Official Raw Thread For 6/27/11 - Live From (Vinnie) Vegas!

[Cool King]

I'm pretty sure that's why he was wearing an Austin T-Shirt.

[HBPunk]

I'm pretty sure that's why he was wearing an Austin T-Shirt.

:y:

[Juan]

Sources report that CM Punk’s entire promo at the end of RAW this week was improvised by Punk and not scripted. Nobody in the back knew what Punk was going to say until he said it live on RAW.

WWE officials told Punk to go out and say in his own words why he was leaving the company, why he wanted the WWE Title and why he wanted to leave with it in his possession. There was a discussion that when officials felt Punk was going too far, they would pull the plug on the segment and cut his mic.

It’s said that Punk was upset months ago when Triple H came back to feud with The Undertaker and while some of his comments on RAW towards Vince McMahon were well thought out to appear not as a shoot to the average viewer, most believe that Punk’s comments towards Triple H and John Laurinaitis were strictly a shoot.

Word also is that Punk had some notes for his speech jotted down on his wrist tape.

As far as his contract status, Punk’s deal apparently expires the second week of July but he signed an extension to work through Money in the Bank. Still with last night’s new storyline development, sources maintain that Punk is leaving at Money in the Bank.

[FearedSanctity]

So it's kinda like I thought then, the plan is to get the most out of him leaving as possible. But now, can they let him? His promo created a massive stir in and out of the wrestling world and people are talking. To actually let him go and carry all this momentum to ROH would be retarded. For WWE anyways, ROH are probably shitting themselves at it even being a possibility

[Xero]

The thing is that Punk leaving, while it does hurt WWE roster-wise, won't hurt them if he goes to another promotion. No promotion is going to be able to keep the steam he has up going for long, and even if they could, it would be a non-threat to WWE.