CM Punk Told He Can’t Talk To The Elite, ‘Not Because Of My Lack Of Trying’

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The highly anticipated CM Punk interview for ESPN has been released today, and Punk has finally given his side of the Elite story.

For some recaps of what he said, his comments about Hangman Page specifically can be found at this link, while general comments about the situation as a whole can be found at this link.

However, one notable thing from the article is the progress that has been made between the sides, and well… it sounds like very little.

And according to Punk, it’s not because he doesn’t want to or hasn’t tried.

The article states:

Punk said he has not had any conversations with Omega or the Jacksons since the incident, although he has tried. He said when he has reached out, he has gotten “messages from lawyers saying, ‘Do not contact this person.'” Punk said he is unclear whether those responses came at the request of legal representatives of Omega and the Jacksons or a third party.

The pro wrestling industry has a history of leveraging real-life events and shaping them into future storylines, some of which have been very lucrative. Blending reality and fiction has been one of the art’s core tenets, essentially a simulated sporting event or fight.

Punk, though, said he had been told that using this saga on television and spinning it into some matches that would undoubtedly draw money won’t happen. He resents that he’s been painted as “the bad guy” in online reports when he feels he’s just been defending himself. Punk said people in the AEW locker room leaking things to the wrestling media have contributed to the internal drama.

Punk was then quoted as saying:

“Now we all got to roll in the f**king mud, and that never should have happened and has never been course-corrected. So, I understand people want to say that, ‘Oh, man, Punk is a dick.’ Well yeah, because I’m defending myself and I will always defend myself. I’m open to have a full-blown f**king sit-down powwow discussion with everybody about it. But it hasn’t happened yet, and it’s not because of my lack of trying.”

Punk and the Elite are expected to continue to be kept completely separate, even when Punk returns to AEW tomorrow night (June 17) for the debut of Collision.

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