To address those who talk about his work not being very good, Punk also addressed and admitted that in that same WizardWorld Q&A:
Can't say I blame the guy as I haven't been thrilled with WWE in a while either.
Aaaaaaaaaand this is why you never leave the subforum anymore. :haha:
I assume he was asked in the sense of "Why does your GTS look sloppy, your Macho Man Elbow never looks good, etc etc". If he answered the question in context, then why bitch at Punk for it? Like he said every face in the company has a small pool of signature moves they do, that means it's clearly a WWE thing, not a Phil Brooks thing. Not that wrestling fans would really know the difference.
Punk leaving because the guys in charge are intent on pushing "established names" that the fans simply haven't cared about in years who get shitted on most nights, all while there's very little (if any) hope for any new guys (be it him, his buddy, the whole locker room, whoever) to break through that glass ceiling? Yeah, can't blame him for taking his ball and going home. He may not be right in doing so, but can certainly understand.
Whatever indy fed - if he hasn't lost his love of the business - signs Punk is gonna be pretty happy. I'll happily join you and Gohan as we watch that.