In a stunning twist for the skilled wrestling world, CM Punk has returned to WWE. Punk shocked the gang at Survivor Sequence: WarGames when his music hit following the primary occasion and the Chicago native made his manner out to the doorway ramp to pose earlier than celebrating with the gang.
Punk famously cut up from WWE in 2014 after accidents and mounting frustrations with the promotion. He would stay retired till 2021 when he signed with All Elite Wrestling. Whereas Punk’s time in AEW was profitable when it comes to in-ring motion, he was concerned in two bodily backstage altercations at main occasions which led to the tip of his time with the younger promotion.
First, Punk brawled with Kenny Omega and The Younger Bucks on the 2022 version of All Out. Punk additionally suffered an damage on the occasion and was sidelined because of this.
After returning in June 2023, Punk once more was on a strong run of matches however at August’s All In occasion in London, Punk and Jack Perry had an altercation which was investigated by AEW and ultimately led to Punk being launched by AEW “with trigger.”
Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE’s Chief Artistic Officer, spoke about Punk’s shock return on the press convention following the occasion.
“This was a kind of lightning-in-a-bottle moments that got here collectively in a short time however we’re extremely enthusiastic about it,” Levesque mentioned. “It has been a very long time, and in some methods, it has been a very long time coming. You may say this about CM Punk, love him, hate him, constructive, unfavourable, no matter you wish to say, individuals speak about him on a regular basis. He is a magnet for that. He is a dialog starter. It is robust to look previous that. And for me, if our followers need it, if the WWE Universe is worked up to have it, then let’s go and we’ll determine the remainder of it from there.
“… Loads of time has passed by. Nearly 10 years, proper? In case you are the identical individual you have been 10 years in the past, you tousled. All people grows. All people modifications. I am a unique individual. He is a unique individual. This can be a completely different firm. We’re all on the identical even beginning floor. What’s subsequent for CM Punk? That’ll be attention-grabbing. I am to see that myself,” Levesque mentioned.
Punk’s return to WWE would have been unfathomable earlier than his falling out with AEW. Now, after months of hypothesis and roundabout denials from WWE expertise and executives, he has returned to the stage the place he remodeled from indie darling to world famous person.