Just one year after CM Punk failed to defeat The Undertaker and end The Streak under the tutelage of Paul Heyman at WrestleMania XXIX, Heyman led Brock Lesnar into WrestleMania XXX to end The Streak by defeating The Undertaker, and Heyman reportedly referenced Punk during a commercial break on RAW.
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Punk walked out on the WWE on Jan. 27 on the night after the Royal Rumble and hasn't been seen since as the WWE has mostly avoided referencing him aside from a Heyman promo during the Chicago-based RAW on March 3.
According to Wrestlingheadlines.com, Heyman referenced Punk -- not by name -- in his promo during a break Monday night. Heyman came out on the air and bragged about how Lesnar defeated The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXX on April 6. During the break, Heyman then referenced "another Paul Heyman guy" who couldn't break The Streak, referencing Punk.
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Heyman then continued to brag about Lesnar ending The Streak until the WWE came back from commercial for the Cesaro vs. Rob Van Dam No. 1 contender for the Intercontinental Championship tournament match.
Lesnar defeated The Undertaker in shocking fashion at WrestleMania XXX after three F-5s, pinning his shoulders to the mat to hand him his first ever WrestleMania loss, ending The Streak and dropping 'Takers record to 21-1 at the biggest show of the year.
The Undertaker's career may be over now that he's lost at WrestleMania, and Punk's career may be over for different reasons altogether as he walked out on the WWE. Punk fell to 'Taker last year at WrestleMania and was unhappy with his role on the card.
He continued to grow tired, burned out and frustrated with his standing in the card while dealing with pain over the course of the last year, and he finally decided to walk away from the company.
The WWE has done its best to distance themselves from Punk in the months following his departure, and Heyman's public mentioning of him is one of the rare times his name has popped up on WWE television since he decided to leave the company.
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