8 CM Punk revelations from WWE Network show 'Something Else To Wrestle'

#7 WWE didn’t pick CM Punk over Samoa Joe

Samoa Joe finally joined WWE in 2015

CM Punk and Samoa Joe were both on WWE’s radar after stealing the show at multiple Ring of Honor events between 2004 and 2005. However, while Punk went ahead and signed a development contract with WWE in the summer of 2005, Joe joined TNA instead.

Bruce said WWE didn’t choose to sign Punk instead of Joe and revealed that, while he felt Joe probably would have been lost in the shuffle had he signed with the company at the time, the final call was ultimately down to the talent, and the man we now know as "The Destroyer" made the decision to turn down the opportunity to work in the OVW developmental system.