Seth Rollins: CM Punk Was The Epitome Of ‘Don’t Meet Your Heroes, They Will Disappoint You’

Seth Rollins comments on his current standing with CM Punk. 

Seth Rollins and CM Punk have traded verbal jabs in the media and on WWE television, and the war of words continued on Monday’s WWE Raw, which was a look back at 2023. 

One of the biggest moments in 2023 was Punk’s return to WWE, which took place at WWE Survivor Series. 

Speaking on Raw, Rollins, who was in the ring when Punk’s music hit, was asked what his thoughts were when he heard “Cult Of Personality.”

“It was such a mixture of emotions. Rage and disappointment, but also, you kind of knew it was coming, and then when you heard it, it was almost a bit of disbelief, like you’d seen a ghost, but a ghost that you really want to punch in the mouth,” he said.

When asked what it would take for Punk to earn his respect, Rollins replied, “Ooof, I don’t know, man. We have a long road to get to that point. It’s been ten years of him doing the opposite of him earning my respect. I had a lot of respect for this guy. I put him on a pedestal in a lot of ways, and for me, he was the epitome of don’t ever meet your heroes because they’ll always disappoint you. That’s what it’s been for me for the last ten years, just a series of disappointments, over and over and over. I’ve known the guy for two decades. It’s been a wild twenty years. For him to get to a point where he’s earned my respect again, I don’t want to say it’s Mount Everest because I don’t think that would be doing it justice, to be honest. It’s going to be a long road, if we ever get there.” 

How is @WWERollins feeling about @CMPunk this holiday season?#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/Je1AXRzMDx

— WWE (@WWE) December 26, 2023

Punk is set to compete in his first WWE match since the 2014 Royal Rumble at the December 26 live event at Madison Square Garden. 

Fightful will have results from the show following the conclusion of the event. 

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