Back in 2011, CM Punk and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin had a brief moment backstage, which heavily teased a potential clash between the two. Punk has noted in the past that Austin was one of his heroes growing up, making the fact that they never got into the ring a major “what if” moment in the “Second City Saint’s” career and a dream match for CM Punk, especially when the two took part in an advertisement for the WWE’13 video game, wherein they shared a battle of words.
In a recent interview with Alex Hernandez, Austin was asked about his relationship with Punk and whether or not the two will ever go head-to-head down the road. “There are so many potential great matches, I’d have to draw a blank stare and think for five minutes,” Austin said when asked if he has any dream matches at this point. “But yeah, would [Punk] be on the list? Of course.”
“Me and Punk are friends from way back, there was a picture back from, you know, probably in my heyday,” Austin recalled earlier. “He’s a lot younger than I am, and we got a picture together, and so I think, you know, he was a Stone Cold fan back in the day, and I’m a CM Punk fan.” The veteran did admit that they don’t talk a lot but praised Punk for the promos he cuts and noted that they share mutual respect.
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