It's all change at WWE following Vince McMahon's retirement. Or is it? CM Punk briefly commented on the situation this week when quizzed about it. Punk believes even though McMahon has retired, he will still be hands-on with WWE's product, and that the culture there behind the scenes will remain the same.

CM Punk, Sasha Banks, And Naomi

Punk used Sasha Banks and Naomi's situation as a way to exemplify how nothing really changes in WWE on the Absolute Geek podcast, no matter what happens behind the scenes and how much time passes. “Mercedes [Banks] and Trinity [Naomi] leave, and they announce on SmackDown that ‘Gosh darn, we’re so disappointed in them, they really let our fans down',” Punk said. “Brock [Lesnar] splits, comes back obviously, I think he worked the show, but where was Michael Cole saying ‘Man, Brock Lesnar really let these fans down'?”

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Punk then goes on to compare what WWE has done to Banks and Naomi to his own situation when he walked out of the company in 2014. “I walked out, they went on TV and called me a quitter. What’s changed? What’s the difference?” Punk contiinues defending Banks and Naomi, labeling those who chose to disparage them and himself live on WWE TV but were too afraid to give Lesnar the same treatment “bootlickers”.

The Difference With Brock Lesnar

While Punk definitely makes some points many fans might agree with, what exactly happened to Lesnar last week remains unclear. It seems nailed on at this point that The Beast did walk out at some point, but clearly he returned as he closed the show. It's entirely feasible he was back in the building by the time SmackDown went live, hence no one mentioning his walkout in the same way they did for Banks, Naomi, and Punk.

As for McMahon still pulling the strings despite his retirement, that seems more and more unlikely with each passing day. Since his retirement, WWE has revealed McMahon made $14.6 million in personal payments that should have been filed as company expenses. McMahon was also forced to give up $2.7 million in WWE shares, but he remains the majority shareholder.

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