Punk reveals that he didn't want to turn heel in 2012 as he was making fantastic merchandise royalties as a face. WWE responded by threatening to run with Daniel Bryan as a heel champion, with the long term plan of promoting Bryan vs Rock at Royal Rumble 2013. Obviously Punk wanted The Rock gig, so he agreed to the heel turn. It's interesting that WWE were considering the long reign and Rock spot for Bryan. It just goes to show that they did value Bryan long before his so called Yes Movement. On the night Punk left WWE, he also reveals that he told Vince and Hunter that it was garbage that Bryan wasn't involved in the Mania 30 main event. "Randy Orton versus Batista is going to be the biggest WrestleMania main event ever," was Vince's response.
