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Post by Vegas on Jan 29, 2014 8:36:48 GMT -5
Breaking News: Top WWE star leaves company
Word has come out that CM Punk has left WWE, according to sources for the Wrestling Observer and PWInsider.
After being re-written out of the script for Raw, Punk reportedly told Vince McMahon he was going home and that he wasn't coming back. The company responded by pulling him from all of his scheduled WWE dates going forward.
Punk was scheduled to face Triple H at WrestleMania 30, but as we saw on Raw, early signs may have been shown that Triple H will be facing Daniel Bryan at Mania instead. No word if the match change is what caused Punk to leave, or if the match was changed because Punk left. ProWrestling.net reports that Bryan VS HHH is, indeed, the current plan for Mania.
In the past, Punk had been very vocal about "part-time" wrestlers returning to WWE and getting pushed ahead of guys who are there on a nightly basis, and that may be a reason for him being upset. PWInsider says that Punk's final goal for his time with WWE was to main event WrestleMania, and with his current contract expiring in July, and with it becoming more and more apparent that he would not be main eventing Mania this year, his failure to achieve that goal may be a driving force for his departure.
All signs indicate that this is not a work, but we'll pass on any more information as it comes in.
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Post by bambam on Jan 29, 2014 8:49:31 GMT -5
That sucks, he is one of my favorites. Where do you think he'll end up ?
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Post by Gunslinger on Jan 29, 2014 8:54:24 GMT -5
I was just talking about this Monday after I found out Batista won the Royal Rumble, how it couldn't be sitting well with the full-timers.
If he does end up leaving, I could see him returning to ROH and them building the show around him. Fresh off of a WWE tenure, he could draw in the fans that haven't watched ROH before.
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Post by cruefan68 on Jan 29, 2014 9:12:25 GMT -5
This is sad if true and he is leaving a lot of money on the table but you can see where he is coming from, again if it is true. I don't think only the fans were upset with Batista waltzing in and taking the main event spot at WMXXX. You would have to think that most if not all of the guys in the back would not be too happy since they work all year to get a spot and it is given to a guy who hasn't been around for four years. Not to mention it's not like Batista was Rock or Austin coming back. It will be real interesting to see how this plays out.
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Post by Gunslinger on Jan 29, 2014 9:21:52 GMT -5
Yeah, the only thing that leads me to think he'll swallow his pride and come back is all the money. Still, ROH with CM Punk AND AJ Styles is exciting to think about.
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Post by throwingtoasters on Jan 29, 2014 9:39:32 GMT -5
Guardian! Sign him to LOW now!!
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Post by guiltyparty on Jan 29, 2014 10:10:14 GMT -5
My gut says work. Having said that, I could also totally see him saying to himself "My contract is up in July, I'm hurting and I'm tired. Why stick around just to put over Hunter at Mania?"
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Post by pikemojo on Jan 29, 2014 10:53:16 GMT -5
My gut says work. Having said that, I could also totally see him saying to himself "My contract is up in July, I'm hurting and I'm tired. Why stick around just to put over Hunter at Mania?" In order for it to be a work wouldn't WWE have to have addressed it somehow? Maybe they still will but as of right now I don't see anything on their website about it.
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Post by Pete on Jan 29, 2014 11:20:18 GMT -5
Yeah, the only thing that leads me to think he'll swallow his pride and come back is all the money. There's an interview with Punk from a few days ago talking about how the talent was likely going to get screwed in terms of PPV payouts due to the Network making things so much cheaper. I have no first-hand knowledge but if I had to guess, money is probably one of the reasons he *is* leaving.
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Post by jimsteel on Jan 29, 2014 11:25:23 GMT -5
Word has it that he was scheduled to lose a Elimination Qualyfying match on Raw to Antonio Caesaro
Probably got sick of seeing John Cena always in the title picture and guys returning and getting title shots
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