CM Punk comes out and says he's not a coward like The Authority is, and he might get his ass kicked but he just wants to get it over with. He says it doesn't matter who he calls out because The Authority will always try to shut him up, and they are mad because the fans always listen to him. Punk says that is true power, then he singles out Triple H and says he uses the power he lucked into to hold people down. He says HHH hides behind his wife and The Shield, then The Shield comes through the crowd and the New Age Outlaws walk down the ramp. Punk get ready to defend himself as they all surround the ring, then Kane comes out and tells them all to stand down.
Kane says The Authority doesn't want it this way, and there's been a misunderstanding because Punk's anger is misplaced and it's getting the better of him. He says The Authority wants Punk to win the Royal Rumble and main event Wrestlemania, which is why they entered him in the match in the first place. Kane says his directive is to treat Punk with the respect he deserves, then he gives him his word that nothing will happen to him. Kane walks away but Punk says his word is nothing to him, then he calls him a corporate suck up and a sellout, so Kane orders an attack. Punk gets ready to fight but Kane grabs him by the throat, then he chokeslams Punk and stands over him as the show comes to an end.
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