CM Punk Speaks Finally

[SAIYANS]

- 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."

 

[Embrace Thou Maryse]

That guy can complain. Cant turn around and bitch about the WWE not looking after him when he was pretending he wasn't injured and he let things get worse and worse.

Why/how does WWE always lose the lawsuits against them or settle? Clearly Punk breached his contract.

 

[The Cork]

"WWE doctors gave him so many antibiotics that he had an accident in the ring on SmackDown"


lol, he shat himself during a match.

 

[SAIYANS]

That guy can complain. Cant turn around and bitch about the WWE not looking after him when he was pretending he wasn't injured and he let things get worse and worse.

Why/how does WWE always lose the lawsuits against them or settle? Clearly Punk breached his contract.

Wwe still got to market the merch unlike with Austin where they stopped production of his. I also think AJ had to be a consideration, they didn't want her to quit to like King with the Kat, so they likely tried to keep it as amicable as possible out of respect to her.

 

[Deezy]

So recap:
Hates Triple H
Hates Ryback
Wanted 500 days as champ
Rock is not a draw
Jealous of Cena, did "as many make a wishes as Cena"
Wanted Chris Hero over Roman Reigns
Wanted 10 Million instead of 7 Million
Didn't want to lose to any "part timers (Rock, Brock, Taker)" wanted to be paid more than all of them.
Blames WWE for almost killing him
Hates Drug Tests
Confirms he didn't want match with Triple H at WM30
You sure Punk is as "clean" as he claims because drugged up Shawn Michaels probably has less complaints.
And for a guy who kept saying "I'm not about the money" he sure bitched about pay a lot. LOL @ Bryan should have that Mania Mainevent and still bitch about how it should've been his.

And I like Ryback even more now.

 

[Kiffy Lube]

Ryback can't hit even hit a simple moves right. Hell he can't say his lines right either as in two weeks ago he told everyone himself he thinks he is stupid too.

I still think however CM Punk threw a hissy fit and us fans were screwed out of one more Mania match out of him.

 

[Chris]

I don't like that he went off on Trips and Vince before he left because the image in my mind of him just saying "I'm going home" and walking out, never to say another word was so much more entertaining.

 

[PHX]

I really have to listen to this interview asap for sure been wanting to hear this talked about. I understand his frustrations and all that just still think he went about it in a horrible way and could have went about it a whole lot better. Most shocking part is Vince crying and hugging him even after he quit the way he did wasn't expecting that at all.

 

[Deezy]

Vince no sells everything. His Shield story contradicts what Seth Rollins said on Jerichos podcast. Lots of smark talking points and seems to go against everything people who worked in creative have said about their process and maybe, just maybe he is just another bitter ex employee who is spinning the same tired yarn about how he had this idea and that but Cena or Vince took it. Like how 80s guys say about Hogan and Vince or 90s guy talk about the Kliq.

 

[Chris]

Honestly think we should just forget about what Punk said because the real story here is the genius thread title. A moment of silence to appreciate it's cleverness.

 

[Deezy]

The one thing that bugged me was the staph infection story. He supposedly does jiujitsu, staph infection is a common ailment from rolling on sweaty mats. And it's not hard to diagnose, I had that a few times and one would think a locker room full of guys who roll on mats for a living would know what staph infection is.

And thread title is spot on.....but I would've named it Punksatonny Phil unleashed the waterworks

 

[Embrace Thou Maryse]

He really just comes across as just another bitter ex employee. Vince didn't bow down to him and give him the world so he's going to bitch about it.

 

[Dale]

http://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2014/11/27/7298557/cm-punk-story-walking-out-on-wwe

Loads more in the above link if you can't be bothered to listen to the interview. I'm not really a fan of the guy but it's good to hear him break his silence and clear a few things up. Nothing too outrageous either, most of the stuff seems pretty believable.

 

[Crippler]

CM Pussy would have been better.

 

[Deezy]

CM Bitch = Cash Money.....Bitch

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