CM Punk doesn’t want an office title in WWE just yet.
When CM Punk returned to WWE in 2023, many wondered what the dynamic would be like between ‘The Second City Saint’ and the company’s Chief Content Officer Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque. With a huge World Heavyweight Championship match with GUNTHER waiting at SummerSlam, Punk has now commented on his working relationship with ‘The Game’ a little over 18 months since his stunning Survivor Series comeback.
Speaking with Scott Fishman of TV Insider, Punk discussed how the perspectives of both himself and Levesque have changed from their days competing on the WWE roster to now.
“Between me and Triple H, there is so much more of an understanding. I’ve advanced in my life to a point where I have the perspective I didn’t have before. For him likewise has advanced in life to where he has experiences and knowledge he didn’t have before. Me and him, I think we were both on the main roster, and were talented guys. It was more adversarial because we were competition. Now we’re not and are on the same page and want to help the next generation and kind of guide them the right way with their creativity showing through but also producing them. It’s more like, ‘Maybe do it this way and see what happens.’”
-CM Punk
As one of the veterans of WWE’s current roster, Punk has also been turning his eye to the future, often giving advice to the up and coming performers of the next generation. However, while he’s open to lending an ear to others, Punk made it clear that he doesn’t want to take up an official office role with the company until his days in the ring are behind him.
“Look, I love working with the guy. It’s amazing. It’s really a treat. I think we’ve only scratched the tip of the iceberg. I’m still kind of pumping the brakes on any kind of office title. I don’t want to be office Punk while I’m active main roster wrestler Punk. Those things do not mix. You can not try to tell somebody else what to do while you are essentially booked in a certain position on the show, in my opinion. I’m stoked being a wrestler and until I hang my boots up, I’m going to be stoked being a wrestler. I want to do the best I can with the group I have, which are some supremely talented, genius minds for the wrestling business.”
-CM Punk
As mentioned, Punk is gearing up for a match with ‘The Ring General’ at SummerSlam after winning a gauntlet match to earn a title shot this past Monday on RAW. Elsewhere in the interview, he underlined his excitement to wrestle ‘arguably the best guy in the business right now’ at MetLife Stadium next month.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on CM Punk as soon as we hear more.
