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CM Punk On Conor McGregor’s WWE Insults: ‘A Lot Of Feelings Were Hurt’

By Aaron Sass
Published on: 09:20 PST, Sep 5, 2016

Conor McGregor’s WWE insults didn’t go over too well in the world of professional wrestling, and if the abundance of responses from current and former WWE stars didn’t confirm that, CM Punk confirmed it during the UFC 203 conference call last Wednesday.

When Punk was asked about McGregor’s WWE tirade, he responded by saying, “I don’t care.”

However, he was clearly one of the few from the pro wrestling world who didn’t, as guys like Kurt Angle, AJ Styles, Ric Flair, and Roman Reigns were all clearly hurt by the UFC megastar’s insults, and Punk clearly picked up on the fact that almost everybody in his former profession didn’t appreciate McGregor saying that he would “slap the head off” of the entire WWE locker room.

“A lot of feelings were hurt, though, I can tell you that much, which I thought was a little strange. You’ve gotta leave the emotion out of it. These guys still don’t know.”

WWE responded to Conor McGregor at last month’s SummerSlam pay-per-view during a WWE Championship match between Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler, when color commentator John “Bradshaw” Layfield compared the guys in the ring to McGregor, saying that the difference between the guys in WWE and the UFC star is that the WWE stars are adult size.

The biggest WWE name that responded to McGregor was former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, who said during a press event that he “takes s**ts bigger” than Conor McGregor and that if the featherweight champion was as tough as he thinks he is, he’ll need to come prove it in WWE.

CM Punk is preparing to make his long-awaited UFC debut at this Saturday night’s UFC 203, where he’ll be taking on the 2-0 Mickey Gall, who made his UFC debut earlier this year. Currently, Punk is listed as the underdog, and his opponent thinks that he’ll be able to finish the former WWE star in the very first round.

Both of Gall’s professional fights have ended in the very first round via submission, and both of the men he finished had more amateur and pro MMA experience than Punk.

Over the last three weeks, Fox has been airing a CM Punk documentary series, which has documented Punk’s journey to his UFC debut. In the show, you can see Punk training and sparring, and you can see the slight improvements that he’s made over time. Of course, after seeing the documentary, many still feel that he doesn’t belong in the Octagon and that he’s going to get smashed this coming Saturday night.

During the aforementioned conference call, Punk suggested that if he could last the entirety of the fight without being knocked out or submitted, he’ll consider that a victory, even if he loses the decision.

Punk, who’s 37, signed with the UFC in December of 2014, and he’s battled through several lingering injuries to get to his UFC debut. Currently, the Punk vs. Gall fight is listed as third from the top at UFC 203, behind the heavyweight championship fight between Stipe Miocic and Alistair Overeem and the heavyweight bout between Fabricio Werdum and Travis Browne.

When Punk signed with the UFC, he made it clear that he wasn’t coming in for one fight and that this would be his new career. So, it’ll be interesting to see if he decides to carry on in mixed martial arts if he gets completely destroyed by Mickey Gall on Saturday night. But even if he doesn’t decide to continue on in MMA after Saturday, he’s made if quite clear that he will not be returning to WWE anytime soon.

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