CM Punk on Main Eventing WrestleMania Night, Late Career Perspective – CM Punk achieved a major milestone in 2025 when he headlined night one of WrestleMania 41, fulfilling a lifelong goal in his wrestling career. While the accomplishment was widely celebrated, some critics attempted to downplay the moment by arguing that a night one main event does not carry the same weight as closing out the second night of the event.
In a recent interview with GQ Sports, Punk addressed that criticism directly. While he admitted that headlining night two of WrestleMania is still something he would welcome, he made it clear that he does not place much importance on the distinction between the two nights.
“I mean, just because it’s there, probably a Night 2 main event. Honestly, I don’t differentiate between the two nights. I think that’s just a way for people who are sad about their own lives to try to diminish something. I mean, Rock did a Night 1. Stone Cold Steve Austin did a Night 1. Who am I to say it’s not a main event? That’s just silly semantics to try to hate on somebody that you don’t like for whatever reason.”
Punk also reflected on where he is in his career and why he does not see age as a disadvantage. Instead, he compared his current run to the careers of legends he admired growing up, pointing specifically to Terry Funk as an example of longevity and consistency.
“But I also look back historically on the guys that I grew up watching, and Terry Funk to me was always Terry Funk. I don’t make any kind of distinctions of, like, ‘Oh, this is young Terry Funk or this is old Terry Funk.’ To me, Terry Funk is Terry Funk. I think as a storyteller, there’s a beginning, there’s a middle, and there’s an end. Even though society will put term limits on whatever you are or whatever you do based on their own feelings, I don’t feel old.”
Punk went on to explain that experience has allowed him to evolve as a performer, giving him tools he never had earlier in his career.
“And I just think that it gives me an edge and it helps me tell stories in a more sophisticated way. Am I 20? No, I’m not. Can I do the things that I could do when I was 20? No. But I can also do things at 47 that I could never do even if I was 45. There’s just so many different things that you can do and explore now.”
As Punk continues this stage of his career, he remains confident that his best work does not have to be defined by age, night one or night two, but by what he delivers in the ring.
CM Punk on Main Eventing WrestleMania Night, Late Career Perspective
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