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Today we’ll be checking back in with CM Punk and AJ Lee because they recently took
part in a new interview and they went over a handful of topics.
We’ll also be taking another updated look at the Sonya Deville situation as well
So let’s get start things off with this new CM Punk and AJ Lee interview
AJ recently made The Black List Inaugural “Latinx TV List” and it was a big deal
and very difficult to make the list
Hulu had special interviews celebrating those artists that made the list and AJ was one
of the selected artists for the interview
What makes things even more interesting was that AJ was being interviewed by her husband,
CM Punk
CM Punk starts off the interview with AJ by asking how does her Latinx identity influences
her work
AJ said: “It is the impetus for all of my storytelling career.”
AJ then paused the catch her train of thought and CM Punk quickly revealed another one of
their short stories
Punk revealed that AJ had a similar moment during their wedding and had to find her train
of thought during their vows and she caused the whole wedding to be put on pause momentarily
But AJ continued by saying:
“Storytelling was the way for me to create my own place to belong.
I didn’t see a representation of me on TV.”
“Instead of waiting around for that, I decided to just become that, you know”
“I became my own superhero as a professional wrestling champion”
“I didn’t see stories about latinx triumph, so I wrote one and I became a best selling
author”
“It’s really hard to see what you cannot see, so that has driven me to be that example
and that representation”
CM Punk then asked AJ, “is there a lot of parallels between being a famale and Latinx?
Like do both of those worlds collide?”
AJ responded with a short story:
“You and I walk down the street and a woman yelled out her car for me to go home”
CM Punk confirmed that story and said that it actually happened
Punk didn’t think it was because of AJ, he thought the woman said that to hem because
Punk had on a cubs hat while they were in Milwaukee, but that wasn’t the case at all,
it was deeper than that
Punk explained that it was something he never experienced
AJ had this to say to follow up that short story:
“When I was really young, I wasn’t connected to it and I didn’t feel like I needed to
defend it.”
“Once it became this thing that people were going to attack and judge, that made me fiercely
want to hold onto it and defend it and be proud of my culture”
CM Punk’s next question to his wife was “How do you feel currently about Latinx
representation in entertainment as a whole?
AJ said, “I feel like we’ve come a long way, but there’s still so much further to
go.
We wand for create that change that we want to see”
“A lot of my storytelling now is putting characters in that journey.
I have a very Americanized Latinx experience”
Punk then asked AJ to explain that experience and AJ revealed a lot about her background
AJ revealed that her family was extremely poor while she was growing up
She was even homeless for a majority of her youth and how there were zero connections
to her roots
She never really understood she was Puerto Rican until she actually went to live in Puerto
Rico
AJ also explained how that was that safest she ever felt in her childhood
She also explained how she uses her storytelling now to reconnect with those roots and tell
that perspective of someone that’s confused by that connection
Punk then asks AJ how her parents prepared her for those experiences and AJ revealed
that her parents had had kids at 16 and that they basically grew up together and taught
each other how to do everything
AJ said that she felt like her parents missed out on a lot of opportunities, so she made
it her duty to take advantage of all the opportunities that were available to her and that’s when
she started writing comic books
She also revealed that she would make herself the superhero and the star of the book and
that’s how she escaped
She would could travel the world and do anything she wanted through her writing
AJ also mentioned that her submission to get into this Latinx list was a dark comedy she
wrote and it was so great that it helped her make the list
She also talked about how she no longer feels like she has to let people know that she’s
a screenwriter anymore, she feels like they already know by now
Punk closed it out by asking what’s the most important thing to inspire to next generation
and AJ had a great response and said that the most important thing to do for the next
generation is to provide representation for them
She mentioned how if they can put those faces on TV and talk about how Latinx is an advantage
rather than an obstacle, she believes it really will inspire them and show them that they
belong
Cm punk wraps up the interview by calling her April Mendez and she jokes about how she’s
credited as “AJ Mendez” and how he’s the only one that can use “April”
So there you have it, it really was such a great interview from CM Punk and AJ
They talked about a lot of deep topics, revealed some stories from their lives, and it was
really great to hear
I really enjoyed the way they had CM Punk interviewing her rather then someone else,
I think having him there made the interview even more interesting
As you can, AJ has her hands full with writing books, writing comics, and like she hinted
at during the interview, she’s even writing television now
She’s making all these huge lists as well, so you can’t even question her writing anymore,
she’s quickly moving up the ladder and becoming a top tier storyteller
With how busy AJ’s schedule is becoming, you never say never, but I think it’s pretty
safe to rule out any type of WWE return for her
It’s not like she’s just sitting at home, enjoying retirement, she’s still working
on several projects all at once, so it doesn’t seem like she has any free time to entertain
the WWE
We saw last year that Fox was really going after AJ to appear on WWE backstage and break
down the women’s matches, but she even shot that down by saying that she’s “very much
retired”
So yeah, I think we’ve already seen AJ
and CM Punk’s last match inside the ring, but we can always discuss and speculate just
for the fun of it
Like when it comes to AJ, I think the best spot for her would be an Evolution pay per
view event
Even for the first evolution event, AJ Lee was leading all the WWE polls for who should
compete at Evolution, so maybe we can revisit that idea if Evolution 2 ever comes around
But as always, it was really great to hear from AJ and Punk
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Everyone remembers the horrible event that Sonya Deville, Mandy Rose, and others had
to go through during that horrific night of the break in
This intruder came into Sonya’s house and was specifically looking for Sonya
She even had a moment of staring the intruder in his face and questioning him
But thankfully Sonya was able to get away and the suspect was taken into custody
This case has been unfolding for several months now, there was even rumors that new state
laws were being set into place specifically as a result of Sonya’s case
So what’s the latest update here?
Well reports claim that when asked for his address, the criminal named Sonya’s information,
so Sonya was receiving the mail and these constant reminders of him for quite sometime
Apparently that issue is being fixed now, but still, something like that shows you just
how insane and scary this individual is
Sonya is still under WWE contract, but has been given time off to just clear her head
and settle this entire case once and for all
Of course, everyone wants Sonya Deville back.
The timing was just so unfortunate because Sonya was really heating up...her promos,
her character, everything was really developing fast, but of course this situation is bigger
than WWE
And as we see, there’s still some small issues such as this new development that’s
going on reportedly with the mail, so there’s still a lot to handle here before she can
even think about returning
But what are your thoughts on the CM Punk and AJ Lee interview as well as the Sonya
Deville update?
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