Huge MUST-READ Update: The Reaction To CM Punk’s Shoot

UPDATE: While it should come as a surprise to absolutely nobody who actually heard the interview, the Colt Cabana “Art of Wrestling” podcast with CM Punk earlier this week has been the talk of the locker room in WWE since it first appeared on the internet.

We reported late last night that the general consensus is that virtually everyone within WWE — most notably the talent themselves — thought it was one of the greatest things ever.

It’s widely known within WWE that in certain circles, CM Punk is well-liked, while in others, which is a big much bigger circle, by the way, everyone — fans and detractors of Punk — all thoroughly enjoyed the interview.

The key reason that everyone was in favor of Punk’s appearance on the show was because whether you like him or not, he pointed out — in what is said by many to be in very honest fashion — many issues that the current pool of talent within WWE deal with, and have dealt with, for quite a while. Many are said to be afraid to speak up about many of the issues that Punk touched on, but universally applauded him for having the gull to do so without any fear of repercussions.

The reason of Vince McMahon himself was said to be not as bad as you would think. While McMahon is notorious for “no-selling” issues that do in fact bother him, the general consensus was that while he wasn’t pleased with Punk for many of the comments he made, to say the least, he wasn’t as over-the-top angry or upset as two other key WWE high-ranking executives.

Those executives are none other than Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.

Triple H was said to be outraged and furious, and according to one person close to the situation, outright said he “wants to kill CM Punk.”

While this is likely a moot point, as Punk himself made it clear during the podcast that he has no desire to return to the world of professional wrestling, much-less WWE, that he is on one of those unofficial “banned for life” lists.

Some people believe that while Vince McMahon is still alive and in complete control of the company, anything is possible in terms of being willing to bring Punk back one day, however, those same people are under the belief that when and if it becomes up to Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, Punk has no chance whatsoever at stepping foot back onto a WWE television, or non-televised program, for that matter.

Also on the “sh*t list” in WWE as a result of the podcast is Colt Cabana. Those who were wondering whether or not he would ever get a shot at working for WWE as an announcer, a job he has tried out for several times in the past, can pretty much assune that it’s never going to happen after this week’s show with Punk.

It was also mentioned, as we noted on the website earlier, that Ryback was less-than-pleased with Punk’s comments as well, to say the least.

In terms of whether or not the Punk interview will be brought up this coming Monday night when WWE Chairman Vince McMahon appears on Steve Austin’s “Steve Austin Show” podcast, which is generally a “shoot-style” interview show itself, the feeling is that at best, Vince will give a generic, corporate, “politically correct” type of answer to any questions regarding that particular subject.

McMahon’s appearance on Austin’s podcast will air live on the WWE Network immediately following RAW on Monday night.

It’s also worth mentioning that the Punk craziness isn’t completely finished yet, as a “part two” version of Punk on Cabana’s “Art of Wrestling” podcast is still scheduled for the near future, and this time will feature Punk fielding questions from his fans.

ORIGINAL: 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.

For those who haven’t heard the podcast, it’s a MUST-LISTEN that you can check out below:

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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