Update on HBK and Triple H Burying CM Punk

During a recent edition of the “Bauer and Pollack” podcast, former WWE writer Court Bauer described an incident in 2005 when “HBK” Shawn Michaels and Triple H buried CM Punk backstage in front of Vince McMahon.

“One time, Triple H along with HBK buried CM Punk. I think it was his 2005 tryout. Maybe he didn’t know the name, and wasn’t familiar with who it was but they buried him.”

“They annihilated his look and his work and I’m like ‘you just sunk the guy in front of the Chairman!’ They were shredding this poor guy.”

Michaels denied that story during Tapout Radio on SiriusXM radio, saying he’s never even met Bauer before:

“I had someone tell me, ‘Triple H, he buried CM Punk.’ One, I never even met the guy [Bauer], supposedly he worked for us. Dave Lagana will tell you, as Punk will, that I was one of his biggest fans,” Michaels said.

“The reason [WWE] didn’t like him is because he had a bad attitude. I’ve never seen anybody’s tryouts, they usually have them at the beginning of Raw.”

Bauer responded with the following through his Twitter account:

HBK followed me on twitter until recently. Worked w/ him on Rob Conway stuff. Other writers (@AlexDGreenfield) saw the Punk stuff @JRod_C

— Court Bauer (@courtbauer) February 16, 2015

It’s easier to play dumb than be honest in wrestling. Problem is others saw it. It is what it is. @JRod_C

— Court Bauer (@courtbauer) February 16, 2015

Another former WWE writer, Alex Greenfield, had more to say about the aforementioned burial during MLW Radio #166:

“It was Shawn, Triple H and Arn [Anderson]. They just f-cked Punk up! I don’t know if they knew who CM Punk was, because I certainly didn’t…….They cut his work apart. They really buried the guy.”

Editor’s Note

Burial or not, CM Punk still managed to defy the odds and have himself a Hall of Fame-worthy career with WWE. I don’t know who to believe with this story, though.

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