Update: Is There Backstage Heat On CM Punk

Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

UPDATE: According to sources, CM Punk confided to people close to him that he was unhappy with WWE’s handling of the AJ Lee-Michelle Beadle incident. The day after the incident, he stated on Twitter, “It’s difficult to always try to do business the proper way with a company that refuses to practice the same standards.” Despite this friction, those close to him don’t expect him to bolt from the promotion, nor would company officials want him to. Punk has always had an attitude of “I don’t care if I get fired as I don’t need to be here.” It’s a situation where Punk thinks WWE needs him more than he needs them.

In a separate matter, some company officials were upset with Punk for tweeting about hockey on Sunday, since it was the day of a pay-per-view. After news of the incident surfaced, he directed a number of messages to the mascot of the Los Angeles Kings as we reported earlier here on the website.

ORIGINAL: It appears now that WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee will not be punished for her obscenity-laced tirade against NBC Universal personality Michelle Beadle at last week’s Tribute to the Troops event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Pierce County, Washington. According to sources, the matter is “over and done with” after Lee and WWE Superstar boyfriend, CM Punk, were spoken to.

After news of the incident caught fire online Sunday, WWE hit damage control in order to downplay the story and keep it from being reported by the mainstream media since the idea of a wrestler behaving abusive toward a celebrity “is the exact last thing they want public.” Organization officials asked Beadle—one source in WWE said “begged”—to go on Twitter and “say what happened and leave it at that.”

She wrote, “Once and once only: I’ve known CM Punk for years. Considered him a friend. When I saw him at the arena, I said ‘hey f&$?face’. The exact same way I talk to everyone. His girlfriend was no where near this. And I kept walking along with my assistant and two members of WWE PR. Next thing I know, I’m being yelled at. I honestly thought it was a joke. Period. The event went on and it was amazing. So I hope we can move on from this ridiculously lame ‘story.’ As for the crazies, BLOCKED! And Happy freaking Holidays!!!”

Beadle and Punk dated for a brief period of time, with one person with knowledge of the situation describing their dating period as “a second.”

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