WWE Doctor's Defamation Lawsuit Against CM Punk And Colt Cabana Set For Court
That podcast is STILL making headlines.
A $1 million WWE defamation lawsuit against ex-employees CM Punk and Colt Cabana is to go to trial on 21 May, according to information obtained by Ringside News.
Punk appeared on Cabana's wrestling-based podcast shortly after leaving the company in 2014. On it, the duo discussed the circumstances leading up to his departure, with the former accusing its in-house doctor, Christopher Amann, of providing sub-par treatment for a number of medical complaints (including a serious staph infection).
On launching his lawsuit in 2015, Amann referred to statements made during the 90-minute broadcast as "false and disparaging". He has characterised the YouTube video uploaded by Cabana - since watched more than 750,000 times - as a deliberate attempt to damage his reputation within the industry.
Ringside News says that next month's date in court has been pencilled in since June of 2016, with Anann's attorneys Deutsch Levy and Engel filing a disposition on his behalf two weeks ago. Neither Punk nor Cabana have made much noise about it yet (probably on the advice of their own legal team).
So much for those rumours about Punk returning.