CM Punk reacts to WWE Raw segment praise: ‘Heard that before’
CM Punk has responded to praise of his WWE Raw segment with Roman Reigns.
Punk and Reigns closed out Monday’s episode in Philadelphia, with many fans praising the segment. On Wednesday’s episode of The Pat McAfee Show, it was mentioned that some are calling it Reigns’ “best promo of all time.”
Punk responded, “Imagine that, in the ring with CM Punk, bringing the best out of guys. Yeah, I’ve heard that before.”
Punk spoke in-character about his storyline with Reigns throughout his appearance.
“When you look at who is the biggest names in the industry, the top two are CM Punk and Roman Reigns so you want to see them in the biggest event, in the main event, at WrestleMania. So, we’re here now.”
“I wasn’t sure he was going to pick me, I thought he might pick Drew because I do legitimately believe Drew is the easier choice,” Punk continued.
Punk was also asked about AJ Styles during his appearance on Wednesday’ show. When asked if he believes Styles is retired, Punk responded:
“Who knows? I don’t know. I know what he told me behind the scenes, which is nobody else’s business.”
On Wrestling Observer Radio, Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer also praised the Roman Reigns CM Punk segment, with Alvarez saying, “When this was over this felt like… wow, we got a big WrestleMania Main Event this year.”
The full episode of The Pat McAfee Show is available below:
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