Backstage Altercation Involving CM Punk; Details

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Source: 1wrestling.com

- ECW Champion CM Punk and Tony Atlas were involved in a verbal altercation backstage after Wednesday night's OVW taping. Atlas had told Punk earlier in the day that the taping of his hands and arms wasn't the look the office wanted. Atlas was upset that Punk didn't take his advice when Punk came out for his match still taped up.

After the show, Atlas made a speech to the talent about people with bad attitudes. Sources say Atlas was staring at Punk the whole time he was giving his speech and Punk finally asked Atlas why he was looking at him while he was talking about bad attitudes. The two exchanged some words and Punk asked loudly, "Do you even watch our show? Do you even know who I am?"

 

[Soulpower]

Here's the actual story...

Last week there was an altercation between ECW Champion CM Punk and WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas. Atlas was sent to developmental to do some mentoring and help the talents if he could with advice and other needs. While there, Atlas rubbed many the wrong way as he constantly put himself over and only said that the talents were doing stuff wrong. Atlas made a comment to CM Punk who was working the tapings, that he wore his wrist tape oddly and looked like he had broken arms. Punk basically shrugged off the comments.

After the tapings, they had the normal post meeting. This is the time where Al Snow and other WWE veterans critique what the developmental talents do right and wrong during the show. Atlas started with his critique, and every time he said something negative he would stare down Punk. After a while, Punk asked why he was looking at him and Atlas tore into Punk and stated, "With an attitude like that you'll never be called up to TV." It was then that Atlas's credibility was shot. Punk asked if he watched ECW or even knew Punk's name, to which Atlas admitted he didn't. They argued for a reported 20-minutes.

John Laurinaitis found out about this and was not only upset that it happened, but that OVW management allowed it to happen. OVW owner president Danny Davis was not present when this happened but Al Snow and Robert Gibson were there.

After the meeting, Atlas DaBone, an OVW talent, went to Atlas to apologize for Punk. The rest of the developmental talent didn't like this as they felt no one should talk for Punk and that DaBone was trying to watch out for himself. The locker room views Punk as a hero for standing up to Atlas and is a good source of morale in developmental, which has been down as of late. Many OVW performers have started to feel that the main goal isn't to help them improve but to mentally beat them down for everything they do "wrong." It is being called a miserable place to be.

Credit: Pwinsider.com

Tony Atlas got OWNED!!!!

 

[LKP]

Seee now just give cm punk a mic and he can even make hhh look small. He was right to stand up for himself. What kind of wwe legend does'nt know the ECW champion cm punk? You'd think vicne would let certain people know whos who and the champions. ^^^ I was just about to post this story .

 

[Fatal 55]

Another Reason why CM Punk... Is Better Than You!

Seriously though, Tony Atlas must be one thick shit if he didn't know his name & didn't realise he's a current world champion!

 

[Travis40]

Tony Atlas is a fucking moron if he doesn't know who CM Punk is, god damn, every wrestling fan knows who CM Punk is and Atlas FUCKING WORKS FOR THE WWE and doesn't know who fucking CM Punk is? I think that dickhead should get his head out of his ass and watch ECW...does he even know that Sandman, Sabu, and RVD are gone?

 

[CenaMark54]

Good for CM Punk. Thats what the washed up never was Tony Atlas gets for calling Punk out in front of his peers.

 

[THE Brian Kendrick's Biceps]

atlas probably does not think of punk because punk is not jsut some muscled up jabroni like atlas was. punk is a wrestler who actually performs interesting moves and moves through his matches perfectly. its still funny that atlas works for wwe. bet vince didnt wnat this getting out

 

[Flair for The Gold]

I'm not going to slag off on Atlas's career because thats wrong, especially for a legend like him. But what he implied to Punk WAS wrong. There was no reason for him to act like that, and he was a little thick headed to not know who CM Punk was, especially since he is still involved with independant wrestling.

 

[This Guy]

the part I find funny about this is the comment of "Its not the look the office likes" Someone tell Triple H then, he more or less is the office and he tapes up his hands and arms too

 

[THE Brian Kendrick's Biceps]

so hhh must have broken arms too. wait didnt atlas ever wrestle with bob orton jr

 

[Nancy Di Loreto]

You know what strikes mes as Punk be such a good guy? The fact that he calls ECW "Our Show". And yes, Atlas just got OWNED!