CM Punk named four WWE Superstars he believes are the future.
In an interview with Matt Aguilar for ComicBook Nation, CM Punk talked about his upcoming match against Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam. He said stepping into the ring with someone like Gunther means more to him at this stage in his career than anything else.
CM Punk also shared that he’s surrounded by many talented wrestlers in WWE. He mentioned he doesn’t have enough time to face all of them. Instead, he named list of superstars that are going to carry the company in the future.
“I’m not trying to do a speed run and share the ring with everybody. But Gunther is at the top of the list of people that I look at they are not only the present, they are definitely the future of the business. Bron Breakker, Chad Gable, [and] Damian Priest.” [H/T: ewrestlingnews]
CM Punk reveals when he knew he ‘made it’ in WWE
During an appearance on the Unsportsmanlike podcast, CM Punk reflected on the moment he knew he had truly made it in WWE. He recalled, “There used to be one makeup lady (in WWE). Her name was Jane. Not the nicest lady in the world. This is how I knew I made it. My first time, I was under contract in Ohio Valley Wrestling, and I was brought up to do a dark match. I found the spray bottle that was in the makeup case and I was wetting my hair, I hear, down the hallway, all these expletives, like a sailor was yelling at me. I turn around and it was Jane.
“‘What do you think you’re doing? That is for talent. Put it down.’ I was like, ‘Okay.’ Quietly tiptoe away. That was 2005. In 2011, CM Punk became the hottest superstar in the business and Jane walks up to me one day and goes, ‘How come you never come see me? You know I can cut your hair, right?’ I was like, ‘I made it. I’m a top guy now.”
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