Bully Ray Doesn’t Buy CM Punk Calling WWE His ‘Home,’ Critiques Punk’s Latest Promo

– During this week’s edition of Busted Open Radio, WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray discussed CM Punk returning to WWE and his promo on last Friday’s SmackDown. Bully Ray noted that he doesn’t buy into CM Punk calling WWE his “home,” saying it sounds like “a crock of ****.” Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com):

Bully Ray on CM Punk’s SmackDown return poromo: “Punk made me believe, by the way he manipulated the crowd, that ‘Raw’ and ‘SmackDown’ were two different entitles — at least for that moment. There were people like, ‘No we don’t want you on Raw,’ as if we’re to believe that that crowd doesn’t watch Raw. Of course, they do, but they’re cheering for SmackDown as if they don’t have access to ‘Raw’ in their local TV stations.” 

On not buying CM Punk saying WWE is his “home”: “Stop! Because when CM Punk says, ‘I’m home,’ it sounds like a crock of s*** to me. You can’t call someplace home that you’ve gone on record to say caused you mental and physical harm, so I would much rather see Punk talk about being back in WWE rather than home. When CM Punk says home, it doesn’t come across as genuine to me.”

On the lack of reaction from the crowd to Punk’s line about Kevin Owens: “Zero reaction to that line. And when I say zero reaction, only a small portion, the internet [fans], and AEW’s faithful fans … that line hit to the people it needed to hit, but in the live audience, it was as if AEW never even existed. They don’t even know about the company. I think the line was so vague that it was only meant for a couple of people to understand.” 

CM Punk returned to WWE last month at Survivor Series for the first time in nearly 10 years. During last night’s Raw, he announced that he’s joining the Raw roster.