CM Punk gets a do-over and will be making things right at WWE WrestleMania 41.
CM Punk has long aspired to main event WrestleMania throughout his entire career. His desire to main event WrestleMania was a key element in his 2011 "Pipe Bomb" promo. That promo took place in Vegas, and 14 years later, he finally headlines WrestleMania in Vegas.
Speaking about what this match means to him during a recent interview with Daniel Cormier of ESPN, he says he believes it is a chance to do things right, especially with Paul Heyman in his corner. Paul Heyman was in CM Punk's Corner the last time he was in a match at WrestleMania back in 2013 at WrestleMania 29, when he faced The Undertaker in the last match of The Undertaker's WrestleMania streak before he lost to Brock Lesnar.
"To me, what this main event represents, especially with Paul Heyman being in my corner, this is almost like what should have happened in 2011, 2012, 2013. So I feel like I'm fortunate I get a do-over," he said. "I try not to build things up too much anymore, and I try not to downplay the important things, because no mistake, this is still very important to me. This business hurts too much, yeah, for anyone, especially me, to go out and do what I do, to not care, right? I think in the past, one of my biggest crutches was that I cared too much, almost. But this is everything for me, and it's evident that all the close people in my life are reaching out on a daily basis. 'Hey, you know, if I know you're going to be busy tomorrow, but we love you. Congratulations.' Like, 'This is huge!'
"When I fly home and I'm walking through O'Hare airport trying to get to the train, random people walking by me are like, 'Congrats on the main event.' It's resonated, and I put so much pressure on myself as an athlete to try to set these goals and to reach them, and, you know,'falling short of them' prior. Now, I'm here. I'm just trying to enjoy the moment, man."
CM Punk gets the opportunity to face both Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns in the main event of WWE WrestleMania 41 on Saturday. Paul Heyman will be in Punk's corner, and he believes this match is for the very wisdom that he possesses. Read his comments here.
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