With the recent revelation that CM Punk met Triple H backstage at the latest WWE event, we look back at the planned match between the pair that was meant to take place at WrestleMania 30.
In 2014, CM Punk was one of the top stars in the WWE, but was far away from the main event of WrestleMania.
At WrestleMania 29, he was denied his rightful spot in the main event, instead losing out on the rematch between The Rock and John Cena.
Punk was aggrieved by this, and put on an incredible performance against The Undertaker that year to show the world how much he truly deserved to go on last at the biggest show of the year.
WrestleMania 30 was a better chance to main event, with Randy Orton looking to defend his WWE Championship against Batista. However, once again, it was somebody elses year.
Daniel Bryan was the hottest wrestler in the world, on the run up to WrestleMania 30, something that CM Punk ultimately agreed on. Instead, he was partnered with a Hall of Famer with a huge match for WrestleMania, although obviously it never happened.
That match was CM Punk vs Triple H, which would have been a huge match at WrestleMania 30.
CM Punk vs Triple H
This match was heavily rumoured after Triple H and the Authority forced CM Punk to enter number 1 in the 2014 Royal Rumble.
Punk was being screwed by the Authority, much like many WWE Superstars at this time. He was forced into entering first at the Royal Rumble, to give him the worst chance of going all the way to WrestleMania.
He entered first and faced off with Seth Rollins, and lasted the longest of any star in the match. He was eventually thrown out at the end by Kane, another part of the dastardly Authority stable.
CM Punk revealed on the Art of Wrestling Podcast that he was set to take on Triple H at WrestleMania 30.
When Vince McMahon told him he’d be in “A Main event” against Triple H, CM Punk simply said “I don’t need to wrestle him, he needs to wrestle me”.
It came when Punk was at his wits end, and the next night would walk out of WWE, not to be seen in wrestling again until his surprise debut in AEW 7 years later.
The match was also leaked by CM Punk, who found an early script for WrestleMania some years after the event took place.
Triple H vs CM Punk was placed second highest on the card. It was featured above Brock Lesnar vs The Undertaker, and below Randy Orton vs Batista in the main event.
CM Punk revealed on the Art of Wrestling Podcast that he was set to take on Triple H at Wrestlemania 30.
When Vince McMahon told him he’d be in “A Main event” against Triple H, CM Punk simply said “I don’t need to wrestle him, he needs to wrestle me”.
It came when Punk was at his wits end, and the next night would walk out of WWE, not to be seen in wrestling again until his surprise debut in AEW 7 years later.
CM Punk left the WWE before that match could take place. He walked out on the company on the Raw after the Royal Rumble, citing a number of grievances that had been growing over his near-decade in the company.
CM Punk was recently seen backstage before Monday Night Raw, allegedly to see both The Miz and Triple H.
They were two people he has clashed with over the years, so the former AEW Champion could be making amends before his return to All Elite Wrestling in June.