During an interview with Ryan Chiaverini of Windy City LIVE in 2019, CM Punk said he was a fan of “Rowdy” Roddy Piper growing up and didn’t like Hulk Hogan:
“Nah, I wasn’t a Hogan guy. I’ve met him, and like him even less now. F**k him.”
Hogan then went on to tell Steve Austin why he might have heat with Punk:
“When I went back for RAW’s 15th Anniversary, I walked in the dressing room and there was a guy named CM Punk. I didn’t know who he was. I heard that I had heat because I didn’t say hello to him. I remember that night, I was going through so much crap at home and my life was falling apart.
When I walked through the dressing room, all I could think about was, ‘I need to get home and fix my life.’ I don’t remember seeing, meeting, talking or disrespecting anybody that day, but I had to live with that because I was in that space.”
Despite the past negative comments from Punk, Hogan says he’s a fan of Punk. Here’s what the Hulkster had to say during an interview with SK Wrestling:
“Yes, I am. Big fan of CM Punk. I just really pray that he stays healthy. I’ve never had an opportunity to meet him. I guess I missed the boat on that one when I came back for one of the RAWs. I was kind of out of my mind flying back from LA with Rob Van Dam, if you get what I’m saying. I basically spent my whole night just trying to get my act together before I went in front of the camera (laughs).
CM Punk apparently was there, and that was the only time I really had a chance to meet him. Big fan of his. I just think if he can get healthy and get this run going again, it would be just triple barrels WWF as far as power. If you get CM Punk up and running where it’s real consistent, I think it would be the coup de grace for the WWE that would really set him free.
He’s very believable. He’s very, very believable in the ring. He just seems real real. He’s got that outlaw mentality. But the cool part about it is that he speaks the truth. He really rolls it out there straight.
He’s very opinionated. Lot of people agree with his opinion, and it’s kind of like that the stuff that a lot of people are afraid to say, he’ll say it. So it’s almost like he’s a truth-teller. He really has it figured it, which is cool.
So that’s why I’d really love to see him stay healthy and not have any more accidents happen. I’d like to see this CM Punk run last for years.”
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