— As previously reported, 5 Star Wrestling promoter Daniel Hinkles started a publicity stunt last week, claiming he would pay former WWE Superstar CM Punk $1 million to return to the ring and take part in 5 Star Wrestling’s upcoming 128-man tournament next month in Liverpool, England. The story was clearly an attention-grabbing move. But now, it seems the publicity stunt has backfired, and someone has tried to take the stunt too far.
Hinkles had claimed the $1 million offer for Punk was genuine, even though Punk has shown no interest in making a return to pro wrestling. However, there were messages on Hinkles’ Twitter account earlier today claiming that Punk accepted the offer and would be competing in the tournament. Hinkles’ account was likely hacked because his Twitter account has now been retreated, so the tweets should not be taken seriously.
I am delighted to announce that @CMPunk will participate in our 128 man tournament starting June 10th in Liverpool. Get your tickets now!
— Daniel Hinkles (@DanielHinkles) May 21, 2017
10PM tonight! UK time. @CMPunk will be live via skype on #5StarWrestlings official facebook page. You dont want to miss it…
— Daniel Hinkles (@DanielHinkles) May 21, 2017
— The PROGRESS Wrestling Twitter account and co-owner Glen Joseph posted the following tweets on Pete Dunne winning the WWE UK title at Saturday night’s WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago event.
#PeteyTwoBelts pic.twitter.com/unYRIF0eLU
— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) May 21, 2017
Professional differences aside, @Tyler_Bate & @PeteDunneYxB did not only PROGRESS, but British wrestling proud tonight. Take a bow lads.
— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) May 21, 2017
If the #UKChampionship match at #NXTTakeOver doesn’t convince you to support independent pro-wrestling in the UK, we don’t know what will.
— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) May 21, 2017
Well. It seems congratulations are in order for @PeteDunneYxB, your new #WWEUK Champion. What next for #BritishStrongStyle? #UKChampionship pic.twitter.com/y7IwS0MtPP
— Glen Joseph (@Glen_Joseph) May 21, 2017