CM Punk wasn't under WWE contract when he arrived to the Allstate Arena for WWE Survivor Series 2024. A deal was worked out last minute, leading to Punk's surprise return at the end of the show.
Punk sat in the back while the two parties finished the contract, waiting for his moment to go to the ring.
Speaking to O’Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson on No-Contest Wrestling, Punk detailed what went down moments before his return.
"I don't think people knew. I think they were piled in there because it's the end of the show and social media people are filming winners and losers coming through the curtain. I remember being in Gorilla and all of a sudden I get bear-hugged from behind. I turn around to see who it is and it's Bayley. She's like, 'I fucking knew it. As soon as they started yelling at us to clear the hallway! I knew it!' She's not letting go of me. Triple H is there. Stephanie (McMahon), I remember seeing and having a moment with. Somebody I haven't seen in ten years. Somebody where people are like, 'They hate each other.' (William) Regal, I remember looking at Regal and him going [interesting look on face]. 'Look at us.' There were so many people in there. Then, I don't know what to do. I lose my composure. All I know is, I'm coming out. I'm trying to talk to Triple H over the table and it's so loud. They hit my music, 'I don't know what I'm doing. What am I doing?' He's like, 'Go walk to the cage.' 'All the way down to the cage?' He was trying to tell me there were the two cages for babyfaces and heels for WarGames. He wanted me to walk down and stand there. In my head, I'm going all the way to the cage. We're going back and forth and freaking out. He rips his headset off, 'What are we doing?' Obviously, we figured it out," recalled Punk.
Elsewhere during the interview, Punk gave further details on his negotiations with WWE at the event. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
Punk is set to face Drew McIntyre at WWE Bad Blood inside Hell in a Cell.
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