10 Things We Learned From CM Punk On Renée Paquette's Podcast

CM Punk talks WWE, unionisation, UFC, AEW, video games, Vince McMahon and more.

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Renée Paquette's new 'Oral Sessions' podcast might have an erm...eye-catching name, but it's brilliant.

Recent chats with Josh Barnett and her hubby Jon Moxley were both charming and enlightening, but her latest with CM Punk is simply essential. Throughout, the pair talked WWE, AEW, UFC, pro wrestling video games, Vince McMahon, the threat of pro wrestlers ever banding together against the machine and more.

Punk even found the time to reminisce about some eye-opening stories from his time on top in WWE, and he wasn't shy about giving his two cents on the promotion's recent third party ban either. Meanwhile, Renée chimed in with a few tales of her own and generally steered the convo with ease.

Anyone who watched her on WWE TV will already know this, but Paquette is a natural; she brings out the best in her guests by being bubbly and friendly, but knows what podcast listeners really want to hear. There's a remarkable forthrightness to Renée's questioning that some might not be expecting.

Here's everything you need to know from 52 minutes that whizzed past like five...

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