CM Punk is finally learning where the person Phil Brooks and famous pro wrestling character begin and end — creating a character even more compelling than his younger self.
That’s what longtime friend and former on-screen manager Paul Heyman has seen since Punk returned to WWE in November 2023 after a decade away from the company and a seven-year absence from pro wrestling.
“I think Phil Brooks’ approach behind the scenes is far more mature and calculated,” Heyman said in a phone interview. “ I can say with great certainty, he has a far greater grasp of the persona of CM Punk than he had years ago. Because, much like anyone else caught up in the mix, and I’m certainly more guilty of this than probably anybody else in the locker room, you can get caught up in the persona and the persona can take on a life of its own, to the point where you have to be in the persona to think like the persona, instead of being able to strip that character from outside of its own skin.”
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