WWE Champion CM Punk Talks Chael Sonnen, Brock Lesnar and MMA Aspirations
By Ariel Helwani
Jan 27th 2012 12:35AM
CHICAGO — MMAFighting.com caught up with WWE champion CM Punk Thursday evening to discuss his relationship with Chael Sonnen, his thoughts on UFC on FOX 2, his take on Brock Lesnar’s potential return to WWE, whether he would ever fight in an MMA fight, and the connection between MMA and pro wrestling.
Source: mmafighting.com
CM Punk was interviewed on 98KUPD this past Monday. Listen below.
Super Snake sits down with WWE Champion CM Punk! Luck is for losers, at least according to CM Punk. Even though his arm is literally tattooed with good-luck charms, Punk believes you make your own good fortune through hard work and intense preparation. CM Punk is the only WWE superstar to win the Money in the Bank two consecutive years. WWE RAW SUPER SHOW, Monday, January 23rd (tonight) at US Airways.
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by Randy Cordova – Jan. 17, 2012 11:19 AM
The Republic | azcentral.com
A man with 11 championships under his belt, CM Punk is a major star to World Wrestling Entertainment fans. Still, it’s not easy being famous: The public isn’t always polite, just like the man who interrupted his conversation to take pictures of him on the treadmill.
Punk follows the straight-edge lifestyle, meaning he stays away from alcohol and recreational drugs. He talks about being straight edge and the WWE life in a phone call from a Texas gym.
Question: What is it like being a WWE star?
Answer: You know, I really can’t compare it to anything else. It’s probably the busiest job in the world.
Q: Do you get much down time?
A: I was home for six days a week before Christmas. That was like the first time in 10 years that happened. I kind of went crazy after three days. It’s a bit of a culture shock.
Q: WWE has a huge international following. Do you have a favorite place to visit?
A: I love going to Japan. They treat pro wrestling like it’s baseball over there. They have amazing fans. They’re very respectful.
Q: Are American fans not respectful?
A: It’s just a lack of "excuse me" and "please" and "thank you." I’m a pretty approachable guy, but I’ve had my headphones taken off my head in the gym, people poking me in the back like I’m a farm animal. It’s a part of the game.
Punk rocks
Chicagoan CM Punk has been the talk of WWE—and now he talks to us
By Ted Gruber, For RedEye
6:12 p.m. CST, December 21, 2011
"It’s clobberin’ time."
With those famous words before every wrestling match, Chicagoan and current WWE heavyweight champ CM Punk makes his entrance. Punk’s not only at the top of his game, but he put a spark in professional wrestling this summer with his seemingly off-script rant about WWE owner Vince McMahon and his ascension to the championship—in Chicago, no less.
He talked with RedEye recently about a variety of topics, including his fondness for MMA, as he prepares to return to Allstate Arena on Monday for "Raw."
Going back to July, how was that feeling of winning the WWE Championship in your hometown?
I don’t think it could have gone any better. It’s an awesome feeling and it was a very hostile environment, and I deal well with those kinds of situations. What better place to win the WWE Championship than in Chicago where I grew up and started my wrestling career.
Before that match you had a contract that was expiring and many didn’t know what was going to happen or where your career would continue. Was that situation on your mind while wrestling in the that match?
That wasn’t something that weighed heavily on my mind during the match because I had all my friends and family watching ringside. That was the real big pressure, trying to impress the fans, and I opened my mouth weeks prior with doing promos. I had a lot to prove.
Fightin’ Fanboys: WWE Champion C.M. Punk
A video interview with the Straight Edge Superstar and reigning WWE champ about Ed Brubaker, Doctor Doom and more
Posted Dec 20, 2011 3:16 pm
What was C.M. Punk doing just hours before winning the WWE Championship this November at Survivor Series? Chatting with Marvel.com of course!
We dispatched James Viscardi to catch up with the Straight Edge Superstar at historic Madison Square Garden and speak with the noted Marvel fan about his favorite characters, which writers he follows and which Marvel hero could be considered the best in the world as well as much more! Enjoy!
Source: marvel.com
Punk was interviewed on WMMR FM radio earlier today in Philadelphia, PA. Listen below.
