CM Punk comments on his WWE return.
Hell froze over at WWE Survivor Series 2023 when CM Punk made his return to the promotion nearly a decade after leaving. Punk was very outspoken about his issues with WWE, Vince McMahon, and Triple H when he left the company in 2014 and in subsequent years.
Speaking to Denise Salcedo of Instinct Culture at San Diego ComicCon, Punk was asked if there was a moment when he realized that he wanted to or needed to return to WWE.
"No, because it was never a thing that I was yearning to do. There were a lot of things that had to happen for the pathway to kind of clear. The stars had to align. There had to be a full moon. A lot of dominoes fell in order for us to get here. There was a never a, 'Man, I'd really like to go back.' Vince (McMahon) being out of the picture probably illuminated the way. That might have been one of the biggest things. That's both ways, for everybody who is going to sensationalize a headline. It wasn't me, it wasn't him, there's just a lot of history there. All of a sudden, one of us is removed from the equation, and I think it changed a lot of things," he said.
In June 2022, McMahon stepped down as CEO and chairman of WWE after allegations of hush money were reported. He remained involved with the creative process until the WWE-UFC merger in September 2023, when he became executive chairman of TKO.
He resigned from TKO in January 2024 after allegations of sex trafficking and sexual assault.
Elsewhere during the interview, Punk gave an update on how he's feeling. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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