WWE News: C.M. Punk continues to talk about The Rock. whether he returned to TV too soon after Money in the Bank

WWE Champion C.M. Punk was asked in an ESPN interview whether he returned to television too quickly. "In a perfect world, yeah, you could stretch everything out more, but realistically, it's a business," Punk said. "You needed a main event for SummerSlam. So for all of the armchair bookers out there who are like, 'No, Punk came back too soon!' I agree with you, but, the second-largest pay-per-view of the year, what match are you going to put in the main event? People need to take that into account. Nobody ever likes to look into things, they just like to bitch and complain about everything."

Punk also commented on The Rock. "I don't know if it's some weird vanity project for him to come back and fraternize with us little people, but I appreciate it," Punk said. "If it puts more money in my bank account, that's cool, even if I'm not a money guy. I'm very passionate about wrestling. This is what I do. I'm not leaving to go film movies. It's just me and the rest of the crew, the men and women of the WWE who are on the road constantly, and I'm not the only one who is, I don't want to say bitter, because I get it, it's a business move where Dwayne comes in and people buy some pay-per-views, but it's the attitude that gets to me.

"He's very bourgeoisie Hollywood, and I just wish he would say hello to people backstage and not act like he was above everybody. Cena doesn't act like that. Cena sits and talks and fraternizes with everybody, but Dwayne just can't be bothered. Then again, I don't know if anyone really wants to hang out with him. He was in the 'Tooth Fairy.' If he's so good at what he does, why doesn't he impart some of that knowledge to the young guys and help out? I guess I'm just trying to figure out why he came back. I don't think it's money. I think he's OK money-wise, so I don't know."

Powell's POV: An argument can be made that WWE could have ultimately made more money in the long run if they had held Punk off television after Money in the Bank. Of course, there are no guarantees and WWE opted to put Punk on their biggest show of the summer. As for Rock, Punk continues to be consistent in his criticism of Rock, and it's nice to see him acknowledge that the positive for him is that his paychecks are better as a result of Rock appearing. Thanks to Dot Net reader Joe Anderson.