5 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (May 11)
3. Breaking The Record
"Bullies" was just one of the barbs launched at WWE's top brass from CM Punk during his legendary (and lawsuit-teasing) podcast interview with Colt Cabana several months removed from an acrimonious 2014 exit from the company.
The subject brought to mind the manner his famous "Pipe Bomb" promo concluded. A mere mention of the controversial 'Be A Star' campaign resulted in his microphone finally getting cut, but there was no stopping his calling out of their various prejudices against both him and his wife AJ Lee once he'd eventually departed.
Lee bravely took on the machine over wage discrepancies shortly before her 2015 departure with the company cynically robbing her of a Divas Title longevity record as a petty act of revenge.
It is happening again.
CM Punk's 434-day WWE Title reign was a significant and worthy sporting statistic in a scripted world. There's a legitimacy to being given the role (if not the Championship belt itself) as company figurehead, and the 'Voice Of The Voiceless' commanding the spot sowed the seeds of change in the company that secretly wouldn't sprout for years.
The lack of a planned Brock Lesnar title defence before June's Money In The Bank pay-per-view (at the very earliest), ensures he'll sail past that record with infuriating ease. Brock has wrestled 16 times since defeating Bill Goldberg at WrestleMania 33, a feat Punk achieved barely a month into his historic stint. Literally different 'beasts', but soon-to-be forever entwined in WWE lore.
Remember, in WWE, bullies don't get their a*s kicked. They get the last laugh.