Claudio Castagnoli Reveals He Was Supposed To Face CM Punk On The Night He Walked Out Of WWE: “Oh, he told me, I saw him in the hallway as he was on his way out.”

The events of the night that CM Punk walked out of WWE shocked the wrestling world, with many wondering how bad the plans could have been for him to leave the company.

Claudio Castagnoli recently sat down on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet and revealed an interesting note regarding that night.

Here’s a fun fact. Do you know when the last time I was supposed to wrestle Punk was? The day he walked out. [How did you find out?] Oh, he told me, I saw him in the hallway as he was on his way out.

Claudio Castagnoli on Insight With Chris Van Vliet

CM Punk famously wore a Cesaro shirt to the WrestleMania 29 press conference with the two yet to compete in a high profile match together.

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