So, where do I even begin with this rollercoaster around Seth Rollins? I mean, we’re talking about him gearing up to clash with CM Punk in this big WrestleMania 41 showdown. But, and this is a big one, their rivalry isn’t just your usual wrestling drama crafted for the cameras.
Rollins, apparently, really can’t stand Punk. How much, do you ask? Enough that he’s tossing around the idea of picking up some MMA just for a chance at a legit, gloves-on showdown. Yeah, you heard me right. In the midst of prepping for a triple threat match — which also involves Roman Reigns, by the way — Rollins is out here plotting about duking it out in the UFC. I mean, CM Punk did dabble in MMA, famously going 0-1, with a weird no contest after a fight got overturned ‘cause the other guy, Mike Jackson, tested positive for weed. Go figure.
So there’s this podcast with Robert Griffin III — sidebar: that guy really gets around, doesn’t he? Anyway, Rollins gets all candid about giving Punk a serious beat-down in the octagon. But not in some wild backstage brawl. Nah, he’s thinking more about an official match-up. Rollins says something like, “Dana White, put me and Punk in the cage — the fans would eat it up!” I can totally see him grinning ear to ear while pitching this. Just imagine it — the first-ever showdown between two non-UFC fighters under White’s watch.
But he’s got a limit, you know? Rollins is like, “Put me up against Punk, and that’s it. I’m not crazy enough to take on anyone else from the MMA world.”
Now, CM Punk, he’s been in the martial arts game for a while, doing Brazilian jiu-jitsu and whatnot before he dashed into UFC. As for Rollins, his resume? Nada in martial arts. He was already jumping off ropes and taking body slams as a teenager. But hey, minor details, right? Especially when you have a score to settle.
And it’s funny…or maybe just part of the tension, but Rollins doesn’t hold back when he talks about Punk. He uses the word “cancer” — strong word, right? — alleging that Punk is a bit of a leech, taking more than giving. I mean, Rollins goes off about how Punk influences others, supposedly by pretending to be all mentoring and altruistic, when really he’s just boosting his own little agenda. Harsh but hey, wrestling isn’t all sunshine and suplexes.
Honestly, I doubt Dana White’s gonna leap at setting up this battle. Punk’s UFC run wasn’t exactly the stuff legends are made of, and we all know that. But Rollins believes there’s gold in this fight, dollar bills cascading even, considering UFC and WWE are bedfellows now under that new merger umbrella.
Just picture it, though. Rollins is like, “Give me a camp, I’m game!” It’s almost endearing, imagining the man seriously thinking he could hold his own in there after some training, but you know what? Stranger things have happened. UFC and WWE under the same ownership—anything goes, folks. Anything.
