What’s the story?
In a recent interview with Windy City Live, former WWE superstar CM Punk revealed that joining the WWE was never his original goal as a wrestler.
In case you didn’t know…
One of the earliest promotions that CM Punk worked for in his career was IWA Mid-South, and he became a 5-time heavyweight champion during his time there. Before joining the WWE in the year 2005, Punk was predominantly associated with Ring of Honor.
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The heart of the matter
When asked about the moment he realised that he wanted to be a WWE superstar, Punk claimed that although he watched WWE as a kid, he always wanted to be associated with Japanese wrestling. He wanted to be a star there and come back home without anyone knowing what he did there. The 3-time World Heavyweight Champion said:
I'm not sure. Obviously, I watched WWF as a kid, but when I made the conscious decision - WWF was never the end goal. I romanticized about Japanese wrestling. There was two companies in Japan, it was called All Japan and New Japan, and that was my thing.
He added:
“I was more about going over there and being a star over there, then coming home and just being completely - you can walk down the street and nobody knows you.”
According to ‘The Straight Edge Superstar’, the WWE was the final frontier, and he wanted to see if he could succeed there. Punk told Windy City Live this:
“But I worked so long and hard at it that it became so boring, it became the last frontier was WWE. I had to go see if I could conquer that so I gave it a shot.”
What next?
There have been endless rumours about a possible return to the WWE for CM Punk. However, considering that he has already retired from professional wrestling and has also not been on the best of terms with the company, a comeback is highly unlikely.
Author’s take
CM Punk emerged as one of the most popular stars in the WWE during his time with the world’s largest wrestling promotion. One can’t help but feel that he may have hung his boots too early and at 38, there may still be time for him to reconsider his decision and make his way back into the pro-wrestling scene.
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