Comedy Central host Chris Hardwick addressed C.M. Punk pulling out of his scheduled appearance on @Midnight. "As of right now, he's pulled out of the show for that date," Hardwick wrote on Reddit. "Punk's a really great dude and I know the decision wasn't made lightly. He's my friend so I support whatever he feels like he needs to do. Worry not! I'm sure we'll get him rebooked soon."

Hardwick was asked about having three wrestlers on the show's panel. "We'll do our best," he wrote. "I think that would be a great show. I can say that Chris Jericho is coming up soon!" Read the posts at Redditt.com.

Powell's POV: Thanks to Dot Net reader Curtis Gray for passing along the recap. Punk was scheduled to appear on Wednesday's show. For that matter, so was The Miz at one point, but Miz was pulled from the advertising last week, and obviously Punk pulled out of the appearance. We'll let you know once Jericho's appearance date is advertised. I can't say enough how great of a guest panelist Jericho was on Hardwick's show "Talking Dead" last year.

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