CM Punk On His Career, Love Of Hockey And Current State Of Wrestling | 31 Thoughts

CM Punk joins Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek to discuss his career, love of hockey and why he thinks wrestling today has changed so much.
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[@collixioncowboy]

this is the interview I didn’t know i needed

[@nos5822]

That's cause we dont... Nor want.

[@DGenerationMC]

@@nos5822 Who's this "we" and when did you become the spokesperson?

[@chrissearl2376]

@@DGenerationMC he was abused for sure

[@skerryr3d]

Jeff Marek back in his element talking wrestling miss the days of The LAW on 640 AM

[@6043231041]

Somebodysss bulking up for winning the 2020 Royal Rumble......

[@weston7trillion]

Great interview, really enjoyed the stories about Harley Race. The promo at the end gave me flashbacks to 2009 CM Punk.

[@drfritz3517]

31:25 what an awesome story! Genius

[@NickGerse]

Punk is my favorite wrestler of all-time. I’m 20 years old, at the peak of my wrestling interest was when Punk dropped the pipe bomb. I’ve really fallen out of wrestling since he left but I’ve gotten back into here lately watching AEW, anything with Punk I will watch so, this is gonna be good

[@WXVA9]

"Go banana" is a Pat Patterson reference, who would say that instead of "go bananas."

[@sipunks]

''I tend to be a giver and i helped a lot and sometimes that help winds up biting me in the ass and what i have learn from that is, i have to not let being good to bad people effect how i treat my friends and family as a whole because it can make me recoil and i can always just make more money.'' - CM Punk

[@someguy6769]

2:57 chris Johnston sneaking some screen time in the back there

[@marvemarge9624]

Love seeing punk in my KZbin recommendedations

[@RichIrving]

Wow, you spared no expense on that studio.

[@sofiadrosos1308]

Great interview. CM Punk is awesome.

[@mkdisciple]

That Dean Malenko story was lit

[@inathan1622]

Great interview, thank you

[@ragnarlodbrok1233]

Woah, cm punk is everywhere right now. Is he going back to wwe?

[@nova6170]

The Girl On Third Floor 2019 Movie Starring CM Punk. Probably sure this is his way of promoting it indirectly i guess... plus punk celebrates his bday on 26 Oct

[@asukask9851]

He trying to stay relevant

[@BarryAllenBG]

yep nov 2023

[@DUARTE99]

Wow! First, wow for bringing in CM Punk. And second, wow to Marek dropping some Maple Leaf Wrestling, Mid-Atlantic, US title, Crockett, Flair, Steamboat, knowledge on everyone. #PipeBomb

[@chrissearl2376]

Caught me off guard. Huge respect to Jeff

[@jakeinator722]

Marek used to host Live Audio Wrestling on Fan 590 back in the 90s.

[@ljavwa3459]

@1:00:52 Sound recorded on a Zoom H6 by someone who sits in the frame, occasionally taking off his Best Buy earbuds despite the interview continuing & subjects still speaking, and later adjusting fader levels without the earbuds being put back in. Oooof...

[@ReeseMan]

Me personally if punk goes back to wwe vince needs to give punk a lighter schedule like brock where he can wrestle a few times a year and have time off to focus on other things in his life he deserves it for the time he put in wrestling

[@thisiskris017]

Or go to Aew where he will automatically have a lighter schedule plus creative control over his character. Plus they have money and tv time and will give him an opportunity to stick it to a company he despises

[@tonynoto9232]

Awesome Misfits shirt.

[@SamuelDuplessis12]

Yes! Finally!!!!!

[@shaheenmall3923]

He looks like he’s really bulked up, and looks like the CM Punk from his WWE days. Considering that Punk is more open to a WWE return if the money is right, he looks like he’s on his way back.

[@reichel-dd1uw]

WHY IS HE EVERYWHERE

[@geraltdelautreriv]

To get everyone ready for his return in ring :3

[@NickGerse]

He’s a smart guy. He’s building his brand as a personality, CM Punk as a brand.

[@ScarecrOmega]

promoting his new film "Girl on the third floor"

[@Jimmyfly215]

all things considered, this was awesome.

[@ninjaworshipper]

I popped for the pat patterson reference

[@thisiskris017]

"Your wife is like my son" -immature. Subtle analogy and it totally works

[@chrissearl2376]

Probably the most unexpected interviews ever, great quality, I like how Elliotte let Jeff and CM Punk discuss more than trying to intervene and be a part of it. He just asked simple, basic questions that helped roll the conversation on, even doing the McDavid/McGregor mistake was an example of how he didn't want to try too hard but enjoyed being a part of it.

[@teashdrinks714]

Amazing interview didn’t know Jeff’s wrestling history and knowledge

[@toddb06]

Jeff hosted the LAW in Toronto for years, he also had a big hand in a lot of the big pro wrestling interviews on Off The Record back in the day

[@TyFtI34]

Harley Race: true OG

[@Arkon29]

wow - great conversation

[@chon229]

Roddy Piper: 27:24

[@JB-tr2un]

CM Punk to return at and win the 2020 Royal Rumble as the 30th entrant then go on to main event WrestleMania 36.

[@BarryAllenBG]

2024

[@AlexA-zj9kz]

I knew Marek knows wrestling from his LAW days. But I'm impressed by Elliotte Friedman and his wrestling knowledge. Elliotte you just gained a new fan!

[@blackhawks9763]

Alex A there’s a video of him getting out of a limo alongside Kurt Angle and Trish Stratus at some WWF event. This was back in 2001. So it’s safe to say that Elliotte is a big wrestling fan.

[@AlexA-zj9kz]

@@blackhawks9763 I will have to KZbin this, thanks!

[@okunojuki]

RIP Misawa

[@HangmanHorror]

22:04 Ben-who ?????

[@nova6170]

Connor McDavid 😂😂😂

[@GUTOMOFFICIAL]

Punk on this show? lol

[@shaheenmall3923]

CM Punk’s stance on WWE 2014: Never ever coming back 2015: Never Ever 2016: Never Ever 2017: Never Ever 2018: Never Ever 2019: I’m absolutely open to pro wrestling return for a big bag of money. Guess you can say Never in the Wrestling business, even if it’s CM Punk. Hopefully he makes a shock appearance within the coming months.

[@BarryAllenBG]

2023 im homee

[@JazG.-po5mv]

Nice

[@julesypoo]

Love this wish you asked him more hockey stuff I'm sure he is annoyed with all the wrestling stuff

[@ReeseMan]

Punk has a great mind for the wrestling business

[@nova6170]

CM Punk would be best returning as a Royal Rumble surprise entrant or Wrestlemania to GTS Seth Rollins. I hate that WWE thinks Seth Rollins is the guy.

[@y3ee3e]

CM stands for CHICK MAGNET...Not Chicago Made. The more you know.

[@joshuaalec1988]

CM Punk the real best in the world will be #30 at 2020 Royal Rumble WWE Network! Spoiler ski

[@Knight20006]

"I'm too good"... ? Come on, dude.

[@kieran.96]

30:53 is he on about when Benoit wanted to kill himself? Or when he says that Benoit said “I’m done, I wanna go” does he mean something else?

[@Khalidsvt101]

his ufc career was a waste of money to watch i cant belive that bought the ppv

[@sebsun]

This looks like a police interrogation room with two cops in suits, about to administer a lie detector test to CM Punk. Seriously guys, represent and cool it up a bit.

[@ReeseMan]

That way he can have less bumps on his body

[@pistolpete8231]

Calling him an MMA fighter is laughable

[@JaredLand]

CM Punk still trying to stay relevant 🤔.

[@agjcxhhhh9352]

Wwe is disgusting