WWE Now - CM Punk and Penta get candid on Road to WrestleMania
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Hey, it's Sam Roberts. Welcome to a very special edition of WWE Now, which of course is a WWE and Fanatics original production. And it's a very special edition of WWE Now because not too long ago, right around the time of the release of WWE 2K26... Megan Morant, my co-host here on WWE Now, and myself got the opportunity to sit down with some of the superstars that are going to be making a huge impact at WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas, Nevada. And we wanted to come on here and share those interviews with you guys as we kind of ramp up to WrestleMania. And not the least... Of the people that we spoke to was the one and only CM Punk. Now, a lot has happened for CM Punk in the last month or so. You know, just on Monday Night Raw, watching CM Punk cut the promo that he cut.
But we got a little bit of time. We got a few minutes. with the world heavyweight champion to talk about a lot. You know, in 2K26, one of the big parts of the game is the showcase mode, which goes over kind of the whole WWE career of CM Punk. So it gave us the opportunity to talk about Punk and his whole career and some of the people that he's faced. We talked about the fact that he had this storied rivalry with, With John Cena and what his true favorite John Cena match was that he had through his career. You know, we talked about his relationship and his rivalry with Rey Mysterio. And also, you know, a topic that I think should come up with CM Punk right before a WrestleMania. Last year going into WrestleMania, a big story.
was that CM Punk had never main evented a WrestleMania. And that a big reason that he left the WWE the first time was because he hadn't gotten that opportunity to do it. So now that he is approaching his second fight, WrestleMania main event. Now that he is approaching main eventing WrestleMania for the first time as the defending world heavyweight champion. We talked about kind of contextually what that meant for him. And of course, this conversation happened not terribly long. After that first confrontation with Roman Reigns, so much has gone down between CM Punk and Roman Reigns. But that first confrontation where Roman Reigns told the world that after winning the Royal Rumble, he was choosing CM Punk as his WrestleMania opponent.
And the reason that he was choosing CM Punk as his WrestleMania opponent was not because Punk was easy, not because Punk was less than the WWE champion. It was because he hated CM Punk. And a lot of a sort of resentment, it felt like, that it harbored for a long time was in that conversation. So we talked to CM Punk about that as well. I hope you enjoy the conversation that Megan and I had with CM Punk. CM Punk... the world heavyweight champion. Welcome, man. How are you? The belt's around here somewhere. There it is, right there with Jon Cohn. He's trying to claim championship glory. I guess I'll hold on to it.
Yes, yes. How are you doing, man? Oh, just lovely. Busy. Busy. Yeah.
What insights does CM Punk share about his journey to WrestleMania?
You still look great. Oh, thank you. You still look fantastic, man. We have a good hair and makeup team. Yeah, the blue does something with my eyes. Maybe that's what it is.
Don't wear blue often. It is a good color on you.
Who knew?
So it's 2K26 Creator Day. That's what brought everybody in. Everybody's talking about the video game. Of course, it's WrestleMania season as well. Everybody's talking about that. Something that I was looking at, right? Because CM Punk is the showcase superstar in 2K26. And I was going over the matches that are on this thing. And of course, I think a lot of people are looking for that Money in the Bank John Cena match. But the John Cena match that I saw on the list that I saw is that 2013 Raw match. Yeah. Which I think is this unbelievable match that really doesn't get mentioned as often as maybe it should because of that Money in the Bank match. Do you prefer one or the other?
I think Money in the Bank's more of a moment. I think just as a pure contest, that match, I think it was Dallas. I think that match means a whole lot more to me. I think that's the best match I've ever had.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:07–3:40
2
What insights does CM Punk share about his journey to WrestleMania?
3:40–5:03
3
How does CM Punk reflect on his rivalry with John Cena?
5:03–7:21
4
What does CM Punk say about never main eventing WrestleMania before?
7:21–9:32
5
What does CM Punk reveal about his relationship with Roman Reigns?
9:32–44:18