Professional wrestling legend and former WWE star CM Punk who had been a six times world champion in WWE and is currently working in the AEW recently reflected on his current time in AEW and said that he is really happy with his current run.
CM Punk had been one of the biggest names of WWE during the PG era which started in 2008. He had been one of the biggest attractions of the promotion during the time apart from John Cena. To some extent he was even more famous than John Cena. He was a consistent main event star who is slowly turning out to be even a bigger name.
CM Punk Comments On His Current Time In The AEW
But he could not settle terms with WWE for long as he decided to leave the world of professional wrestling in 2014 and remained missing from action for a very long time. He finally made his return to the world of professional wrestling in 2021 but not holding the hands of WWE. This time he decided to work in the AEW, which was the biggest rival promotion of WWE right now.
The return of CM Punk had been one of the biggest moments in the world of professional wrestling history. It was epic as well as emotional. Fortunately, he has come back to action in a permanent basis and it looks like he would be pushed in AEW as the World champion very soon. By signing him, AEW has also made a mark for themselves.
CM Punk who had been a six times world champion in WWE and is currently working in the AEW recently spoke to Comicbook.com where he reflected on his current time in AEW and said that he is really happy with his current run. He said;
“This run has been more than what I expected. I had expectations. They were pretty high. So far, they’ve pretty much shattered all that, and that’s just based on analytics and numbers of how well we’re doing.”
“I’ve long said that I’m there for the fans in the building. Nowadays everybody is still focused on ratings numbers when cable is absolutely — I canceled DirecTV months ago. I just, I couldn’t do it anymore. It’s too convoluted. It’s too expensive. Streaming services are, I feel like, are the future. So when people look at ratings and say that wrestling is dying, I say, ‘Well look at our buildings. We’re selling out and we’re doing our first million-dollar gate.”
“So I don’t attribute that just to me. I attribute that to the spirit of AEW and everybody behind the scenes that makes it all work and makes it all click. But the run, my run specifically, my stuff as a whole, I’ve never been happier in a wrestling ring. I’ve never, to me, been telling more fluid, better, reality-based stories. It’s been a real treat.”