WWE’s CM Punk announced on Tuesday that his dog, Larry, had passed away.
The rescue dog adopted by Punk alongside his wife and fellow wrestler AJ Lee a decade ago passed away recently, Punk announced in a social media post.
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The grief we carry is the price we pay for unconditional love,” Punk wrote on Instagram. “Our little Larry crossed the rainbow bridge, wrapped tightly in our arms. He was safe and happy. Surrounded by love. We rescued Larry from @pawschicago in February of 2015 and he changed our lives. I could never in one million years find the words to properly express how much we loved him nor how much joy brought us. Nothing I write, no pictures I post would do him justice. He lived a long amazing life. He watched sunsets, he chased skate boards. He made everywhere we went with him home. What a privilege to be so heart broken and devastated for having experienced such a bond. I wouldn’t change anything. Our boy is at rest. The house is quiet but we still hear the jingle of his necklace and the tip taps of his little feet on the hardwood floors. He will always be near. We will always feel him. Our hearts are broken. Until we see you again, sweetest Bobo. We love you. Forever.
Punk frequently travelled with Larry to events, with videos showing him backstage during his past AEW stint and current WWE run. In a 2021 video from PAWS Chicago, the no-kill shelter he was adopted from, Punk recalled understanding past hurdles Larry had developed due to ownership early in his life.
“He had a chicken wing in his mouth … I innocently leaned down to grab it from him, and he bit my hand all up, but then he winced like he had been hit before. I just shrugged it off, I was like, ‘You can bite me all you want to. You’re not gonna get hit, not in this house. That’s not how we operate.’ It just showed me that he was in the right spot. I believe his personality to have been shaped by the two or three years that he was around before we got him, and, you know, it’s not his fault. He’s a bit of a wild man, he’s a bit of a wolf-man. I 100 percent believe his mood changes based on the phases of the moon.”
Punk was seen wearing a jacket at Survivor Series: WarGames last weekend with the words “Larry’s Dad” engraved near the heart.
“He’s a rescue dog, but I like to say that he rescued us,” Punk said during a profile piece by MMA Fighting in 2016.
