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Former WWE Champ CM Punk Fired Over Backstage Altercation

PUNK AROUND, FIND OUT

An investigation resulted in a unanimous recommendation to terminate Philip Brooks’ wrestling and employment contracts.

Isabella Ramirez
Isabella Ramirez 

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A picture of WWE wrestler CM Punk. WWE champion Philip Brooks (aka CM Punk) has been fired after getting into a physical altercation backstage with wrestler Jack Perry at an “All In” pay-per-view show in London last week.
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