It seems the rumor that CM Punk was stripped of his World Championship due to an altercation over the dress code is not the only story circulating the industry.
According to F4WOnline.com, another story that made rounds this weekend is that CM Punk caught heat with WWE officials for openly expressing the belief that he felt it was too soon for him to drop the World Championship.
While most believe the former–that Punk expressed “attitude” when Undertaker confronted him about not dressing like a champion on the European tour–both stories generally point to one thing: a negative reaction to an alleged attitude problem on CM Punk’s part led to his being stripped of the title in the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view opener.
News on what supposedly led to CM Punk’s title defeat has generated two contrasting reactions from the lockerroom. As Punk has a reputation for being a “heat magnet” with a contingent of the roster, some were pleased to see what they perceived to be his attitude catching up with him and resulting in a punishment. On the other hand, there was a sector that felt anything he might have done was too minor to warrant going against better judgment by putting the World title on a wrestler who is clearly not 100% and does not work most house shows.