Paul Heyman Says CM Punk Was Ready To Beat The Streak But “Phil Brooks Was Not Going To Get That Victory”

Paul Heyman speaks on CM Punk vs The Undertaker.

Back at WrestleMania 29, in what would be Punk’s final match at the Showcase Of The Immortals, CM Punk attempted to end The Undertaker’s undefeated streak at the event. Paul Heyman was in his corner and while Punk came close to ending the legendary streak, in the end The Undertaker would get the win and extend his streak for another year.

Appearing on Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin, Heyman discussed Punk’s challenge against the streak. Heyman noted that Punk was ready to end the streak, but management did not want to hand Phil Brooks that victory.

“I thought when we were going with Punk versus Undertaker, and Paul Bearer had just passed away, and we had done the out of the box and way over the line story on television that we laid out the Undertaker, and then we poured the ashes of Paul Bearer out of the Undertaker’s urn onto the Undertaker, which was just the heaviest thing we could think of doing. I was like, ‘Okay, if there’s a guy that could be anointed as a top tier star, if there’s someone that could become equal to Cena at this point in time, the Macho Man to Hogan, The Rock to Steve Austin, a clear 1 and 1A, that if we give Punk this victory, we’ve established someone for the next 20 years as a star.’ I thought the case could be made for that. CM Punk was ready to beat The Undertaker. In Vince’s mind, and a lot of other people’s minds, and most likely in Taker’s mind, Phil Brooks was not going to get that victory. CM Punk, yes. Phil Brooks, no. That was their decision. That was their judgment. But Brock Lesnar going against the streak. The moment Vince came to us and said, ‘Hey, here’s what I have in mind for Mania. When he said Brock versus Undertaker, first thing in my mind was, ‘Oh, my God, we’re getting the streak.’ I didn’t see it any other way. I couldn’t fathom it any other way,”

Paul Heyman

While Punk would not end the streak, another one of Heyman’s clients did manage to topple the streak in Brock Lesnar when he defeated The Deadman at WrestleMania 30.

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