Eddie Kingston and CM Punk waged war on the microphone and in the ring in 2021, culminating with Punk defeating Kingston at AEW Full Gear 2021.
During the feud, Kingston made no secret of his issues with Punk, calling him out for leaving wrestling and saying no one in the locker room liked him.
Speaking on Wrestling With The Narrative, Kingston was asked to say something nice about Punk.
“I loved punching him in the face, I’ll tell you that much. Again, I’m not a bullshitter, I’m not gonna lie and be like, ‘Nothing, fuck him.’ I’m gonna take the personal stuff out of it and just look at it from the outside and say that Punk is one of the few names still left in wrestling where if you put [his] name on a billboard by itself, you’re gonna get people to come and see what’s going on. Personally, that’s a different story, but business-wise man, he’s really one of the last few names in wrestling [that can do that]. I haven’t watched WWE in a very long time, not because I’m Mr. whatever, it’s not interesting to me. That’s me, though. If it’s interesting to you, god bless, awesome you’re watching wrestling, that’s all I care about personally. Punk, I give him that man, you put his name on anything, people will either buy it or come see what’s going on. You put him in a supermarket or Walgreens or something, saying CM Punk’s gonna be here, people are going to come to see what he’s doing. So, he’s definitely a name," said Kingston.
CM Punk is set to compete inside the Elimination Chamber at WWE Elimination Chamber.
Elsewhere during the interview, Kingston gave an update on his health. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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