The big news on Tuesday was about the lawsuit that pitted CM Punk and Colt Cabana against WWE doctor Chris Amann.
The case had been heard by a jury since last Wednesday in Illinois, just outside of Chicago.
The WWE doctor brought the lawsuit forward due to the comments Punk made during an appearance on Cabana’s “Art of Wrestling” podcast from November of 2014 about Amann and Punk not receiving proper treatment of a “lump” on his backside while in the WWE.
The jury ruled that they are in favor of Punk and Cabana on all counts filed by Amann. Thus, neither Punk or Cabana will have to pay anything. The WWE doctor had been seeking about $4 million for defamation among other things.
Nick Hausman of WrestleZone, who has provided some great coverage of this case, caught up with Punk and Cabana after they were let out of the courtroom to get a brief interview about winning the case.
EXCLUSIVE: @CMPunk’s 1st post-trial comments following he and @ColtCabana’s victory over Dr. Chris Amann.
Talks the trial, UFC training and… is he #ALLIN?!
CC: @WRESTLEZONEcom @RossWBermanIV pic.twitter.com/ptAHKrV8QB
— Nick Hausman (@Nick_Hausman) June 5, 2018
EXCLUSIVE: @ColtCabana’s first post-trial comments since he and @CMPunk we’re victorious over Dr. Chris Amann in court today
CC: @WRESTLEZONEcom @RossWBermanIV pic.twitter.com/gLHsqYmZDU
— Nick Hausman (@Nick_Hausman) June 5, 2018
Punk lost in his MMA debut against Mickey Gall at UFC 203 in September of 2016 by first round submission. He is set to fight Mike Jackson in a welterweight bout at the upcoming UFC 225 pay-per-view event on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
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