CM Punk walked out of WWE in 2014 and in the years that followed he made it clear that he didn’t hold much love for WWE or Triple H. However, times have changed and both men have seemingly managed to work well together following Punk’s return to the company in November of 2023.
During a recent interview with GQ it was mentioned that Triple H said he knew CM Punk was ready to return to WWE because he’s not the same guy he knew. When asked about the change Triple H saw in him CM Punk explained why he let go of the grudge he was holding against The Game.
“I haven’t the slightest. I really don’t. That’d be a question for him. I just think I watched guys like Bret and Shawn or Hogan and Warrior hold on to these grudges. And I think what it amounts to is just life is too short.
Triple H had a serious heart issue that he woke up in the hospital with one day. I thought about that a lot and how anything between us didn’t matter at all. And I’m super fortunate now that we can laugh about everything and I can just let a lot of stuff go, because everything to me, I looked at it like it’s a hot coal and I’m just holding on to it. And after a while, I’m just hurting myself.”
Since returning to the company CM Punk has been positioned as one of WWE’s top stars and it was recently confirmed that he will be defending his World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 42.