“I was probably more abrasive and angry” – CM Punk opens up on his feud with The Rock in WWE

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Speaking in a recent interview on ESPN‘s YouTube channel, Punk heaped praise on The Rock and stated:

“I think what stands out is, this is a guy who is a gigantic superstar, and doesn’t have to come back to wrestling. We do it all the time, we talk about part-timers and people stealing spots, all this and all that, but really, and I’ve had conversations with him since then, what an opportunity… At the time, I was probably more abrasive and angry, like ‘This is my house,’ but looking back on it, the opportunity to get to share a ring with him… And he’s pretty giving for the stature of superstar that he is.”

You can check out his comments below:

CM Punk was appreciative of The Rock for putting him over in WWE

The Second City Saint also explained that The Rock had put him over during their match on RAW.

Adding to his previous comments, the WWE veteran stated that him wrestling The Rock was a mark of achievement itself.

“Remember in St Louis, Raw 1000, he sold for me like he got shot by a cannon. That to me is what the business is about, this was business… You’re in there with one of the greatest of all time and you’re not really stepping up to the plate or rising to the occasion, you (already) belong there. To me, this is a testament of my hard work to get to this level, to be the guy that wrestled The Rock at that time.”

CM Punk is currently gearing up to face Cody Rhodes at WWE SummerSlam. It remains to be seen if he will be able to defend his title against The American Nightmare.

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