{"id":23814,"date":"2016-06-23T04:28:11","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T09:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=23814"},"modified":"2016-06-23T11:38:05","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T16:38:05","slug":"interesting-c-m-punk-ufc-203-connection-punk-returning-scene-wwe-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/23\/interesting-c-m-punk-ufc-203-connection-punk-returning-scene-wwe-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting C.M. Punk UFC 203 connection &#8211; Punk returning to scene of WWE exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3503810237\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>The tangled web of WWE, UFC, and C.M. Punk has an interesting connection to Punk&#8217;s final\u00a0night in WWE and his first night in UFC.<\/p>\n<p>WWE held the 2014 Royal Rumble PPV in Pittsburgh, Pa. The next night, WWE traveled the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland for the post-Rumble Raw.<\/p>\n<p>The January 27, 2014 Raw at the Q was Punk&#8217;s last day with the company, as he walked out of the company after getting into a heated exchange with Vince McMahon and Triple H.<\/p>\n<p>Now, two-and-a-half-years later, Punk returns to the Q in Cleveland for his first UFC fight at the UFC 203 event on September 10.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Punk (and Colt Cabana) are entering into the pre-trial phase of a lawsuit filed by WWE physician Chris Amann over Punk&#8217;s comments on Cabana&#8217;s podcast blasting WWE&#8217;s medical practices.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/22\/new-court-date-in-dr-amann-vs-punk-cabana-suit\/\">lawsuit has a pre-trial hearing<\/a> this Monday, June 27 in Chicago, attempting to set a date for the actual trial.\u00a0There is also another case management date of August 23, just a few weeks before Punk returns to the scene of his WWE exit, attempting to restart his pro combat career in the same building that it ended while working for WWE.<\/p>\n<p>(Read More: <a href=\"http:\/\/mmatorch.com\/2016\/06\/23\/cm-punk-confirms-ufc-debut-to-come-at-ufc-203-in-cleveland-against-mickey-gall\/\" target=\"_blank\">MMATorch Coverage\u00a0of Punk&#8217;s UFC fight debut<\/a>. ]<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2530848873\"><div id=\"pwtor-964820533\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The tangled web of WWE, UFC, and C.M. 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