The trio consisting of Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Rollins were the brainchild of Punk, who felt he needed a group of mercenaries at his disposal. After two years of immense success as a part of one of WWE's most beloved factions, Rollins would turn heel and leave the group, and Punk would leave the company.

In a new interview, Seth Rollins spoke in-depth on his relationship with CM Punk and called Punk a cancer to his career.

CM Punk and Seth Rollins had their long-awaited grudge match on the January 6 episode of WWE Raw on Netflix. Punk came out on top in the Netflix debut and during the media scrum that took place following the event, he addressed whether or not he had developed any newfound respect for the multiple-time WWE World Champion.