Was CM Punk's iconic theme song stolen by WWE? What Actually Occurred?

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[{"selector":"#anim-7b6c0138-a138-47d4-81bf-94f7a54fa89d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google When WWE played CM Punk's theme music on this week's episode of Monday Night Raw, the audience members were shocked.

[{"selector":"#anim-8a9d4c1d-6538-4842-87c9-fd40b8c73e80 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google During an NBC advertisement, the song "Cult of Personality" by Living Color was playing, and it made the audience pause for a while.

[{"selector":"#anim-4a246ee8-c257-47db-8485-e1a92655ad8c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-32.42187489333662%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google WWE has the right to play the music; CM Punk, who continues to use it as the theme for his AEW entrance, does not own it.

[{"selector":"#anim-b37d9094-0ba9-4b4e-8318-bc9d9bb66af0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-32.42187489333662%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google After a spat with McMahon and company in 2014, the straight-laced superstar quit the WWE and hasn't returned to a WWE ring since.

[{"selector":"#anim-a0432d30-89f3-4a7f-9285-6dd655ede6b7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-47.279378250348586%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google He briefly appeared in a WWE backstage capacity as a guest analyst on a chat programme for the Fox channel in 2019.

[{"selector":"#anim-24b92fbe-b74a-4ab5-a31a-f938017f005e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-24.124999842991514%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Punk returned to All Elite Wrestling in 2021, and under the Tony Khan-run organisation, he has won the World Heavyweight Championship twice.

[{"selector":"#anim-cc928e85-2383-4219-9f55-c1cd2d760ca0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.15624990386074%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Following all the turmoil that occurred backstage following the ALL OUT pay-per-view, punk is presently on suspension. Additionally, he sustained an injury that required him to relinquish his world title.