10 Incredible Links Between Wrestlers You'd Never Expect

1. CM Punk And The Young Bucks Are Basically The Same People

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Both CM Punk and the Young Bucks adopted finishing moves almost purely to piss people off; Punk cribbed the GTS in part to troll people who blasted him for "stealing" the cool moves from the Japanese scene at the time, where the Bucks named their finish the Meltzer Driver to troll people who claimed the Bucks worked matches cynically to get star ratings.

Both CM Punk and the Young Bucks have been beaten up in humiliating real fights.

Both CM Punk and the Young Bucks wanted to "change" wrestling and hammered that very word home to build their brands. Both CM Punk and the Young Bucks promised to or actually changed the wrestling world in the same city of Chicago.

Both CM Punk and the Young Bucks got over everywhere they went, with the exception of TNA.

Both CM Punk and the Young Bucks abstain from drugs and alcohol.

Both CM Punk and the Young Bucks booked their own backyard promotions, which were both miraculously successful given what they were.

Both CM Punk and the Young Bucks were told they they didn't know how to work by veterans of the industry.

And yet, they are mortal enemies who can't, won't get along, and whose offscreen feud has overshadowed All Elite Wrestling for nearly eight utterly exhausting months.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!