“Not Saying It Publicly”: Drew McIntyre Claims CM Punk Still Has Real Backstage Heat Since WWE Return

As we well know, CM Punk has been somewhat of a problematic figure in the realm of pro wrestling. After his heated departure from the WWE, Punk joined AEW. Then ‘the Cult of Personality’ left behind a series of scandals within the Florida-based promotion. The current WWE star was part of multiple altercations backstage at Tony Khan’s company, including that physical incident involving The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, and Ace Steel.

And now it seems like he still has some backstage heat, as revealed by his nemesis, Drew McIntyre.

CM Punk still packs backstage heat according to Drew McIntyre

In a recent interview uploaded by the WWE, a fan on Twitter asked Drew McIntyre why he seems to be the only one having an issue with CM Punk. And it was then that the Scottish Warrior revealed the backstage truth. Punk still attracts a lot of backstage heat. He said, “When he was there, there was lots of people with problems with him. But now that he’s not there, I’m the only one keeping his name alive. So, that’s why if he was there, there was a crap ton of people who had a problem with CM Punk. Trust me. Even if they’re not saying it publicly.”

Well, we can guess that one of them would be Seth Rollins. When Punk made his return at Survivor Series, The Visionary began hurling expletives at Punk while Michael Cole and some assistants tried to calm him down. Seth Rollins even called Punk a ‘cancer’ once after The Second City Saint said very bad things about him in the past, according to the Architect. So he would be loving every callout and insult that the Scotsman throws toward Punk, the latest being him dedicating his Elimination Chamber win to Punk.

McIntyre dedicated his Elimination Chamber victory to Punk

Since CM Punk returned to WWE during Survivor Series War Games 2023, we’ve seen several opponents come his way. One of them, and the one he has delved into quite a bit, is Drew McIntyre. The latter has mentioned time and again for ‘The Best in the World’ that he is not welcome in WWE.

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Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen the Scotsman constantly mock CM Punk due to the latter injuring his triceps and missing WrestleMania 40. This past Saturday, McIntyre won the Elimination Chamber and will challenge Rollins at WrestleMania XL for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

After this, ‘The Scottish Warrior’ appeared this Monday in Raw to talk about his match at WrestleMania. However, this did not emerge as the only thing he wanted to talk about. He continued to mock the former WWE Champion. Moments later, the Scottish Warrior took to his X account to announce that he would dedicate his match at WrestleMania 40 to Punk. Well, it surely looks like we might have a battle between the two when ‘The Cult of Personality’ returns after recovery. Do you want a match between the two? Let us know in the comments.

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