CM Punk was originally under contract with WWE around the time of WrestleMania XXX but eventually walked out the day following the Royal Rumble in 2014 and didn’t look back until the end of 2019.
CM Punk posted on his Instagram story a booking sheet of WrestleMania XXX and what was planned before his exit and obviously with his exit plans had to change.
Before Punk’s departure of WWE the matches were going to be:
Batista vs. Randy Orton (c) for the WWE World Heavyweight Title
CM Punk vs. Triple H
The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar
John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt
Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus
Big Show vs. Kane
Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose (c) for the WWE United States Title
Following the departure of Punk matches had to change and Big Show and Kane eventually was scrapped, along with Ambrose vs Reigns for the United States Championship.
After CM Punk left WWE the WrestleMania XXX card was actually:
-The Usos retained the WWE Tag Team Title over Los Matadores, RybAxel, The Real American in a Fatal 4 Way Elimination Match
-Daniel Bryan defeated Triple H to advance to the main event
-The Shield defeated Kane and The New Age Outlaws
-Cesaro last eliminated Big Show to win the inaugural Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
-John Cena defeated Bray Wyatt
-Brock Lesnar defeated The Undertaker
-AJ Lee retained the WWE Divas Title over Nikki Bella, Brie Bella, Emma, Cameron, Aksana, Alicia Fox, Tamina Snuka, Eva Marie, Layla, Naomi, Natalya, Summer Rae, and Rosa Mendes in the Vickie Guerrero Invitational
-Daniel Bryan defeated Randy Orton (c) and Batista in a Triple Threat to win the WWE World Heavyweight Title
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