CM Punk shocked the world when he returned to WWE at the Survivor Series premium live event in November of 2023, and he’s been on a roll ever since. The Second City Saint has once again established himself as one of the top stars in WWE, but his run at the top isn’t going to last forever.
Recently CM Punk appeared on The Ringer Wrestling Show, and talked a little bit about how he’s feeling at this stage of his career.
“I definitely know I can’t go forever. Like the idea is to — and I’ve talked to Randy [Orton] about this because, you know, me and him, I think, f***, is Randy younger than me? If he is, but not by much. And mileage wise, I mean, we’re dead even, it’s a dead heat there. I talked to him and he’s just like, ‘Man, I’m doing this for as long as I can.’ And I love [that] because he’s so enthusiastic about it. It’s not just a, ‘F*** you. I know I’m fat and I’m out of shape and I can’t do this anymore, but I’m still going to do it.’ You know what I mean? He’s never looked better. He’s never been better. I think Randy’s gotten taller.”
“And I look at him and I’m like, ‘Oh, okay.’ Because you do — there’s obviously a stigma to quote-unquote ‘being an old guy.’ You don’t want to continue past your point of expiration. But yeah, some days, some days I get done doing what I’m doing and I’m like, ‘I feel like I’m just getting started.’ Like, this run I’ve been on, it really kind of washed over me where it made me, I can’t remember the specific moment where I turned to somebody, one of the Pauls, Heyman or Triple H, and I said, ’46 years old, I think I’m starting to understand the business.’”
CM Punk then went on to explain that WWE is trying to get him to sign a five year contract when he added, “And that’s the business. Your body’s going to give up on you way before your mind does. You know, so to me, my mind’s never been sharper. I’ve never been more focused. And there is life in wrestling beyond taking bumps and being in the ring. So we’ll see what happens. But I don’t plan on — they’re trying to get me to sign a five-year deal. So I look at that and I go, ‘Guys, I don’t know.’”
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