In an interview with Gorilla Position, Sami Zayn was asked what his relationship with CM Punk has been like since last November, when Punk returned to WWE at Survivor Series.
Touching on the “ups and downs” he has had with Punk over the years, the Intercontinental Champion stated:
I’ve known him a very, very long time. There have been some ups, there have been some downs. And he showed up and I was like, ‘Look, I just don’t want this to be weird. So, like, you know, say whatever you need to say. Say your piece.’ I said my piece. And like, clean slate. That’s it.
You know what I mean? You just can’t walk around harboring resentment. Because I just don’t want him to walk by and be like a black cloud. Like, I work here, you know what I mean? Or vice versa. I don’t want him to see me and go [groans]. Hey, whatever happened, cards on the table, let’s just, ‘Clean slate? Good? Good? Ok.’
With the former WWE Champion still out of action due to injury, time will tell when he and Zayn will meet in the ring.
Punk is eligible for the 2024 WWE Draft despite the injury, whereas Zayn’s status as Intercontinental Championship keeps him locked into the RAW roster as of this writing.
Source: F4WOnline