WWE doctor Chris Amann is suing CM Punk for defamation of character and the company issued a statement in support of the suit -- apparently due to the internal feeling that Punk got the best of them with his appearance on Colt Cabana's podcast in November.
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Punk went on Colt Cabana's Art of Wrestling podcast to reveal why he left the WWE and he bashed Amann and the WWE during the interview.
Punk said Amann misdiagnosed him several times and ignored a baseball-sized lump on his back as well as a concussion he received. Amann then brought a lawsuit on Punk and Cabana for defamation.
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The WWE released a statement after Amann filed the lawsuit in support of the doctor, which said the following via Wrestlingheadlines.com:
"In light of CM Punk's allegations regarding WWE's medical staff and the subsequent defamation lawsuit filed by Dr. Amann against CM Punk, WWE continues to have the utmost confidence in the ability and expertise of our world-class team of physicians, including Dr. Amann.
CM Punk claimed this past November that during the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event on January 26, 2014 he performed with a baseball-sized, purple lump on his back located near the waistband of his tights.
WWE's investigation has shown the following:
·CM Punk did not discuss this alleged condition with WWE's team of physicians and trainers, nor did he discuss it with anyone in our Talent Relations department.
·Subsequently, WWE has no medical records documenting this alleged condition.
·The first time WWE was made aware of this alleged condition was when we received a letter from CM Punk's attorney on August 22, 2014 after WWE terminated his contract.
·There is clear video evidence from the 2014 Royal Rumble, which allows all to decide whether there is any appearance of a baseball-sized growth on CM Punk's back."
Punk walked out on the WWE last January after the Royal Rumble and joined UFC this past December, with his first fight scheduled for later this year.
Regarding the WWE's statement, Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer noted on his message boards that the WWE may have released it as a way to get back at Punk for what he said on the podcast.
Meltzer wrote the following:
"There's a reason this all came out.
WWE lost round one to a guy they now believe beat them at their own game and they can't say that so this is what they are doing.
When they settled, they thought he had them dead to rights. Now they think he outworked them and they don't take that as well.
Thoughts about who wins the court case is missing the entire point. It's never going to trial. It's about revenge for them being worked into caving early. At least that's their version. They have to use the doctor because they can't sue.
But they absolutely believe they are in the right."
Punk and Cabana have yet to respond to the lawsuit, but it remains to be seen how this seemingly never ending saga will play out.
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