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10. CM Punk's Second Pipebomb

CM Punk abruptly left WWE in January 2014, for reasons he wouldn't share until several months after the fact.

When he did so, he set the wrestling world ablaze with a series of revelations which sullied the reputation of WWE and many, many people associated with the company. Punk was deeply frustrated - so much so that he sounded off for a full two hours about everything from Triple H to the WWE medical staff.

The recently-released Ryback bore much of the brunt. Nobody confused him with Eddie Guerrero between the ropes, but the extent to which Punk trashed him was legendary. Punk, having been injured at his hands, had huge issues with Ryback's unsafe style, so he called him out. Punk asked Ryback if he had injured him on purpose, or if he was simply "dumb as f*ck". "I'm dumb as f*ck," came the downtrodden reply.

Despite an early proclamation that this wasn't a "shoot interview" in which he'd simply "bash WWE", Punk goes on to thoroughly bash WWE - and Triple H in particular. He was disgusted at the prospect of working with him at WrestleMania XXX, even having being promised a win, because Triple "just had" to shoehorn his way into and ruin the 2011 Summer of Punk angle.

Punk also took the company's medical practises to task, in perhaps the most startling revelation. In the Wellness Policy era, and the fallout from Jerry Lawler's near fatal heart attack, WWE has a sterling reputation in that field. Punk however took it to shreds when he claimed to have worked through a career-threatening staph infection, incorrectly treated through excessive antibiotics, which became so serious that he ended up defecating in the ring.

Brilliantly, this edition of Cobana's Art of Wrestling podcast was sponsored by the WWE 2K15 video game.

Authored by Michael Sidgwick

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!

First Posted On: 11th Aug 2016

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