Penta El Zero Miedo recently looked back at his AEW match with CM Punk and what his mindset was going into the bout. The two faced off on the April 13th, 2022 episode of Dynamite with Punk coming out ahead. Penta spoke about the match during his recent interview with Comiendo Carnitas and said that he had his eyes on proving he was among the best wrestlers.
“There is always a level of discomfort to be the best as a wrestler,” he said (transcription and translation per Fightful). “Remember my match with CM Punk? I tried to get a good match and Punk was very nice, but my main concern in that match was to prove the world that I can compete on par with Punk competitively and in popularity in the arena, especially with someone maybe was earning 50 times more than I was because of everything he had done in WWE, the indies and everything he had done in the past.”
He continued, “He is a smart man in the business and knows every detail known, and my goal with that match against him was to prove my popularity was on par with his and I succeeded.”
Penta also addressed his AEW status and rumors of WWE having interest in him during the same interview.
