"Holy sh*t!" - WWE veteran shocked by CM Punk's booking on SmackDown (Exclusive)

Former WWE head writer Vince Russo shared his thoughts on CM Punk getting brutalized on SmackDown. The star was laid out by John Cena on the blue brand this week.

Punk took a vicious AA from the 17-time world champ on a table. He lay uncomfortably, writhing in pain in the middle of the ring as John recreated his infamous pipebomb promo. Cena fired shots at his challenger, claiming that Punk was only famous because of John Cena.

During the latest episode of BroDown with host Mac Davis, Russo felt the whole segment made Punk look terrible. He questioned how WWE could book the number one contender to just lie there for several minutes as John Cena berated him. The veteran writer suggested that the segment ripped the Straightedge Star of any credibility.

"Holy sh*t! Could CM Punk have looked any weaker? Just laying there, taking all that in what seemed like the last hour of the show." [7:12 onwards]

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CM Punk and John Cena will collide at Night of Champions next Saturday in Saudi Arabia with the fate of the WWE Undisputed Championship hanging in the balance.

It will be interesting to see who walks out of Saudi Arabia as the champion.

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Prityush is a WWE news writer for Sportskeeda Wrestling who started watching wrestling in the later part of The Attitude Era. Although he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Prityush was a creative writer for his college, and his flair for creativity and love of pro wrestling eventually led him to the journalism field. After an initial stint in 2016-2017, he has been writing regularly for Sportskeeda since 2021.

As someone who loves and respects the business, he prides himself on factual, clean, and ethical reporting, free of plagiarism and AI usage. One of the ways he ensures this is by transcribing videos that he reports on.

Prityush had the privilege of interviewing superstar Matt Hardy in his career so far. Although, his favorite wrestler is CM Punk, as he relates to his Straight Edge philosophy.

When he is not reporting news, he loves reading and collecting WWE action figures. He currently owns over 500 wrestling figures and merchandise.

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