CM Punk is apparently meeting with UFC President Dana White to discuss future plans. There has been talk that he’s been training for his next MMA fight.

"CM Punk is coming to Detroit and wants to talk to me. I love the guy. We'll see what he's doing." – Dana White

— Adam Hill (@AdamHillLVRJ) November 28, 2017

There is no exact word yet on when exactly it will take place or if it will even take place at all. Dana questioned if Punk should even fight for the UFC after his debut loss against Mickie Gail.

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While speaking to on the UFC Unfiltered Podcast, CM Punk’s coach Duke Roufus talked about Punk’s potential second fight in the UFC.

“[UFC President Dana White] and the matchmakers had their weekly matchmaking meeting yesterday, and we’ll get some news soon,” said Roufus this week. “Just think the first time you step in the Octagon, there’s something special you’ve got to deal with getting in there. For Punk, this sounds really weird, but now he knows what a beating feels like – a real beating.”

“I think [a loss like Punk suffered at UFC 203 in September of 2016] will help a lot of fighters to the point of haunting them, like, ‘No, I don’t want to feel this way ever again,’” Roufus said. “It’s not the physical. These guys are tough. It’s the mental anguish. You don’t want to feel that depressing, embarrassing feeling of getting beat up in front of God and everyone. It’s no fun. It’s been great motivation for him.”

You can check out the full interview here.

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Shane McMahon reportedly invested $500,000 into EnviroGrow back in 2015, according to The New York Daily News.

EnviroGrow is a Connecticut-based company that sells the modules that assist in marijuana growth in states where it is legal. The news surfaced today and is being covered because Linda McMahon is on President Donald Trump’s cabinet, which features Jeff Sessions, who wants a harder line stance on marijuana.

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Russo opens today’s show by saying there are three types of people who hate him. The first are his peers in the wrestling business who are simply jealous of the things he accomplished in the business. The second group of people hate him due to his wrestling psychology and philosophy, because he places storylines and drama ahead of fake fights which simply don’t draw.

The third group of people hates him because he is completely honest at all times. When you’re that honest with everyone, you’re going to rub some people the wrong way on occasion. Nonetheless, he will not change the way he looks at the business of wrestling and he certainly won’t stop being honest.

Russo says that he’s very old-school when it comes to respecting the Flag of the United States and the Country in general. He says that while football players might have an issue with the current President, the Country and it’s National Anthem will be around long after Trump is out of office. He considers kneeling for the anthem to be a disrespectful act towards the country, not the President.

Russo informs that he worked an independent booking this past weekend, and he certainly doesn’t miss the travel that’s involved with working in the wrestling business. He says that he does an occasional booking because it’s his job, but he doesn’t enjoy it at all. When he’s on the road all he can think about is getting back home again.

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Combate C.E.O. Campbell McLaren stated in a recent interview that Alberto El Patron (Jose Rodriguez) will be stepping down from his figurehead role as the president of Combate Americas, according to The Fight Network.

“He’s probably stepping back his official roles from Combate and he’s going to focus on more on wrestling for the next year or two. It’s a very challenging enterprise and I think it’s very, very hard on the body and difficult to do. Very physical, very athletic, so I he’s kind of asked me if he can step away and with Saraya, focus on wrestling”.

As previously noted, Patron was suspended by Global Force Wrestling following reports of a domestic battery incident at the Orlando International Airport earlier this month.

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While appearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Rock discussed his new movie Baywatch and possibly running for president of the United States. While he didn’t confirm anything, Rock said that he would have “more poise, less noise” as president.

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NBC Universal will be implementing picture-in-picture commercials on their television programming and that includes SmackDown Live.

USA Network tested this feature out last summer after the WWE draft and according to Broadcasting and Cable, the picture-in-picture commercial breaks raised the retention of viewers 13% with the overall rating of the episode by 2%. This will be the one of the first of many NBC Universal show concepts like this to keep the audience engaged during commercials.

NBCU Executive Vice President of Network Partnerships Josh Feldman made the following remarks regarding the change:

“We want to improve the viewing experience for fans with marketing and advertising, versus just having marketing advertising be part of the viewing experience,” Feldman said. “Picture-in-picture improves the viewing experience. That’s the mission of what we’re trying to do here.”

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