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CM Punk was never the most loved guy in WWE. The fans might love him for what he is, but backstage, it seemed to be an entirely different story.
Punk had a reputation of being incredibly hard to get along with and that is something which could haunt him for a long time.
The buzz around CM Punk making his UFC debut is slowly building up in the internet and his fans are clearly excited about the prospect. And although it will be a new venture for the Straight edge superstar, there are a lot of concerns surrounding his upcoming UFC career. One of the most prominent concerns among that list would be his attitude.
But before we start talking about Punk’s MMA days, let’s take a look back and see which WWE superstars had serious problems wi Punk during his time there.
#5 Undertaker
If you are someone who wants to make it to the wrestling business one day, take this down as a note, pissing off a locker room leader is the last thing you would want to do. Punk apparently didn’t know this and this resulted in a friction with the Undertaker.
Undertaker was not happy with the way Punk dressed during the European tour as Taker thought that a World Heavyweight Champion dressing in casuals rather than suit is bad for business. Taker confronted Punk about the same but instead of respecting the opinion of Taker, Punk just pointed out that Cena had done something similar earlier.
This show of attitude from Punk made both Taker and the management unhappy and his title soon ended up with Taker. Punk however gained the respect of Taker later, solely based on the impressive in-ring performances he delivered.
#4 Beth Phoenix
Before settling down with AJ Lee, CM Punk was known to be a playboy. He had relationships with the likes of Maria, Lita, Daffney and Beth Phoenix during his run in the wrestling business and while burning all these bridges, he made a handful of haters as well.
Beth was the most notable one from the lot and her anger towards Punk came for all the right reasons. Just after their break up, Punk went on public about his love life and said that ‘people you love become douchebags’. Though he did not mention any name, everyone knew that his remarks were about Beth.
There were rumors of Punk having an affair with Lita while being in a relationship with Beth and after the ‘douchebag’ comment, Beth unfollowed both Lita and Punk on Twitter. Beth later buried the hatchet and is now married to former WWE superstar Edge.
#3 The Miz
CM Punk is known for speaking out his mind and at certain instances he speaks from a fan point of view. This is what made him a hit in the WWE Universe but at the same time, this earned him a lot of enemies backstage. One among that was Miz.
Punk was not happy about Miz heading WrestleMania 27 alongside John Cena, and went public with his opinion. He stated that he should have been in place of Miz at the pay-per-view and it clearly pissed The Awesome One off. Miz however restrained from making it a big problem and deserves some credit for that.
Punk on the other hand, continued to make similar comments about the Miz and ended up looking like the bad guy even though he was speaking out what the fans felt.
#2 Jeff Hardy
Whoever invented shoot videos deserves some kind of awards because these videos have been a storehouse of information. It has exposed some exciting wrestling stories and the friction between Jeff Hardy and CM Punk belongs to that exposed list.
After his stint in WWE, Jeff and his brother Matt put up a shoot video in the internet in which Jeff unloaded all the emotions he had about Punk. The charismatic Enigma pointed out that Punk’s straight edge life was a big lie and also said that it was him who made Punk a superstar.
Matt would add salt to the wound by claiming that Lita had a tough time with Punk. It is not something that the Hardys would be proud of, but it certainly threw some light on the depth of problems that they had with Punk.
#1 Triple H
It is not a big surprise to see Triple H in the list is it? After everything that Punk has said about Hunter on various occasions, it would be a surprise if Hunter doesn’t hate Punk.
Punk said that Triple H never liked him in the first place and also accused Hunter of holding him back in the early days. All the promos that these two had back in 2011 did no favors for the relationship as well since Punk was going all guns blazing in taking shots at Triple H.
And the ultimate insult came when Punk walked out of the company. He was scheduled to face Triple H at WrestleMania 30 but since Punk was not happy about the booking decision, he decided that quitting was better than facing Hunter. Now, does Hunter need any more reason to hate Punk?
