There's no doubt wrestlers are expected to work through certain aches and pains. It's wrestling. It may not be real, but it sure isn't a painless endeavor. There is no possible way you can be put through a table, regardless of how flimsy it is without some pain. Even the regular falls have a certain amount of pain associated with them. And it's not like Punk was a pure technical wrestler like Malenko or the one who can't be named by WWE anymore. He set himself up for some seriously painful falls that have long term effects. Look at Foley. He knows what he did to his body. He's not blaming anybody. And in fact, WWE has started making much bigger strides in taking care of the Legends now that they see the long term effects. I've dogged WWE on several issues and you're probably right, they probably do shoulder some blame, but I think most wrestlers understand that going in. And I would almost guarantee that TNA, RoH, New Japan and all the indie circuits hide way more than WWE is hiding. I think Punk realized what was going to happen to himself the more he kept doing this and wanted out. I don't blame him, but his blame game is extremely over the top imo. I think maybe he let his character get the best of him.