10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (March 25)

Neither man would likely have encouraging words to say about the other now, but there was a time when both CM Punk and Vince McMahon were expected to work together well on WWE television. Back in 2011, Punk was reinvented as the master of the 'Pipebomb' promo, using his outspoken nature to become a genuine top babyface. By 2012, that morphed into arrogance, and Punk would face Vince in a brawl on the October 8, 2012 edition of Raw.

Around this time, Freddie Prinze Jr was working behind the scenes as part of the creative team in the company. During a chat with GQ Magazine, the man discussed what it's like working as a writer and creative mind in the WWE system. In his own words, Prinze Jr stated that there was no scripting done for either McMahon or Punk during their onscreen interactions with one another.

There seems to have been some real heat between the wrestler and his boss, which manifested itself into actual debate on television. Most promos are heavily scripted in WWE nowadays, so it's a little surprising both Vince and Punk were shooting from the hip whenever they were out there together (although not so surprising when you realise Vince can do whatever the hell he wants).