Booker T Addresses Fans Thinking He Had Beef With CM Punk

On the latest episode of the Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T talked about rumors of him having heat with CM Punk in the past, running into him at WWE NXT and more. You can check out some highlights below:

Booker T on his interaction with CM Punk at WWE NXT on September 17th: “I don’t know if you guys noticed on Tuesday night — NXT — I ran into CM Punk… CM Punk did something at NXT this week also that uh, it was refreshing as well. I wrapped up at the desk right, went to the bathroom, went back, talked to the boys, hung out a little bit in the back. And then I was leaving the arena, and I had to walk right back through the arena. And when I walked back through, everybody was still in the arena, all right? It was still packed, you know, jammed in there. I was like, ‘What the heck? I thought these people were going home.’ And CM Punk stayed, it was just like one of those, just like trying to get The Undertaker to do the Spinaroonie. It was one of those types of deals. It was a moment that the NXT fans were going to get a chance to have for the rest of their lives. They’re going to think about that moment for the rest of their lives, you know, hanging out with CM Punk after the show.

“So I appreciate that man. And CM Punk seems like — we’re almost in that same space, man. We are too old to be thinking about beef. I swear, I think that’s where we are. Ran into each other on the plane that morning, too. And I was like — I didn’t even know he was sitting right behind me. And we just got to talking, just small talk. But it’s just cool. It’s just cool to still be able to network through people still trying to make something out of nothing. But him and I have grown enough to rise above that and understand what this business truly, truly is all about at the end of the day. It’s about the journey. It’s about the camaraderie that you make along the way. And hopefully, you make some money.”

On people thinking he had heat with CM Punk: “I know people were like, you know, tripping when they saw that. The thing is, CM Punk and I really never had any beef. We never did. People really thought that when he was in AEW. But I don’t think CM Punk and I ever really had any beef. Did I say some things about CM Punk, specifically when he was in the UFC? Yeah, I did. But I don’t think I said anything derogatory or mean-spirited towards CM Punk at all. Correct me if I’m wrong.”

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