CM Punk Says There Are Only Three Wrestling Bookers Left on Planet Earth

Undisputed WWE Champion CM Punk recently shared his views about wrestling bookers and how the gig has evolved in modern times.

Punk appeared on What’s Your Story? With Steph McMahon this week. During the conversation, the Chicago native said that there are maybe three bookers left on planet Earth.

Punk said that back in the day, bookers used to do whatever they wanted. He added that that’s not the case today, as the booker has to deal with a room full of writers and also Board members. He jokingly said that he doesn’t envy Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque’s job.

Here’s what CM Punk said (per Fightful):

“Man, TV time is an expensive commodity. I think taking chances, you know, it’s funny because historically throughout wrestling, I think wrestling bookers… There’s maybe like three bookers left on planet Earth. You know what I mean? It’s not just, ‘I’m the owner and the booker, and this is my territory.’ Historically, bookers would just kind of do what they liked. They would produce and tell guys to wrestle, and they would come up with storylines, just sh*t they liked.

“Jerry Jarrett booked what he liked in Memphis. Don Owen in Portland, he booked what he liked. Vince (McMahon) booked what he liked, and sometimes it was great, and sometimes just he liked it. But now I think there’s so many people in the room, and there’s so many writers, and there’s Board members and all this stuff. I tell your husband all the time, ‘I don’t envy your position whatsoever. Because if it’s good, it wasn’t your idea, and if it s**ks, it’s all your f*cking fault.’”

Check out the conversation below:

CM Punk returned to WWE TV on last week’s episode of Monday Night RAW and defeated Sami Zayn to capture the Undisputed WWE Championship. He is set to defend his gold against Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam 2026.

Elsewhere in the interview, Punk spoke about his new physique. Check his comments HERE.