10 Fascinating Facts About WWE In 2011
3. CM Punk Was Ready To Fight Post-‘Pipebomb’
CM Punk's 'pipebomb' promo on the 27 June 2011 episode remains one of the most shocking moments in Raw's rich history, but there was almost more drama behind the curtain than in front of it. In fact, Punk thought his speech would p*ss so many people off backstage that they’d be waiting for a fist fight. So, he exited to the side of the Raw stage rather than through Gorilla.
Sure enough, the hallways were empty because the entire roster was jammed up close to the entrance waiting to see what might happen. Shortly thereafter, Punk had one of the trippiest conversations of his entire life. Chris Masters hilariously walked up and asked Punk, “Did you just hear what Punk said?”.
Somehow, Masters didn’t realise it was him at first.
Even Punk was confused. "Chris, it's me". Punk told this story on AEW's Unrestricted podcast in 2021 before that company's name was mud to him. WWE's roster didn't erupt into a brawl, but it's fun to find out that CM figured he'd ruffled a fair few feathers.