Recent main roster call up Dijak says that he had one of the most important conversations of his career with CM Punk. Punk travelled to NXT after his WWE return last year to give the younger wrestlers advice and check out the product. According to Dijak, his talk with Punk left quite an impact on him.
“For whatever reason, CM Punk was there and we had talked before, I’d asked him for feedback on the Iron Survivor challenge, so we had a bit of a rapport at that point even though it had only been a couple of days. He came over to me and he talked to me and calmed me down and said that we’ll talk about the match after I get my head taken care of and stuff like that.
I talked to him after and I don’t know if he remembers this, but after that, we had the most important conversation that I’ve ever had in my professional wrestling career where he just gave me advice on what he thinks it takes to succeed, maybe in pro wrestling in general but specifically WWE.
It’s something that I had thought about before and internalized before, but I don’t know, for some reason coming from him, coming from a guy that’s had so much success based on who he is and what he says and how he approaches this, I’m like, wow, it means so much more coming from him because I know that this is tested advice.
It’s not just someone saying something or someone guessing, it’s a code that he’s lived by his entire career. No matter how many things he does and how many times he goes off or says something that he shouldn’t say, this man is always the topic of discourse amongst the entire professional wrestling industry, how can I not heed this advice.
The second I took what he said to heart — like my wrestling has always been good, nobody cared really or invested me as a character until the last two or three months and that’s when people are like, “Hey, this guy is being himself and I’m really kind of digging that.” That’s the quickest and most simple way to have success in the professional wrestling industry. Not to say that I’m super successful, it’s trending now.
I’m happy for that because it’s always kind of just floated, hey great match. But right now, it feels like people are really starting to gravitate towards me and they’re feeling the social media stuff. When I get in the ring, it’s less of like a pre shape or a plan, I’m just going out there.”
I like Dijak and I’m hoping he succeeds in WWE. He’s got a great look and intensity and can really go in the ring as well. He was saddled with an awful gimmick the last time he was on the main roster.
Shout out to CM Punk for imparting some veteran wisdom onto Dijak. I think CM Punk has a passion for helping wrestlers and for teaching them.
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