CM Punk Was Going To Wrestle Cesaro The Night He Walked Out On WWE

CM Punk was going to wrestle a fellow ROH alum on the night he left WWE in 2014.

When CM Punk left WWE in 2014, he wouldn’t join another wrestling promotion for almost 8 years. At the time, CM Punk was frustrated with the culture in WWE and was also dealing with a multitude of injuries. while it is known that he was headed towards the program with Kane that would eventually lead to a match against Triple H at WrestleMania 30, a lesser-known detail is who CM Punk was supposed to wrestle on the very night he left WWE.

Speaking with Chris Van Vliet, Claudio Castagnoli, the former Cesaro, revealed that he was supposed to be CM Punk’s opponent on the night that he walked out on WWE and also revealed how he found out Punk was leaving.

Here’s a fun fact. Do you know when the last time I was supposed to wrestle Punk was? The day he walked out,” said Claudio. “Oh, he told me [he was leaving], I saw him in the hallway as he was on his way out.”

Claudio and CM Punk are now both members of the AEW roster, but CM Punk’s status with the company is up in the air following an altercation with The Elite at All Out. Learn more here.

Thanks to Chris Van Vliet for sending the above quote, you can check out the full interview here.