10 People In Wrestling That Still Hold A Grudge Against CM Punk

5. Triple H

Triple H is often asked about a CM Punk return to WWE in media calls and often gives the standard safe “Never say never!” response. Though fans are sceptical, given Triple H has been an exceptional mediator for WWE and ex talent who previously fell out with the company in a major way like Ultimate Warrior and Bruno Sammartino, many believe if the NXT honcho was willing to work with Punk it would have already happened by now.

Punk hasn’t held his feelings back regarding Triple H in the past – a highlight calling him Vince’s “doofus son-in-law” in his Pipe Bomb promo - and has let it be known that Triple H never liked him.

On his Grillin’ JR podcast, Jim Ross revealed there was some truth to the rumours of Triple H holding CM Punk back when Punk was trying to make a name for himself in WWE:

“I remember someone saying, ‘Well, his ass is too big. His ass is too big, and it’s too soft.’ It was Hunter. It was all about the workout s**t, man. Or how he looked in an 8×10 or whatever. He’s not gonna look the same because he’s not the same, and if all you’re gonna do is put out androids that all look alike, then what the hell do ya got? You’ve got no uniqueness. You’ve got no individuality. So that was the whole deal. I think that the consensus was, ‘This guy may not be in great shape because he looks soft.’ And I’m saying that his softness as far as his ass is concerned — his ass issue, which is a non-issue, in my view — is basically based on the fact that the perception was, he had an oversized, soft ass, silly as it sounds. It’s so absurd, it doesn’t make any sense. And I swear to God, folks, I’m not making this up. But that was the whole deal. And finally, through hell and high water, he plowed through this !*$% and became the star that he is.”