Becky Lynch reflects on CM Punk's return to WWE.
CM Punk shocked the world at WWE Survivor Series 2023 when he returned to the company for the first time in nearly a decade. Punk made his entrance as Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso, Sami Zayn, Randy Orton, and Seth Rollins were celebrating their WarGames victory over The Judgment Day (Damian Priest, Finn Bálor, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, and JD McDonagh) and Drew McIntyre.
Stories have varied as to when people were clued in about Punk's return, but the common statement has been that the deal came together very late between WWE and Punk.
Speaking to Ariel Helwani on the MMA Hour, Becky Lynch said she was surprised that Punk returned.
"I was in Gorilla. There was a fist pound. Then my husband was going crazy by the ring. Then the producers on the headset are going, 'Seth is freaking out.' I'm like, 'Oh no, this going to be a rough night,'" she recalled.
Asked if it was disrespectful to keep people out of the loop, Lynch replied, "No. I believe the deal happened very late. As far as I know, I believe the deal happened very late and sometimes the tiredness hits. The deal happened late and then he had a match. He was working on his match all day. He felt disrespected. We think of ourselves. We are the universe. Everybody. Nobody is going, 'I want to disrespect you.' We may feel disrespected, but nobody is intentionally going, 'Let me disrespect this person.' Consideration should be taken into account. You should have told your top stars, of course, but nobody is going out there going, 'How do I disrespect my top stars? My World Champion. How do I disrespect him?' Nobody is thinking that."
Seth was yelling at Punk and flipping him off as he stood in the aisleway.
Punk is currently sidelined with a torn triceps, but will be on commentary for Rollins' WWE World Heavyweight Title defense against Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 40.
Elsewhere during the interview, Lynch commented on her WWE contract. You can find her full comments by clicking here.
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