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CM Punk speaks re: WWE

Posted on 11/27/14 at 2:55 pm
Posted by Ric Flair
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Posted on 11/27/14 at 2:55 pm
CM Punk was on a long podcast by Colt Cabana and spoke on why he left the WWE. It's an interesting look into the company's policies and future planning (or lack thereof).

CM Punk interview
Posted by King of New Orleans
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Posted on 11/27/14 at 3:29 pm to
Cliffs?
Posted by unotiger21
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 11/27/14 at 3:30 pm to
I read some of what he said. It's a tough business man. Much harder life than most people think they have.
Posted by Master of Sinanju
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Posted on 11/27/14 at 3:33 pm to
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Cliffs?


Posted by LSU-MNCBABY
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Posted on 11/27/14 at 3:38 pm to
Basically said the wwe doctors are criminally negligent, Vince and hunter are clueless and only concerned with what's next for cena, ryback is awful and hurt him on several occasions, and that the group that became the sheild was his idea and originally was suppose to be him, Rollins, Ambrose and chris hero


Posted by ZacAttack
The Land Mass
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Posted on 11/27/14 at 3:42 pm to
Is this more than what he said on RAW?
Posted by auburnu008
I am the bagman
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Posted on 11/27/14 at 4:11 pm to
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 "bulls--t." 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--k 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."
Posted by tonyperkis
Member since Jun 2012
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Posted on 11/27/14 at 4:15 pm to
Yea I laughed at the WWE idea of having his heel faction be Big Show Bryan and Rollins. They are so dumb
Posted by wizziko
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Posted on 11/27/14 at 4:24 pm to
DAMN
Posted by Requiem for a Dream
Member since Oct 2014
339 posts
Posted on 11/27/14 at 4:25 pm to
Punk might not have officially "quit" but he did walk out on the company and made zero effort to rectify the situation nor come to a mutual agreement. The worst part though was that he never provided an explanation to his fans.

On the other hand, he left WWE under his own terms and did not allow WWE to dictate his departure or bury him in the process. He has a nice nest egg saved up and is married to one of the hottest, sexiest little vixens on the planet. Not too shabby if you ask me.
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
39126 posts
Posted on 11/27/14 at 4:45 pm to
Yeah he shouldn't bitch about being fired because he did breach his contract and deserved to be fired. Sounds like he got a lot of money from suing WWE though.
Posted by Byron Bojangles III
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 11/27/14 at 4:47 pm to
Posted by Byron Bojangles III
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 11/27/14 at 4:49 pm to
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Yeah he shouldn't bitch about being fired because he did breach his contract and deserved to be fired. Sounds like he got a lot of money from suing WWE though.


They wanted him to wrestle with full blown staph infection. You still think he breached his contract when his life was in danger?
Posted by Ric Flair
Charlotte
Member since Oct 2005
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Posted on 11/27/14 at 4:52 pm to
It was an interesting interview. The fact that he was so suprised that he got fired (basically 5 months after quitting) caught me off guard. What was he expecting. Some damning info regarding the doctor (if it is all true).

Posted by Ric Flair
Charlotte
Member since Oct 2005
13649 posts
Posted on 11/27/14 at 4:55 pm to
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They wanted him to wrestle with full blown staph infection. You still think he breached his contract when his life was in danger?


It was just a lipoma (sarcasm)
Posted by Byron Bojangles III
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 11/27/14 at 4:58 pm to
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The fact that he was so suprised that he got fired (basically 5 months after quitting) caught me off guard. 


Well when he got word he was suspended I guess he thought his job was safe but be never sounded like he planned on going back.
Posted by Requiem for a Dream
Member since Oct 2014
339 posts
Posted on 11/27/14 at 4:58 pm to
When you sign with WWE, you know what you're getting yourself into. They want indestructible machines who work night in, night out without getting injured or taking time off. That's what they demand and expect. The body never gets a chance to heal and it's near impossible to perform without being on painkillers and other pills. That's why many guys end up like retired circus animals by the time they're done.
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
39126 posts
Posted on 11/27/14 at 5:04 pm to
If he had such a problem with them he could have sued for unsafe working environment or something like that. Maybe WWE also breached the contract on their end but he didn't do anything about it. Him just walking out like that is quitting.
Posted by Byron Bojangles III
Member since Nov 2012
51614 posts
Posted on 11/27/14 at 5:14 pm to
Call it what you want. He'd also breach his contract if he died.
Posted by lsucoonass
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Member since Nov 2003
68435 posts
Posted on 11/27/14 at 5:21 pm to
Who is Chris hero?
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