11. November 26, 2014: CM Punk's Appearance On Colt Cabana's Podcast
CM Punks disappearance from WWE was a major discussion topic throughout 2014. There was constant speculation that he would appear at certain points over the course of the year, including in Chicago, at WrestleMania or when his contract expired. When he failed to appear, fans slowly stopped caring as much, but that didnt stop them from chanting his name whenever they could. Then, on November 26th, Punk broke his silence and spoke on Colt Cabanas Art of Wrestling Podcast, in what amounted to a scathing critique of WWEs internal politics. Among the most controversial aspects were him receiving his termination papers on his wedding way, and WWEs doctors allegedly ignoring a massive, possibly-fatal staph infection on his back. These allegations mustve certainly ticked Vince off royally. He was trying very hard to improve WWEs image, only for a longtime employee to destroy all of that with eyewitness testimony of the problems and culture of the WWE. Hell, Vince even apologized to Punk on camera for those problems, which only shows how much damage control he had to engage in. Vince will certainly remember this day for damaging his companys as well as his personal reputation. Punks words were the result of many long-term problems that Vince couldnt fix, and as a result he lost one of his biggest stars, which must certainly be haunting him still.
Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.
