A part of Punk's discussion is the fact that he was an independent contractor to WWE. This is the business model WWE utilises rather than traditional employees. He believes he never broke his contract, because as an independent contractor, he can show up to work when he wants. He wasn't in a storyline at Royal Rumble, so when he took off it was literally breaking nothing. Punk hints that he intended to drag WWE through the courts by challenging their employment of independent contractors instead of offering the benefits of traditional employment. That would have had huge implications for the industry, hence why WWE perhaps settled Punk's disputes. This is probably one of the most controversial portions of Punk's interview, as he isn't taking legal action but is vocally expressing a blueprint for taking WWE's independent contractor setup down. He depicts it as unfair to the talent and says it is just a way for WWE to take advantage of their performers.
