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TKO Tolerates CM Punk For Only One Reason, Says Released WWE Star

By Shuvangi Sen Chaudhury • Published Aug 15, 2025 10:00 EDT

CM Punk has been a top attraction in WWE ever since he returned to the company in 2023.

He has worked with the likes of Roman Reigns, John Cena, Cody Rhodes, and is currently working a storyline with Seth Rollins.

The Best in the World’s return to the company was quite the news for fans given that he had left the company with a sour taste. However, he did want to return earlier, but Triple H did not think he was ready for it.

CM Punk is tolerated by WWE because of the money he generates

Recently, former WWE superstar Matt Riddle spoke to Inside The Ring. During the exclusive interview he revealed that his friends on the current roster have revealed that CM Punk is a b*tch to work with.

In fact, Riddle himself had said the same earlier and he did not change his opinion. Furthermore, he claimed that the only reason he is tolerated in WWE and TKO is because of the money he generates for the company owing to his popularity with the fans.

If he didn’t generate the amount of money and attention that he does, he wouldn’t be there. And kudos to him. Kudos to him. He got the guy packs an arena. He sells tickets. He sells merchandise. And when you’re looking at WWE, especially with TKO, I don’t think they care about anything else. They go, “What do you want to get paid? You bring on this much value. Okay, good.”
And right now, hats off to him. He’s killing it. He’s wrestling. He’s staying active. He’s staying busy. and his fans seem to love it. So, I have no ill will towards the man. I just don’t think he’s well good at fighting. I think his better days of wrestling are way behind him.