CM Punk doesn’t want to waste his connection with AEW fans.
CM Punk is one of the most popular wrestlers in the sport due to his fast talking and excellent wrestling. Making his name as a face more often than not, Punk has had a select few runs in his career as a heel that have left fans waiting for the day Punk turns heel in AEW, however, that does not look to happen anytime soon.
Speaking with Screenrant, CM Punk explains why he has been able to keep such a strong connection with fans, a year after his return.
I think I have a currency with the audience just having been around for so long, coming from the Indies, going to the old WWF, and you know being around the block. Leaving, coming back after seven years, there’s a connection that I have,” Punk said. “I don’t necessarily enjoy being a good guy. I feel like it’s hard work. It’s a lot easier to get people to dislike you. But I feel it would be wasteful to, as I said, discard this currency that I have with the audience because it is, I feel, a special connection.”
“You know, they’re chanting my name for seven years. I came back. They’re still stoked about it,” he continued. “So I feel like every time I’m in the ring is special to me and I don’t want to squander that, and I feel like it’s just a giant party with a bunch of your friends, you know? I just want to have a good time with them.”
CM Punk to Screenrant
Punk is currently out of action with a broken foot that he underwent surgery for. Punk said at San Diego Comic Con that the foot was completely shattered before surgery.
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