5 WWE feuds that were almost real 

Some wrestling feuds blur the line between fiction and reality
Some wrestling feuds blur the line between fiction and reality

#3 CM Punk Vs The Authority

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CM Punk's pipebomb may have had a lot of truth behind it
CM Punk's pipebomb may have had a lot of truth behind it

CM Punk's iconic pipebomb promo in 2011 gave the whole wrestling industry the shake-up it needed. Punk threw back the curtain on the WWE and brought the company kicking and screaming into a post-kayfabe era.

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Given what happened a few years later though, with CM Punk walking out on the WWE and then taking them to trial, it's hard to believe that Punk wasn't speaking from the heart.

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Punk had been disgruntled with the company's booking for some time, and his impassioned promo resonated with an equally disgruntled fanbase.

As it would turn out, Punk was having a lot of problems backstage, and while Punk has spoken rather favorably about Triple H in several interviews since he left the WWE, it's difficult to fathom that there wasn't a lot of tension between Punk and The Authority back in 2011.

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