CM Punk Calls Out Parasocial Fans Who Think They Know Him Personally

CM Punk wants people to respect his boundaries, which is why he didn’t hold back when it came to calling out parasocial fans for thinking they know him better than he knows himself.

While speaking on ESPN MMA, CM Punk shared what he thought after watching all five episodes of WWE Unreal. He said there were a few moments that made him roll his eyes or feel annoyed, but overall he thought the show was really great. One big reason was that it showed a different side of someone like Charlotte Flair; it made her seem more real and easy to relate to.

“I watched all five episodes of WWE Unreal, and there were some things—of course—I rolled my eyes at, and I was annoyed at, but 90% of my takeaway was: this was fantastic. Because you get to see somebody like Charlotte, and it humanizes her, you know?”

The Second City Saint then talked about how hardcore wrestling fans build parasocial relationships with wrestlers and think they know the wrestlers. Punk said the show helped pull back the curtain, showing that wrestlers have real feelings and lives, just like everyone else.

Punk said wrestling is a strange business because there will always be fans who watch and then act like they know everything about his life. Sometimes, he feels like they think they know him better than he knows himself and that can be weird.

“Wrestling fans—especially the ones consuming this, the hardcore fans—they’re always going to watch. But they all have these parasocial relationships with us. They think they know us.

I think this can peel back the curtain a little bit to show you that, no, man—we have real human emotions. We’re human beings just like everybody else. You probably don’t know us the way you think you do. It’s such a strange business, right? Because you’re always going to have people who will watch—and like—they’re going to tell me about my life and everything. They think they know more than me about me.”

This comes after Charlotte Flair previously revealed she was bodyshamed by fans. At the end of the day, CM Punk just tells it as it is and many people should understand that wrestlers are normal people and no one should ever cross personal boundaries, no matter what.

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