{"id":259514,"date":"2026-08-25T20:38:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T20:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/25\/cm-punk-reveals-his-selfish-motivation-for-recent-wwe-decision\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T20:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T20:38:17","slug":"cm-punk-reveals-his-selfish-motivation-for-recent-wwe-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/25\/cm-punk-reveals-his-selfish-motivation-for-recent-wwe-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"CM Punk reveals his &#8220;selfish motivation&#8221; for recent WWE decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5209237\" data-slug-id=\"2827554\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>CM Punk revealed his selfish motivation for a recent decision he made in WWE. The veteran is the reigning Undisputed WWE Champion on SmackDown. <\/p>\n<p>In a vlog shared today on YouTube, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/cm-punk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">CM Punk<\/a> revealed why he performed at NXT live events earlier this month. The Second City Saint shared that he had a selfish motivation for competing at the shows. He noted that he wanted to wrestle more and suggested that he was better the more he performed in the ring. <\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThere\u2019s a very selfish motivation for me being here. I want to stay ready. Yes, I\u2019m the champion. Yes, I wrestle on television. But to me, I don\u2019t wrestle often enough. I need more reps. I think I\u2019m better the more often I wrestle. There is an element of giving back though, obviously. I have great respect for this business, and I\u2019m just following in the footsteps of the people who came before me. Hopefully somebody watches and learns and observes from me and they can pay it forward when they have the opportunity to do so,&#8221; said CM Punk. (H\/T: <a href=\"https:\/\/wrestlingheadlines.com\/cm-punk-reveals-very-selfish-motivation-for-recent-wwe-decision-vows-return-to-nxt-in-new-vlog\/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">WrestlingHeadlines<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><em>You can check out the full video below:<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/embed\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CM Punk wrestles the next generation at NXT Live Event: WWE Vlog\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jr8f6me2vv4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-embed=\"Jr8f6me2vv4\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Jr8f6me2vv4\/sddefault.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Jr8f6me2vv4\/sddefault.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 47-year-old successfully defended his title against Kevin Owens this past Friday night on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">WWE SmackDown<\/a>. Sami Zayn got involved in the match and hit Owens over the head with the title. Punk then connected with the GTS for the pinfall victory to remain champion. <\/p>\n<h2>Former WWE star ends beef with CM Punk<\/h2>\n<p>Wrestling veteran Ryback shared a video on social media and suggested that his issues with CM Punk were over.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, The Big Guy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-ex-wwe-star-ends-long-standing-real-life-beef-cm-punk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">complimented Punk for being in great shape<\/a> and claimed that he no longer held a grudge against the popular WWE star. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;No, I don&#8217;t hold on to any hate with that name. I&#8217;ve said what I needed to say on it. He said what he said on it. It doesn&#8217;t make sense to hold on to that forever. Now, that doesn&#8217;t mean that we&#8217;ll ever be friends. It doesn&#8217;t mean we&#8217;ll work together, anything like that. It just means that it doesn&#8217;t serve me to hold on to that hate &#8230; It&#8217;s all over with &#8230; I&#8217;m happy for him on everything. I&#8217;m happy he&#8217;s back &#8230; I&#8217;m happy everything&#8217;s cool. I think he looks great. I&#8217;m happy for him that he&#8217;s gotten in better shape and whatever he&#8217;s doing is working,&#8221; Ryback said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>I\u2019ve found in life, and you\u2019ll hear me repeat this all the time, happiness is a choice, and hating is a choice. We live in a world where far too many people choose to hate over things that don\u2019t even involve them. And even when something does involve us and we feel we\u2019ve been<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It will be interesting to see which WWE star challenges CM Punk for the title next. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline bottom\" data-tab=\"bottom\">\n<p>Get all the hottest wrestling news FIRST by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=sportskeeda.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"bottom\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Robert Lentini<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-cm-punk-reveals-selfish-motivation-recent-wwe-decision\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CM Punk revealed his selfish motivation for a recent decision he made in WWE. 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