Why CM Punk Might Not Sign New WWE Deal
CM Punk is a wanted man as WWE is looking to tie him down to a new long-term deal but it seems Punk isn’t sure about signing it.
Hell froze over when CM Punk returned to WWE at Survivor Series 2023, almost ten years after he infamously walked out of the company after growing tired of just about everything to do with it.
Since then, all has seemingly been well between Punk, WWE, and his now-boss Triple H despite their many crossed words once upon a time. So much so that CM Punk is about finally headline his first WrestleMania against Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns but it seems WWE want even more than that.
CM Punk Unsure About New WWE Deal
Speaking on The Ringer Wrestling Show, CM Punk admitted he knows he can’t go on forever despite feeling like he’s only getting started on some days. Punk also revealed WWE want him to sign a new five-year deal, something he’s very unsure about:
I definitely know I can’t go forever. Like the idea is to — and I’ve talked to Randy [Orton] about this because, you know, me and him, I think, f*ck, is Randy younger than me? If he is, but not by much. And mileage-wise, I mean, we’re dead even, it’s a dead heat there.
I talked to him and he’s just like, ‘Man, I’m doing this for as long as I can.’ And I love [that] because he’s so enthusiastic about it. It’s not just a, ‘F*ck you. I know I’m fat and I’m out of shape and I can’t do this anymore, but I’m still going to do it.’ You know what I mean? He’s never looked better. He’s never been better. I think Randy’s gotten taller.
“And I look at him and I’m like, ‘Oh, okay.’ Because you do….there’s obviously a stigma to quote-unquote ‘being an old guy.’ You don’t want to continue past your point of exploration. But yeah, some days, some days I get done doing what I’m doing and I’m like, ‘I feel like I’m just getting started.’ Like, this run I’ve been on, it really kind of washed over me where it made me, I can’t remember the specific moment where I turned to somebody, one of the Pauls, Heyman or Triple H, and I said, ’46 years old, I think I’m starting to understand the business.’
And that’s the business. Your body’s going to give up on you way before your mind does. You know, so to me, my mind’s never been sharper. I’ve never been more focused. And there is life in wrestling beyond taking bumps and being in the ring. So we’ll see what happens. But I don’t plan on — they’re trying to get me to sign a five-year deal. So I look at that and I go, ‘Guys, I don’t know.’