CM Punk was recently interviewed by Ariel Helwani for MMA Fighting. The interview was mostly about his upcoming fight at UFC 225 but he was briefly asked about a potential return to pro-wrestling.
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Punk started by saying that he will not be at the ‘All-In’ event in September. He also says that he hasn’t received a real offer to return to wrestling. Here is a quote:
“Nobody has ever asked me, like straight up asked me, to come wrestle for them. Nobody. [People have said] hey, if you ever wanna do anything… Nobody’s ever been like, ‘hey, here’s the deal, we’re having a show, we’re paying you X amount and you’re working this guy. Whaddaya say, yes or no?’ Nobody’s ever done that.”
He was asked if he would accept a real offer to wrestle again. His response was:
“I don’t think so, it’s a hard question to answer, a lot’s happened this week. I could definitely tell you if you asked me that question a week ago when I still felt like I had a foot in the grave, the answer [would have been] no, I don’t want anything to do with it. I feel like I’m out and the future is yet to be written, it’s a wide open book, it’s my story to tell. I’m just being real, I’m not going to sit here and be like, ‘No! No!’ Something might come up, some fun might be had.
“Right now my heart and my mind and my focus is 100% on Saturday and fighting. So does that mean fighting beyond Saturday? To me that means yes.”
Update: Punk had this interview the day after where he says he is done with wrestling:
After saying yesterday that an offer hasn’t come along yet, CM Punk is emphatic about his pro wrestling future: “I’m done, I’m done, I’m done with professional wrestling” pic.twitter.com/xKnW56XHSU
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) June 7, 2018
Speaking of Punk, here are some matches that would be amazing if he was in WWE right now.