Former WWE Star CM Punk Comments on Lawsuit Settlement with Colt Cabana

CM Punk tweeted several times Monday about the recently settled lawsuit filed by Colt Cabana, calling his former best friend "greedy" and saying Cabana tried to extort him.

"Why'd he ask to settle then? I wanted it to go to trial! Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Enjoy donating to the eventual 'woe is me' go fund me account," Punk tweeted in response to a Twitter user. 

Punk continued:    

"HE SUED ME. He wanted to end the dumb s--t HE started? I asked to speak to him, he declined. I asked to enter mediation, he declined. I offered money, IT WASNT ENOUGH! I never wanted ANY of it. He's as greedy as you are ignorant to who I am, and fooled by who he is. I loved the guy. Would've done anything for him. And the irony is, if he just would've asked for the money, I'd have given it to him. Instead he tried to extort me."

Cabana had sued Punk for unpaid legal fees after he alleged Punk agreed to cover their defense in the lawsuit filed by WWE doctor Chris Amann. Punk filed a countersuit in June. The case was dismissed last week after both Cabana and Punk agreed to drop their lawsuits.

Mike Johnson of PWInsider reported there was no financial settlement to the lawsuits. The case was dismissed with prejudice, meaning both sides agreed not to file another lawsuit.

Cabana was seeking $200,000 in unpaid legal fees, along with another $1 million in damages. Punk was seeking $600,000, or half of what he paid to attorneys on Cabana's behalf as part of Amann's lawsuit, which Punk and Cabana won.

The dismissal of the suit comes at a time when Punk appears to be inching his way toward a WWE return. Punk auditioned for a role in FS1's upcoming WWE Backstage show. While Punk would be hired by Fox, not WWE, it's clear that this association could kick open the door for him to make a return to wrestling.

Punk has been retired since his January 2014 departure from WWE, making only occasional appearances at house shows and embarking on a (mostly unsuccessful) MMA career.