Booker T Not Impressed By CM Punk Promo On AEW Rampage

Booker T is back with yet another questionable opinion, this time regarding the AEW debut of CM Punk that took place this past Friday.

To put into perspective just how in the minority Booker is, even Jim Cornette – who, to put it lightly, doesn’t see eye-to-eye with everything AEW does – called the segment “perfect”.

Booker’s main problem was seemingly Punk’s references to WWE and his time there. Speaking on his podcast, Booker said:

“CM Punk is back man and I got a chance to witness the return of CM Punk, I really did. I don’t know, you guys out there that are big AEW fans, you guys agree to disagree with me. But me, I’m always telling it like it is, y’all know that… and I’m gonna tell it like it is on this one right there as well. I want all of the listeners, I need you guys to challenge me on this one. I’m begging you to challenge me on what I’m talking about.

“CM Punk came back and he had 10 full television minutes to go out there and make his point as far as CM Punk being back. He had the perfect crowd to be able to go out there and really, I’m talking about have a party up in that United Center. But CM Punk came back and took his moment and chose to talk about WWE. That right there was just a total miss as far as I’m concerned, (he) struck out. I can only imagine if The Rock had that same 21,000 in Miami, Florida. The Rock would have talked about every landmark in Miami and that everybody in Miami frequented… he would have had those fans going crazy with excitement but CM Punk chose to talk about the WWE and that nine minutes went back so slow when it could have been a party going on in the United Center.

“I’m saying from a perspective to where I’m making my comeback and I’m thinking about the other side, that’s totally a place that I wouldn’t even be going. As well as you talk about how the moment started out on a rise and after the music stopped playing, the rise just started going down. It never came back up. That’s a moment for you? I get it, I understand that but my point is the moment, once the bell rings and the bell rings after the music stops as far as I’m concerned and I just don’t think CM Punk delivered the way he could have as far as a promo goes because I didn’t feel the promo. It felt like a guy talking about WWE and when you’re talking about the other side, only thing you’re doing is giving those guys airtime. Of course, I know the AEW crowd will eat that up but for me as a professional, that’s the last thing that I’m gonna be thinking about is the other side. I’m gonna be thinking about the here and the now. Like I said, I could be wrong but I just think he missed a moment there in front of his hometown (with) over 20,000 people.”

Booker has made himself quite the reputation as being someone who doesn’t agree with the majority when it comes to his wrestling opinions, and this is certainly an example of that of mass proportions.

Quote via WrestlingNews.co

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