Raven: CM Punk Always Thought He Was The Best Worker In The Business, I Thought That Was Cool

Raven discusses CM Punk.

Although he is one of the most divisive figures in the world of pro wrestling, nobody can argue the fact that CM Punk is also one of the most popular figures in the history of the business. Although Punk’s future in wrestling is currently unclear, many fans do still consider Punk to be one of the top performers in the world.

Throughout the early years of Punk’s career, the ‘Best In The World’ had a few memorable feuds, one of which was against Raven. The story stretched over companies like Ring Of Honor, MLW, and TNA.

In a new interview with Fightful, Raven discussed his history with CM Punk and talked about Punk has always thought highly of himself as a performer.

“I know I did the feud with him in Ring of Honor, but I don’t know whether my thing with him in MLW was before, after or during. It all jumbles together. But after 35 years in the business, the linear timeline isn’t fresh, exactly, in my mind. Especially with the independents. I know my territory lineage, where I went from one company to the next. But the independents, I don’t even know which period it was, if it was before TNA or after TNA.. You know what’s funny? At the time Punk thought he was the greatest worker in the world and he wasn’t. But then rather tremendously became the greatest worker in the business. I don’t follow that any more. I don’t watch the shows, but seen enough stuff like at watch parties with guests that when Punk was in his WWE run, I saw some of that and he was the best worker in the business. I don’t know if he still is, but I’ve always loved the fact he really thought he was—which you have to, you have to have an ego to push yourself—and then he actually fulfilled it. A lot of guys thought they were the best worker in the business and you never hear from them again. So I always thought that was cool.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Raven discussed the creation of Raven’s Flock and talked about why he likes working with stables. Click here to learn more.

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