CM Punk and Rhea Ripley recently appeared on ESPN Radio to promote the upcoming Netflix docuseries “WWE: Unreal,” which premieres on July 29. During the interview, Punk expressed his “old school” perspective on shows that expose the backstage workings of wrestling.
“I’m probably the wrong guy to put on this show to try to talk it up,” Punk said. “It’s not that I’m so much against it, it’s that my entire existence in my profession, professional wrestling, you’re taught and you’re brought up and if you’re old school, you protect the business. It’s always been that way.”
He compared the show to the NFL’s “Hard Knocks” but admitted it feels strange for wrestling. “It’s just really strange, for me, at least, because I’ve always been taught you protect the business.” He also joked about the process, saying, “I was never sure when they were filming, what they were filming, who’s mic’d up. You could probably make a really good blooper reel of me looking directly down the lens of the camera going, what are you doing? Get out, don’t film this.”
