CM Punk had to leave AEW without serving the entirety of his contract because of the infamous backstage altercation that got him fired. Tony Khan is known to offer high-paying contracts to wrestlers to prevent them from switching to another promotion. Now that Punk has had to switch to WWE, he may or may not be getting paid as much.

Meanwhile, one of his rivals in the Stamford-based company has become a top star and is rumored to be withdrawing a good salary. Ryback believes this may be causing a bit of jealousy to CM Punk.

CM Punk accused of jealousy after rival’s rumored salary

Ryback discussed Drew McIntyre’s salary on his podcast. There were rumors that Tony Khan had offered him a multi-million dollar contract with some other perks. WWE had to pump up their offer to $4 Million to ensure McInture stayed with the promotion. This is something that Ryback believes can trouble CM Punk.

The retired wrestler mentioned how Punk has his merch and royalties that can continue generating revenue for him and can potentially keep his lifestyle maintained. However, Ryback also added, “He’s a very jealous individual. It’s crazy. It is. And that’s just how he is, he needs drama and conflict in his life to wake up every day, unfortunately. And it’s never going to, it’s never going to change.”

While Ryback’s perception of Punk being jealous cannot be held right or wrong from afar, Punk looked quite happy for his now-on-screen rival when the latter first secured a championship for himself.

CM Punk was happy for McIntyre back in the day

In 2020, Drew McIntyre became a WWE Champion for the first time in his wrestling career after his match at WrestleMania 36. Following this achievement, he was officially interviewed and asked several interesting questions. The Scot was also asked how things would have been different if he had gotten this opportunity back during the initial years of his wrestling career.

Later, when CM Punk was live on Instagram, a wrestling fan reminded him of the news that The Scottish Psychopath had finally become a champion. Punk publicly congratulated McIntyre, showing he was genuinely happy seeing his growth. However, the Chicago-based wrestler had also reminded McIntyre that self-doubt was not a good way to move ahead and that he should instead leave this attitude behind as a reigning champion.

Although McIntyre lost his championship because of the booking, one would hope that CM Punk’s wise words stuck with him for the better.