CM Punk appeared on Mark Madden’s Pittsburgh based radio show yesterday. You can download an MP3 of the appearance

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WWE posted a schedule of Superstar appearances for this year’s Summerslam Axxess event. CM Punk will be signing autographs & meeting fans on Saturday, August 13th.

Saturday, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Appearances by CM Punk, Alberto Del Rio, Evan Bourne, Wade Barrett, Kofi Kingston, Sheamus, Hornswoggle, John Morrison, The Bellas, Beth Phoenix, Kelly Kelly, and more! Text Axxess1 to 46993 to receive an exclusive look at where WWE Superstars are signing before anyone else. Message and Data rates may apply.

More information on Axxess can be found on WWE.com. If anyone attends Axxess & wants to donate pics, please send them in.

Come meet WWE Champion, CM Punk as he signs autographs starting at 5 p.m. at Hot Topic, 6801 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90028.

**Purchase any WWE CM Punk t-shirt at the Hollywood & Highland Hot Topic and receive a wristband* that guarantees the opportunity to meet him on 8/12! For more information, please call the store at 323-462-2590.

**Limit one autograph and wristband per person. Purchase must be made at participating Hot Topic stores only. Space is limited. Entry to signing with wristband only.

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If anyone attends this signing & wants to donate pics, please send them in.

Jim Ross commented on whether he feels CM Punk is the next Steve Austin:

Is CM Punk the next Steve Austin? I hope not. I hope that Punk is simply the best CM Punk that he can be. The best for Punk has yet to come in my view. Punk being compared to Austin is inevitable because both are ‘defiant’ and ‘anti establishment’ persona’s but their in ring styles, body types, etc are distinctly different.

WWE Hall of Famer Terry Funk spoke to Monday Night Mayhem & gave his opinion on CM Punk:

I think he’s in sync with wrestling fans. I think he’s in sync with the country. I think it’s a very smart move on what’s doing right now. I have a lot of respect for the guy. I have a lot of respect for his ability in the ring. I think CM Punk is a hell of an in-ring performer. If they let him go and go on his own, they might find out that he’s a hell of a talker. Let it go back to being an extension of your own personality. I think that would be a positive for their company.

CM Punk is featured on the front of the Money In The Bank DVD, due to be released on August 16th. More info can be found at WWEDVDNews.com.

It seems that the de facto holder of the WWE Championship and former WWE Superstar CM Punk is not done poking a stick at his previous place of business

Thursday morning, during Mattel’s WWE panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2011, the ex-WWE Superstar reemerged with the WWE Title still in his possession, strolling into a conference room where Triple H, Hall of Famer Bret “Him Man” Hart and Rey Mysterio were answering questions.

Punk promptly began to ridicule Triple H – the very Superstar and WWE executive who recently relieved Mr. McMahon of his leadership duties as WWE Chairman on Monday Night Raw.

Punk’s mocking led to an intense verbal confrontation between Punk and Triple H. When Punk asked the subject of his scorn, “how’s life in Fantasy Land?” Triple H responded, “how’s the unemployment line?” Continue reading »

Jim Ross posted his thoughts on Money In The Bank in his latest blog:

CM Punk and John Cena had a scintillating main event that featured over 30 minutes of classic, old school wrestling. It took me back a generation, or so it seemed, and that match alone was worth the price of the PPV. My black hat is off to both men.

John Cena and CM Punk reminded me of why I have had a love affair with this genre since I was a boy.

It’s a match like Cena vs. Punk for the WWE Title in a red hot city that facilitated me having some of the best years of my life sitting at ringside. All the elements came together including one of the most intriguing conclusions to a PPV that I can recall in a long, long time.

Punk is the WWE champion but what does his future hold as Punk’s contract has now expired with WWE? What will Cena’s fate be now that the Chairman has been globally embarrassed? What will the fall out be on Monday Night Raw? There’s so many more questions than answers as the build to Summer Slam begins in Green Bay Monday night.

Jim Ross posted his thoughts on tomorrow’s Money In The Bank PPV in his latest blog:

It is expected that CM Punk will be leaving the WWE after this Sunday’s PPV in Chicago. I see no signs that MITB and @CMPunk vs. @JohnCena won’t be Punk’s last match in WWE at least for the foreseeable future. I am extremely intrigued on how this matter will play out Sunday on what seems to be one of the most talked about PPV’s of the year. Without question, expectations for Cena vs. Punk are extraordinarily high.

It’s not often when a star leaves a company literally ‘white hot’ but Punk is a unique guy who seems to have his mind made up that Sunday is it…..for now.

Punk was on Chicago B96′s this morning promoting the Money in the Bank PPV this Sunday. Punk noted that Sunday would be his last match with WWE and he was looking forward to “sitting on his couch” and joked that he would be getting hit by cabs while riding his bike.

When one of the DJs thought Punk said John Stamos and not John Cena, and Punk said he would fight Stamos and was shocked no one has created “Celebrity MMA.”

Punk played the “Showbiz Shelly Smackdown” which is a pop culture trivia game. During that segment, Punk noted he’s a fan of Natalie Portman.

To listen to the appearance, click here.