SUMMARY
- CM Punk has revealed WWE's original plans for his WrestleMania 30 match.
- The match WWE had decided him to be involved in was an iconic one, and that's why this revelation has left fans upset.
CM Punk has taken the internet by storm as he is seemingly trapped inside the WWE Headquarters. While being trapped, The Straight Edge Superstar has been sharing updates with his fans through social media, and it has quickly made him the most talked-about superstar from the Stamford-based promotion.
The Second City Saint has been busy sharing memorable moments, and now he has given fans a sneak peek into what WrestleMania 30 might have looked like if he was with the organization. The veteran left the promotion just months before The Show of Shows in 2014, and now he has shared what the plans were for him if he hadn’t departed.
Sharing the match card that was planned for The Showcase of the Immortals at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Punk told fans what he was originally going to do at the event. But as the Chicago-born star decided to leave the promotion before The Grandest Stage of Them All, WWE’s plan for his WrestleMania 30 match was canceled.
What was the original WrestleMania 30 plan for CM Punk?
While being in the WWE Headquarters the fan-favorite star shared the original WrestleMania 30 card with his fans on his Instagram story. As the picture he posted had the list of matches scheduled to take place at The Grandest Stage of Them All in 2014, the wrestling world took note of the planned one-on-one match between CM Punk and Triple H.
while cm punk was trapped in wwe headquarters he found posted the original wrestlemania 30 card he was supposed to be on LMFAO 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/ZKpamtauMx
— jesse (@solsrvca) May 5, 2024
The Straight Edge Superstar was on a roll before leaving the Stamford-based promotion in 2014, and he was going to fight The Game at that year’s WrestleMania. But all those plans had to be canceled after The Second City Saint walked out of the company following his participation in the Royal Rumble event.
What led to CM Punk’s abrupt departure before WrestleMania 30?
After Punk’s abrupt departure before WrestleMania 30 forced WWE to scrap the plan of CM Punk vs. Hunter’s match, fans were wondering what the actual reason behind his exit was. And Punk himself revealed on the Wrestling with Colt Cabana Podcast, the things that led him to the decision to leave the organization.
The Straight Edge Superstar gave a number of reasons, including medical negligence and a lack of respect. But the thing that was probably the biggest reason behind it was that he felt wasted in the company. The Straight Edge Superstar shared that he was not used properly in the Stamford-based promotion, and that’s why he ended his association with WWE.
After leaving the biggest wrestling promotion in the world, CM tried his hands in the UFC and also in Hollywood. But after a long absence of nine years, he finally made his return to the industry by making his debut in All Elite Wrestling. The Second City Saint enjoyed a great run in the promotion, but it was also filled with a number of controversies.
At last, his run with AEW also ended in an abrupt manner, as Tony Khan fired him after the brawl with Jack Perry at AEW’s All In London event. Following his exit from the promotion, rumors of a potential WWE return took over the internet, and the Triple H-led promotion pulled out the impossible by signing The Straight Edge Superstar to their organization.
CM Punk made a grand comeback to the Stamford-based promotion at Survivor Series 2023, and what made it extra special was that it happened in Chicago. After his return, Punk was going pretty well and was even in the final two of Royal Rumble 2024, but it was also in this match that he suffered an injury, which has since taken him out of action.
Despite the injury, the event was the start of his rivalry with Drew McIntyre, which has now become the hottest feud in the company. As CM cost McIntyre his World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 40 and then an opportunity to become the number one contender for the prestigious title, things have gotten really personal between these two stars.
This is a crazy 90 second run.
— (🦥) (@deonteddj) April 7, 2024
From CM Punk taking out Drew Mcintyre, to Damian Priest CASHING IN MITB successfully.
WOW. #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/7s1fu4klHl
Even though Punk is still not fit to compete inside the ring, it’s sure that whenever The Second City Saint gets medically cleared, these two are bound to go fight each other at a big PLE in the near future. While the timeline for CM Punk’s return to action isn’t yet clear, it’s possible that the WWE Universe might see his feud against The Scottish Warrior come to its conclusion at SummerSlam.