The Best iN the World is BacK

The Impromptu Wrestling Podcast

Episode 78 - The Best iN the World is BacK

This week's episode of IWP will go down, for our personal history, as the episode it all changed. Not only are we introducing a new format for the show in which, we hope will provide a better listening experience for you the audience. But, It will forever be remembered as the episode we talked about...The Return. For those who don't know, I (Towelie006) have been a life long wrestling fan and honestly, it was hard to watch wrestling in the mid 2000s. WCW was gone. ROH was not easily available to us in Canada. TNA had its moments, but low production value and poor writing made it hard to connect with the stories they were trying to tell. As for the WWE at the time, the shift into the PG Era left a sour taste in my mouth much like every other of the 6+ million wrestling fans who tuned in every Monday night during the Attitude Era. It was a tough time to be a wrestling fan. But, there was one wrestler who kept me engaged in it all. An alternative to the muscle bound behemoths I was force fed to cheer for. A character so different from the typical WWE mold that it made you see yourself in him. He was held down, and made fun of really right in front of our eyes for years. He was the one who got me back into loving professional wrestling. And just as fast as I came back in, the vanilla brand chased him out. It was January 2014 when he walked away from the spotlights of a wrestling ring. I kind of always knew he would come back, the question always was when will he. Well, after 7 and a half years, It's time. August 20th, 2021 will go down in history as the night CM Punk returned to pro wrestling...and he came back in AEW. This episode is dedicated to that moment. Enjoy the show everyone!