CM Punk is finally back with WWE and it’s no big secret that he has an interesting history with the company. During his first run with WWE, Punk crossed paths with some impressive athletes such as Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin.
During an episode of of his Six Feet Under podcast The Undertaker explained that while the WWE crew was flying to Baghdad for Tribute to the Troops in 2006, the idea of CM Punk grappling with Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin came up. Taker noted that CM Punk was confident when asked how he would fare against Lashley & Benjamin then things escalated from there.
“We’re drinking, everyone is carrying on. Somehow or another, the discussion comes up. I don’t know if Vince instigated this one or not. Bradshaw was on this flight too. The topic comes up as we’re on the way over. CM Punk, he fashioned himself as a jiu-jitsu practitioner. Someone broached the question, ‘You did jiu-jitsu. How long do you think you could last with one of these two wrestlers?’ It was Bobby Lashley, who wrestled for the Army, and Shelton Benjamin, who wrestled at Minnesota. Two high-level amateur wrestlers. To Phil’s credit, he said, ‘I’ll tap them out.’ That was about all it took.
Now, the pot begins to really get stirred. Shelton, at this time, he didn’t drink at all. I remember Vince pouring a styrofoam cup full of wine, and Shelton just gulps it down. I honestly can’t remember who went first. There is not a lot of room. It’s tight, but there’s enough room. I want to say the first match lasted about 47 seconds. The other one was sub-40, where they had taken them down and pinned him. He didn’t back down, but my goodness, it was like blood in the water and two great white sharks circling. They could not wait. They didn’t disappoint. That was another fine case of Vince McMahon sh** disturbing.”
H/T Fightful
