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Macaulay Culkin Recalls Interaction With CM Punk, Punk Saying He Got a Bigger Pop Than Roman Reigns

December 18, 2025 | Posted by Jeffrey Harris
Macaulay Culkin, WWE Raw, CM Punk Image Credit: WWE

In a recent video for WIRED, actor Macaulay Culkin answered his most searched-for questions on Google, including if he’s a wrestling fan. Macaulay Culkin spoke about being a lifelong wrestling fan and an interaction he had on a plane with CM Punk.

Culkin said of his wrestling fandom and appearing at the WWE Raw on Netflix debut, “Yeah, I love wrestling, you kidding me? I’m a lifelong wrestling fan. I’m actually a well-known wrestling fan too. And recently I went to a, one of the early RAWs when they moved over to Netflix, I got a big pop from the crowd.” He continued, “They showed me in the audience, woo, yay.”

He also shared his experience meeting CM Punk when they were on a plane together, “And then I was going out to the, a RAW couple of weeks later and I was on the plane with a CM Punk. I was like, ‘Hey Phil, hey, what’s going on?’ I said, ‘I’m going to RAW tomorrow.’ I said, ‘Good luck in there.’ He is like, ‘Oh, thanks, thanks.'” Macaulay Culkin added on his conversation with CM Punk, “Oh, he goes, ‘Just wanna let you know that me and the boys in the back, we thought it was really funny that you got a bigger pop than Roman Reigns from the audience.”

Culkin will also be appearing in a recurring role in Season 2 of Fallout. The new season debuted yesterday (Dec. 17) on Prime Video.

If using any of the above quotes, please credit WIRED, with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.