Watch: CM Punk opens up about his future goals, WWE WrestleMania, Seth Rollins & more

CM Punk returned to WWE after nine-years with a goal set to redefine his career. Punk stated on his WWE return that he came for main eventing WrestleMania by winning the 2024 Royal Rumble. The Leader of the Straight Edge Society recently had his match with Dominik on the Live event and won his return matches. As of television in-ring return, Punk’s first match could probably be at Royal Rumble.

Ahead of the Rumble match, The Second City Saint joined WWE’s 2024 Preview Special of Peacock through video call and spoke on a number of topics on his WWE return at Survivor Series, Royal Rumble, Seth Rollins and more.

CM Punk on entering the 2024 Royal Rumble

CM Punk spoke about entering the 2024 Royal Rumble after ten years and feels extremely confident about winning it and main eventing WrestleMania.

CM Punk said,

“It’s gonna be just like walking out in front of a Chicago audience at Survivor Series (Punk said about the 2024 men’s Royal Rumble). I think there’s a lot of ghosts I’m trying to put to bed and it’s almost kismet. You couldn’t write a better story. 10 years after walking out. My last match was a Royal Rumble. I’m walking back 10 years later and my good buddy Cody (Rhodes) likes to say he’s gonna finish his story. To me, this is finishing what I started.”

“This is picking back up where I left off. I’m 10 years wiser and still all that experience that I have inside the Royal Rumble and inside the wrestling ring is gonna come in handy and I’m gonna get to win the Royal Rumble and main event WrestleMania. At least that’s the plan. I know there’s 29 other guys that are gonna do their best to stop me but I’m supremely confident.”

CM Punk on Seth Rollins

CM Punk was asked about the World Heavyweight Champion, Seth Rollins who spoke to his face that he hates him. Punk addressed the situation and said,

“I’m in a position where it feels maybe strange, me vocalizing it but I think Seth (Rollins) is a guy, at least I definitely thought it 10 years ago, that he’s a dude that I don’t think would have gotten the opportunities he has gotten if it wasn’t for me. That might hurt some people’s feelings but facts are facts. They don’t care about your feelings.”

Punk on his Wrestling goals

CM Punk was asked about how important it is for him to main event WrestleMania, where the Second City Saint revealed his goals which made him scary and thought of not accomplishing that.

CM Punk said,

“Gosh (he responded when asked what it would mean to main event WrestleMania). You know, I think it all kind of got set off with the Shawn Michaels ‘Boyhood Dream’. When I wanted to be a wrestler, I just wanted to be a wrestler. I didn’t really have goals outside of that and then as you progress in the business, those goals grow, you know? One of my goals used to be wrestling every weekend, you know? And it’s just like you do that then you start flying places.”

“You start going to different countries and dare I say mastering your craft but then realizing that you’re gonna learn something new every day and that’s the magical thing about the business is that I’m constantly learning so every experience helped me move forward down the path that I’m on.”

“It’s helped me realize that I set goals very, very early in my career that are terrifying, they’re scary and what 10 years away from WWE has shown me is I set those goals and they’re so big and they’re so scary that I could not accomplish them until I grew into the person that could and I’m back now and I’ve grown into the person that can accomplish those goals and can handle all the responsibilities that come with it and I’m looking forward to competing with 29 other guys, throwing 29 other guys over the top rope.”

CM Punk recalls his last Royal Rumble appearance

CM Punk recalled his last WWE Royal Rumble appearance (2014), where he entered the match at the number one spot. Which he compared with the current situation and wants him to have the spot now, although the actual entry number is unknown.

“You said I was number one in the last (Royal) Rumble I was in. I don’t know what number I’m gonna be. I always love those moments where you got the big lotto balls, you got the big thing where somebody’s turning… the tumbler, choosing numbers. That was always fascinating to me, intriguing when I was a fan but honestly, being number one again is appealing to me. I wouldn’t look at that as a hindrance. I know a lot of guys would but I’m training my ass off and I’m going to come back in the best shape I possibly can be to win the whole thing.”

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