CM Punk Reveals A Secret Rule About WWE TV
CM Punk has given some insight into a secret rule about making the most of your time on WWE TV.
As a veteran of pro wrestling, known for his verbal skills, CM Punk has numerous opportunities to express himself on the microphone. Some wrestlers have everything written for them, while others, like Punk, are given more leeway because of their experience and talent on the microphone.
In an interview with SportBible, CM Punk spoke about how sometimes it’s okay for a wrestler to go over their allotted time if it’s really good.
“It’s one of the secret rules. As long as it’s really, really good, you can get away with it. Going 20 minutes over and you suck, that’s no good.
“I don’t want to cut into anyone else’s segment and there’s a lot of times I have X amount of time for something and I don’t think I need all that time, I’ll just go out there and go short. I would rather go short than long. If Rhea [Ripley] is in the next segment, I can nudge here and be like, ‘Hey, you guys need two minutes? I can give you two minutes’.”
Punk went on to talk about wrestlers like The Rock and when Roman Reigns led The Bloodline as examples of people who sometimes would go long during their promo segments.
“That’s the way a lot of the talent work together. I know there is a lot of Bloodline segments or stuff with The Rock, when it’s really good and the crowd’s going absolutely banana for it – you can’t really rush through it.
The overseas crowds, they love to sing and they love their soccer chants. You want the fans to react and don’t want to step on that because that makes the moment special.”
CM Punk Challenging For World Heavyweight Title At SummerSlam
One of the biggest matches at WWE SummerSlam on August 2 and 3 will see CM Punk challenge Gunther for the World Heavyweight Title. Punk earned the title shot by winning a 5-man Gauntlet Match on Raw.
While CM Punk has wrestled in singles matches at live events, they have yet to wrestle on TV, so it’s a dream match for a lot of WWE fans.
The next WWE PLE is SummerSlam from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on August 2 & 3. Here’s the lineup so far.
* WWE Championship Street Fight: John Cena (c) vs. Cody Rhodes
* Women’s World Championship: Naomi (c) vs. Iyo Sky vs. Rhea Ripley
* World Heavyweight Championship: Gunther (c) vs. CM Punk
* WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Jade Cargill
* Randy Orton & Jelly Roll vs. Drew McIntyre & Logan Paul
* Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lyra Valkyria
* WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships – Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss
* United States Championship Steel Cage Match: Solo Sikoa (c) vs. Jacob Fatu
You can watch SummerSlam on Saturday, August 2, and Sunday, August 3, streaming live on Peacock in the United States and on Netflix everywhere else.