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by Timothy Burke | 12:21 am, June 28th, 2011

kayfabe (noun). In professional wrestling, the portrayal of events within the industry as real; the portrayal of professional wrestling and the accompanying storylines as not staged or worked.

@DCintheSTL for once I couldn’t care if it’s real or not, that was awesome

shoot (verb). To deviate from kayfabe, either intentionally or accidentally; to actually connect with unchoreographed fighting blows and maneuvers, or speak one's mind (instead of an agreed-to script).

The world of WWE professional wrestling is one in which storylines are meticulously crafted, scripts are honed to portray wrestlers in the desired positive (face) or negative (heel) light, and “shoots” are almost always ““worked,”, or written to appear real and lampshade the fact pro wrestling is “fake.”

Monday night’s WWE Raw featured a shoot of monumental proportions from wrestler CM Punk, whose six-minute rant against Vince McMahon and the WWE itself resulted in the wrestler’s mic being cut and the program going to a black screen. On the heels of announcing his contract with WWE ending in three weeks, the “straightedge” wrestler discussed his disgust with the company, his fellow wrestlers, and even the fans:

Moments after the broadcast, WWE CEO Vince McMahon released the following press release:

CM Punk was suspended indefinitely for his unprofessional conduct as soon as Raw went off the air. With his WWE contract expiring on July 17, one can only assume that this suspension effectively terminates CM Punk’s tenure with WWE.

Was Punk’s speech a worked shoot? Yes. But the sheer mass of speculation of whether Punk’s performance was worked or a shoot brought attention to the drama brought about in the Raw storyline, leading to what might be the most compelling period of WWE action since the Attitude Era.

A transcript of the CM Punk rant follows:

>> john cena while you lay there hopefully as uncomfortable as you possibly can be, i want you to listen to me. i want you to digest this because before i leave in three weeks with your wwe championship, i have a lot of things i want to get off my chest.

i don’t hate you, john. i don’t even dislike you. i like you. i like a hell of a lot more than i like most people in the back. i hate this idea that you’re the best. because you’re not. i’m the best. i’m the best in the world. there’s one thing you’re better at than i am. and that’s kissing vince mcmahon’s ass. you’re as good as kissing vince’s ass as hulk hogan was. i don’t know if you’re as good as duane though. he’s a pretty good ass kisser. always was and still is.

oops, i’m breaking the fourth wall. i am the best wrestler in the world. i’ve been the best ever since day one when i walked into this company and i’ve been vilified and hated since that day because paul heyman saw something in me that no one wanted toed a my. that’s right i’m a paul heyman guy. who know who else was a paul heyman guy? brock lesnar. he slip. and i’m splitting. but the difference is i’m going to leave with the wwe championship.

i’ve grabbed so much of vincent k. mcmahon’s imaginary brass rings that it just dawned on me that they’re just that, they’re completely imaginary. the only thing that’s real is me. and the fact for almost day in and day out i’ve proved to everybody in the world that i’m this best on this microphone in that ring even at commentary, nobody can touch me. and yet, nobody how many times i prove it, i’m not on your lovely little collector cups. i’m not on the cover on the program. i’m barely promoted. i don’t get to be in movies. i’m certainly not on any crappy show on the u.s.a. network. i’m not on the poster of wrestlemania. i’m not on the signature that’s produced at the start of the show. i’m not on conan o’brien or jimmy fallon but i should be.

this isn’t sour grapes but the fact that duane is at wrestlemania and i’m not makes me sick! oh, hey, let me get something straight. those who are cheering me right now, you are just the biggest part of me leaving as anything else because you’re the ones that buy those collector cups, you’re the ones that buy those programs and then at 5:00 in the morning, you try to shove it in my face so you can get an autograph and sell it on ebay because you’re too lazy to go get a real job.

i’m leaving with the wwe championship on july 17th and, who knows? maybe i’ll go defend it in new japan pro wrestling. maybe i’ll go back to ring of honor. hey, cole cabana, how are you doing? that’s the reason i’m leaving because after i leave you’re going to keep coming. i’m just a spoke on the wheel. i understand that.

vince mcmahon is going to make money despite himself. he’s a millionaire who should be a billionaire. you know why he’s a billionaire because he surrounds himself with nonsense yes men like john laronistis. i would like to think that this company would be better after vince mcmahon’s dead. but the fact is it’s going to be taken over by his idiotic daughter and his dufus son. let me tell you something about vince mcmahon. can we do this whole bully

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Pengcamp

that was a work
Xmyke_x

Please have someone that can spell re-transcript that CM Punk rant. Not even just the spelling errors, “no one else wanted toed a my?” it’s “to admit.” pretty clearly. please fix this.
Dfyuxgzhzxcvghzx

hes a little bitch that has to feel like hes the best, if hes really the best then why did he have to make that stupid speech. if your the best you prove it by your actions not by talking?
….

hes been proving it all the time in the ring he. he pretty much like everyother guy in the back tired of vince giving cena the spotlight and maineventing every ppv for the past 6 years. if this was real he snap had enough of it and i dont disagree on what he said.
Nick_nitro

This has to be the most interesting thing that has happened in WWE since Brock Lesner screwed up a shooting star press at Wrestlemania 19. Hopefully WWE will go back to its attitude era one day cos i am getting sick of the whole PG rated shows, no blood (unless accidental) and its lack of old school hardcore matches. It feels like were watching the teletubbies having a little fight at the moment.

The lack of decent female wrestlers is a huge problem as well, retiring the WWE Womens title was a stupid move, that and i cant think of even one Diva on the rosters who is a decent wrestler. The company better improve itself or eventually TNA, Ring of Honour or another promotion is going take over WWE’s share of the audience.

But really cm punk’s rant was right on, the company is using john cena too much, i think he’s good but really they need to give other stars a chance such as, sheamus, christian, etc. The wwe will run themselves into the ground one day if they dont change soon
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_SM77QD7MBZLT7KDKQKCOWXKKAA Rongie

“who know who else was a paul heyman guy? brock lesnar. he slip. and i’m splitting.” should be “He split, and I’m splittin’. ”

“…he surrounds himself with nonsense yes men like john laronistis.” >>> Who? That’s John Laurinaitis, WWE talent manager, or something like that.

“but the fact is it’s going to be taken over by his idiotic daughter and his dufus son.” >>> That’s son IN LAW, Triple H, a.k.a. Paul Levesque, husband of Vince’s “idiotic daughter,” Stephanie McMahon.

Fun thing about worked shoots are, as fake as they still seem, none of them are lies.
steve jones

what a a$$ hole
Tim Kingofkings Merritt52

your the bitch kiss cena’s ass some more
Tim Kingofkings Merritt52

wwe is going down in flames if they don’t change. PG sucks…..PG sucks….. PG sucks
Colin0400

Please please please go to ROH, we would appreciate the best in the world there.
tgeorge

fake
Assortedmice

That… was pretty awesome actually.
Anonymous

Wrestling is just as much about your mouth as it is about your talent in the ring. The more and more you get involved with any professional sport, modeling, movies, etc., the more you realize it is not about how talented you are. It is about how well you can work the system in place. You want it changed? Work your way to the top, then you can do something about it.
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Shahair

There is no way VInce can’t re’instate Punk now. This moment has brought wwe back to the attitude era. Cm punk wearing austin’s t-shirt was symbolic of that. Awesome. I was getting a little bored of the same old every week. CM Punk is a breath of fresh air. We finally have our new Austin we’ve all been waiting for.
Rainman9

Beth Pheonix…but shes on Leave due to pregnancy……go figure.
Yaaseen316

You do since your reading it you douche!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_MBMHRM6TSCFQLEPQLWGIEM4HCI ftw1112001

The WWE has become a joke that is not worth watching anymore. Too much soap opera crap and not enough actual wrestling. Out of a 2 hour show you may get 35-45 minutes of wrestling. Plus now hardly any match can be won without the aid of outside interference. I miss the glory days of the AWA
David Kim

lol.. nah, it’s all about UFC, this wrestling shit is for kiddies who wants to see a staged “fight” more about talking and less about fighting
Jay

Funny how many idiots in the states still watch it and they are like fuckin 30 years old. they are the reason this shithole wwe still exists. It was cool until i turned 12.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1248552551 Will Hernandez

Wow, come down off your pedestal, why don’t ya?
http://twitter.com/EGGMAN0 I am the Egg Man.

This whole thing is fake as shit. Anyone that takes this staged shit is a dumb redneck. Ya..the action might be real…but the scripts are fake. I would bang some of the WWE Divas.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Benjamin-Eugene-NElson/659451790 Benjamin Eugene NElson

Yah how dare he not attach his lips firmly to the boss’s ass and toe the company line.

On the bright side.. we’ll probably see him in Impact in a few months…
Random Dude on the Internet

The difference is none of them would bang you.

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