CM Punk says he’s fortunate to have found a way to perform at the highest level again.
In a new interview with The Sporting Tribune, the World Heavyweight Champion expressed profound gratitude and disbelief about the current stage of his WWE run. He noted that everything happening now feels like a massive and unexpected bonus.
“Everything that I’ve done since I’ve come back, I like to say is kind of like extra credit,” Punk said. “It’s nothing that I thought would happen. When I left in 2014, I thought I was done. I didn’t think about, ‘Oh, maybe I’ll go back, and maybe in the future I’ll do this.’ No.
“So being in the thick of it now, being this busy, being the champ, having all this responsibility and being on the cover and all these great things happening — it’s just …Man, I’m just fortunate.”
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“I mean, gratitude would be the word. I never thought this would happen to me again. If I were a baseball player, I never thought I’d be in the batter’s box again. And to still have a fastball, see a fastball coming and be able to hit it out of the park. I’m so grateful.
“I’m firing on all cylinders. I think I’m better than I’ve ever been. And I think saying that at this stage of my career is pretty incredible. I think of guys like Terry Funk or athletes in other sports who defied what society told them was ‘too old’ and still found a way to perform at a super high level. I’m kind of that guy now. It makes me smile.”
CM Punk is scheduled to defend his world title against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 42. The Straight Edge Superstar left the OTC baffled with an extremely personal remark this past Monday on WWE Raw.
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