MUST-READ Report: Triple H ‘Livid’ Over CM Punk Shoot Interview

While a previous report stated that there has been a mixed reaction to CM Punk’s interview with Colt Cabana on the Art of Wrestling podcast, another source reports that just about everyone in the company who listened to it–which is pretty much everyone from management and main roster to NXT–thought it was great. The source claims that while Punk had a lot of enemies backstage–particularly at the end due to his attitude–even his detractors are reportedly pleased that some of the details he provided have finally surfaced. It was noted that many people backstage are afraid to discuss their issues with management and while they don’t like him or want him back, they are glad that these details have been revealed to the public by a top guy who has worked there. Several talents have gone on record as saying that almost everything he said is absolutely true. One wrestler referred to the WWE locker-room as “sort of like a high school” with the amount of drama, backstabbing and politics that are involved. This has been going on for years but nobody talks about it as they know exactly what would happen to them if they did.

To no one’s surprise, the McMahons are not pleased about it. According to one top member of management, Vince McMahon is “upset but not fuming” and is simply upset that the whole CM Punk departure went down the way it did. Triple H, on the other hand, is furious. Brian Alvarez noted that one source told him, “‘Triple H wants to kill Punk’ was the exact text message…Hunter and Stephanie have such an abject hatred for CM Punk.”

It was noted that Ryback isn’t happy, which is the least surprising news to come out of this considering his Twitter reaction over the weekend where he called Punk “fragile and insecure.”

WWE management is also very displeased with Cabana and he is obviously not likely to ever receive a call back from the company. It was also noted that if Steve Austin asks Vince McMahon about the interview during the live edition of his podcast on Monday, that McMahon will not discuss it in depth; he’ll give a very corporate-style response and quickly move on.

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ORIGINAL: As you’d likely expect, the backstage reactions to CM Punk’s podcast with Colt Cabana have been mixed. Those who didn’t like Punk tended to criticize him while those who were close to him supported him. Those in the middle were positive about the main issues Punk brought up, like the booking, communication in the company, and the unsettled matter of how PPV bonuses will be paid now that the WWE Network is in the picture.

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