Jimmy Jacobs worked with CM Punk early in his career in ROH, and he recalled how Punk became fond of him during their time in the company.
On a recent edition of the “Developmentally Speaking” podcast, Jacobs reminisced about his ROH career, and you can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On getting to know Punk better in ROH: “I’d known CM Punk since I was like 16, he didn’t particularly like me, but once Shelley and I started working for Ian, Punk took a liking to us… He told Gabe and Gabe was like ‘Oh yeah, I’ve seen their stuff, they’re good, I’ll put them on the main show!’ So, me and Shelly, and BJ Whitmer and Tony Mameluke had a four-way in Philadelphia.”
On not having WWE aspirations at first: “It wasn’t until I was maybe 22 or 23 that I was like ‘Oh, I might make it to WWE.’ I was on a trajectory that probably would’ve hit that but the trajectory plateaued and it never happened.”
On filling a hole left by Punk in ROH: “I had my own brand, right, I had the Ballad of Lacy and the Age of the Fall so I was the character that fit into that role.”
