CM Punk claims he and Paul Heyman have always been friends.
The Straight Edge Star has a long history with the former ECW owner. Apart from their partnership during Punk’s historic 434 days WWE Championship reign, Heyman has also been a mentor for the Best In The World behind the scenes.
Fans got to see an on-screen reunion between the two recently when Paul brought Punk in to help OG Bloodline win at the Survivor Series: WarGames. WWE has left the possibility of a further collaboration between the two open after this as it was revealed that Heyman owes Punk a favor in return of his services.
The former WWE champion talked about his long association with the Mad Scientist of Wrestling during his interview with Jackie Redmond. When asked to describe his current relationship with Paul Heyman, CM Punk claimed that they’ve always been friends:
“We’re friends. We’ve always been friends. You know, Paul Heyman obviously is kind of a lightning rod in the wrestling world, I’ve never worked for Paul Heyman, so I think that’s why our relationship has always been really, really good. He’s never [worked for me]. We’ve just always been friends, you know, like he’s been other people’s managers, other people’s advocates, other people’s wise man.
You know, for me and him, it’s always just been friendship. He’s never signed my checks. I’ve never relied on him, you know, for where my money comes from. Other people who have may have different feelings on Paul Heyman and I understand that. But that’s I think why me and him get along so well, and always have.”
Punk also mentioned how people have made a big deal about the favor from Paul Heyman. The former champion claimed that he doesn’t actually know when he’ll cash in the favor and joked that it might be as simple as him calling the wise man to pick him up for a show.
Apart from this, the wrestling veteran talked about things such as his future in the business. Punk claimed that he’s on the same path as John Cena who has announced his retirement tour for 2025. You can check out his comments on the matter here.