In a move no one saw coming, Ryback—one of CM Punk’s biggest critics—actually came to Punk’s defense after a fan took a shot at him on Twitter.
The fan posted a clip from Monday Night RAW, mocking CM Punk’s performance in his match against Sami Zayn. The tweet read:
>“It’s so depressing watching CM Punk crawl his fragile body around the ring. He desperately needs to retire. #WWERaw”Given their long-standing real-life issues, many expected Ryback to pile on. Instead, he fired back at the fan, calling them out for their ignorance.
>“It’s called selling you feed me moron. Good to see you ‘fans’ are pieces of sh*t equally to everyone in the business though.”This is a wild shift from Ryback’s usual stance on Punk. The two have traded years of public shots, with Punk once accusing Ryback of being reckless and taking years off his career. In a recent jab, Ryback even shaded Punk after Drew McIntyre’s head wound at WWE Bad Blood, implying that Punk was the dangerous one in the ring.
But this time, Ryback wasn’t having it. Whether this is a rare moment of respect or just an acknowledgment of wrestling psychology, it’s definitely not what fans expected.
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