Rumors swirled last week that CM Punk had a try out with Fox Sports to be a part of a new WWE show that would be akin to WWE’s version of Sportscenter.
Some of the talent that will be a part of the show is Renee Young and Booker T. On Booker T’s podcast, Booker spoke about the CM Punk rumor.
Going back to WWE, my thing is it must have been the best kept secret FOX ever pulled off. It must have been one of those deals — [On a rumor that CM Punk was brought int to do a screentest with Renee Young and Booker T] Now, you know what? The one I read said that he was brought in to do test shots with Renee Young. No Booker T. I know nothing about this at all
Look man. Me and Punk, you know, we had no beef or anything like that when he was in WWE. I remember when I brought CM Punk down to Reality of Wrestling when he was a young, young kid. And now, he’s a big star now, you know, CM Punk. And for the last five years now, he’s been on a hiatus. You know, he had the MMA run with the UFC. I know he’s doing some commentary now with MMA. And you know, for him to step back into the world of wrestling, it’s something that I never thought I’d see because when CM Punk, he seemed like that guy that when stepped away from it, he said, ‘I’m done with professional wrestling, and I never want to see a professional wrestler ring ever again.
I don’t think it Could be a bad thing. You know what I mean? And it could possibly could be a good thing. A lot of fans, man, people still — just like for instance, if we go to Chicago, the fans are still chanting ‘CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!’ So, it’s obvious that a lot of people still love CM Punk. It’s obvious a lot of people still want to support CM Punk. Five years away from the business — going on six — and the thing is you know if you come back in one capacity, you might get the itch. You know, to wanna get back in there and test yourself. You know what I mean? Because that’s what men do. We always want to test ourselves. And the thing is, CM Punk, I always said I was in my best in my 40s. Right now, CM Punk [is] 40? 41? Yeah, yeah. So, he still got some fumes left in the tank, you know what I mean? Maybe a quarter tank left, you know what I mean? He’s getting close to riding on E and that’s just because he’s getting close to that number more than anything. But just to see CM Punk come out and still give fans that thrill ride? Of course. Guys like Goldberg coming back. Guys like myself still looking to get a Royal Rumble run. You know what I mean? Of course, CM Punk would be definitely welcome back to the business if he was coming.”
“Now, I didn’t see him at FOX or anything like that. I don’t know anything about it. [Someone asks, ‘So you’re denying?’] I don’t know anything about it. Look, I don’t know anything about it. That’s what I said, isn’t it? I don’t know anything about it. But yeah, that’s another story.
Thanks to 411Mania.com for the transcription.
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