CM Punk thinks WWE: Unreal gave away too much, but he likes to make people guess.
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk was a guest on This is Football with Kevin Clark to discuss his love for the Chicago Bears, his WrestleMania program with Roman Reigns, and much more.
During the conversation, the host brought up Paul Heyman‘s comments on WWE: Unreal, where the Oracle said he belonged to an era that preserved kayfabe to maintain the mystique of pro wrestling.
Punk said that while he agrees with his former manager, he takes pride in being able to retain some semblance of kayfabe in an era where cameras have access to the writers’ room, as shown on WWE: Unreal.
“Listen, I agree with Paul. And again, a little bit of a history lesson. I don’t think the general public ever really didn’t know what we do. You know, like the winking. If you’re smart about it, you have to get even more creative. I always say it’s what I do: I put the toothpaste back in the bottle, right? Yeah. I make people go, ‘Oh gosh, that… okay.’
“What I’m doing with Roman right now is absolutely no different. He has his stands, I have mine. They see what we do on TV, and they analyze everything. ‘Oh, he really got mad at that.’ Yeah. And that is where the magic happens, where the line starts to blur,” CM Punk said.
CM Punk on WWE: Unreal’s positive side
“Absolutely. Yeah, I do think we give away too much on Unreal. To me, the positive side is how it shows the human people behind the scenes. I like that, especially as pieces on individual athletes. It’s the same reason why I enjoy watching Hard Knocks. I’m not the biggest football fan, and I’m not totally invested in the season. I’ll watch the Bears, I’ll root for the Bears. But Hard Knocks is fascinating because you get to see these guys interact with their kids and their wives, and you see all that. There’s that human element, and I think Unreal is great for that.
“I don’t necessarily need a camera showing you guys talking to each other about a match. So when I say that everybody backstage hates me and I hate all of them, we’ll just keep that there.”
CM Punk has been vocal about his mixed feelings toward WWE: Unreal. He previously told Pat McAfee that there should be limits to how much is shown in the documentary, particularly the Gorilla Position, which he called sacred.
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