5 times AEW's CM Punk broke the internet

#3. CM Punk broke the internet when he left WWE

CM Punk broke the internet with his decision to leave WWE

In January 2014, CM Punk participated in the Royal Rumble match. However, he then suddenly disappeared from WWE TV. The Royal Rumble became his last ever WWE match.

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Punk did not show up for Monday Night RAW or SmackDown following the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. WWE soon stopped advertising him for future events.

A few months later, Punk revealed in an interview that he was retired. On July 15, 2011, WWE moved his profile to the WWE Alumni section on the WWE official website. On the same day, the former World Champion thanked the WWE Universe in a message he posted on his Twitter account.

News of Punk leaving WWE broke the internet. Tens of thousands of fans took to social media to voice their opinions.

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Despite the way CM Punk left WWE, he remains one of the most accomplished superstars in the company's history. During his eight-year run on the WWE main roster, Punk won many championships. He is a three-time World Heavyweight Champion and a two-time WWE Champion. The 42-year-old is also a former ECW Champion, World Tag Team Champion and Intercontinental Champion.

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Hamdy kicked off his career as a sports reporter for Al-Ahram Weekly. He then became a producer/reporter for Mal Masr TV program on the Egyptian channel ON TV. In the following years, Hamdy worked as a reporter for several international news outlets, including Deutsche Welle (Germany), As-Safir (Lebanon), and Al-Monitor (U.S.A).

In 2014, Hamdy joined leading Egyptian newspaper Al Masry Al Youm, where he is now a Senior Sports Editor. In addition to all that, the Egyptian also worked as a sports editor for Sport360 and feature writer for Manshoor.com.

Hamdy has covered several sports events throughout the past few years, including WWE's tour in Egypt and the 2019 African Cup of Nations.

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