CM Punk: There’s Maybe Like Three Wrestling Bookers Left On Planet Earth

Punk shares a point about wrestling bookers and variables that come with the gig.

As Stephanie McMahon and CM Punk were chatting on her What’s Your Story? podcast, Punk stated that there are maybe three wrestling bookers left in the business.

He said bookers used to do what they liked, but now there are so many writers and people in those rooms who throw ideas into the mix. He added that Board members factor in as well.

“Man, TV time is an expensive commodity. I think taking chances — you know, it’s funny because historically throughout wrestling, I think wrestling bookers — there’s maybe like three bookers left on planet earth,” Punk laughed. “You know what I mean? It’s not just I’m the owner and the booker and this is my territory. Historically, bookers would just kind of do what they liked. They would produce and tell guys to wrestle and they would come up with storylines — just sh*t they liked.” Punk continued, “Jerry Jarrett booked what he liked in Memphis. Don Owen in Portland, he booked what he liked. Vince (McMahon) booked what he liked, and sometimes it was great and sometimes just he liked it. But now I think there’s so many people in the room and there’s so many writers and there’s Board members and all this stuff. I tell your husband all the time, ‘I don’t envy your position whatsoever. Because if it’s good, it wasn’t your idea, and if it sucks, it’s all your f*cking fault.’”

WWE Chief Content Officer Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque spoke about his relationship with CM Punk and to read his comments, click here.

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