Posted on 7/18/126 by Colin Vassallo
Appearing on ESPN New York radio ahead of tonight’s Saturday
Night’s Main Event at Madison Square Garden, WWE champion CM
Punk talked about his time off from WWE right after
WrestleMania 42.
He said it was remarkable that he managed to get the time
away while he wasn’t injured or due to surgery and noted it
was the first time in his career that he had such time off.
“I’m not going to say a rough year, you know…because
suffering is relative, I was World Heavyweight champion on
RAW for quite some time, and during that entire time I was
champion, I had at least three or four people who were very
close to me pass away,” Punk revealed.
He said that each time someone passed, he still went to work
the following day because it helped him but he chose not to
talk about it publicly.
“Being here amongst my road family and being able to connect
with the fans on that level helped me get through it, but
there was still some stuff I needed to process,” Punk
continued. “So, my time away was just to kind of reset.”
Punk added that now that he’s champion, he’s back as full
time as full time can get.
“If you’re upset that I was mourning some dead friends, I
think that’s a you problem. We should celebrate people
taking some time for themselves,” he concluded.