CM Punk
During an interview with his friend Colt Cabana on the "Art of Wrestling" podcast released on October 24, 2012, CM Punk revealed that he was not WWE's choice to be on the cover of "WWE '13" (according to Punk, Sheamus was WWE's choice for the cover) and that THQ had chosen him in spite of WWE's objection. CM Punk described the situation as follows (transcribed from podcast):