As part of a response to CM Punk aiming a homophobic slur at a fan during Monday’s Raw house show in Australia, WWE claimed CM Punk is legitimately leaving WWE after the Money in the Bank PPV and it’s “not part of a storyline.”
The following was printed on Opposingviews.com Tuesday covering the story:
“WWE officials also told GLAAD this morning that C.M. Punk’s contract will expire in a few weeks, he will not be immediately renewed, and he will no longer be with WWE as of July 18. A spokesperson told us ‘this departure is not part of a storyline. He is contractually leaving the organization.’ A spokesperson for the WWE told us ‘We are taking this very seriously.’”
To the point of how WWE is responding to Punk’s slur, GLAAD says they are talking to WWE about directly working with talent on sensitivity training. GLAAD worked with WWE’s writing team in May, but has not worked with talent.
GLAAD said, “Because this event (Raw house show in Australia) was not intended to be televised, and it took place during an unscripted interaction with the audience, none of the people we had already trained were involved. As a result, we are now in discussions with WWE to provide trainings to its on-camera talent, including the wrestlers themselves.”
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