CM Punk recently appeared on “The Herd” with Colin Cowherd and he talked about re-signing with WWE in 2011, his upcoming UFC debut and more. While talking about the WWE contract he signed in 2011 Punk says that the company offered him lowball figures. You can check out a quote below via Fox Sports.
“Back in I want to say, 2011, my contract was up and they were trying to re-sign me and they were trying to re-sign me for lowball figures. It’s what they do to the guys. They’re indentured servants. They try to pay them the smallest amount of money you could possibly pay them. There’s no health insurance. You’re responsible for your own travel, your own hotels, your own food on the road. You’re home once a day, maybe. I did that 10 years to get to the WWE and then I did it 10 years there, so my gas tank was empty in that regard.”
Of course we all remember when CM Punk signed his deal in 2011 as it was shortly after he dropped his infamous “pipebomb” promo. When looking back on his decision Punk says that he doesn’t regret signing the deal.
“In 2011, it was kind of hanging in the balance there and I made the decision to re-sign. It’s not that I regret that decision, it’s just that if I didn’t re-sign, I would have dedicated myself 100-percent to this.”
You can check out the full interview here.
