CM Punk, in an interview with Jackie Redmond , keeps secret the favor he asked Paul Heyman in exchange for his participation in War Games. Later, he comments that he finds the hatred that Seth Rollins feels towards him confusing.

« He wants to be on the top 10 list of all time, but I remember one time where he was on the top 10 list of those getting fired, and I PROTECTED HIM from that. Everything Seth Rollins has done, I’ve done before and better. In my absence from WWE, Seth has done a fantastic job filling that void. But I simply said that the titleholder is back and the backup has to go back to the bench , » CM Punk said.