Traveling is expensive, meaning that wrestlers take measures to ensure that they can save as many pennies as possible. As such, Punk and his travel buddies experienced some uncomfortable trips. 

"It was all about saving money, so it was the three of us in a car driving, three of us in a hotel, somebody's either sleeping on the floor, or you flip one of the mattresses over, somebody's sleeping on a box spring or you get a cot, and you just split everything three ways, you 100% made it work," Punk remarked.

After WWE moved on from Basham and Fertig, Punk was left without a road family. However, as he now had more experience and was in the place Basham and Fertig were in with him, Punk became a "den mother" to the group of Deuce, Domino, Cherry, The Major Brothers (Matt Cardona and Curt Hawkins), and Hornswoggle. 

Punk also brought up how the WWE Draft broke-up road groups by changing travel schedules, remembering the 2008 edition and stepping up to help a (then) up-and-comer. "I get drafted to a different show, and then Kofi [Kingston] gets called up, and I immediately first day go to Kofi and be like, 'You got any buds here? Is there anybody you're gonna ride with?' Punk recalled, "He's like, 'No man. I don't know anybody,' and I was like, 'Alright, you're riding with me.'" 

Kingston was happy to see Punk return to WWE, suggesting that those early interactions established a bond between them. These days, Punk also uses his industry wisdom to help "NXT" stars, many of whom grew up watching him.