CM Punk Finally Speaks on His Departure

[Sabretooth]

- Former WWE Superstar CM Punk has finally spoken out about his WWE departure on the latest episode of Colt Cabana's Art of Wrestling podcast. It's a very in-depth interview with Punk going into detail about his health, last few months with WWE, his departure and what happened after that. The full interview is available on iTunes now. Below are a few highlights:

* He left after the Royal Rumble mainly because of his health. He talked about working with broken ribs, a concussion and bad knees during his last months with the company. Punk was so sick during last November's European tour that he was throwing up and dry heaving every night after his matches. He had a fever for months and no appetite. WWE doctors gave him so many antibiotics that he had an accident in the ring on SmackDown, all while watching his paychecks shrink. He said it was the worst he's ever felt in his life.

* He suffered a concussion early during the Royal Rumble match but still worked. He passed a concussion test the next day and called the testing "bullshit." WWE informed he passed but wanted him to run the ring ropes and evaluate him. Punk then demanded that they just decide he has a concussion and admitted that he had been trying to deny he was hurt and just tough it out.

Punk says that same day he was being pressured about taking a drug test and signing visas for future tours instead of listening to his requests for help because something was obviously wrong. Punk then told Vince McMahon and Triple H that he was going home. Punk says he told off Triple H about cutting off his momentum in 2011 and complained to Vince for stifling Punk's creativity. He says he told them both it was garbage how Daniel Bryan wasn't being considered for the WrestleMania XXX main event. Punk says he told them he didn't want to do this anymore and was done. Vince was in tears when he hugged Punk goodbye and told him he was family.

* However, Punk was actually fired from WWE. After he left in January, he was told a few weeks later by Vince McMahon through text message that he was being suspended for two months. This was the day before Vince told WWE shareholders that Punk had taken a sabbatical. Punk heard from no one in WWE once the suspension was over and received termination papers for breach of contract on his wedding day in June.

* Punk says he hired a very vicious lawyer to go after WWE and fight their claim of breach of contract. In the end, he got a settlement that gave him everything he asked for and more. Punk's not allowed to talk about the settlement. He said they are done and will never have a working relationship again. Punk says WWE wanted to issue a joint statement with him but he told them to "f*** off." WWE was worried he would go to TNA but Punk's lawyer told WWE that he despises wrestling now and will never wrestle again.

* He said wrestling Ryback took "20 years off his life" and described Ryback as "steroid guy."

Well, god damn

 

[Lover Boy]

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It's here if you want to listen to it.

 

[Postman Dave]

listening to it now, made a couple of opinions from the stuff I've heard about it, but I'll listen to it from the horses mouth first.

 

[Lover Boy]

listening to it now, made a couple of opinions from the stuff I've heard about it, but I'll listen to it from the horses mouth first.

This is just CM Punk, AJ isn't in it.

 

[Postman Dave]

Okay, done.

Of course, we're only gonna ever have CM Punk's side of the story, and man does it paint WWE pretty badly. The main thing is that Punk doesn't go on the burial tour, the only guys who come out of this sounding bad are Triple H & Ryback.

Is some of it bitter? Yeah, of course. I know he wanted to main event WM bad, but I don't agree for a minute that he should have main evented WM28. I know he was the champ, but Rock/Cena was on a whole other level of media hype.

The stuff about his injuries is pretty fucked up and doesn't paint WWE well. Firing him on his wedding day is a shitty move too, and with AJ still in the company, it wasn't as if they wouldn't have known.

I'm glad he also pointed out a few things I've thought for a while now. Like how the way they do business (e.g. he didn't shake someone's hand, JOB HIM OUT) in the 21st century and the bizarre booking of him post MITB (losing 3 PPV's straight after Summerslam was absolutely ridiculous).

All in all, take the wrestling aspect out of it, and it's a lot easier to swallow from a personal perspective. Guy worked his whole life to get to a certain job, but then internal politics and problems took there toll, the guy saved his money, and therefore decided to leave rather than take any more shit. Fair enough.

 

[Sabretooth]

Wwe are assholes. But that's what he signed up for. If you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen

 

[JakeYourBooty]

Punk comes off so bitter.

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[Lover Boy]

Washington Post has picked up this story which is huge, the story is really getting some mainstream media attention.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...-policy-says-he-was-fired-on-his-wedding-day/

 

[Fuji Vice]

Just to clarify, that's a blog on the Washington Post website from an admitted wrestling fan. I'd hardly call that "mainstream media", which as per usual gives zero fucks about this story.

 

[JakeYourBooty]

as well they shouldn't who the fuck cares about a begrudged employee talking shit about his former employer and coworkers

 

[Fuji Vice]

as well they shouldn't who the fuck cares about a begrudged employee talking shit about his former employer and coworkers

For real. Nobody gives a shit about it in any other business. No reason for it to be different here.


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[JakeYourBooty]

But it's CM Punk he can do no wrong

 

[Fuji Vice]

But it's CM Punk he can do no wrong

Honestly, I liked Punk well enough and even agree with some of the stuff he's talking about on the podcast. That being said, he's no martyr so I wish people would stop treating him like one.


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[JakeYourBooty]

I like him a ton too just his cry baby shit is to much for me

 

[Fuji Vice]

I like him a ton too just his cry baby shit is to much for me

Glad I'm not the only one. Funny how you can love and loathe someone at the same time. He reminds me of my ex-wife. :


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