5 reasons why CM Punk was a game changer for the WWE

#4 His departure played a role in shifting the main event of WrestleMania 30

C.M. Punk's last entrance as a WWE Superstar at Royal Rumble 2014

'The Cult of Personality' left WWE on very unfortunate terms and, his last appearance as a WWE superstar came on January 27th, 2014 at the Royal Rumble, where he was the first entrant in the match only to be eliminated by Kane later. Punk has always been a goal-oriented person and it's a damn shame that he never got to headline WrestleMania during his tenure. In his eye-opening podcast hosted by Colt Cabana, he revealed some shocking details on his departure and sounded like he was not happy with the creative team.

Batista was originally scheduled to square off against Randy Orton in the main event of WrestleMania and Punk was scheduled to take on Triple H. Punk openly stated that he was legitimately disappointed with the booking and even suggested to Vince McMahon to insert Daniel Bryan into the main event. Well, there is no confirmation whether Vince agreed to Punk's viewpoints but his unfortunate departure definitely shifted the whole landscape within the company.

Bryan despite being the most cherished babyfaces of all time, was being booked in a disappointing encounter with Sheamus but Punk's departure and Bryan's undeniable popularity shifted the whole main event structure and, produced one of the greatest story telling in WWE history. Well, CM Punk might have no role to play in Daniel Bryan's career-defining moment at the Super Dome 4 years back but, it's safe to say that his departure influenced some monumental changes.