Overview

• Responding to a fan in GQ’s 'Actually Me,' Punk said he will retire on his own terms, adding there is still work to be done.
• He delivered the remarks while answering comments pulled from platforms including X, Instagram, Reddit, YouTube, and TikTok.
• He remains active in WWE and is booked to team with AJ Lee against Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins at Wrestlepalooza on Saturday.
• Punk returned to WWE in 2023 after nearly a decade away and this year headlined Night One of WrestleMania 41 for the first time.
• Coverage notes he battled a tricep tear in 2024 and has discussed possible future backstage roles, though he says he is not planning to hang up his boots now.