This past week, CM Punk set the internet wrestling community on fire when he broke his silence over his departure from the WWE. Punk walked out of the WWE the day after the Royal Rumble in January, with speculation running wild as to why. He was physically spent, broken down and needed a rest; he was unhappy with creative and their ideas (or lack thereof) for him; he was unhappy with playing second fiddle to John Cena despite being the longest reigning champion of the modern era with his 434 day reign - he was just plain sick and tired of the professional wrestling business. Following the walkout, Punk disappeared from Twitter, a place that he had been highly and often controversially active on for many years. The man had quite literally disappeared off the face of the earth, it seemed. Nobody could reach him. All anyone had was speculation. And then, completely out of the blue, after sending a few tweets about ice hockey, Punk turned up on his best friend Colt Cabana's podcast The Art of Wrestling in what will surely be the most listened to episode of that show ever. And it turned out that there was a little bit of truth in all of those reasons listed above. Having listened to the interview, I don't think anyone can blame Punk for the decision he made. It sounds like he was not in a good place and needed to escape for the sake of his physical and mental health. He says that he is the happiest he has been in three years, and that's good to hear. However, during his interview, he contradicted himself many times and also showed to me that he is delusional over his impact and legacy on the modern day wrestling business.
Dean Ayass is a well known name to British wrestling fans. A commentator, manager, booker and ring announcer who has been involved in the business since 1993, Dean's insight into the business is second to none.
