CM Punk bitched and was prepared to run from the company and everyone loved him for it.
Gotta love kayfabe, don't you? Fact of the matter is, Punk bitched from a storyline perspective and in actuality was not prepared to run anywhere. And certainly not to the "competition" where he would complain about his past employer, claiming that his presence alone would be sufficient to seriously hurt the former company. This type of ego is only for the likes of Kurt Angle and Hulk Hogan, ironic that they are currently collaborating.