Mark Henry Feels Some Of CM Punk's Efforts To Uplift AEW Talent Fell On Deaf Ears

Mark Henry has leapt to the defence of CM Punk. 

During a recent appearance on Booker T's The Hall of Fame podcast, the World's Strongest Man spoke about his experience working with Punk in AEW. 

When Booker posited that the Punk/AEW relationship went sour because the former AEW Champion didn't go down to the younger wrestlers' level in order to bring them up to his, Henry replied: 

"I disagree. I saw him try to uplift the younger talent. AEW's not a small pool. AEW is, any time you can go to an arena and sell 80,000-plus tickets, you're not little. I feel like Punk is a lot like some of the people in sports that I know. The people in sports, they hate the fact that college football and college students are getting paid money now. It's an old-school mentality. The old-school mentality rubs young people the wrong way. Young people call you a boomer, or they say you're old, or outdated. Some people are stuck in their ways. Punk is stuck in his way, and that's not a knock. I like conviction. I like somebody that can stand to their guns, and they can debate with you on the fact that, you know what, this is why sometimes being an old will save your life. Because I knew better. I experienced it. I went through the fire. I feel like Punk's delivery of some of that conviction fell on deaf ears".

Booker T has long been an outspoken critic of Punk's and recently outlined why he is opposed to WWE bringing him back. 

H/T Fightful