CM Punk, a highly divisive professional wrestler, won the AEW World Championship on Sunday night at 2022 All Out. After his victory, the short-lived UFC fighter and former WWE star gathered with the media in a press scrum that had an impact on the entire wrestling industry.
After publicly criticizing some of his coworkers and airing some personal grievances, Punk took some time to share his opinions on the Pittsburgh Penguins with a reporter who was sporting some team gear.
The first time Punk brings up the Penguins is during a heated discussion about his very real series of court cases and lawsuits involving his former friend Scott Colton, also known as Colt Cabana.
He saw the reporter’s outfit and said, “F*** the Pittsburgh Penguins.” “Man, what are you doing? Why are you doing that?
Popular and devoted Chicago Blackhawks supporter Punk. On one occasion, he even appeared on NBC Sports Washington and predicted that the Blackhawks would defeat the Capitals in the 2015 Winter Classic. Troy Brouwer scored a goal very late in the game to give the Capitals a 3-2 victory.
He has a lot of issues with the Penguins, one of which is that he never seems to have forgotten the 1992 Stanley Cup Finals. In that series, the Pens defeated the Blackhawks in four games to win their second consecutive and overall Stanley Cup.
Later in the presser, he added, “F* Sidney Crosby, f* Malkin, you know what f* Ron Francis.” What do you say? 1992 still has me f*ing furious.
In Game Four of those finals, Francis scored the game-winning and ultimately Cup-winning goal for the Penguins. ‘The Best in the World’ has obviously never been able to move past it.
