"Vince McMahon was very upset with me", "All hell broke loose"

CM Punk has revealed that former WWE owner Vince McMahon was quite upset with him over an incident. During Punk's first run in the Stamford-based promotion, he had some on-screen interaction with McMahon as part of his storyline with John Cena in 2011.

However, before that, The Second City Saint got into a tussle with McMahon over his hair. Appearing on GQ’s “Actually Me” video series, Punk went undercover and answered questions from fans online.

During this interaction, CM Punk brought up an incident with McMahon over bleaching his hair, which didn't sit well with the former WWE CEO.

“I did bleach my hair one time in the middle of a run I was on in the Straight Edge Society, and all hell broke loose. It turned into a big thing where Vince McMahon was very upset with me and demanded I dyed my hair back, and I refused to do it. Turned into a thing,” he revealed.

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While it is not easy to refuse Vince McMahon, it looks like Punk stood his ground, leading to a standoff.

Punk led the Straight Edge Society faction with former WWE stars Serena and Luke Gallows from 2009 to 2010.

CM Punk shuts down retirement question

In the same GQ video, a fan wondered when CM Punk would retire. The Voice of the Voiceless said that he will retire when he wants and has work to do in WWE.

He told the fan that they will miss him once he is gone. Punk left WWE in 2014 after backstage issues and returned to the company nearly a decade later in 2023.

Since his return, he has been a big part of WWE's programming and has been involved in major storylines. Punk also headlined Night One of WrestleMania 41, fulfilling his longtime wish.

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If he could go back to the Attitude Era, Sherjeel would like to manage Ken Shamrock and be his mouthpiece. He feels Shamrock’s promo skills prevented him from becoming a main event-level act in WWE. Hence, he would like to help the UFC Hall of Famer get over with fans.

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"Vince McMahon was very upset with me", "All hell broke loose" - CM Punk shares real-life WWE incident

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