CM Punk on return to WWE: ‘Every day’s been a dream’
CM Punk spent his first weekend as the new World Heavyweight Champion by checking out a Utah Mammoth game.
Punk won the World Heavyweight Championship on Saturday at Utah’s Delta Center. On Sunday, he returned to the venue to watch the Utah Mammoth take on the Tampa Bay Lightning and spoke with Nick Olczyk between periods.
Punk said:
“I won the title here last night and happy accident I get to come watch some hockey today so I’m enjoying my day off.”
Asked what his last two years back in WWE have been like, Punk responded:
“It’s just every day’s been a dream, honestly. Every day’s gratitude. Obviously, I love hockey so much I kind of draw the parallels between my wrestling career and hockey and I’m the old guy in the room now.“
“I’m just happy I get to lace up my skates and have the privilege to be able to walk the locker room and the halls with a lot of talented young stars and seeing all the fans, all the places I’ve been all around the world multiple times, getting to revisit stuff and see the young and the old all love wrestling. It’s great. It’s been a dream.”
Up next for Punk is tonight’s WWE Raw. General Manager Adam Pearce announced on Sunday that Punk will appear on the show. Punk’s win on Saturday was the ninth time the World Heavyweight Championship has changed hands since it was brought back in 2023. It’s Punk’s second reign with the title. His first lasted only moments after he defeated Gunther for it at SummerSlam, only for Seth Rollins to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase afterward.
Punk’s full appearance on Hockey Night in Utah is available below:
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