The AJ Lee & CM Punk engagement rumors started after a fan talked to AJ at the Tampa airport on March 29th on her way to Washington, DC for RAW. She told the fan that this was the last time she would be flying out of Tampa because she was moving & now is engaged, then showed off her ring. The rumors were confirmed when AJ got backstage at RAW on Monday.
Source: WrestlingInc.com & Wrestling Observer Newsletter:
Steve Austin on his podcast predicts that CM Punk will return to WWE at WrestleMania XXX. Austin first made this prediction 2 months ago & on his latest podcast he says he sticking to his prediction. He says “Who knows if it will happen. We will know in about six short days when WrestleMania actually happens.”
Just click on the link for the Steve Austin Show podcast.
CM Punk was not included in The Undertaker video package Monday night on RAW that was introduced by Paul Heyman. The line from Triple H to Daniel Bryan about not “taking your ball & going home” was an obvious jab at CM Punk.
There was was talk among talent Monday night regarding Punk’s appearance on AMC’s “Talking Dead” on Sunday night. Discussion was about how healthy he looked & if he can fly out to LA to be on the show, then he could have appeared in Chicago, at least for a backstage meeting.
Trevor has been all over the breaking news that it CM Punk will be in his hometown of Chicago tomorrow night for RAW. Here is the news: Breaking News: Respected News Source Reporting That CM Punk Will Be At RAW Tomorrow Night and here is Trevor’s prediction: CM Punk Return: Prepare For The Pipebomb.
This last second change comes after he earlier reported based on industry experts: CM Punk Not Expected At Monday’s Raw In His Hometown of Chicago and WWE Aware of Crowd Plans To Hijack This Monday’s Raw.
Each of those links comes from right here on DTRT Wrestling.com and I want to commend Trevor on the thoroughness of his coverage on this topic.
Now my perspective. I SMELL A GOOD OLD FASHIONED WORK has been cookin’ – and I for one am not a bit happy about it.
First of all, look at the Pipebomb of 2011 from Punk:
Now please, don’t get me wrong, I enjoy when a superstar gets the opportunity to blast on things that are on his mind. Hell, even Fox News covered that pipebomb in 2011. Punk said things that you or I might have been saying, but he had a nationally televised platform.
So why am I upset that we can expect another one tomorrow? Well, to me it appears to make Punk seem to be a cry baby and I don’t believe that he is. It appears that every time Punk doesn’t get his way, he walks out – Vince begs him to come back or stay and gives him an open mic as his reward.
Pipebomb 2011 had a purpose.
Pipebomb 2014 smells rotten to me. All the coverage over the last several weeks, and here it’s all going to be resolved just in time for Punk to make his triumphant return in of all places – his hometown of Chicago and shortly before Wrestlemania.
I know that works are a big part of this business, but I hate being made feel like I’m a big sucker – and if this really is a work then I think the WWE has disrespected us fans, manipulated all those people who paid good money for shows and missed seeing Punk for the last several weeks, and tried to make us look like stupid sheep.
And that’s the bottom line – cause …………
Source: WrestlingInc.com:
Vince McMahon commented on CM Punk’s WWE Status at today’s conference call with company investors. An investor asked about Punk’s WWE status & McMahon acknowledged that Punk is one of the WWE’s biggest performers & said – “He’s taking a sabbatical, let’s just put it that way.”
Source: WrestlingInc.com:
All mention of CM Punk appearing at the Louisville Comic Con in late March have been removed from the Wizard World website. The appearance is still listed on WWE’s website. Comic Con officials was asked by a fan on Facebook this weekend if Punk is still appearing & they replied, “we are waiting to hear.”
A few weeks into my return to DTRT Wrestling.com for the Wrestlemania season and I decided to just share some random thoughts on the business that I’ve loved for over 40 years now.
Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that former Power Rangers star & MMA fighter Jason David Frank wants to fight CM Punk for the World Series of Fighting promotion. WSOF matchmaker & Executive Vice President Ali Abded-Aziz confirmed to Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com that Frank’s manager contacted them about such a fight & they said they would be interested in having Punk fight if he would like to. Bellator MMA promotion has also expressed interest in having Punk fight for them.
Source: PWInsider:
While CM Punk VS Triple H was planned for WrestleMania XXX, word is now that Triple H will be facing Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania XXX due to CM Punk’s departure.
Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that CM Punk told WWE that he was going home right before RAW started Monday night. WWE Apparently didn’t see this coming, but did expect him to leave in July when his contract expired. Punk admitted in a interview last week that “everything was up in the air” in regards to his future with WWE when his contract expires.
ProWrestling.net reports that CM Punk seemed very disinterested in the current WWE product at his Wizard World Q & A session in Portland this past Friday during Royal Rumble weekend. Punk was very upset about Batista getting the WrestleMania XXX main event. While he said he is friends with Batista he admitted that it was Daniel Bryan’s year.
Punk made the comment, “I show up. Someone tells me what to do & I just go out do it & leave.” He also implied his recent work was not good & that he was down to using two moves a match. Punk reportedly came off despondent & unhappy with WWE.
WrestlingInc.com reports that WWE has removed Punk from almost all of their upcoming live events & television tapings on the events section of their website, although he remains on the Elimination Chamber page. It is not known if Punk is injured or if something else is going on.
Here is the last tweet from Punk on Monday night.
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