WWE Considering CM Punk for Commentary During Absence – While CM Punk is sidelined due to a torn triceps sustained at the Royal Rumble, it seems he may still have a role to play in WWE.
Despite undergoing surgery and facing several months of recovery, Punk has remained active within the wrestling community. Backstage at Friday’s WWE SmackDown event in Birmingham, Alabama, Punk made an appearance, and he has since been spotted at the Performance Center, offering his expertise to up-and-coming talent.
According to Punk’s close friend Ace Steel, who shared insights during an interview with the Wrestling Perspective podcast, WWE is considering utilizing Punk for commentary during his time away from in-ring competition.
Fightful Select released a portion of that interview, which you can read below.
They want him on commentary. I don’t know that they go that route since they did an injury angle to pull him out since they did the storyline on him; [Drew] stomps on his arm. There’s the physicality that puts him out. I personally don’t want to see him in an onscreen role unless it’s in the meantime he’s doing NXT or something. I really don’t want to see him on the same show as Drew Mcintyre because his sole focus would be going after Drew Mcintyre. “Well, I can’t fight you. Well, I’m gonna try.” We see people hit by cars and forktrucks and all these things, you know. Still, I feel like the fact that they did the injury that a lot of people think they, they put the storyline to it now that a lot of people think it’s, he’s faking it, which is hilarious that it’s a storyline 100% which of course it’s wrestling. So, you’ve done so many of those, like, oh, well, let’s do this where he hurts guys.
This potential move would not only keep Punk involved in WWE programming but also tap into his wealth of knowledge and experience to enhance the commentary team. As fans eagerly await Punk’s return to action, his potential role behind the microphone adds an intriguing dimension to his ongoing WWE journey.
WWE Considering CM Punk for Commentary During Absence
