
Dave Bautista praised CM Punk during his media tour to promote the film “The Killer’s Game,” which also stars Drew McIntyre, who has been in a feud with Punk for almost the entire year in the WWE.
While appearing on BuzzFeed Celeb, the future WWE Hall of Famer praised Punk as an actor. Punk has appeared in the television series Heels and played the lead in Girl On The Floor.
Bautista stated, โYou know who I think was really overlooked as an actor? I donโt know if he hasnโt pursued it as much as heโd like to because heโs still heavily pursuing professional wrestling but itโs CM Punk, Phil Brooks. His potential in acting is pretty unlimited. So I really wanna see more from him in acting, and Iโd actually love to work with him because I think he has a passion for acting, but I think, still, his heart is in professional wrestling. Until heโs able to let that go a little bit, heโll never be able to fully envelope himself in acting and I think Phil Brooksโฆheโs a great actor.โ
Punk and Bautista have been friends for many years. Punk is scheduled to face McIntyre in a Hell in a Cell match at the Bad Blood PLE next month.
You can check out the complete interview below:
(h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription)