Natalie Slater, who is close friends with CM Punk and the ex-girlfriend that came up with his Straightedge heel persona, wrote an article on her friend CM Punk quitting wrestling and how he is still a center of attention to fans. You can read the article at this link. Here is an excerpt…
When we first met, he told me he was going to be a pro wrestler and I couldn’t wait. Pro wrestlers were ballers — they rode in limousines, wore sequined robes and married fine ladies with big hair. Most importantly, they were famous, and to a girl who grew up in a town with gravel roads and no sidewalks, fame and fortune meant instant happiness.
Five years later, he was making enough money wrestling to quit his “real job.” He was still carpooling to shows with other wrestlers to save on gas money, crashing on couches and eating fast food, but he wasn’t wearing a name tag or sitting in a cubicle. And that was about as much as he’d ever hoped for — he was ecstatic.
Now, he’s the recently retired seven-time World Champion, and he’s one of the most isolated people I’ve ever known. A few weeks ago he found a young fan and his mom cramming Easter candy into the mail slot of his front door. Just before that, he walked out of his back door to throw out the trash only to be met by fans camped out in his alley for hours just to see him.
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