He may not miss the company, but there are things CM Punk does miss from WWE.
Punk was on The Wrestling Comprades Slamcast and talked about what he missed from the company, among other things. While he still has no interest in going back to WWE, he does miss some familiar faces from the company.
"There (are) individuals that you see on a daily basis that, one day, I just stopped seeing. There's a quote in the movie Stand By Me, 'friends go in and out of your life like the busboy at your local diner' and that's kind of life. Screws fall in and fall out and I've kept in touch with some genuine folks from there and there are some that, if I run into at an airport, I'd probably hug and say, 'hey, how are you doing?' and catch up real quick. But, yeah, there [are] definitely people and situations, those are memories. Those are all good memories, but the thought of going back there is like the thought of going to summer school. It's like, you have nightmares about it."
In regards to his moniker (CM Punk), the 37 year old, Chicago native said he owns that name. Phil Brooks, his actual name, owns the rights to using it.
"Oh yeah, I own my name. I think a lot of young guys now, in the [professional] wrestling industry can take a page out of my book and you can say 'no' to people. They might not like it, but I was, somehow, I was CM Punk when I was 15 years old, wrestling in backyards in Mokena, Illinois, so I don't know how it lasted this long. I don't know how it lasted this long. I don't know why. But, yeah, that's what we're going with."
Punk will fight Mickey Gall tomorrow night at UFC 203 in Cleveland.
