CM Punk, a former top WWE Superstar and World Heavyweight Champion, is known to be one of, if not the most popular, outspoken and prominent personalities in all of pro wrestling and he is also considered to be one of, if not the best wrestler in the world. CM Punk left the professional wrestling industry in 2014 immediately following that year’s WWE Royal Rumble Event as he was unhappy with the treatment he was receiving from the WWE.
Years later, CM Punk would pursue his dream when he competed in the UFC, but Punk would unfortunately suffer a defeat on both occasions. The former WWE Star would then pursue a career in Hollywood and he would even make a number of appearances on FS1’s WWE Backstage. According to recent reports, Punk has signed or is close to signing a deal with AEW and his AEW debut is rumored to take place next Friday, August 20 from the United Center in Chicago for the First Dance special episode of AEW Rampage.
Speaking of CM Punk, he recently appeared on the Sunday Night’s Main Event podcast, where he promoted the Starz show “Heels” and he even gave some advice to the recently released WWE talents.
CM Punk said:
“Um, hmm… I mean, I don’t know, I’ve been out of the loop. I don’t know a lot of the people who got fired but I know that it’s probably more of a blessing than anything.” “You know, if you want to be a pro wrestler, you can be, but you don’t have to work for WWE. I think it sucks, I think anybody getting fired sucks, but I do think, for a lot of people it could be the best thing that ever happened to them.”
“You know, if that’s where you want to be and you got fired, well then your job is to work hard and prove them wrong, and try to get your job back. But if your job is just to be the best pro wrestler you can be, put food on your table, have money in your pocket, I think there’s a world now in 2021 where, more so than in recent times, you can be a pro wrestler.”
