Paul Heyman Says CM Punk Couldn't Find The Passion To Continue

Paul Heyman revealed on the 50th episode of Talk is Jericho that CM Punk talked about leaving WWE up to a year before he actually did. Heyman was surprised Punk stuck it out as long as he did:

"He was unhappy. He had enough. He couldn't take it anymore… A year before he walked these was daily conversations of, 'I don't think I'm going to be able to take this. I'm not sure how much longer I'm going to be here. I don't know how much longer it's going to be before I just decide to go home.' I'm surprised it lasted that long…

"Every day with him was an exercise in him finding the balance to simply continue on and find the passion he needed that he to do it. And I think what happened was he walked in the day after the Royal Rumble and he couldn't find that passion. He couldn't convince himself or persuade himself, 'OK, whether I'm happy or not this is about the performance, my legacy. It's about I take pride in what I do. And whether I'm happy or unhappy when I go out there I'm going to be the best CM Punk I can be.' And I think somewhere during that day he couldn't find that."

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