This Is What Ryback Would Say to CM Punk Today

Ryback is certainly keeping himself in the public eye after his departure from WWE. He’s telling increasingly outlandish–but oddly believable–stories on his podcast, from the time he got stoned and hit on Bray Wyatt’s wife to the time Triple H told him his days were numbered. Then there’s the whole legal drama around his name–now legally Ryback–and WWE’s unwillingness to let him use it.

But one of the questions fans are most interested in is his relationship with CM Punk, who once accused the Big Guy of reckless stupidity in the ring, going so far as to ask if he was “dumb as fuck.”

In a recent interview with PressBoxOnline, Ryback was asked what he would say to Punk.

I will never know why [Punk] chose to say the things he did, and it definitely didn’t help my career at that point. All I know is he was very banged up and miserable during the periods we worked together. I think people have to look at it this way: How many other people are out there saying that about me? I was always respectful of him in his time there, and before our runs together, he was always good to me. Working in the WWE, though, has a way to bring out the worst in everybody. I have made jokes [about Punk] over the years via social media, as it is fun to get a reaction from his followers from time to time, but if I were to ever see him, I would tell him, “If I really did ever hurt you [in the ring], I truly am sorry, but I don’t think it was the right thing to do to say the things you did.” Life is too short to hold grudges, and I truly wish him the best in his life.

At least Punk and Ryback share their disenchantment with WWE in common. That’s got to count for something, right?

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