In an interview with The Miami
Herald to promote Sunday’s RONIN Pro Wrestling event in
Miami, Colt Cabana was asked about how CM Punk is doing. Here are
highlights:
On his “Art of Wrestling” podcast: “I started my podcast
in 2010. At that point, I thought maybe in 2011 this explosion was going to
happen. Luckily, I got basically a four-year jump on everybody. I saw it
happening. I knew it was going to happen, but didn’t expect wrestling to take so
long. I’ve always known wrestling to be five minutes behind the times, but
didn’t expect it to take this long. However, it’s the same with anything and any
kind of concept. I think it’s great that if they need an outlet. I needed an
outlet. WWE had fired me. Ring of Honor fired me. TNA brought me in for a tryout
and didn’t see anything in me. I needed an outlet because I thought I did have
something to say and did have an audience and found that audience through
podcasting. If there are other people, and that’s the way they need to find
their audience, I think it’s great. Just like anything, the cream will rise.
It’s also not just the cream. I’m not fighting to get the most listeners. I’m
fighting to get the right listeners. I really just want people who understand me
and like me and enjoy me. This is my way to talk to them. Hopefully, that is
what the other podcasts are doing. Hopefully, they find the people that
appreciate them.”
On CM Punk: “When Punk wants to talk, he will talk. That’s
not for me. I enjoy seeing him being happy right now. So that’s where I’ll leave
it. I know he is very happy. Things are going well for him. When he wants to
talk, I’m sure he will do it.”
On WWE changing the names of indy talent: “As a wrestler’s
wrestler, I think of course you should keep their names. The ones they built up
through the years of hard work. As a corporation, I can understand how they want
their own guys. I think they are going about it the right way. Compared to times
in the past, where you say Low Ki is Kaval, and that’s all he is. I like how
they presented these guys where it’s now, ‘Hey, Prince Devitt is coming. Kevin
Steen is coming in. Hey, Kenta is coming in. Kenta was this in Japan. Now he is
going to be moving forward and creating his own legacy in WWE.’ For so long WWE
pretended things in the past didn’t happen. I think it is important, and I think
now they are at least acknowledging that they have a past and stuff outside of
their universe.”
