August 25, 2021 - Newly signed CM Punk is seen during the AEW tapings at the UW Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. /Cal Media Milwaukee United States of America - ZUMAc04_ 20210825_zaf_c04_198 Copyright: xRickyxBassmanx
Former WWE Superstar CM Punk takes a dig at the company after his AEW Dynamite debut
CM Punk recently made his in-ring debut at AEW Dynamite, and it seems like Punk is not impressed with the current “sink or swim” mentality of WWE, which the company has implemented in NXT as of late.
Punk recently appeared as a guest on SportsNation and discussed how the company is handling its young talent instead of throwing them out there with a sink or swim attitude that WWE has been doing on NXT 2.0.
He also mentioned how the young talents of AEW will be in the spotlights in the next five years and said about Hook as well and then slightly took a dig at WWE.
“Talents that have impressed me so far? There are so many young guys I think the future of AEW is in such good hands,” CM Punk said. “Most of the younger guys that we have that we’re gonna wind up spotlighting in the next five years or so are in their early 20s. I mean, Britt Baker. God, Hook, I mean, everybody seems to love Hook. Guys had one match, you know what I mean? I just think we take our time with our talents, and AEW as a whole is still a baby, two years old. And we’re going to be moving to TBS in the new year. That’s a big step. And just taking time and fostering the new talents instead of just kind of throwing them out there and having a sink or swim attitude helps.”
Punk mentioned in his interview about some of the names who will be in the spotlight and has a bright future and also said that AEW’s future is very bright.
“Daniel Garcia is a guy I think is phenomenal,” CM Punk continued. “Powerhouse Hobbs, Ricky Starks. It’s easier for me to — I’ll forget so many people if I named them. I just think the future is very, very bright.”
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