10 Spontaneous Wrestling Decisions That Became Famous
9. CM Punk's 'Pipebomb' Promo Style
"Do I have everybody's attention now?", CM Punk would often ask during his segments. It's become clear through his comments since leaving the company in 2014 that Phil 'CM Punk' Brooks was often a frustrated person during his WWE tenure. That anger manifested itself brilliantly on the 27 June 2011 episode of Monday Night Raw.
At the time, there were some claiming that Punk had gone into business for himself with his comments. It's a ridiculous notion; there's no doubt his microphone would have been cut from backstage within seconds if it wasn't entirely planned.
The thing is, the idea for Punk to 'shoot' on the mic was scheduled, but not everything he said or did was 100% planned.
Sitting down and crossing his legs, Punk looked like a martyr who was willing to stick his neck on the line to say his piece. Mentioning everything from ROH and NJPW, to (former?) friends like Colt Cabana, he also insulted the McMahon family.
Punk's spontaneous anger was infectious, and it indirectly led to the most fruitful period of his career. People still talk about the 'Pipebomb Promo' today. Like, all the time.