7 Ups & 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE Backstage (Nov 19)

By Michael Hamflett / November 20, 2019

1. The Best In The World Is Back...Sort Of

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A smidgin of the old CM Punk escaped during 'The Straight Edge Superstar's hilarious verbal takedown of Tom Arnold in his first try on the yet-again-entertaining Social Media SmackDown show closer.

This spot shouldn't be anywhere near as good as it is - from Renee Young talking about "that Fox money" on Week One in response to critics of her commentary to Punk incinerating the former Mr Roseanne Barr and Seth Rollins in one go-home line, the segment yet again delivered big laughs and a big finish for the broadcast.

Punk can't be relied upon to drop these baby bombs once a week of course, but as a cherry on top for his first episode of the show, this was a wonderful taste of what else remains within the returning firebrand.

Authored by Michael Hamflett

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation for nearly 10 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett

First Posted On: 20th Nov 2019

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