Cody Rhodes Says CM Punk's Pipebomb Changed Everything
The ROH Champion believes Punk's promo changed the industry for good...
Cody Rhodes told FOX Sports that CM Punk's infamous 'Pipe Bomb Promo' from the Summer of 2011 helped change the pro wrestling industry for good.
When asked about his recent success outside of the WWE bubble, Rhodes claimed it could be traced back to Punk's words on the June 27, 2011 episode of Monday Night Raw and said promotions like Ring Of Honor have directly benefitted from the exposure ever since.
Back in 2011, Punk mentioned ROH, New Japan Pro Wrestling and even said hello to good friend Colt Cabana during his tirade. To Rhodes, that helped put ROH on the map to a whole new level of wrestling fans, ones who possibly didn't even know the company existed beforehand.
As the current ROH World Champion, Cody has had sterling matches in other organisations like NJPW and WCPW (where he also reigned as WCPW Internet Champion) since leaving WWE. Now a free agent able to pick and choose his own dates, Rhodes believes Punk directly talking about ROH and the fact there are alternatives to WWE has opened up the wrestling world permanently.