CM Punk Talks Relationship With Vince & The Rock, Wrestling Sites, Movie Career
WWE Champion CM Punk spoke with The Chicago Tribune to promote WrestleMania 28. Here are some highlights:
His relationship with Vince McMahon: "(We) have a lot more one-on-one conversations. I wont say he takes the time to talk to me now, because he always did, but I think he views me differently now. He used to view me as maybe talking to a boy. Now he thinks he's talking to a man after I stood up and did everything I did over the summer. I always thought I was a main event player. The difference is now he knows I'm a main event player."
Having no relationship with The Rock: "I don't think I have a realtionship with The Rock. Over the past few weeks, it's been better. Probably because I've been outspoken (about him) in the media. Of course, everything gets sensationalized and twisted. I don't hate The Rock or fault him for coming back. I just think heaping credit on The Rock for ratings, buyrates ? that's where I get offended. It's a team effort 365 days a year. Me and the entire locker room bust our (butts) and all our super stoked. Give credit where credit is due. Wrestlemania had a huge buyrate last year, not because of one guy. The numbers out there prove he hasn't done much else, like the Survivor Series buyrate."
Wrestling websites: "I think you have to (read them). Anybody who dismisses it — that's (crap). You have to have your fingers on the pulse of everything. You have to read it."
A possible movie career: "(WWE) offered me a movie when I first told them I wasn't re-signing. I immediately turned it down. They probably figured I would jump at a movie because I'm not a movie star. That's not to say that if the right thing doesn't come along, I won't do it. That's not my priority. ? I think WWE films signed on three new movies. I'm sure one of them is probably slated to be a CM Punk vehicle. I haven't heard anything yet. Nothing is set in stone. Take that for what it's worth. I think I would love to do a movie if it's the right project. I'm not going to be in 'The Marine 3' just because they offered it to me. If it's something good, I'll do it. I'd love to do it ? as long as it doesn't interfere with my wrestling schedule."
Sources: The Chicago Tribune