CM Punk storms the ring to address the shocking video Mr. McMahon showed one week before, which implicated Paul Heyman in The Shield and Brad Maddox’s involvement in several of Punk’s most high-profile WWE Title defenses.
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Saying he has fought off accusations of collusion all week long, The Straight Edge Savior lashes out at ring announcer Justin Roberts and the WWE Universe.
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“Let me ask all of you a question: Did you see me in that video last week, up on the TitanTron?”
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An incredulous Punk asks loyal WWE fans in the front row whether they saw him in Mr. McMahon's video.
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He even asks Michael Cole, who concedes "You were not on the video."
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Dismissing the WWE Chairman’s video as doctored and evidence of an anti-Punk agenda, Punk says Mr. McMahon could have hired an actor to play Heyman’s part and the WWE Universe would “buy it hook, line and sinker.”
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Punk also explains his outburst on Raw the week before: “I reacted exactly like a normal person would act because I was screwed. The WWE Championship in its physical form was stolen from me.”
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In The Rock, the WWE Title rests with “somebody who didn’t pay the price [and] doesn’t understand what it means to be champion,” he says.
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As Punk declares he is on day No. 442 of his WWE Title reign, SmackDown General Manager Booker T interrupts.
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Noting that Raw GM Vickie Guerrero is busy cleaning up Paul Heyman’s mess, Booker T tells Punk he will face a former WrestleMania opponent tonight. The match will be determined via WWE Active.
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The WWE Universe will vote for Punk to face one of the following Superstars:
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Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio or Chris Jericho.
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Booker T leaves with a smile ...
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... while The Second City Saint is left to contemplate his fate, which is left in the hands of the WWE Universe.