10 Funniest Wrestling Shoot Stories
1. “What Do My Knuckles Say?”
Those of use who’ve been following CM Punk’s wrestling career for longer than his WWE run will probably remember that, shortly before signing with the company’s developmental system, Punk kept a haphazardly updated Livejournal account. You remember when Livejournal was a thing, right?
Punk’s an entertaining, idiosyncratic storyteller, and the whole thing is worth a read – but the best entry takes place detailing the events of Thursday 8th January 2004. Having failed to sleep the night before, Punk was picked up at the Baltimore airport by fellow indie stalwart Allison Danger (Steve Corino’s sister), and they were proceeding on their way, Danger in the driver’s seat, when they were stopped by police for, allegedly, driving too close to the vehicle in front of them.
No stranger to random traffic stops due to his heavily tattooed appearance (punk kids in the USA tend to have an antagonistic relationship with the police), Punk resigned himself to having to deal with some low key harassment on zero sleep… that is, until he saw the second police car pull up, and the sniffer dog emerge.
Realising he’d been profiled due to his appearance and that this was a drug stop, not a traffic stop, Punk blew a gasket. Well, he’s not exactly the most amiable and good-tempered of people on the best of days… in this instance though, yelling at the cop, “get the f*ck away from my car, or I'll eat your dog” may have been a little over-the-top. What follows is probably best described in Punk’s own inimitable words:
Officer Banana Brains: You need to take this, but before I give it to you, what do you want to tell me about what's in your car?
Punk: *now turning green* What?
Officer PleaseDon’tKillMe: Is there anything in the car you want to tell me about, I'll give you the chance to tell me the truth, why were you in Nashville?
Punk: *raising his fists right in the cops face* What do my knuckles say?
Cop: Why were you-
*gets cut off by a very angry Punk*
Punk: WHAT. DO. MY. KNUCKLES. SAY?
A Very Sad Looking Policeman: …Drug free.
Punk: Exactly, so I'm a little offended about the dog right now.
Copper: Um... okay. Well, here's your warning, have a nice day.
Punk: Go f*ck yourself.
What’s your favourite wrestling anecdote? Got any funnier than this selection? Tell us the stories in the comments!