CM Punk’s Unpredictability Praised By WWE Hall Of Famer
CM Punk is known for doing anything to get attention and that’s what makes him appealing to wrestling fans.
The WWE Men’s Royal Rumble match will feature 30 top superstars vying for a WWE or World Title match at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas. Among the favorites in that match is CM Punk, who has never main evented WrestleMania even though he has done nearly everything else in his future Hall of Fame career.
At last year’s Royal Rumble, CM Punk was also a favorite to win, but he ended up being the runner up to Cody Rhodes. Punk also suffered a torn triceps in that match that cost him over six months of in-ring action.
Since coming back from injury, CM Punk won the deciding match in his rivalry with Drew McIntyre and he beat Seth Rollins on Raw’s premiere episode on Netflix in Los Angeles.
Paul Heyman is a WWE Hall of Famer who is one of Punk’s best friends and somebody who has been an on-screen ally of Punk’s in the past as well.
While speaking to the New York Post, Heyman talked about how Punk knows what his character is all about.
“I think Phil Brooks’ approach behind the scenes is far more mature and calculated. I can say with great certainty, he has a far greater grasp of the persona of CM Punk than he had years ago.
Because, much like anyone else caught up in the mix, and I’m certainly more guilty of this than probably anybody else in the locker room, you can get caught up in the persona and the persona can take on a life of its own, to the point where you have to be in the persona to think like the persona, instead of being able to strip that character from outside of its own skin.”
CM Punk Presents A Rebel Character In WWE
As Heyman continued, he talked about what Punk brings to WWE as an unpredictable character.
“I always look for intrigue. What’s the mystery here? What’s the water cooler conversation after this airs? Where are the potential trajectories this story can argue it should take and therefore the possibilities the audience can sink its teeth into and get passionately behind or against?
Punk adds so much of that because he is among the most unpredictable characters and personas in WWE history.”
There was even more praise from Heyman talking about CM Punk’s legacy in WWE.
“It’s through the maturity he’s achieved that Phil Brooks can present the most articulate, most compelling rebel character not just in WWE, pro wrestling or sports entertainment history. I would suggest CM Punk is the most compelling rebel on screen today, be it television, movies or sports.”
Can CM Punk win the Royal Rumble for the first time? Find out by watching the WWE Royal Rumble when it streams live on Saturday, February 1, at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT, exclusively on Peacock in the United States and Netflix internationally.