Americans: why is CM Punk famous?

[DFresh1]

He used to do that thing where grown muscular men jump around and grapple with neon colored panties.

you mean like this guy? (I love Bas!)

 

[ALAN PARTRIDGE]

He'd be awesome if he decides to train MMA and have a UFC career. CM Punk = Future WW champ

 

[Destino2018]

I think pro wrestling fans are easily impressed.

Most of them are just kids anyway.

Technically the average viewer of wrestling is around 40 years old.

 

[KazDibiase]

you mean like this guy? (I love Bas!)

Close bro but no cigar

Now these guys are pioneers!

 

[iwhoopedbatman]

Couldn't tell you. Never heard of him until the UFC crossover.

Well, in fairness, I guess it was when he started talking about crossing over and threads started popping up about him here.

 

[capnlarge]

He was popular in wrestling because of his sarcasm. Plus, he had great chemistry with John Cena, who is the biggest star in wrestling.

 

[Coolkid666]

Wow this thread is stupid and most of the comments are too. And don't quote me boy cuz i aint say shit

 

[DS66]

Because of his elite A-level athleticism and dashing good looks.

 

[Smok3r]

The US likes fake shit.

Yes, we do! So, sue us!

 

[capnlarge]

Another big factor is that Punk is a huge nerd and wrestling is extremely popular with this demographic.

 

[Cantalope]

"In fact professional wrestling is quite strong" - CM Punk

 

[DOMMA]

 

[My2Cents]

Nice documentary about wrestling in the 80's and Andre the Giant

 

[Uthred]

You want to understand the psychology behind pro-wrestling's appeal?

Don't go looking for shit you don't want to find bro. That's a deep dark swamp of mountain dew, necrotic gums and illiteracy that you don't want to fall into.

 

[El Fernas]

Go watch his pro career, he had his "straight edge" gimmick, was good looking i guess, he wasnt built like most WWE guys, but had way more muscle back then, decent mic skills.

But simply this, why is Conor so popular? Can he fight? yeah, but most top fighters can also fight too...he has better trash talk, its a matter if just "having it", he was a decent draw back then.

 

[WarriorPoet1]

well you see there's this guy Vince and he is the greatest promoter(maybe the circus guys beat him) ever so much so he choreographs a dance routine between 2 grown man with a predetermined ending and some how still sells out world wide and he is a product of that

 

[aichokyu]

Because there is a part of our culture that likes Pro Wrestling and that is what he did. It's like me asking why Zindine Zidane is famous because most Americans don't watch soccer.

hmm there's a difference, zidane (who by the way I'm not much a fan of) wasn't chosen, he was performing at the highest level of competition and won important titles
in pro wrestling, since it is scripted, the performers and their roles are cast, the winner is chosen in advance right (not very familiar with pro-w). If I understand TS question correctly, why was punk chosen instead of others, there probably were criteria for that choice but what were they ?

 

[TCanaveira]

He wasn't a boring speaker...like at all. Not when he was performing in the WWE. Dude had some great ass promos, legit some of the best. He was a heel you loved to hate. His most remembered promo was this one. Don't remember exactly what he said. But he started going off script and going off on the wwe so much that they had to cut his mic.

 

[usernamee]

There's a lot of retarded hillbillies in USA that loves WWE.

 

[maxi diablo]

He knows how to get his way by complaining. Triple H was smart enough to get rid of him though.