Chael Sonnen Denies CM Punk Reports, WWE Supports SOPA

January 20, 2012

Chael Sonnen Denies CM Punk Reports

UFC fighter Chael Sonnen tells MMAWeekly.com that WWE Champion CM Punk was never confirmed to escort him to the octagon for the UFC on FOX. That fight takes place the night before WWE Royal Rumble and will be in CM Punk's hometown of Chicago. Despite Punk telling MMA Weekly last week that Vince McMahon had pulled him from the appearance, Sonnen said last night:

"I gotta tell you. I read those headlines. I never confirmed them. CM Punk never confirmed them. I'll speak for myself – I'm not in the business of stopping a headline, but I never confirmed that anybody would be joining me. I know he didn't confirm it."

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WWE Supports SOPA

According to TheoriesbyConspiracy.com, WWE is listed as one of 354 major companies that support the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). A letter sent to Congress from The Global Intellectual Property Center shows that WWE has supported the bill since September of 2011.

Other companies that support SOPA are UFC and NBCUniversal.

Justin is is the Executive Producer and Co-host of "Chair Shot Reality" which airs every weekend on WrestleZone. LaBar also hosts a weekly audio podcast called "Wrestling Reality" which is available for download everywhere. You can now read some of his WWE opinions on upgruv.com. He also is a producer and performer for IWC Wrestling in Pittsburgh which has been a sustained indy company with history dating back to 2001. He is also occasionally featured on NBC Sports and 120 Sports for WWE commentary. He's a former WWE columnist for Bleacher Report and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.