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CM Punk vs John Morrison Recap

“I remember sitting in the Gorilla Position and noticing that Vince wasn’t there. The main event had gone in the ring before Vince walked in and sat down at the monitor. After a moment, he waved over Fit Finlay. A quick but quiet discussion was had. Finlay went over to the microphone hooked up to the ref and fed something to the ref. None of us knew what was going on until we looked at the monitor. Punk hit his flying clothesline and then the GTS on The Miz. 1…2…3. CM Punk won the match and was announced as the number one contender. Vince walked out of gorilla and didn’t tell us anything.

“Over the next few days, the world found out about this news story breaking in Sports Illustrated. John Morrison (along with a large number of other talents) were suspended for 30 days for wellness violations. Punk vs. Morrison for the ECW Title was scheduled for that Sunday at an ECW taping. It was called “CM Punk’s Last Chance” to win the title. And the crowd reaction that night in Cincinnati spoke to the hard work of CM Punk over the previous year. CM Punk was finally their conquering hero.”

-Dave Lagana