Source: Voices of Wrestling
Former WWE Superstar CM Punk was backstage at Ohio Valley Wrestling’s Saturday Night Special event in Louisville, Kentucky this past weekend.
This would be the first time that Punk has attended a wrestling show since walking out on WWE earlier this year.
Punk may have been there to support his good friend Cliff Compton, who won the OVW Heavyweight Title that night.
Punk was backstage and reportedly spoke to trainer Rip Rogers, a wrestler named Trailer Park Trash and Compton only. Others backstage were reportedly told to not bother the former WWE Champion. Punk left the arena with Compton and was not seen by fans.
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross published a new blog over the weekend and commented on recent speculation about his future in pro wrestling:
“To clear up some speculation regarding my return to pro wrestling, while I am a ‘free agent’ as it relates to broadcasting pro wrestling events, my interest level in pursuing such is moderate at best. Would I re-engage the process in some form? Yes, but I’m uncertain as to what those terms would have to be. I still love the business and get the ‘itch’ to broadcast the genre that I spend 40 years of my life doing but there are so many things that I’m doing or going to do career wise that I simply don’t know where the pro wrestling opportunities fit. Time will tell but I’m still a student of that game and more importantly a fan.
“I have personally had zero talks about doing pro wrestling in the future but there has been some contact with my representative but as I understand it those talks were exploratory and preliminary at best. I’ve been asked about the New Japan January 4 PPV event but I’d say that jumping on board with that assignment is a long shot at this time although I do wish all involved the best in this endeavor. I can certainly see where the PPV component in the English speaking, worldwide marketplace has potential if it is marketed strategically and aggressively.”
