CM Punk Addresses WWE Writers Always Wanting Him to Win Big Matches

CM Punk has been seen as a model employee since returning to WWE in 2023 and now he’s revealed how it feels when WWE writers want him to win big matches.

While speaking to Allenownz Wrasslin, CM Punk was asked how it felt knowing that during big WWE events, everyone behind the scenes always wanted him to win. The writers kept saying they wanted to make him look strong. He was asked what it means to be trusted so much by everyone at this point in his career.

CM Punk said being trusted by everyone around him means a lot. From the outside, it might seem like he’s just winning all the time, but he believes wrestling is about more than just wins and losses. At this point in his career, he thinks the most important thing is telling good stories and showing how to bounce back from hard times.

The Second City Saint talked about how he tore his tricep not long after coming back. For a few minutes, he felt really bad and thought it was the worst thing that had ever happened to him. But instead of giving up, he decided to turn that bad moment into something good; something that helped him grow.

“Means a lot. You know, I think it’s easy to say and it’s easy to look at from an outside perspective like—of course it sounds great. ‘Hey, you’re going to win and you’re going to beat everybody.’ But I’m at the point in my career where I think there’s more story to tell, and there’s more depth than a win. There’s more depth than a loss. There’s more depth in rebounding from something.

I tore my tricep when I first came back here. For eight minutes I really felt bad for myself because I was like, ‘This is the worst thing that’s ever happened to me.’ And then I looked at it like an opportunity. ‘Okay, that’s how you feel? This is the worst thing that’s ever happened to you? Turn it into the best thing that’s ever happened to you.’ Right? Turn that s*** gold. And I did that.”

Punk said that this is the way he leads others. He takes his hard experiences and uses them to help younger wrestlers. When they go through their first big injury, he talks to them and tells them it’s not the end. They trust what he says because they’ve seen him go through it himself and come back even stronger.

“That’s how I lead by example, you know? That’s how I use my life experiences and talk to somebody else who’s maybe dealing with their first injury. I can pull them aside and go, ‘Hey, I know what this feels like, and I’m telling you—it’s not the end of the world.’ And they can look at me and trust that what I’m saying is real, because they’ve seen it. They’ve seen me live it.”

The Second City Saint is clearly thriving in WWE right now and with him set to challenge GUNTHER for the WWE World Heavyweight Title at SummerSlam, it’s clear the company has a very high opinion of him and that’s not going to change anytime soon.

What do you think about CM Punk’s leadership style and his views on wins vs. storytelling in wrestling? Sound off in the comments.

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