8. Punk Punches Fan In The Face
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CVGjL_LZL8 The main event of the October 8th 2012 Raw had been CM Punk vs Vince McMahon. It was basically an angle, which resulted in Punk being chased out of the ring by Ryback. Running into the crowd and up the arena steps, Punk turned back to the ring to hear a show closing Vince promo. Unfortunately, the Sacramento crowd got a bit too over-excited, pushing and slapping Punk's back with a little too much force. After one stiff shot to the back of his head, Punk swung around with a back fist, before delivering a swift hand-off to the face of a fan. This wasn't the most professional way to handle things, you wouldn't seeing someone like John Cena react with such volatility. What made things worse was the fact that this all got caught on Raw tv cameras, effectively over shadowing the chairman of the company in his promo. Another embarrassment was that Punk didn't hit the offender, he smacked an unassuming fan who had done nothing wrong. It wasn't great behaviour, yet it actually ended up currying Punk some favour backstage - he was judged to have stood up for himself and real toughness counts for a great deal in WWE locker room.