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CM Punk Calls WWE Cancer Awareness Partner Susan G. Komen A ‘Scam’

By Dustin Murrell
Published on: 13:25 PST, Oct 6, 2015

Since leaving the WWE in January 2014, Phillip Brooks — better known by his pro wrestling moniker, CM Punk — has remained relevant in two ways: updates regarding his UFC debut and angry comments aimed towards his former employer. Today, Punk is in the news for both.

While CM Punk’s shoulder injury (and UFC debut postponement) may be a topic of conversation among hardcore Punk fans and MMA enthusiasts, Punk has a lot of other people talking about the tweet he sent last night regarding WWE’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month partner Susan G. Komen.

As is company-wide protocol, Punk wore the Susan G. Komen swag in 2013, the last time he was employed by the WWE during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Whether Punk took issue with Komen then is unclear. As one of the most popular and best-paid performers in the professional wrestling industry at that time, Punk may have simply decided to bite his tongue.

While still under contract to Vince McMahon and company, CM Punk became known for his “pipe bombs,” interviews where he was given freedom to speak his mind, out of character, where he often had harsh things to say about WWE and the McMahon family. Since leaving the company in January 2014, Punk hasn’t pulled any punches when it comes to questions about his time with World Wrestling Entertainment.

CM Punk was interviewed by his friend Colt Cabana for the Art of Wrestling podcast, where he spoke freely about the backstage politics at WWE and what he saw as hypocritical leadership from management. Accusations CM Punk made about negligence on the part of WWE’s doctor are still causing issues for both parties to this day. Vince McMahon responded to some of Punk’s claims when he was interviewed by “Stone Cold” Steve Austin for a podcast promoted by the WWE.

Not since Bret Hart and the “Montreal Screwjob” of 1997 had anyone experienced as tumultuous and public of an exodus from WWE as CM Punk had after WWE’s Royal Rumble event in January 2014. Feeling as though he was being under-utilized in favor of men with a larger physique, and not feeling that he was given the respect he’d felt he’d earned as a veteran of the squared circle, he told his boss he was “going home” and never returned to work.

With Punk having such a heated relationship with WWE, some wondered if his comments about the Susan G. Komen Foundation were really just a veiled attempt to throw more dirt the WWE’s way. As the controversy started on Twitter, Wrestle Zone noted how Punk chose to respond via Twitter as well. He clarified that his position against the Susan G. Komen Foundation was not related to his sour relationship with the WWE. He sent the following tweets, among others:

CM Punk was working for WWE when they first partnered with the Susan G. Komen Foundation in 2012. WWE has helped raise over $1.5 million for the foundation, and will be wearing their “Rise Above Cancer” shirts all month to help raise funds and awareness during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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With his recent shoulder injury, CM Punk is not expected to make his professional MMA debut with UFC until some time next year.

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