5 Ups & 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE Backstage (Jan 7)

by Michael Hamflett

1. Shoot Happens

The Miz
WWE

A seemingly innocent tweet from the Fox account of some after-hours banter between the panel saw it all kick off in the aftermath.

Miz carried on as is his wont as he had his microphone removed, "They are taking the microphones off me. It was great, it was amazing. I feel like this was the best WWE Backstage episode ever. It was the best... was it the best-ever?"

When Renee retorted with a November edition, Miz assumed it must have been Punk-related, joking that "Oh, sorry. I didn't 'change the culture,' My bad. My bad" in direct reference to CM Punk's return line on the show.

Punk's ill-advised response got out before he managed to remove it from his Twitter in a failure to follow the same advice he gave to Seth Rollins several weeks ago, but 'The Voice Of The Voiceless' yet again managed to stir up buzz for the show even after it had concluded. It's likely the company will steer away from it, but will Fox or the panel address it whenever Punk makes his next appearance on the show?

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett