CM Punk Crybaby?: CM Punk Reveals How Long He Cried After Serious Injury

After a decade-long absence, CM Punk returned to WWE’s squared circle during Survivor Series 2023. Soon after his surprising return to the WWE world, the wrestler met with an unfortunate injury while facing Drew McIntyre in the 2024 Men’s Royal Rumble match. Recently, Punk spoke about what all went down with him post sustaining the injury and what impact this injury had on him soon after he made his return to WWE.

Here are more details about Punk’s comments on the injury incident

How Punk’s Injury Sidelined His WWE Comeback

After going head-to-head with Drew McIntyre in the squared circle, things took an unexpected turn for Punk since he endured a serious tricep injury after McIntyre’s move on him. This injury took a lot of emotional toll on Punk and the wrestler was in tears backstage since this was absolutely not what he would’ve expected in such a short time after he returned to the ring for action.




While speaking on the Nightcap podcast, Punk opened up about the emotional turmoil he dealt with post sustaining the injury. He stated, “I had a night where, woe is me, I cried about it, I was upset. I had just come back to the WWE after ten years of being gone and was looking forward to doing, you know, just awesome, awesome stuff. And it came to a screeching halt.

As somebody who is active every day, you guys know if you can’t play, if you can’t go to the gym, you lose your mind. And I lost my mind.
I felt bad about it for about eight minutes, had a cry, and then realized that at that moment, it felt like the worst thing that had ever happened to me, so I wanted to do the impossible and flip it and make it the best thing that ever happened to me.”

The impact of this injury resulted in CM Punk being absent from major WWE events like WrestleMania 40 and was away for almost 8 months to get back to the ring. However, as we feel sorrow for the wrestler, Punk is a real life fighter and did not shy away from sharing his recovery progress with his fans on his social media. Post recovery Punk got back on his feet and defeated Drew McIntyre during a bloodthirsty Hell in a Cell match. This hard-fought victory was the greatest comeback after everything he sustained emotionally and physically for months.




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This victory was the climax of Punk’s feud with McIntyre. Currently, Punk’s most talked about rival is Seth Rollins. We will get to see the wrestlers going head-to-head in a highly anticipated match during WWE Raw’s Netflix debut. The fans have been gushing about this rivalry since Punk reignited it and both the wrestlers have fueled the audience and wrestling community alike regarding their squabble which will be seen inside the squared circle.