleMania
forty two. And last night on Monday Night Raw, they gave us even more to talk about. And after Raw last night I can s honestly say there is a positive to come out of Pat McAfee being thrown into the Orton and Cody Rhodes storyline. Yeah, I I think
now knowing that he is, and you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube, so to speak. I think if you really look at the story that's presented in front of us. It's interesting. It's intriguing. I don't know where they're going. And you know, we'll listen to what CM Punk had to say, especially the back half of his promo from last night. But right off the bat, Bully, and I called you last night during Monday Night Raw. Because I just I just had to speak it. Go ahead.
You didn't say hello. You didn't ask me how I was doing. I pick up the phone and I say hi Dave and you go right into it. He really mentioned the ticket prices on Raw tonight? He really did that? What's going on here? And how long did we stay on the phone for?
I I d I I d I don't know. Not long at all.
No, we were on the phone for fifteen minutes. We basically did an entire segment of a show on the phone last night.
That's true. You actually said this is we're basically doing a show. Here's the thing, Bully, I don't know where they're going. It's it's totally weird to me. Between Friday and last night they brought up the declining ratings, uh declining attendance, how high the ticket prices are for WrestleMania forty two. Even punk talking to the Houston crowd saying the people who d actually decided to show up tonight like what is going on in the world of the WWE when you have Arguably the two biggest superstars bringing up things that aren't exactly shining moments for TKO this close to WrestleMania.
One of the first points that I wanted to talk to you about uh today is even though we'll go back to Pat McAfee for a second. Even though Pat McAfee brought up all of those negative perception points on the front end of his promo on Friday night, the WWE chose to quote unquote erase them. Last night, uh, probably within the first half hour or so of Monday Night Raw, they decided to do a recap package of what happened on SmackDown. Michael Cole did a great job of talking to us about how disappointed he was in Pat McAfee and how he is holding back on saying anything before. This all plays out. And I think that's kind of a subliminal message to chill out, people. Let's why don't you let's get to WrestleMania and get to the end of this before you do, you know, cast judgment on McAfee so hard.
That's a lot easier said than done, especially when it comes to wrestling fans.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the opening rundown and why does the episode start with a Raw recap?
0:00–10:03
2
How do Dave and Bully break down Pat McAfee’s controversial promo on SmackDown?
10:03–16:17
3
Why did CM Punk’s Monday Night Raw promo resonate so strongly with fans?
16:17–20:37
4
What real‑world issues (ticket prices, attendance) does Punk highlight in his promo?
20:37–26:44
5
How does the conversation connect Punk’s promo to the upcoming WrestleMania attendance numbers?
26:44–31:28
6
What are the possible storyline implications for Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton after the Raw shows?
31:28–34:46
7
How do the hosts propose using a character like Punk to address WWE’s pricing strategy?
34:46–35:29
8
What final thoughts do Dave and Bully share about the future of TKO and Raw?
35:29–35:47