Booker T Addresses Controversy Over His Comments On CM Punk Return Promo

CM Punk returned to WWE and a wave of excitement came up in a big way. There were plenty of opinions all around, and a lot of them were positive. Booker T said something that some fans took the wrong way, but he had to clear things up.

CM Punk’s promo on RAW included a lot of heart, but he didn’t throw any intentional shade. The Second City Savior said he is back home, and that is where the WWE Universe believes he should have been the whole time.

During his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T addressed some of the controversy that arose after he said that CM Punk’s return promo needed more substance. He explained that it wasn’t a pipe bomb speech, but this promo was heartfelt enough to do the trick.

“I said [his return promo in AEW] wasn’t the best promo I ever saw, it could have had more substance to it, and a lot of people gave me backlash because I said that, because I didn’t say ‘it was the greatest promo in the world,” Booker began. “It was a pipe-bomb!’ In this promo on Monday night, it was a heartfelt promo, that’s what I think. At points in time, CM Punk got caught in the moment a little bit, he almost got choked up a little bit. I know this, when you leave a company and come back, you wonder how the fans are going to treat you. You wonder if they’re going to boo you out of the building. You just don’t know. For CM Punk, the way he left, very polarizing, and then to come back.”

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“Even in Chicago, he might have had that feeling wondering, ‘How is it going to be?’ For CM Punk to come out, not having that comfort zone (on Monday) of being in Chicago, wondering, ‘How are they going to react?’ Then, they give him the ultimate pop. That does something to you. This promo that he cut, it felt like a heartfelt promo. Seemed like he was speaking from the heart. It seemed like he had some notes written, but sometimes you forget the script and just go with the heart. For me, it wasn’t the greatest ‘promo promo’ as far as ‘I’m going to whoop everyone’s ass in the locker room’ promo, which is what I’m looking for a lot of times. It was not that.”

CM Punk is a polarizing figure in pro wrestling, that is the truth. His return to WWE is an exciting thing, because it proves that WWE is certainly in a different era with Triple H in control.

As Ringside News exclusively reported, CM Punk is assigned to the RAW brand, but he is listed as a free agent. They can use him wherever they need to. At this point, Punk is seemingly welcomed on any brand in WWE.

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