CM Punk worked for Vince McMahon from 2005 to 2014
#3 He was close to being fired during his time in ECW
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Paul Heyman was CM Punk's biggest advocate
Paul Heyman left WWE and the ECW brand after the disastrous December to Dismember event in 2006, and his departure almost had a significant impact on the future of CM Punk.
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Bruce revealed that Punk was “on the bubble” of being cut by the company following Heyman’s exit. However, Vince McMahon liked the "cockiness and swagger" that the former ECW champion had, which saved him from being fired.
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Danny Hart
Danny Hart has been one of the most active writers at Sportskeeda since he began working for the WWE section of the site in October 2017.
Danny currently writes around 100 articles per month about WWE. Before joining Sportskeeda, he worked for seven years as a writer and editor for the football website Goal.com. He also reported live from Premier League stadiums around England.