Below are some top AEW & WWE news stories of the day, involving Mark Briscoe and CM Punk.
• 13-Time ROH Tag Team Champions The Briscoe Brothers used to call themselves “Dem Boyz”.
They teamed for 22 years, until Jay Briscoe’s death in January 2023 in a car accident.
WWE on FOX’s Twitter account (which is run by FOX employees, not WWE’s social media team) tweeted the following for Bobby Lashley & The Street Profits during Friday’s SmackDown:
“DEM BOYZ!”
DEM BOYZ!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/RfpbjzAwVc
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) December 9, 2023
AEW wrestler Mark Briscoe wasn’t happy with this and tweeted the following:
“For real?? This sh*t is hilarious. Triple H, whoever runs this twitter should probably be fired for lack of knowledge. Or they need the taste slapped out of their mouth for lack of reverence.”
• CM Punk was reportedly a lively presence backstage at NXT Deadline, spending the entire day at the venue and being well-received by everyone.
Surprisingly, his interactions with Triple H were described as genuinely good, despite years of tension between them.
According to Haus of Wrestling, sources close to Punk are expressing excitement, noting that he seems to be in a remarkably happy state.
The Wrestling Observer later added that Punk wasn’t disappointed when he was fired from AEW and was actually looking forward to it:
“I know that when he was fired, I know he was not that upset when he was fired. I was told he was looking to be fired, he was not that upset to be fired.”
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