CM Punk Doubts WWE's Culture Will Change Following Vince McMahon Retirement

WWE has undergone major leadership changes over the past week since Vince McMahon announced his retirement as Chairman and CEO. Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan have since been installed as Co-CEOs, while Triple H now holds considerable power in the company as head of creative.

Despite all of the changes, CM Punk doubts the culture within WWE will change and the AEW World Champion was critical of how his former employer handled Sasha Banks and Naomi walking out of Monday Night Raw back in May.

"You think because he tweeted that 'I'm retired' that he's not going to be hands-on? I don't think the structure there...I don't think the culture there changes at all. It is what it is. I'll put it to you like this. Oh boy, people are going to be real f*****g mad about this, but f**k it. Mercedes [Sasha Banks] and Trinity [Naomi] leave, they announce on SmackDown that, 'gosh darn, we are so disappointed in them, they really let our fans down.' Brock splits. Comes back, obviously, I think he worked the show. Where is Michael Cole saying, 'Brock Lesnar really let these fans down,'" Punk told the Absolute Geek Podcast.

"I walked out. They went on TV and called me a quitter. What's changed? What's the difference? You're going to attack these two poor women who had enough and walked. They have bigger balls than everybody there. What's changed? There's nothing much that has changed. There's people that talk about it and people who do it. The people who lick the boots and have the audacity to say that about those two women. F*****g cowards and bootlickers. This s**t is ridiculous. Why didn't they do it to Brock? They did it for me. It's none of my business."

CM Punk left WWE in 2014 before returning to the industry last year with All Elite Wrestling. He is currently on the shelf, having broken his foot.

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