A clip of Punk on the show aired on Raw.
WWE is promoting their new series on A&E titled ‘WWE LFG.’ Performance Center prospects are divided up into teams that are coached by The Undertaker, Mickie James, Bully Ray (Bubba Ray Dudley) and Booker T respectively.
Special guests appear on the show such as WWE World Heavyweight Champion GUNTHER and CM Punk.
As Bully was speaking to the New York Post to promote L.F.G., he recounted the day Punk showed up and mentioned the clip that was pushed out by WWE of Punk asking the prospects to show him what they can do on the microphone. Bully claimed one of the talents ‘went after’ Punk on the mic.
The day that Punk showed up was a really strong day here in NXT and for the future greats of LFG. What really stood out to me that day was after Punk talked to the future greats, he challenged them. He basically dangled the microphone, dangled the pipe bomb in front of them and said, ‘Alright, who wants to give this a try?’ Before he could even get the words out of his mouth, two people were standing up: Zena Sterling and Jasper Troy, two complete opposites. I was so impressed by the both of them wanting to be the first ones to grab that microphone and cut that promo. And Castor was able to get to the microphone first. And he said things on that microphone that floored everyone. It was so real. It was so emotional. And I looked at him when he was done and I said, ‘I applaud you for taking the bull by the horns. And you know, being the first one.’ I go, ‘But you’ve been waiting to cut that promo your entire life, haven’t you?’ And he’s like, ‘Absolutely, I have.’ He went after Punk. To have the guts to go first is one thing. To go after Punk, and that’s why that’s a can’t-miss episode. This future great, who has been around for a cup of coffee and a biscuit went after CM Punk.
Elsewhere on the WWE LFG front, Mickie James revealed that Chief Content Officer Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque recommended her for a spot on the show.
