leojay said:
I thought that too until I saw all the loldirtsheets posting "exclusive reports" saying that the injury was still a concern and they didn't know if they would let him compete then or not. And considering the "he was fine before TLC" reports were dirtsheets too, you can't really say either report is any less legitimate.
I really don't know what to believe anymore.
I know he was up walking on his own just hours after his surgery, but I highly doubt that means he'd be OK for in-ring competition. So I could see them saying, "Surgery went well. Punk is fine and mobile, but not ready to compete yet." since walking and wrestling are two entirely different things and he'd need more recovery time before risking more damage to his knee. That's his G.T.S. knee, too, so I couldn't see that move going well right after surgery.
Anyway, point being dirtsheets are just that for a reason. It's always best to take what they "report" with a grain of salt. I do think Punk has been fine, but when he officially became medically cleared to compete is debatable. Either way, I do think WWE would be hesitant to have him compete too soon after surgery and risk further injury, which seems to have been the main issue.
Glad he's cleared now, but not sure how smart of a move it is to do a TLC match again as his first post-surgery match. Going to be interesting to see what actually happens.