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Paul Heyman Claims CM Punk’s WWE Career Was Affected By Vince McMahon

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During a recent appearance on the “SHAK Wrestling” podcast, Paul Heyman discussed CM Punk’s career and other topics.

Heyman noted that during the early stages of Punk’s tenure in WWE, he was negatively affected by Vince McMahon’s view that he was merely a “Paul Heyman Guy,” implying that Punk only benefitted due to his association with The Wise Man.

You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:

On the evolution of Punk’s character: “If you had told me that in 2012 that 12 years later CM Punk would be a far more fascinating character than he is now at the height of his rebellious status, I’d say that’s just not in the cards for him, and yet I look at what he did with [Drew] McIntyre and realize that he’s so much more interesting now. He has a deeper connection with the audience now, which I never imagined would have been possible.”

On the perception by Vince McMahon that Punk was only helped by Heyman’s “smoke and mirrors” approach: “CM Punk battled against the perception that he was only a ‘Paul Heyman guy.’ He got unfortunately dragged down by that tag. He became collateral damage to my fallout with management. Because of my fallout with management, he was tagged — that’s literally what they called him — ‘Oh yeah, the Paul Heyman guy.’”

On how Punk had to fight against that perception: “This guy was a magnificent performer, an all-time performer, a WrestleMania main eventer, a top-of-the-card-worthy performer from the moment he walked through the door. But he fought against that perception and proved himself through his hard work, connection with his audience, and the fact that no matter how stupid of a concept they threw at him, he made it work… He was undeniable. You could not stop the progress no matter how they self-sabotaged their product.”

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