10 Wrestlers whose careers were cut short due to injury: where are they now?

#7 CM Punk

Punk would have carried on with his career had injuries not taken a toll on his body

We all are well aware of how CM Punk’s wrestling career came to an end and on what terms he left with the WWE. Punk’s outspoken nature got him in a lot of trouble with the company, but it’s not just the staph infection that he revealed during his revealing Art of Wrestling podcast, but also multiple concussions that got to him

Punk revealed that during his final Royal Rumble appearance, he received a concussion following a clothesline from former tag-team partner Kofi Kingston, which was the third he had received recently in the ring. The concussion was enough to keep him away from the ring and reconsider stepping back into the ring again.

If it wasn’t for his differences with the company, it would have been the concussions that would have marked the end of his career sooner than later. Therefore, after leaving WWE, Punk did not sign up with any other promotion and allowed himself some time to heal.

Punk has since tried his hands at Mixed Martial Arts but hasn’t been successful in that type of combat sports. He is currently an employee of FOX and appears on WWE Backstage as an analyst. He has also frequently appeared in movies and television shows.