MJF explains why he never confronted CM Punk.
It has been a month regarding CM Punk. At AEW All In, Punk was involved in yet another backstage altercation. However, this one would be different than those in the past in various ways. Namely, Punk not only fought with Jack Perry, he also reportedly lunged at AEW president Tony Khan while furiously quitting the company.
These events would leave Khan no other choice but to fire the Chicago native with cause, despite Punk’s drawing power and status as the companies “real world’s champion”. Punk has yet to comment on the matter.
In a new interview with WrestlePurists, MJF explains why he never actually confronted his former rival.
“I never commented on it. I’ll tell you why. I am not exactly a company man. I almost got our company thrown off of Turner after I called Tony a fucking mark. So I won’t sit here and tell you I’m a company man,” said MJF. “I’m definitely pro-professional wrestlers. “The fact of the matter is that Collision is really important. Collision’s success is super important. So, at the time, having a guy of that stature having something that everybody in that show could be fighting for because, realistically, as much as Tony Khan wishes he can clone MJF, I can’t be everywhere at once. I didn’t have an issue with it. I thought it made all the sense in the world. Yeah, so to me, I wasn’t sweating it, frankly.”
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MJF would continue, referring back to his rivalry with Punk.
“To me, it wasn’t business. It was life. I know it was life to Phil, too, and I think that’s why that rivalry is going to go down as one of the best of all time, and I’m proud of it,” he said. “Am I proud of some of the shit that I did during that time period? I don’t know. I kind of got pushed to the edge, so I’m not going to just fucking sit here and tell you that I didn’t mean anything I did because I did. I’ve grown a lot since then, both as a professional wrestler and a person.
“I think when I’m an old man and, God fucking willing, I find a woman to put up with my bullshit that will let me impregnate them, and I’m sitting there with my kids, I can be like, ‘Hey, check out this Dog Collar Match. Check out this moment here,’ because I feel like it’s a rivalry that will stand the test of time.”
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Recently, Montez Ford noted that he would welcome CM Punk back to WWE.
It was also reported that the final decision for Punk’s return rests with Vince McMahon.
H/T to Fightful for transcription
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