"Now far be it from me to think I owe any of you people any kind of an explanation as to why I did what I did, but I just can’t resist. See, what kind of an evil genius would I really be if I didn’t extol you my master plan? You see, the only difference being my master plan has already come to fruition. I have, in my hand, what I set out to get. So I'm going to explain to you now exactly why it is I did what I did. You see, if I may, I have to tell you another little story. And I know the last time I told you kids a story, some of you had your heart broken. But I trust you, I assure you this story ends a little differently.
You see, about a year and a half ago, I was still working for a company called Total Nonstop Action. Me, and a couple of buddies of mine, were told that we could no longer wrestle for Ring of Honor. So what we did, and I’ll name names, myself, Jerry Lynn, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles and "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, all decided to have a little bit of a meeting late Wednesday night in Nashville, Tennessee. And as I sat there and I ate my food, I looked across the table at AJ Styles, who was the NWA World Champion at the time. A belt which by the way means nothing compared to the belt that I hold in my hands right here. And I watched as AJ could barely eat his food, he certainly couldn't look me in eye. See cause what we all agreed was if we stuck together, we could all work for Ring of Honor, we could work for whoever we wanted. I faxed a copy of my contract to the TNA offices and highlighted the part that said I could wrestle for whoever I wanted to as long as their names was not Vincent K. McMahon or they were running a pay-per-view. I explained by self to AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels. I said 'AJ, you're the champ. You hold the belt, you hold the power. You can do things, they have to listen to what you say.' They all looked me in the eye, and they said 'We're with you Punk. We're going to stick together.' But I knew then, I knew that was the nail in my coffin. So I made my decision, and I stayed here and I stuck with Ring of Honor, and I like to think that I built this place. And I know for a fact that there would be a Ring of Honor for Christopher Daniels or AJ Styles to come crawling back to if it wasn't for me!
Who do you think built this company?! Who's merchandise money do you think paid those guard rails, or this canvas?! Oh Samoa Joe, is that what you think?! Do you think Samoa Joe was there every day I was in the ring training kids day in and day out, eating, sleeping, breathing Ring of Honor like I was?! No, he wasn't! And Chris Daniels and AJ Styles, and even Low Ki, turned their backs on this company, and I stood tall and I stayed here, and what did I get for it?! You people shit all over me, because it was always 'When's AJ coming back? Oh, Low Ki throws nice kicks. Oh Chris Daniels is so great.' And the whole time CM Punk, much like Atlas, had this entire world up on his shoulders. Lifting it up, building up the young guys, showing them the way, teaching them, and making sure you losers had a place to come hang every Friday and Saturday night. Everybody else turned their backs on this company except for me, and you turned your backs on my. I wasn't qualified to run the school, I'm sloppy, I'm this, I'm that. But the fact is, I was the backbone of this company, and now I am the champion and I hold the most important belt in the world. And there’s nothing any of you people can do about it!
So now, fast forward about a year and I get an offer from another company. I get an offer from the WWE. And what do I hear? I hear 'Please don't go. Please don't go.' Let me hear it now. Where are you now? All you people can chant all you want. All your voices combined still isn't louder than mine. So I take this offer from the WWE, and you people doubt that I actually signed a contract? If I have to listen to you people doubt my ability in this ring when I gave you the five star greatest technical wrestling match Ring of Honor has ever seen, when I gave the bloodiest street fight Ring of Honor ever seen. People, you didn't realize that you were in the midst of the greatest professional wrestler walking this world today, and he's in this ring right now. So I'm going to once again prove the doubters wrong. You people doubt I signed a contract with the WWE? Well you’re right. I haven't signed my contract...yet.
You see, this is my key to freedom. This means I don't have to see any of you people any more. I've already proved that I'm better than you. But what I'd like to do right now is sign my contract to once again prove you all wrong. Bobby Cruise, if you could hold the belt please, I want to sign the contract right on top of it. That's fine, that's fine. Have fun on the indies. Todd Sinclair, if you can hold this for one second please while I make a career decision here. Well I'd figured maybe you too would, you know, decide to grown a spine tonight of all evenings. Shane Hagadorn, one of my students, come on in here. Come on in. If you could hold that for me please. Oh, I got to get this notarized too. Is anyone a notary of the public? Here we go ladies and gentlemen, kiss my ass goodbye.”