CM Punk returned to WWE TV for the primary time for the reason that “WWE Raw” after WrestleMania 42 last Monday and defeated Sami Zayn to turn into Undisputed WWE Champion. Punk’s hometown of Chicago erupted on the victory, and WWE cameras caught all of the behind-the-scenes moments of the “Second City Saint,” each before and after the three count. Within the video posted to WWE’s YouTube channel, Punk said that even at 47-years-old, he still gets nervous, but said that is a very good thing.
“I actually have lived these once-in-a-lifetime moments multiple times, and it is not lost on me how special that’s,” he said. “To me, like I live for these moments. You may’t be one of the best you’ll be able to be unless you experience those situations, the high-pressure stuff. I would like the puck on my stick, game seven, time beyond regulation. I would like the ball in my hand. I would like to be the one which’s counted on to run plays. I’m not frightened of failing very publicly, and in the most important of how. Those are moments where, man, fortune favors the daring, and I’m fortunate.”
Punk said skilled wrestling is a special business that he loves very much, although he’s been accused of either taking it too seriously, or not seriously enough. He said his profession has gone on so long now that he gets to look back on all of the moments he’s created, and remains to be in a position to make recent ones in front of the “best fans on this planet.”
Punk commends Zayn, talks retirement
When the cameras caught as much as Punk following his win, he said he felt alive, and he lives for those moments. Despite all of the rumors surrounding his absence, Punk explained he took a while after losing the World Heavyweight Championship to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania to be along with his wife. He was grateful for the fan support, allowing him to choose up where he left off. Punk also gave credit to Zayn.
“Every situation’s different, and history doesn’t repeat itself, but it surely sure does rhyme,” he said. “It is a testament to a man like Sami Zayn… We watched Cena retire. We watched AJ Styles retire. It’s almost, I feel like, everybody’s now me, like, ‘Oh, when are you going to retire?’ But, guys like me and Sami, who got here up the identical way. We started off within the indies. Were told ‘No,’ said, ‘Watch this.’ Were told, ‘You will never make it here.’ Made it here… Then told, ‘You are never going to be champion.’ Became champion. That claims so much, not only for me, but for him.”
Punk further talked retirement, and said as he watches his contemporaries, like Cena and Styles, call it a profession, it keeps him motivated. He said he seems like he’s still operating on a high level and has never been higher. He questioned why he’d step away now.
“People speak about it, but it surely brings it back to, people wish to speak about CM Punk because CM Punk is money and that is a fact,” he said. “CM Punk is the champion of the universe now, apparently, and that is a fact.”
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