Kurt Angle Discusses CM Punk Departure, Him Being Negative On Part Time Wrestlers

July 19, 2014

Kurt Angle was a recent guest on Jim Ross’ Ross Report podcast, where they talk about CM Punk leaving WWE earlier this year. Listen to the interview here.

Angle, who is still currently with TNA, said that he respected Punk’s decision to walk away, and gave his insight on why he thought Punk left WWE.

Ross and Angle both disagree with observers who feel like Punk owed them some sort of farewell.

“I didn’t know he was that banged up,” Angle said. I have to respect the fact that he walked away, whether he comes back or not. The rumor as that he was upset with booking, and he’s upset with these part-timers coming in, and taking the main event spots at WrestleMania.”

Angle stated that if the main reason behind Punk’s departure was because of his injury, he said he couldn’t have respected him more for the decision. He also wanted to call Punk and tell him that there is going to be a time where Punk could go to being a part-timer.

Angle feels like there would have been many more times where CM Punk could have headlined WrestleMania and it was not always going to be headlined by part-time wrestlers.

Isenberg: The rumors of CM Punk leaving WWE after Royal Rumble in Pittsburgh had to deal with the fact that Batista won the match and would headline WrestleMania over him. Dating back to 2013, Punk dropped the title to The Rock, which makes it two years in a row that he was forced to give up his spot to a part time guy.

Josh controls most of the creative writing and ideas for the show on a weekly basis, as well as an on-air talent.

Aside from working with WrestleZone, Isenberg began his career in Broadcast Journalism interning at ESPN and worked with CBS Radio for three years. He has also had the opportunity to interview some of the best athletes and performers alive, including Andrew McCutchen, Ben Roethlisberger, Chris Jericho, Billy Gunn, Karl Anderson, Matt Hardy, Steven Strasburg and others.

Currently, Josh Isenberg works for Major League Baseball in their Advanced Media Productions. He grew up in Pittsburgh and went to Point Park University, which is where Chair Shot Reality is filmed each week.

His life outside of his obsession with wrestling include being a savant for Seinfeld, NFL, NBA, MLB and many television shows. He also has an undying love for musicals, which includes many shows he was a part of in high school. Some of his favorite wrestling moments can be linked to such superstars as Edge, The Rock, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels and The Great Khali.