Booker also explained that he views Punk differently now since the last time he was in WWE, and believes he changed due to being in a more structured environment compared to when he worked with AEW.

"I do see a different CM Punk, but the thing is also you got to understand, I think the thing with AEW was the structure. At the press conference he said he's worked with a lot of kids, young guys, and that's true and when you work with younger guys, a new company not having a real footprint on the way how things are done or how things are ran, then you come into the fold and you're expecting it to be this way and it's totally that way ... then you come back to a system where it is structured. Everything is done a certain way, you are around guys your age."

Booker continued to explain that he appreciates Punk trying to give younger stars "the rub," and believes that there is no amount of money that could replace the feeling of a veteran putting over a rising talent. The five-time WCW Champion also revealed that Punk spent time with the "NXT" faithful in attendance after the show went off the air, and expressed his appreciation towards the "Best in the World" for doing that.