3 Superstars who weren't WWE fans growing up and 3 who were die-hard fans

Modified Jul 07, 2020 05:54 GMT

Brock Lesnar and CM Punk (with Kofi Kingston)

#3 CM Punk (WWE fan)

CM Punk began his wrestling career in 1999 and wrestled for several backyard wrestling promotions during his early years. Years before he kicked off his career, Punk had become fascinated with the business and was a big fan. On an episode of WWE Backstage a short while ago, Punk got an opportunity to have a chat with WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart. Punk talked about the famous Steel Cage match between Bret Hart and Owen Hart in 1994 and revealed that he was present in the arena that night to watch the match live.

"If you really were a wrestling fan, you’d know the main event was Bret Hart vs Owen Hart."

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Punk made his way to WWE in the mid-2000s and soon turned into one of the most popular Superstars on the main roster. He won several World titles and was a part of a string of iconic bouts, before leaving WWE in 2014 on a sour note. Punk hasn't wrestled ever since, and fans are steadily losing hope that they will ever get to see him wrestle a match again.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

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