And despite what people might think, I do respect him for his wrestling ability and the things that he did in the WWE. And no offense to Punk, Punk was extremely talented and he’s a hell of a wrestler. It was the image we’re creating on TV is this guy kills people and then you’re taking that and going against these local guys and whatnot, and then you’re putting me in the ring with a guy like Punk. Put in that situation, where you take the undefeated streak and you put me in there.Īnd also, at that point, I’d not had long matches and I could. I was booked into an unfortunate situation where I’m pulled, I’m put into Cena’s spot, who Cena at the time was supposed to work Punk to put Punk over with all that.

I was not put in the main event though to be the man. I thoroughly succeeded in the main event and I proved myself. “That always kind of upset me too, when people say I failed in the main event.