FTR Reveal How CM Punk Has Helped Them

CM Punk’s run with AEW has been interesting so far to say the least, and during his time with All Elite Wrestling the former champion has bonded with FTR. Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler have openly supported CM Punk over the last few months and during a recent a Monopoly Events Q&A they were asked about advice that CM Punk has given to them.

Dax Harwood opened up about his relationship with Punk and noted that while he didn’t receive any specific advice from Punk the Second City Saint has been very helpful when it comes to Dax managing his anxiety.

“He is one of my best friends in the business. He hasn’t given me any specific advice, but I’ve been pretty forward about my anxiety issues. My anxiety issues stem from sleeping. Going to work was really difficult to me because I didn’t have my wife, who is my support system, I didn’t have her on the road with me. Not that Punk helped me in the way that my wife does, if you know what I’m saying. Maria, sorry, hope you’re not listening. She was my support system and she was my comfort. Going on the road was really difficult for me because I was worried about sleep and I was worried about my mind wandering. Punk would say, ‘come to my room, let’s watch wrestling, let’s hang out.’ He just helped me acclimate my brain back to being on the road for my anxiety issues. I’m forever indebted to him for that.”

Cash Wheeler also went on to say that CM Punk has been very complimentary of their work, and that Punk shares a similar mentality with FTR when it comes to wrestling.

“My answer is not going to get any better than that. He really hasn’t given us any specific advice. The crazy thing is, he’s usually just very complimentary of what we’ve done. If we have a match with Aussie Open and he watches it, usually it’s just, ‘you guys are insanely good.’ To me, most importantly, we were very like minded as far as our mentality goes, wrestling-wise. That’s what has kind of bonded us. He really hasn’t given us a ton of wrestling advice other than, ‘keep doing what you’re doing,’ which I think maybe more than anything gives us the confidence to know we’re on the right path.”

AEW has yet to make any official announcements, but it’s expected that CM Punk will be returning to AEW soon to be the star of their third show Collision which is rumored to start airing on Saturdays next month.

H/T Fightful