10 WWE Storylines That Turned Into Real Life Shoots

10. CM Punk Warring With Management

When CM Punk dropped his infamous "pipebomb" on Raw in 2011, it was obvious that his words were more genuine than those of the average wrestling promo.

The Straight Edge Superstar clearly had serious misgivings about his first five years on the WWE payroll, having seen his initial fanfare ignored and a maiden World title reign horribly mishandled.

In response, corporate suits Vince McMahon and Triple H, whose real-life boardroom ties were at last being acknowledged onscreen, accused Punk (in kayfabe) of being too difficult a customer to please.

Three years later, when the ROH star hightailed out of the company after a row over his injury concerns, and then dragged its name through the mud in a revealing shoot interview, it turned out they weren't far wrong.