CM Punk says he can’t do a year-long retirement tour like John Cena due to injuries and physical strain.
John Cena began his retirement tour earlier this year, which featured 36 dates, with only five remaining. His final match is scheduled for December on WWE Saturday Night Main Event in Washington, D.C.
Punk, who faced John Cena at WWE Night of Champions in June. He explained why he won’t do a year-long retirement tour like Cena. On Pardon My Take, Punk said he respects Cena’s approach but doesn’t feel the need for a public farewell tour.
He said, “I think you can’t [do a year-long tour] because he did it,” Punk said. “I said this on the microphone with Cena, one of the segments we did, I said ‘We are on the same path. I’m just not egotistical enough to announce it.’ Honestly, it’s the truth. He’s a little bit older than me. It’s one of those things where I know it’s looming. When I came back to WWE and I blew my tricep right away, there was part of me that was like, ‘Oh, is this it? This sucks.'”
“Yeah, I came back for it in record time. Pat myself on the back. Six months [later], I was back in the ring and I was doing the best work of my career in my opinion. But after a while, it’s not so much the injuries because you can rehab and come back from anything, but it’s just, man, do I want to do this again?
“Do I want to bust my ass and work impossibly hard and it’s not recognized because all the hard work goes on when people aren’t watching? “Am I setting myself up to hurt something else? But we’re all banged up.” [H/T: WrestlingInc]
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