Jimmy Jacobs Recalls Working With CM Punk in ROH, Not Having WWE Aspirations At The Time

Jimmy Jacobs worked with CM Punk early in his own career in ROH, and he recently recalled how Punk took a liking to him during their time the company. Jacobs talked about that time in his conversation with Developmentally Speaking and you can see some highlights below, per Wrestling Inc:

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.”