CM Punk Could Be Knocked Out By A 12-Year-Old According To Ernest "The Cat" Miller

Ernest Miller will be familiar to many fans for his run as ‘The Cat’ in WCW and WWE, but outside of wrestling Miller is a three-time karate world champion, and fought in kickboxing tournaments.

Whilst there are multiple examples of legit combat sports athletes crossing over into professional wrestling, there aren’t many who have successfully jumped from pro-wrestling to combat sports, with CM Punk’s run in the UFC the most notable example. When asked about Punk’s UFC career by Jeremy Lambert and Stephen Jensen on The Spotlight, Miller don’t hold back when giving his assessment:

"I can look at someone and tell whether or not they can fight. When I looked at CM Punk fight, his real fight, I got 12-year-old kids who would knock CM Punk out. Make sure you write that,” said Miler. “I think he's probably the worst fighter. He might be good for wrestling. I don't understand this business anymore. I don't understand how a guy can expose himself to be such a sorry fighter, and then the company brings him back to talk badly, like he could beat everybody.

“Back in the day, when we were wrestling, if a wrestler went in and tough a man or a karate show…. I got video footage of me knocking guys out. That's the video they used to say, 'This guy is a legit fighter.' I was able to do that. Could you imagine if I got my ass beat by the worst guy in the UFC. I would never be on TV again back in those days. How in the world does this guy get exposed for being a terrible fighter - there's nothing about him that says he can fight. CM Punk, I didn't see one thing that substantiates anything he can do in combat sports. He can't throw hands. He had no punching, no power. He didn't have any movement. I don't know what the hell he was trying to do. It didn't look like he was trying to wrestle, but this guy is on TV making millions of dollars talking because the fans today are stupid. They want to believe what they want to believe. You can show somebody something and if they see it, now they have to determine whether they believe it. I just showed you somebody who can't fight, but you put him in a ring and think he can beat up everybody.”

Despite his UFC career not going how he had hoped, Punk is still involved with the MMA world, most recently performing commentary duties at an event put on by former UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis in late 2023.

H/T: Fightful