Paul Heyman on WHY CM Punk’s WWE Return Matters

Paul Heyman joins Sam Roberts on the NotSam Wrestling podcast to discuss the monumental return of CM Punk to WWE after his highly-publicized run in AEW. In this in-depth conversation, Paul Heyman breaks down the significance of CM Punk’s WWE comeback and what it means for the future of the wrestling industry. Heyman shares his thoughts on how CM Punk had to endure ‘hell’ to reach ‘heaven,’ facing immense challenges in both his personal and professional life. He delves into how CM Punk overcame the obstacles during his time in AEW and how that journey prepared him for this highly-anticipated return to WWE.
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With a new regime in charge, Heyman explains what CM Punk has to prove in this chapter of his career, under the leadership of new WWE management. He explores how CM Punk's return could shake up the current WWE roster and potentially impact the landscape of WWE’s future storylines. Fans won’t want to miss Paul Heyman’s unique insights into CM Punk’s mindset, his desire to prove himself, and how this return could shape the future of pro wrestling. Watch to hear how Paul Heyman sees CM Punk's return as more than just a comeback, but a defining moment in WWE history
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[@jimkon1479]

Managed the Dangerous Alliance in WCW, created ECW and shook the ground, hype man for Brock Lesnar, Roman's Wise Man. Just Paul being Paul.

[@Viper-g6g]

Don’t forget being an Cm Punk “Guy”

[@Justin-AL]

Actually, tod gordon created ecw but heyman did elevate it to what it became

[@motalkbadazs]

Managed the Undertaker.

[@dil09ful]

@@jimkon1479 he also helped bring in guys like Eddie, Malenko Rey and many more. He helped Steve Austin in a way get his groove back and he did give Curtis Axel that IC title push.

[@kadeshaderow]

And ripped off a shitload of wrestlers

[@hotcoldman77]

I can listen to Paul Heyman speak forever. No jokes, he's that good

[@sappho7278]

CM Punk and John Cena are the absolute legends of their era. I hope they will have one more feud for Cena's retirement.

[@therev_sungyungmoon24]

Cena can still wrestle, but I don't want to see CM Punk wrestle anymore. He may get injured during his intro walk to the ring, or walking into the arena, no thanks.

[@cerebralassassin2185]

​@@therev_sungyungmoon24 did you not watch the strap match with drew? I think he'll be fine

[@therev_sungyungmoon24]

@@cerebralassassin2185 CM Puke downgraded AEW for doing "gimmick" matches, now he is doing steel cages and strap matches at WWE. What a hypocrite he is. His wrestling days are long gone. He is all mouth and he is not even good at promos anymore.

[@raimo7310]

@@therev_sungyungmoon24 Sure, "therev_sungyungmoon24", sure... It's not like he is in the feud of the year with a focus on the visceral hatred between each part involved and thus they FINALLY (after months and months and months) get to do some justified more 'hardcore' matches... Of course... And it's not like he's the biggest draw whenever he is on TV and numbers are on his side... Sure... You can now go back to watch AEW and needles being injected in your world champ's tongue. I'm sure the 600 people in the arena and whoever is left of your audience will agree with you.

[@therev_sungyungmoon24]

@@raimo7310 CM Puke is, was, and always will be trash. Trash follows trash, so what does that say about you. Just because you are in love with the man, don't look down on others that don't care for him, and there are many that do not. CM Puke fans are all mental patients. Every time someone posts something about him, the mental patients like you come out to defend the deadbeat with his rotten green teeth and smoker's face and grey beard. When he comes on, I change the channel. I feel bad for Drew McIntyre to be stuck with him. Feud of the year is downright comical. Keep supporting deadheads, and see how far that gets you.

[@xiondFirst]

I don't want AEW to fail but the management handled Punk's altercations poorly. Not saying what Punk did was alright but honestly they should have just fired him after the first fight. Then punk went out of his way to amend things and that made it worse. So the Elite being petty instead of working as a business made Punk realize how toxic it can be out there.

[@TL2354]

AEW never held their EVP’s to a higher standard than the workers. Management should be the adults in the room and they were the opposite. That’s why AEW is a joke

[@nickhobbs8288]

Heyman knew Punk was great before all of us.

[@thomasfriday1]

For all of the CM Punk haters, instead of whinning about him help Tony Khan and AEW get their ratings, merch sales and viewership out of the toilet. That would be a lot more productive!!! 👍🏽

[@marlock6573]

Phil was actually doing that, but TK chose to let a bunch of clowns who repel viewers run him out of the company.

[@976_Evil_81]

The people who dislike CM Punk are the kinds of people who really don’t understand how wrestling works.

[@MrKingkz]

I dont like him but to not understand how good he is at his job means you dont know how wrestling works and i still want to Cena and him go at it one more time

[@heartattack3579]

He wasnt as good/strong as he thought he was and he also shouldnt have assaulted a co-worker

[@Tompeteux]

The people who dislike him are as soft as the wrestlers they like.😀

[@MrKingkz]

@@heartattack3579 The co worker started it he just finished it in a way the co worker was not ready for if you start shit you have to be prepared for shit

[@MrKingkz]

@@Tompeteux I dont like them either lol

[@xinjango6791]

The ultimate hype man. My favourite promo he gave was backstage, talking about Roman Reigns vs Daniel Bryan, and he somehow put over Bryan in the hardest way possible.....while also saying that Roman was obviously going to win (which he did). So good.

[@davidmcaninch4714]

Let’s get one thing straight. The Best Wrestler in the World didn’t have to return to WWE. We must consider ourselves fortunate and grateful that he decided to grace us with his presence in the WWE ring again!! And he didn’t come back to make amends with WWE at all. No. He came back for the one thing he always deserved but never got: the Main Event of WrestleMania. And if he doesn’t get that in a certain amount of time, he will quit again. Appreciate him while he’s still in WWE, my friends.

[@SamsarasArt]

AEW was such an unprofessional clusterfuck that it made CM Punk appreciate WWE and make amends.

[@dil09ful]

Indeed

[@94luftwaffe]

you be surprise the amoun of toxic fans there, blaming him as a problem...XD... most reports were from Dirt Sheets

[@christopherolivarez4887]

Who else has had problems in aew besides that drama queen cry baby punk?

[@Bears86SB]

It's like working for WCW in the late 90s

[@dil09ful]

@@94luftwaffe exactly! For example the situation with Hangman. Matt, nick and Kenny really should have been on Page to instead of punk. Page thought he knew how to a main attraction and thought he knew everything about the Punk/Cabana situation only to put his foot in his mouth.

[@psychobluesfxt]

The grass wasn’t as green on the other side, but the “wrestlers” there certainly were!

[@andreferguson2564]

🤣🤣🤣

[@lylaznboi01]

I feel like if FOX never convinced him to do WWE Backstage, it might've taken longer for him to decide to return to wrestling if he even wanted to at all. He needed to go through all of those things when he returned to professional wrestling. Go through AEW and have some good matches under his belt while also dealing with bad management. He got fired at the perfect time since WWE was just starting to be under new leadership and the Vince McMahon scandal happened right when he got back into WWE. You can tell that CM Punk is having a lot more fun now. Despite what's going on in AEW as of this post, I do want them to succeed and not go out of business, but how they handled the situation with CM Punk and others has been biting them in the ass and rubbing a lot of people the wrong way.

[@Epsilonsama]

Lmaoooo all the AEW Marks still mad Punk making that bag while AEW is going down the toilet. 😂

[@terryalan4590]

Funny that you idolize left wing Kamala voting trash like cm punk . Get a life

[@KingdomCloudStrife]

Don't see this past weekend's Collision audience lol

[@pauljameshere85]

And stop tiny Tony from sleeping with talent

[@Ace20A]

@@pauljameshere85 And where do you pull that from? Your sphincter?

[@Ace20A]

New TV deal, which was 5 times their previous one, is already secured. But sure mark.

[@Mecanotech]

Imagine having talent and having to work with The Elite. Ew.

[@Viper-g6g]

I’ll never understand how you go “Yeah I think I’ll go with jungle girl”.

[@vinnybrich484]

​​@@Viper-g6g but jungle girl is one of the pillars. Hahaha wtf. Tk will never not amaze me and not for good reasons

[@raysiva]

They took NJPW’s 5 star Meltzer pillars gimmick and put it on Jungle boy? Lol

[@Viper-g6g]

@@vinnybrich484 My guy said “He’s a pillar” I’m dying over here 😂

[@alittlebitofeverything9269]

Tbf, the elite is not a downgrade, sure, they fucked up by theorysing that colt cabana got fired because of punk, but they are damn good.

[@tomtroughton5792]

It’s weird reading the comments and seeing people argue about this thing with Punk; who was right/wrong, how the wrestling industry works backstage, yadayada. Most fans watching this video are just that: fans. Most have never worked in wrestling as talent, promoters, or staff. They think because they watch a lot of wrestling or read about it they know something. I think y’all should leave the arguing to the people who actually know. Just watch the wrestling you wanna watch, wwe, aew, whatever and be happy

[@StephenB-z4s]

Not a wwe fan, but am always amazed at how much bs and hype Paul Hayman can talk,

[@Highonlife24]

He didn’t say any bs though. And it isn’t just hype when it’s true

[@IggyBang]

People that hate Cm Punk are just projecting the trauma of their highschool bullies onto him. He’s over. He’s soooo fucking over and you hate it.

[@EA-rd8dp]

he also went through an octagon shaped hell

[@Mortallica03]

He got payed tons of money in UFC & AEW .... i want to go to that hell also LMAO

[@Highonlife24]

Being paid lots of money doesn’t mean you didn’t go through challenges that was hell. And CM Punk had to start at the very bottom as no name Indy wrestler to even get to that point.

[@darkkartist]

Lets fucking go CM Punk!

[@eldinringofmisery8529]

aew is wrestling purgatory

[@Manny2xz]

Heyman 3.31 amen

[@pharsyded]

Sam looks like a mini Jon Moxley

[@michaelunderhill8847]

i didn't see him bleeding

[@bmmania0120]

​@@michaelunderhill8847 😂😂😂

[@totallybored5526]

Nah, Sam is obviously more of a badass than Moxley will ever be. And Sam is way off being a badass

[@timothyadams7933]

I am 💯 a Paul Heyman guy

[@VeenyJ]

Love seeing videos about Punk making marks cry in the comment section.

[@tomhardy7878]

Cm punk ❤

[@TalkingShenaniganz]

When there is a common denominator causing your HELL = CM Punk, you have to reflect. CM Punk did that and changed so he can make money, good for him. But if truely changed, he will not bun this one to the ground. (No pun intended)

[@oldschool4714]

You know I have been seeijg wwe product since Rock n Triple H feud. I missed Austin's era coz I wasnt old enuf to see it. But what I saw upto 2005-06 was superb. Triple H Rock Austin Taker Foley Evolution DX in their 2nd run. Frankly spreakimg Cena is the guy who really killed the charm of wwe. Me with many of fans of our time got fed up with it n Punk was the guy who brought that edge back. Period. Vince did not like it. I get that. But why he n Triple H did not get along was not clear to me coz Hunter was from that era where things were not "u cnt chheeee me". I followed aew from their start n it was a cool product. Hericho as their first champ moxley feud joe janela cody derby. It was a cool mix. They rebelled n it was fun to watch. They signed punk n that exposed their unprofessiinalism. I have nothing against them. They need to do good coz that only will force wwe mgmt to give fabs a better product. Thankfully Rock is on the board, hunter n shawn are heading creative, taker stops by, Paul Heyman is there. N they are in their early 50s where they are healthy n young enuf to know what the audience wants from pro wrestling. We just saw what rock did prior n during wm40. So it is great to see Punk back n settle comfortably in wwe n I am sure he will remain there for rest of his career. He loves pro wrestling n we all do as a fan. I just want to see two things happen be4 he retires. One, him vs Austin in wm match. Two, he wins royal rumble n main events a wm properly.

[@peugeot120]

Why is the top of paul’s head white and his face is tan?

[@thisisivanov]

he votes Trump probably 😆😆😆

[@sidbat891]

CM Punk in front row at Paul Heyman's HOF, and no Brock Lesnar. Ohh, how the world is just cruel

[@kevinomar011]

The host is a mega mark. Get him outta there

[@JosephGrissett]

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[@MaryJohnson-p6x]

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[@user-zl6uo3hx1b]

Lewis Michelle Walker Dorothy Hall Jose

[@PiersYves-k2z]

Allen Thomas Martin Edward Lee Christopher

[@gordonmansfield6838]

Lewis Scott Williams Brenda Taylor Susan

[@darkomaver]

Sammy Bald Muffins!!!

[@juanheredia9297]

It showed how edrones are hypocrites pretty much

[@rccomics]

AEW ratings are in the toilet. Cry me a river.

[@Casey420]

Hilarious😂 bro caused his own problems but now he's the victim. Punk fans are something else. Bruv can punt a baby square in the head and Punk fans will still try and defend him😂

[@Highonlife24]

Other than the media scrum, what problems did he actually cause? People defend Punk because he does deal with a lot of bs.

[@gokulrajr7382]

Aew : where the Best wrestle. Not injury prone egomaniacs

[@nyknicks9460]

Aew: where the best wrestle in front of no one

[@Ace20A]

@@nyknicks9460 Hey! Just like this week’s Raw!

[@danielpooley7148]

Like punk or not you can’t deny aew have struggled

[@therev_sungyungmoon24]

CM Punk is the kind of guy that makes WWE create shirts with his dog Larry on it, so he can profit off his pet. That tells you everything you need to know. "He's not here to make friends, he is here is make money" The guy would sell his soul for a dollar bill.

[@tylergary5953]

Spoken as a salty, ignorant AEW fan who still thinks punk is in the wrong. Bro move on. AEW and all the clowns that work there got exposed for who they really are. The overwhelming majority of people like cm punk and are enjoying seeing him succeed in wwe. They released the jack Perry footage only for it blow up in their face 🤣. Cm punk is living his best life. That’s what happens when you remain true to Yourself throughout all the drama, lies, false narratives. Here he sits after all this time, with the only people that don’t like him being people who aren’t educated, or just dumb.

[@therev_sungyungmoon24]

@@tylergary5953 Salty is laughable. I hated it when he was in AEW and am glad he is gone. I'll wish they never hired him. He will go down as the worst hire in AEW history. He is a like a woman, like a diva. He wants to take attention away from everyone else. What did he call himself on RAW, the "Taylor Swift for men." What a joke. He hasn't done jack squat since being back at WWE. He is always hurt and has had the same "friendship bracelet" childish storyline for a couple years. I feel bad for Drew McIntyre having to deal with that. What was his latest gripe today that fans are asking for autographs and he is complaining about that. The guy is a joke, so what does that make you look like for being in love with him? Let it go. Quit defending the clown.

[@xandercage2529]

And you would get a job and work for free 😂🤣

[@Ace20A]

@@tylergary5953 Hop on it harder why don’t you?

[@tylergary5953]

@@Ace20A care to address anything I said? Or are you another salty AEW Shill?

[@Tha_Pencil]

Aew was so TRASH punk came back to a corporation he said he'd never return to 😭😭😭

[@Ace20A]

Almost like he’s a hypocrite huh?

[@Tha_Pencil]

@@Ace20A nah he's a self admitted business man. Aew isn't about being a successful business tho. It's a clown show for wannabes who's never be successful in a real company go to play with their friends

[@Ace20A]

@@Tha_Pencil New TV deal says otherwise.

[@Ace20A]

@@Tha_Pencil New TV deal says otherwise.

[@Tha_Pencil]

@@Ace20A no it doesn't. television is dead and irrelevant. AEW only gets ~300,000 consistent viewers per episode. It would've been cancelled back when television was relevant. They'll let anything air at this point. Big bang theory reruns get more views than aew

[@therev_sungyungmoon24]

It's more like "He put people through hell elsewhere"

[@shunakiyama6275]

Punk had a verbal disagreement with a colleague so he choked him and started a brawl in the locker room. If you can't see why he was fired I don't know what to tell you.

[@C2190]

andrade wasn’t fired for punching sammy 2 times in 2 separate occasions. Case dismissed.Sammy wasn’t also fired for also saying he wanted to r@pe mercedes mone in a podcast he actually got promoted to be a champion at the time lmao so please let’s not do this whole “what did you expect was gonna happen” crap when people who have done more haven’t gotten punished.

[@shunakiyama6275]

@@C2190 I'm not familiar with the contex behind the andre Sammy beef but if Andrade started a fight twice without provaction there should have probably been some form of punishment, as for the other thing correct me if I'm wrong but that was just a really really bad joke and as a consequence Sammy was suspended without pay and forced to go to sensitivity training however I do agree he should have been punished more severely

[@paulogarcia9739]

Lol

[@dil09ful]

@@C2190 he was joking about it several years ago before Mercedes came to AEW and he apologized for what he and she forgave sammy.

[@dil09ful]

@@shunakiyama6275 Perry knew what he was doing. Also Page in my opinion is the reason why AEW was going down a spiral. He was the one that cause this. They didn't punish him because they coddled him.

[@isoto0224]

Shots fired at aew 😆!!!

[@DavidAmodt]

punk ruined aew, caused chaos there and got fired with a cluster of a press conference. Then crawls back to WWE to finish a career that was over a while back. He can bring crowds because of his name, but cannot last more than 10 mins of a match that matters.

[@dil09ful]

@@DavidAmodt actually no that was Hangman Page and his ego that though he knew the business better than punk. Page thought punk was trying to take his spot. Punk didn't screw AEW, AEW screwed AEW. Punk wanted to give back to the younger talent, Jack Perry is a great example. Maybe listen to the veteran's advice and keep his mouth shut.

[@RED20189]

@@dil09ful punk started the fight. lol

[@mrrk3501]

​@@RED20189just go see the context of it He went to Jack because tony shovani asked him to step in since they told jack to not use real glass but he refused and cussed out the production team and doctor and tony This was suppose to be tony Khan place to step in but that mark decided not hurt his "friend's feelings "

[@RED20189]

@@mrrk3501 maybe so but Punk was the one that started the fight

[@ksparky11]

​@@RED20189Ignored every word and just repeated yourself. You cm punk haters are all the same type of brainless

[@gregtaylor7206]

I love Heyman but this is too much. Unless he’s talking about Punk’s bad luck with injuries, which he might be, it’s a ridiculous take. Assaulty McGee is at least somewhat responsible for bringing that hell onto himself. He’s no victim.

[@vileluca]

wait till you find out what other wrestlers have one to eachother in the locker room. you AEW drones are so soft

[@jamescooper3324]

Damn. Your really thought Assaulty McGee was funny… pretty sad

[@Viper-g6g]

Face it that narrative has been exposed. AEW had their smear merchants try and paint a narrative online but NOW with how bad AEW is. It’s clear who was in the right lol

[@q.h.s5051]

Brainwashed

[@vinnybrich484]

To quote Pepsi man "the only people softer than you are the wrestlers you like." By your standards Draymond green should be in jail, Myles Garrett should serve a life sentence, every nhl player should do mandatory community service. Those "brawls" were soft compared to all the great locker room brawls in the wrestling business. And you are soft compared to a kindergarten class.

[@Jonathan_Fitzsimmons]

lol the hell he's going through...world's smallest violin.