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CM Punk Trial Update

We are now two days into the CM Punk vs Chris Amman Ironman match at Cook County Courtroom in Chicago, and WrestleZone’s Nick Hausman has been diligently reporting onsite for day 2’s events.

Amann is the WWE doctor Punk accused of clearing him to wrestle while injured and for misdiagnosing a staph infection – one of the many reasons that caused Punk to walk out on the promotion. Amann filed a defamation lawsuit against him seeking $1 million in damages, and now, four years later, the trial is finally underway.

Amongst the revelations so far are:

-Dr Amman admitted to giving Punk Z Paks – an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections – without recording that he had done so.

-Amman stated that he had not discussed the case due to HIPAA (which stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), which safeguards private medical information.

-Amman is allegedly asking for compensation for emotional damages, damage that Punk’s legal team is arguing does not exist.

-And apparently during some parts of the trial, Punk reportedly booed and laughed out loud – or in internet speak, “lol’d”.

During the afternoon session, a series of text messages were shown, which included Amann telling former ring announcer Justin Roberts that there are extensive records of everything Punk has been diagnosed with and prescribed in WWE.

A group text with Amann, Chris Jericho, Zack Ryder and Dolph Ziggler called the “NXT Wannnabee Club” – new WWE faction confirmed! – where Ryder joked about Z Paks.

And finally, a text exchange between just Jericho and Amann, where the doctor said Punk’s health was nothing like how he had described. This led to Punk’s lawyer asking why he had decided to disregard HIPAA law in the texts to Jericho – a law he had previously cited as the reason he had not discussed Punk’s health before.

The trial seems set for a few more gruelling rounds before any kind of settlement or verdict is made. But the $1 million in damages and various legal costs pales in comparison to WWE’s recent big money dealings…

SmackDown To Fox Details

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox’s CEO Rupert Murdoch was instrumental in winning WWE over to his network, by saying their current home NBCU was “embarrassed by your product” and that Fox would promote WWE programming far more heavily across their other shows – which will be a huge benefit to SmackDown, getting advertised on slightly more real sports with the NBA, MLB and NFL.

The report reveals that NBC had offered WWE $360million for over 10 years, which Fox absolutely destroyed with an offer of over $1billion for over just five years. So what will happen to the blue brand when it moves to Fox next Summer?

The Wrap is reporting that SmackDown Live will stay live on Friday nights, rather than reverting to its pre-taped format from before the brand split.

I mean, it’s called Smackdown Live, what did they think they were going to call it? Smackdown 3 days ago…

WWE Stock Hits All Time High

In the wake of SmackDown’s big money deal with Fox, WWE’s stock reached an all-time high yesterday. One stock – which is totally the technical term – was at one point worth $60.47. 

WWE Raw, May 28, 2018 Ratings

But it’s not all good news for WWE, as this week’s Raw received the show’s second lowest rating since the start of 2016, only drawing 2.49 million viewers.

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• Dolph Ziggler
• cm punk
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