{"id":2676,"date":"2016-02-10T10:51:50","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T16:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=2676"},"modified":"2016-02-10T10:51:50","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T16:51:50","slug":"cm-punk-undergoing-back-surgery-first-ufc-fight-delayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2016\/02\/10\/cm-punk-undergoing-back-surgery-first-ufc-fight-delayed\/","title":{"rendered":"CM Punk undergoing back surgery, first UFC fight delayed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-1649412803\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>CM Punk is scheduled to undergo surgery to repair a herniated disc on Wednesday. &#8220;My back has always bugged me,&#8221; Punk told MMAFighting.com. &#8220;Figured it was just wrestling shit. Turns out it was. It got bad enough to the point where I couldn&#8217;t do anything the week before I went to train with the New Jersey Devils last month. One day I could manage, the next day I couldn&#8217;t. I&#8217;ve been in agony for almost a month. Chiropractor, acupuncture, massage, cryotherapy &#8230; nothing worked.&#8221; Read the full story at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2016\/2\/10\/10959172\/cm-punk-to-undergo-back-surgery-on-wednesday-ufc-debut-delayed\" target=\"_blank\">MMAFighting.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Punk added that he sees this as &#8220;a bump in the road.&#8221; It was just announced on Saturday that he would face Mickey Gall at a future UFC event. Dana White stated that it would likely be at UFC 199, but that will no longer be the case. 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