He felt like he should ve been John Cena - Wrestling legend opens up on CM Punk s backstage attitude in WWE amid rumors of his AEW exit Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout

He felt like he should ve been John Cena - Wrestling legend opens up on CM Punk s backstage attitude in WWE amid rumors of his AEW exit

CM Punk (Left); John Cena (Right). CM Punk might be on his way out of AEW . In light of his possible departure, Ric Flair spoke on his WWE tenure and his alleged ambitions to be bigger than John Cena. John Cena is arguably one of the most prominent and recognizable figures in modern wrestling, second only to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Back in 2014, Punk , and this could have been one of the reasons he was unhappy in WWE. On a recent episode of , Ric Flair weighed in on CM Punk possibly returning to WWE, but recounted the legal issues he had with the promotion. "In this day and age, I can see anything! I wasn’t there during all that [Punk’s issues in WWE], and as I’ve said before I only know him to say 'hi.' But that lawsuit with the doctor and all that? I don’t know how the other guys would handle that." (08:11 onward). Since everyone is talking about CM Punk, here is his WWE debut all the way back in 2006.Since everyone is talking about CM Punk, here is his WWE debut all the way back in 2006. Flair also believes that CM Punk was unfortunately not as great as John Cena on the WWE roster. "I don’t think he was a candidate for Wrestler of the Year while he was there. And I think he thought he was better than John Cena, which is absolutely not the truth – as far as being the face of the company. (...) I’ve heard the remark that he felt like he should’ve been John Cena; just in my opinion that wouldn’t fly." (08:38 onward). Despite Ric Flair's objections, another WWE veteran, if only to bury AEW entirely. Missed out on AEW Rampage? Catch up on the show's results .

Ric Flair believes CM Punk can still do better to cut promos

Pro-Wrestling is largely two-fold compared to other sports. While athleticism is important, the characters that wrestlers portray are more memorable factors. Because of this, Ric Flair is still regarded as one of the best. Fire promo from Punk! He’s been on absolute fire since his return to wrestling in August! I would personally love to see CM Punk feud with Adam Cole and won the AEW World Championship!!Fire promo from Punk! He’s been on absolute fire since his return to wrestling in August! I would personally love to see CM Punk feud with Adam Cole and won the AEW World Championship!! When asked about the Straight Edge wrestler's skills on the mic, Flair said: "If I knew how he got it together, if I spent more time with him, I could give you a better opinion. If it’s something they handed him to memorize, I don’t give it a D plus. If it’s something that he thought up on his own, then I give him a B plus." (09:30 onward). While Punk is still fondly remembered for his heated pipe-bomb promo in WWE, doesn't think he's one of the greats. Regardless, the former AEW World Champion was one of the promotion's biggest draws. So have we heard the final promo of the former Second City Saint? Or will he return somehow? Please credit To Be the Man and give a H/T to Sportskeeda Wrestling for the transcription if you use quotes from this article. Did you know Scott Steiner slapped a pro wrestling legend? Don't believe us? . Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found