How Triple H Buried CM Punk At Recent WWE Show

WWE Creative, led by Chief Content Officer Triple H, buried CM Punk last Friday on SmackDown with a controversial booking decision, according to a wrestling veteran.

After John Cena knocked out R-Truth with the Undisputed WWE Championship to lose their match via disqualification on SmackDown, The Second City Saint came to the aid of the 53-year-old veteran.

However, The Franchise Player succeeded in putting Punk through a table before grabbing the mic and cutting his version of the historic pipebomb promo.

The Best in the World remained out as the Undisputed WWE Champion spoke for several minutes, which former WWE head writer Vince Russo believed was a significant creative mistake.

Speaking on The Coach & Bro Show, the wrestling veteran explained that WWE has been booking their talent not to sell table spots, pointing out that Punk being knocked out after Cena put him through a table buried his character.

In my opinion, CM Punk totally buried and not protected. And, Coach, I will tell you why. Coach, we have been seeing now for years and years and years on WWE programming all these high spots and everybody getting up. You can get superkicked in the head 15 times and you’re gonna get up.

You can get dropped on your head in a piledriver and you’re gonna get up. No selling. We always talk about that, Coach. We saw Jey Uso a week ago, taped ribs, two splahes, no selling. So, what happens then is CM Punk goes through a table. We’ve seen a million guys go through tables and get up, but CM Punk goes through a table and he’s dead for 20 minutes? That buries CM Punk. [7:55 onwards]

Jonathan Coachman Slammed Rhea Ripley For No Selling Table Spot on WWE RAW

Last night on RAW, Rhea Ripley brawled with Raquel Rodriguez. Their fight ended with The Eradicator being put through a table after Roxanne Perez rushed to the Judgment Day member’s aid.

Later on the show, Ripley barged into RAW General Manager Adam Pearce’s office, demanding a match against Rodriguez. Speaking on the Behind The Turnbuckle: The Last Word podcast, former WWE star Jonathan Coachman pointed out that the former Women’s World Champion did not sell the table spot.

Apparently and when I was wrestling and when I was in the ring, if I hadn’t sold a table spot by anybody. Could you have imagined what would have happened to me backstage? So tonight, Rhea Ripley goes through a table, its supposed to be devastating. Three minutes later, she barges into the office in the back, demanding a match.

And Tommy, she wasn’t selling, there was no nothing. She’s like I want a match. Oh, let’s make it a Street Fight. Even Better. So it’s official. Couldn’t set it better myself. And she literally runs out of the room. When did selling stop being a thing?

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