>>16400930I know this is bait but I'm gonna go ahead and bite because I know there are retards who genuinely believe this and I'm about to shit on them.
>Had the loudest pop for any return with only Triple H's RAW return and John Cena's Royal Rumble Return that can be argued as equal or bigger>Has back to back to back great promos ("here to make money'/Seth/Cody)>Had a fantastic performance in the Royal Rumble with Cody even with a torn tricep>Began the best feud of 2024 with Drew>Had a huge WrestleMania moment even while injured>Throughout the whole feud he helped Drew reach a level beyond main eventer. This feud made Drew into a Legend>Had one of the best HiaC matches of all time easily in the top 6 or 7>His Ariel Helwani interview blew up the internet and caused AEW to sperg out and release the footage>His Rosenbaum interview blew up the internet and had people speculating on who Punk felt he wasted time onThose last two prove how much people still care about him. When he speaks the wrestling world listens.
>He forced Dave Meltzer to give him 5 stars for that HiaC match >He did some brilliant character work with the Bloodline >Had the best War Games match since War Games has been a main roster matchKeep in mind he was injured for most of the year too. Now go and name me a single AEW talent that had a more accomplished 2024 than an injured CM Punk. Who? If all you care about is matches and absolutely nothing else then maybe Ospreay had a better year? Maybe.
Saying Phil is now a joke, washed, has been, cringe or whatever is literally the crying onions jack mask meme.
