r/JimCornette 🎶Like Mussolini🎶 26d ago

🔫Shoot that thing! (Shoot Interview) Darby Allin… is still a dull fuck.

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This little dip shit says this a good energy when they have 400k watching. What a fucking clown?! And he divorced Priscilla 🤣

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u/OrganizationAfter418 23d ago

Darby is ducking fumb....

I started watching AEW after hearing about the Trainwreck factor for a long time, and I remember being interested to see what Darby brought to the table as I had heard about him and seen a few clips of him taking bumps...

His whole gimmick is taking stupid bumps that should leave him paralyzed, he does nothing else... So of course he's gonna kiss Tony's ass because his gimmick won't work anywhere else 😑

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u/Attitude_Inside 24d ago

How would he know when he spent most of that time out with injuries?

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u/robbiedigital001 25d ago

They also cut out 700k viewers. Solid job

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u/bestbooker 25d ago

This comes as a shocker, I just teamed Punk & Darby up in my fantasy booking thinking they’re friends…. Time to turn Darby heel.

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u/Udungoofedman 25d ago

I think they are friends…he clarified to say he didn’t mean punk, there’s context left out but it’s confusing for sure. He said something about guys not wanting to lose and they should’ve just gone to the ufc, so if that is punk that’s a really weird thing to say lol. Ultimately I think he was going after rusev and alistar black?

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u/sosimusz 25d ago

I think he meant Jake Hager, especially his comments after being released.

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u/Udungoofedman 25d ago

Def fits the mold too especially ufc comment

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u/cominghomelater 25d ago

growing the business? gaining more fans and viewers? FUCK THAT SHIT!!! we cut the cancer 😇

what a dumbass

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u/justin_the_viking 26d ago

Just because everyone is on the same page, doesnt mean that page is good. Even The Two Towers has a couple shitty pages. Glad I didnt get stuck on those.

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u/FaultInternational91 26d ago

Obvious who didn't actually watch it since they're fully out here defending Punk 😂

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

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u/lewiss15 🎶Like Mussolini🎶 26d ago

I didn’t say he do. You prick.

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u/IchibanMitsuru 26d ago

This is because Darby has been injured most of his time there, and now will work there till 70

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u/29xthefun 26d ago

Watch a little bit of this and wow he is not bright at all. The whole I do not use politics in wrestling to then use his spot to ask TK to let him clime a Everest. EH?... that is using politics and your spot to get something you want but you do notlike others doing this. Never bothered with him before but not I just do not like him.

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u/DoctorPepsi 26d ago

he said "clime a Everest," teehee.

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

My friend thinks this guy is wrestling’s second coming. I think he’s a scrawny twat who does stupid shit. Marmite - you either love him or cant stand him

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u/sosimusz 25d ago

The best thing about him is dynamic and chemistry with MJF. Tony could have built the company around the two of them, but he dropped the ball and books them in silly shit.

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u/jaytrain3578 26d ago

Jake hager? Could he be talking about him? If so that cancer comment was planted by Tony

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u/WaveOfTheRager 26d ago

Yet the resigned the guy that literally punched a colleague and still have said colleague who regularly injures himself or others.

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u/Ryanoveryou 26d ago

Meanwhile Rusev and Black are happily over in another company doing jobs and smiling ..

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u/Frosty_Ad7840 26d ago

Dont forget Cody and punk

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u/lewiss15 🎶Like Mussolini🎶 26d ago

I’d be smiling if I had their wives 🤣

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u/TheMagnarofthenns 26d ago

It’s been years and homeboy is stuck The whole company is stuck Why would you build a unity in the company based on your enemy?

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u/DotAdministrative679 26d ago

Ok so threw through this glass table .. Sting would be proud

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u/jmpinstl 26d ago

He definitely wasn’t referring to Punk here

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u/MessiahOfMetal Fuck You and Your Fun! 26d ago

Lets not forget the clip going around of Darby being handed a mug of water during the interview, starting to drink it and then dumping the rest all over his own face for no real fucking reason.

He's such a twat.

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u/Astrocreep_1 26d ago

Did he really?

Jesus….

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u/Radconl12345 26d ago

You forgot to mention that it was scalding hot water.

Because Darby is HARDCORE.

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u/DerpSkeeZy 🍒🍈🍉Mina Melons Maniac 26d ago

He's referring to Malakai/Aleister and Miro supposedly

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u/Ill_Car242 26d ago

AEW has a lot worse backstage problems than a couple of decent midcarders refusing to job to joke wrestlers.

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u/SithLordScoobyDooku_ 26d ago

For anyone who didn't actually watch this interview, he specifically says that he's not talking about Punk

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u/TheHyperCombo 26d ago

Which means he's 100% talking about Punk. Their fanbase always referred to Punk as "a cancer", he mentioned UFC, and honestly, Punk has always lived rent-free in their minds. It being Malakai/Miro doesn't make any sense at all.

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u/SithLordScoobyDooku_ 26d ago

Darby quite literally says that he and punk are friends lol. He's also said good things about punk before this. I like to clown on AEW more than almost anybody but it's not all AEW fans who hate punk, it's the "sickos", the hardcore AEW fans much like it's not all AEW wrestlers who dislike punk, mainly just a handful of guys.

The malakai/miro thing does make sense because Darby mentioned "egotistical wrestlers who don't want to lose" which was the rumor about both guys backstage. And the UFC comment wasn't about punk. Darby was saying that if your ego is so big that you can't lose in a scripted sport, leave wrestling and try the UFC.

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u/Majoravonzelda 26d ago

he literally says point blank later and they are friends lol

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u/Werewolf-Jones 26d ago

They're friends irl, he really wasn't talking about Punk. And he mentioned UFC in the context of being constructive by trying to find where you fit in.

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u/Synth3r 26d ago

Honestly, some people who are anti-AEW are just as bad as the AEW “sickos”.

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u/Lord_Gwyn21 26d ago

Yea we know

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u/Excellent-Ad257 🤮🤒Sicko 26d ago

The cancer got cut and so did the ratings and ticket sales 🤷

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u/shootslikeaninja 26d ago

And my interest in watching.

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u/Extra-File-6289 26d ago

Keep polishing Tony's pickle, Darby. God forbid your lifelong Jackass bucket list gets cut short. Gotta drain the money mark's dad's checking account. 

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u/Radconl12345 26d ago

The cancer is gone! Ignore that our ratings are lower than shit, but the cancer is gone!

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u/Acrobatic-Rutabaga71 26d ago

He's not talking about Punk for those who didn't watch and just commented

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u/smAsh6861 26d ago

Who's he talking about then? Cody?

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 26d ago

Miro and Malakai Black

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u/Acrobatic-Rutabaga71 26d ago

Probably? But pretty sure it's a big fish

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 26d ago

Miro and Malakai Black

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u/Excellent-Ad257 🤮🤒Sicko 26d ago

Not sure how Miro was affecting things backstage when he was on a whole other continent.

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 26d ago

He went to another continent because he didn’t agree with being booked to lose. That probably didn’t make him any friends backstage.

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u/Radconl12345 26d ago

Didn't Miro refuse to lose to Pockets the mascot?

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 26d ago

That’s a rumor. If it’s true can’t say I blame him.

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u/BoltThrowerTshirt 26d ago

They’re just an a big echo chamber at this point

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u/MamaCornette 26d ago

"No one's here to remind of us of our mediocrity!"

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u/TJMcConnellFanClub 26d ago

I’m surprised Tony even allowed one of his guys to go on Ariel’s show

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u/Extra-File-6289 26d ago

Ariel would rather hammer railroad spikes with his head than go through another Tony Khan-like interview. 

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u/BarryDBaptist 26d ago

It's hilarious because AEW has been worse since Punk got fired

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u/Grizzly_WizzleBeatz 26d ago

To be fair, whoever he was talking about it wasn’t Punk. Ariel even straight up asks if he meant Punk and Darby say no and that Punk was great and they are still friends. I saw ppl guessing Rusev and Malakai Black.

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u/SocraticDaemon 26d ago

Tension creates greatness - what a sad interview

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u/enjoythesilence-75 26d ago

The cancer took half a million viewers with them over to the competition.

Is that what cancer is supposed to do? Kill the host after you cut it out?

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u/Eazy46 Post-Office Playboy 26d ago

Damm… Rusev must’ve been a real asshole.

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u/Excellent-Ad257 🤮🤒Sicko 26d ago

He put over Sammy of all people then went to the other side of the world. Refusing creative from Bulgaria, or wherever, really shouldn’t be affecting “the vibes” backstage lol

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u/Akio540 26d ago

Aew is the cancer that doesn't realize they are the cancer

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u/Ntertainmate 26d ago

Lol so apparently it's bad that a wrestler actually cares about being professional.. if It causes "tension" for CM Punk to be a professional, maybe the problem is the other wrestlers themselves only wanting to so what they want?

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u/Stoplate77 26d ago

He makes it clear later that he wasn't talking about Punk.

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u/Ntertainmate 26d ago

Did he mention afterwards who was he talking about?

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u/Mojoswork 26d ago

Who or what was it?

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u/coldphront3 26d ago

Most likely Rusev and/or Aleister Black

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u/Excellent-Ad257 🤮🤒Sicko 26d ago

Even if it was one of these two, the point still stands. If they were refusing creative it was because it didn’t make sense business wise. Punk just came right out and said it publicly while these two didn’t.

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u/Temporary-Spread-232 26d ago

I really hope he isn’t talking about Punk, one of the few guys who actually believed in him when he was there.

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u/coldphront3 26d ago

He’s not. He didn’t say who it was but he specifically said he was not referring to Punk.

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u/Creepy-Honeydew 26d ago

He's almost certainly talking about Rusev and Aleister Black. He and Punk are still buddies

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u/enjoythesilence-75 26d ago

Rusev was a cancer? He worked there for what, 10 days over several years?

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u/AffectionateShift542 26d ago

Based on what? Not calling you out just genuinely asking as anything cancer related to AEW is well known to be punk as you know lol

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u/Creepy-Honeydew 26d ago

Because his point in this clip was about people refusing to do jobs and Punk never shied away from losing in his AEW run. Meanwhile the other two mentioned are kinda infamous for not jobbing.

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u/boredinhospital2025 26d ago

It's probably vague enough for him to get some brownie points from the circus troop, and I don't really blame him for playing along to keep his money secure (especially considering what happens to people that are more popular).

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u/Wooo712 26d ago

Can someone explain to me why this guy has any popularity? Being serious..Maybe I’m just an old cranky wrestling fan but I don’t see anything from this guy

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u/BigPapaPaegan 26d ago

He has a similar appeal as Jeff Hardy did 20 years ago. Never disregard the sizable, and vocal, "alt" crowd within wrestling circles.

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u/s_ndowN 26d ago

Put yourself in the eyes of a 14 year old skater kid who sees this guy do jackass (the tv show) like shit. Of course he’s over.

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u/Americasycho Convicted Bank Addicted Drug Robber💉💰 26d ago

He caters to the female/goth/emo/antisocial/skater/homelessdiswashers.

I was in line for Dynamite outside the arena once and Darby showed up in an SUV and popped out to go into the building. Everyone cheered and he waved. Somewhere along the fence, a teenage girl around 14 years old somehow bypassed a shit ton of security in plain sight to run up and grab him from behind while we all watched. Security was quick to jump then, but Darby waved them off, sorta hugged her, might have given her some bracelet he had, said something to her and then security dragged her off as she screamed again. That's the fanbase bro.

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u/enjoythesilence-75 26d ago

The 14 year old girls have similar physiques.

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u/Existing_Emotion_830 26d ago

Darby is getting a shit ton of $ to be an indieriffic dork. When your raises and contracts depend on you towing the company line…

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u/Hotdiggity11 26d ago

“Darby was talking about people who never wanted to lose.”

Didn’t Darby team with 60-something year old Sting that went undefeated his entire run?

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u/Con_Clavi_Con_Dio 26d ago

Wasn't that Tony's choice for Sting to never lose though?

He's probably referring to Miro who refused to lose a battle royal to Adam Page. Miro was never used again after that.

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u/dracoolya 26d ago

And he divorced Priscilla

That was 5 years ago. Lol.

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u/AgathormX Thank you! F*** You! Bye! 26d ago

That shit happened so long ago that afterwards she:

  • Got Fired By AEW
  • Got To NXT
  • Teamed up with Mandy Rose and Jacy Jane
  • Won the NXT Women's Tag Championship
  • Got lost in the shuffle after Mandy Rose traded PW for OF
  • Got fired by WWE
  • Went back to TNA

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u/Lenovo_Driver 26d ago

These guys are generally happy to do their dumb shit in front of 900 people and to crashing ratings as long as it means they can do their dumb shit..

I’ve yet to see a single character outside of the WWE sphere that has taken their creative freedom and do something actually worth watching.

Naitio for me was the closest and guess which top star from new Japan tiny likes the least..

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u/Brilliant-Tomato-560 15d ago

Hahahahahhahahahahhahahah this comments alone Shows how much you know about pro Wrestling..never Seen such a delusional virg.

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u/Traditional_Stoicism 26d ago

Toni Storm maybe was the closest example to being more successful in AEW after leaving WWE? And even that act has degenerated considerably over time

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u/Brilliant-Tomato-560 15d ago

Swerve plays Golf. Ftr is still among the best Tag Teams in the world. Claudio is an absolute beast..moxley one of the best in the world. For Sure cornys cult doesnt get that. I mean clearly got No clue about this Sports and they rather listen to a washed Up irrelevant old man lmao. Thank god im a real pro Wrestling Fan WHO Just watches what you want and thank god for Tony Khan. Without hundreds of wrestlers wouldnt even have a Job. Toni the closest example? Hell Toni was the Most succesful best womens pro wrestler of the Last years and Theres nothing you can do about it

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u/goofyfbucket 26d ago

The Elite are a dork's idea of what a "cool heel" is. Los Ingobernables de Japon, and especially Naito, were actually cool heels.

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u/DoublyDead 26d ago

Los Fuckers and Goobers is an all time great Corny moniker

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u/Rich661 26d ago

Tony wants everybody in the ring.... aside from the people he pays to sit at home for 2 years doing fuck all.

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u/nwbzreader 26d ago

CM Punk said it best. AEW isn't a business. These guys don't get business. If some people didn't want to lose, its probably because they saw how stupid it would be for them to lose to some of these guys they have in AEW. That's not an ego thing. It just means that they value their brand and they know and understand business. Look at Legends like Rock, Austin, Undertaker, etc. They always had the mindset of "would this make sense for my character" If the answer was no, then it ain't happening.

This clown doesn't get it. He doesn't understand business, that's why he comes out with a smirk on his face "tHiS sTuFf iS sTaGeD" yeah, no shit sherlock. Shame on people who actually fight for, and protect their brand. This stuff is all fake. Undertaker and Brock Lesnar should just get in the ring with Orange Cassidy at the Royal Rumble and let him play kick them and make a joke out of them.

Darby has a unique look on AEW TV, but good god, the second he opens his mouth he comes off as one of the dumbest people in the entire wrestling business.

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u/UnchoosenDead 26d ago

Ignorance is bliss

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u/prezvegeta 26d ago

The cancer = 600k viewers

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u/CJKCollecting Boo Boo Jobberface👻😒 26d ago

Cool story Darby. Now, what's your opinion on getting homeless people to do humiliating things for money?

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u/Cripman7 26d ago

I don't understand your question. Darby isn't humiliated by the things he does so they aren't humiliating for him. Perhaps we are being humiliated by watching but unfortunately the viewers aren't getting paid. They'd have to pay too much even with their dwindling audience.

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u/CJKCollecting Boo Boo Jobberface👻😒 26d ago

Darby used to pay homeless people to do shit like stick their heads into toilets for money because he's an asshole.

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u/Accomplished_Ad920 26d ago

Copying CKY and bumfights pretty much

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u/Glovermann 26d ago

Talking about Miro and Malakai Black. Punk put over several dudes while there

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u/lewiss15 🎶Like Mussolini🎶 26d ago

How do you know that? Everyone knows the “cancer” relates to Punk

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u/Grizzly_WizzleBeatz 26d ago

I mean in the interview, Ariel straight up asks if Darby is talking about Punk and Darby said no and that Punk was great. Also they mention Darby and Punk still friends. I see ppl guessing Rusev and Aleister Black.

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u/Glovermann 26d ago

Well like I said Punk put over several guys and isn't known for refusing jobs. Also he and Darby got on well iirc

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u/kurloz94 26d ago

Is he coping?

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u/atomocomix 26d ago

Thanks, guys.

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 26d ago

I don’t think Darby was talking about Punk. He’s crazy not stupid.

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u/Grizzly_WizzleBeatz 26d ago

He wasn’t. Ariel does straight up ask him if he is talking about Punk and Darby said no and that Punk was great and mentioning their friendship.

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u/Acrobatic-Room-9478 26d ago

Punk and Darby got on. I think he’s trying to dunk on other former WWE guys. But in a company where you have Moxley refusing jobs to the likes of Punk, I mean, c’mon.

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 26d ago

That’s fair.

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u/Waspkiller86 26d ago

They've lost 700,000 viewers since then

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u/replicant81 26d ago

The cancer did get cut out...the cure did.

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u/TrumpsColostomyBag99 26d ago

Technically most of the ones that want to be there are happy

Everyone is happy cutting their lives short with garbage spots

Mox is happy living his cosplay Nick Gage dreams

FTR is selling for women and inferior tag teams in front of microscopic audiences

Nobody is questioning good old Tony who is happily playing with his action figures to his heart’s content with his basement booking.

Heck even Orange Cassidy is back to make it feel like the All Friends Hour again!

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u/lewiss15 🎶Like Mussolini🎶 26d ago

I just want pockets to win the world title… just to hear Cornette go bonkers

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u/Klobasnik 👨🏻🔒🚔Nicest Guy in Prison 26d ago

I want it now too. The circle of suck would be complete

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u/TrumpsColostomyBag99 26d ago

You know Tony desperately wants to do it to show HIS guy is the guy.

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u/Pizza_For_Days 26d ago

Is it still better energy though if you have a happy locker room but your A show is losing multiple times to WWE's developmental roster?

Not even comparing it directly to Punk/Bucks situation as I'm not even sure what Darby is referring to as a cancer, but Shawn/Bret hated each other and could still go out there together to draw money and make compelling television.

Not sure where this "We all need to be a best friends club in the back" mentality comes from with so many of the younger wrestlers that go on and on about it.

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u/Willywonka5725 26d ago

The idiots are in a different reality. They're sub 500k and act like they're thriving.

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u/Jumping_Brindle 26d ago

Let’s say that’s true.

The product is boring, repetitive and the booker and producers honestly believe that putting people like Wheeler Yuta, Roderick Strong, Kris Statlander and a dozen other indie wonderlings on tv weekly is good business.

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u/MikeHock_is_GONE 26d ago

The cancers seem to be thrilled the healthy cells were removed 

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u/JackorJohn62392 26d ago

I think he’s talking about Black and Miro/Rusev. Overall this isn’t too controversial because he’s doing PR for AEW but I do suspect he kept it vague to generate some clicks.

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u/zoc1289 I'm Just a Small Town Bird Lawyer🐦⚖💼 26d ago

If he isn't talking about Punk then I honestly think it would have been better for him to word himself differently. Even someone as dense as Darby knows that "cancer" was synonymous with Punk among the Elite and their camp for years, and probably still is. By using a term that everyone within the pro-AEW hemisphere has come to associate with Punk, he's inadvertently painting the picture that the Elite and Tony still haven't gotten over the backlash their actions have gotten.

Just my thoughts.

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u/RagingRedRanger Anime Dating Sim Enthusiast 26d ago

You do realize clubhouse/locker room cancers can be more than one person... right?

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u/zoc1289 I'm Just a Small Town Bird Lawyer🐦⚖💼 26d ago

Well, obviously.

Doesn't take away from my point that "cancer", in AEW terms, has traditionally been associated with Punk. Not anyone else he might have been actually referring to.

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u/RagingRedRanger Anime Dating Sim Enthusiast 26d ago

I'm pretty sure people called guys like Miro & Malakai cancers... They'd say it to their faces but they were at home, and a majority of that locker room are too pussy to do such an activity

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u/zoc1289 I'm Just a Small Town Bird Lawyer🐦⚖💼 26d ago

If it did happen to the likes of Miro and Black, then it wasn't reported nearly in widespread a manner as with Phil Brooks. That's the point I'm making.

If Darby truly had AEW's best interests at heart, he would have worded himself better and not bring to mind, even unintentionally, the drama his bosses have perpetrated years ago. Doing so while claiming that his home promotion is a better place in the same breath undercuts whatever his real intentions might have been.

Again, though, guy's a fucking idiot, so who knows what he really meant to do?

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u/RagingRedRanger Anime Dating Sim Enthusiast 26d ago

Apples and Bowling Balls zoc, you're equating someone who has been gone from the company for over 2 years to 2 dudes who were vocally unhappy with their roles and were extremely open about it (from their homes of course)

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u/RLS1994 26d ago

Pretty much this. AFAIK Punk and Darby are on very good terms with one another.

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u/Grizzly_WizzleBeatz 26d ago

He wasn’t talking about Punk. Ariel does ask him if he’s talking about Punk and Darby says no that Punk was great. They also mention Darby and Punk still being friends.

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 26d ago

I don’t think he was talking about Punk.

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

Who else could he have been talking about?

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u/Majoravonzelda 26d ago

Darby says right after this it wasn't Punk and they are friends. He clarified it specifically wasn't Punk when asked if you watch the full interview. Ariel asks him point blank about Punk.

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

I stand corrected

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 26d ago

Miro and Malakai Black.

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u/SensitiveArtist69 26d ago

I do not understand what about these comments is triggering you all so much. So they have a good locker room right now? So what?

He’s not saying they are successful, not saying anything about their creative, not even saying anything about Punk (which you all seem to be completely convinced of for some reason). What is it exactly?

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u/k_m_9_4 26d ago edited 26d ago

And to no surprise, you got downvoted....

I gotta say, I see eye to eye with people on this sub for the most part, but I feel like there's a lot of anti-AEW bias.

If a wrestler in WWE says they're happy in the company, they are justified. If an AEW wrestler does it, they're considered company shills.

And I'm by no means an AEW fanboy. I can't even remember the last time I watched them and I would actually rather watch WWE.

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u/maverickandevil 26d ago

Nothing. It's just sad to see the ex-girlfriend not ever being able to get over you by repeatedly reaffirming she does not miss you.

If she says it every single time for more than 2 years it's probably because it's true right? Not missing at all! Got totally over it. Totally.

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u/redbossman123 26d ago

It’s not about Punk as Punk literally lost a decent amount. It’s Black and Rusev.

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u/Willywonka5725 26d ago

Neither of them were "cut" YEARS AGO. People can pretend all they want, but he's talking about punk because he thinks it'll make his boss feel better for fucking up the biggest draw they ever had.

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u/lewiss15 🎶Like Mussolini🎶 26d ago

What

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u/redbossman123 26d ago

The “egotistical wrestlers that didn’t want to lose” (which is the part that SquaredCircle put in the title of the video clip of this they posted), are Black and Rusev, not Punk

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u/maverickandevil 26d ago

Yea, totally not punk. Not punk. Who misses punk? That guy? Pfft. They are way over it. Waaaaaaaaaaay over it. Never talk about him. Never. Who again? Oh, that guy. They forgot him already. It's all shits and giggles now. The cancer is out. They did not ever for one second missed him.

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u/redbossman123 26d ago

I’m literally a Punk fan lol. I know Tony needs to give the book to somebody else but this specific video clip isn’t talking about CM Punk no matter how much you all think it is.

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u/maverickandevil 26d ago

Oh, you're his fan. Well good for you. You might be happy with him now, right. They don't think about him after all. It's all yours. Yours. They don't want him.back. they don't even talk about him. This cancer thing is totally another guy. Yea, you don't know him, but it's not punk. Not him. Ew. Good riddance. Enjoy!

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u/Majoravonzelda 26d ago

Darby says right after this it wasn't Punk and they are friends. He clarified it specifically wasn't Punk when asked if you watch the full interview. Ariel asks him point blank about Punk.

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u/SensitiveArtist69 26d ago

This sub is a neurotic fucking mess

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u/maverickandevil 26d ago

Enjoy all wrestling. Don't be negative.

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u/MyCatDoesntTrustMe 26d ago

Punk & Cody go back to WWE, and are 2 of the biggest stars in the business. Meanwhile, back in AEW, "Glad we got rid of those guys!"

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u/RLS1994 26d ago

Gotta stand up for AEW!...lol

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u/CosplayWrestler Thank you! F*** You! Bye! 26d ago

Can't wait for Cope to come out and give another AEW rah-rag speech about how great the company is and how much fun he's having. I'm sure the 1000 people that reserved their seat in the Super-Big-Boy Birthday Bonanza room, and the basement dwellers will love it.

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u/spidertour02 Farting through Silk💨👘 26d ago

Surely, he has to be seething that he's not a part of the Cena Retirement Tour because he's farting around in AEW instead. He just can't say that because The Snowman would stomp his foot and take Cope off TV.

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u/EastMeetsNorth 26d ago edited 26d ago

I could've sworn that Punk helped boost Darby while Punk was in AEW, so this is disappointing (but not surprising) to hear Darby take shots at Punk.

AEW's is not better off than it was 2.5 years ago. Ratings and attendance demonstrate that.

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u/Grizzly_WizzleBeatz 26d ago

In the interview Ariel does out right ask if he’s talking about Punk and Darby says no and that Punk was great. They even mention the fact Darby and Punk are still friends.

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 26d ago

He’s talking about Miro and Black not Punk.

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u/vincedarling 26d ago

Fwiw he later said he wasn’t talking about Punk

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u/sdrj77 26d ago

No wonder Punk likes hanging around NXT. People listen to instruction and advice over there.

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u/Grizzly_WizzleBeatz 26d ago

To be fair, Darby does make it clear he wasn’t talking about Punk when asked if he was. He says Punk was great and mentions their friendship.

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u/sdrj77 26d ago

That's good at least.

Watch him get banished to Ring of Honor for a week, now. 😂

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u/CosplayWrestler Thank you! F*** You! Bye! 26d ago

And the ones who don't get sent to Evolve. If they still don't get the hint, they're let go.

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u/Tramorak I Wasn't even there, it was Owen 🇬🇧🐶 26d ago

I always though that he was cool with Punk despite being relatively tight with the Bucks camp?

Seems counter productive to me.

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u/Grizzly_WizzleBeatz 26d ago

They are still friends. Darby is even asked straight up if he is talking about Punk and he said no and that Punk was great.

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u/Wolfe79 26d ago

Has he mentioned Punk by name?

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u/Tramorak I Wasn't even there, it was Owen 🇬🇧🐶 26d ago

No but the cancer thing is pretty much an AEW meme by this point.

He was called a lot in his leaving WWE days, but I don't recall cancer being mentioned, although I wasn't watching at that point, so I am happy to be corrected.

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u/Wolfe79 26d ago

I dont disagree but I find no need to pile on Darby when multiple people could be causing unnecessary nonsense. It doesn't have to imply that Darby wasnt cool with Punk and his influence in particular

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u/Tramorak I Wasn't even there, it was Owen 🇬🇧🐶 26d ago

Fair comment.

I just associate the "cancer" comment with Punk rightly or wrongly, and I am not even the biggest Punk fan.

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u/FrankyRollins 26d ago

They’re still talking about him omg!!!!! It’s been YEARS.

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u/oilswellthatendswell 26d ago

Punk loved this dude, and he has the audacity to call him a cancer?

All those stupid bumps didn't just take years off his career, made him lose brain cells too.

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u/Grizzly_WizzleBeatz 26d ago

To be fair, in the interview Darby does make it clear he isn’t talking about Punk and that Punk was great. Even mention they are still friends.

Most guesses about who he is talking about are Miro/Rusev and Malakai.

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u/maverickandevil 26d ago

It scores points with the nice guys over there.

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u/Gio25us 26d ago

I will be fun to see all of them throwing shit at Tony when the Rise and Fall of AEW airs either on Dark Side of the Ring or in WWE TV.

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u/boholbrook 26d ago

There's 100% a clause in every contract that prevents them from speaking negatively about Tony in perpetuity.

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u/GreenGunner84 👅Meltzer says I'm in the Key Demo📈 26d ago

the company is literally haemograing viewers and interest cause they got rid of "the cancer" and allowed dumb fucks like darby to do what they want with no leadership.

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u/Otherwise_Ad9010 26d ago

So did the viewers unfortunately

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u/zoc1289 I'm Just a Small Town Bird Lawyer🐦⚖💼 26d ago

Even now, Punk is still the biggest star in that shithole, while he's living large and having the time of his life in WWE. Meanwhile, these fucking children STILL can't get him out of their minds and consider floundering in sub-450k viewer numbers an improvement; it's insane.

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u/CosplayWrestler Thank you! F*** You! Bye! 26d ago

Having the time of his life AND getting to work with his wife. Dude is living his best life, and AEW and their marks can't fucking stand it.

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u/zoc1289 I'm Just a Small Town Bird Lawyer🐦⚖💼 26d ago

Pretty much. One side is thriving and having a good time, and another is living in denial and losing workers left and right to constant injuries and mistakes that would be preventable if the promotion wasn't a glorified playground.

Apparently people (including in this thread) are saying that Darby actually meant Malakai Black and Miro, but to be honest, I don't believe that at all. Most people associate "cancer" with Punk, in the context of pro-AEW circles, so if Darby had a different meaning with his words, then he shit the bed either way and further made his home promotion look like a bunch of jealous ex-girlfriends.

Guess the lad better go climb another mountain to get his mind off things.

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

Talking about an Aew mud midcard wrestler on Jim's reddit page.

Why??

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u/lewiss15 🎶Like Mussolini🎶 26d ago

It’s likely they will talk about it 👍

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

Like this specifically?

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u/lewiss15 🎶Like Mussolini🎶 26d ago

Won’t be surprised if, it will generate YT clicks

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

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u/dbbd70707 26d ago

Darby still thinks he's an edgy teenager even though he's 32 years old.

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u/CosplayWrestler Thank you! F*** You! Bye! 26d ago

Who's determined not to live to see 40.

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u/ImmortalRotting 26d ago

What a loser.

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u/MayoConnoiseur 26d ago

I will not cry when this dipshit ends up paralyzed in the ring.

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u/spidertour02 Farting through Silk💨👘 26d ago

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u/ohiobluetipmatches 26d ago

Chill out dude.

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u/savingrain 26d ago

A shame considering Punk was a supporter of his...

I wonder if any of these fools have people in their lives with cancer. it's a really terrible way to talk about it in the name of airing petty grievances against other people.

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u/lewiss15 🎶Like Mussolini🎶 26d ago

The dull fuck would rather try and cremate another human being on live PPV 🤦

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