WWE Shop No Longer Selling CM Punk Friendship Bracelets, Original Bracelet Maker Victoria Comments
The AJ Lee-Larry bracelet became the center of the feud between CM Punk and Drew McIntyre leading into WWE SummerSlam and WWE Bash In Berlin. McIntyre stole the bracelet before SummerSlam, and held onto it until Bash In Berlin, when Punk was able to get it back.
On the September 2nd episode of WWE Raw, McIntyre broke the bracelet and sent Punk to the hospital.
On September 9th, WWE Shop began selling the bracelet for $9.99.
Victoria, the person who originally made the bracelet for Punk, issued the following statement on not being given a heads up about WWE selling the bracelet.
hi everyone – thanks again for all the nice words and support. i won’t be asking for compensation from wwe since they have every right to make bracelets. all i kind of was hoping for was maybe a mention in the description of the product (i.e. inspired by a fan). (1/5)
— victoria (@victoriaaze_) September 10, 2024
for those replying to my initial post about me not getting a heads up and saying wwe didn’t need to, i 100% agree they didn’t need to. legally they had no obligation to reach out to me regarding this, but it just would have been nice to have heard it from them beforehand. (3/5)
— victoria (@victoriaaze_) September 10, 2024
wwe did reach out to me last week as a thank you from punk and invited me to a show next month but to my knowledge that invitation had no correlation to them selling bracelets and wasn’t offered as compensation but i am still grateful for them contacting me at all. (5/5)
— victoria (@victoriaaze_) September 10, 2024
WWE Shop has removed the item. A search for the bracelet no longer yields results and the previous link takes fans directly to the WWE Shop homepage.
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