10 Fascinating WWE Royal Rumble 2014 Facts

4. Punk Claims He Sustained A Concussion From Kofi Kingston

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The reported staph infection wasn't the only medical malady that would plague Punk that evening. According to Punk on the same podcast with Cabana, he would sustain a concussion in the match's early going, after taking a clothesline from Kofi Kingston.

Punk didn't seem to bear any ill will toward Kingston for the injury, but instead saved his venom for Dr. Amann. Punk claims that when he realized that he had been knocked through a loop, he gestured over to Amann, who was already on his bad side for not excising the lump when asked.

Punk says he told Amann he had a concussion, to which Amann reportedly responded, "What do you want me to do?" Punk, through his apparent haze, but aware enough to know exactly what he was saying, reportedly chuckled to Amann, "Doctor, you are one of the most worthless pieces of s--t I have ever met in my entire life."

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