In an interview with ESPN Radio, CM Punk and Rhea Ripley were asked about the upcoming WWE: Unreal docuseries.
Both expressed some hesitation about what was filmed for the series, with Punk citing his experience in pro wrestling in pushing against the concept:
I’m probably the wrong guy to put on this show to try to talk it up. It’s not that I’m so much against it, it’s that my entire existence in my profession, professional wrestling, you’re taught and you’re brought up and if you’re old school, you protect the business. It’s always been that way.
I feel like since the 20s or 30s, everybody knew wrestling was predetermined. They talk about how they didn’t know and they talk about how in the 80s, we just kind of blew it wide open and now everybody’s exposing the business and this and that. I think if you’re living under a rock, you don’t know, but most people do know.
Ripley further expressed that she was “very intrigued” to see how the series plays out, referring to WWE’s attempts to try new things to help the company grow.
WWE: Unreal premieres July 29 on Netflix, with a batch of five episodes focusing on Raw’s debut on the streaming platform, the Royal Rumble, John Cena’s heel turn, and more.
Source: F4WOnline
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