CM Punk thought he was done after being fired from AEW.
On September 2, 2023, CM Punk was fired from AEW for just cause after being involved in a backstage altercation with Jack Perry at AEW All In. Just a little over two months later, Punk shocked the world by making his long awaited return to WWE at the Survivor Series event.
Before Punk made his return to WWE, many fans believed that his wrestling career was over. As it turns out, the 'Second City Saint' wasn't very confident in his future either.
"When I exit AEW, I probably did think that I was done." Punk said to O’Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson on the debut episode of No Contest Wrestling. "That happened in August or September. I’m kind of chilling, and Nick Khan calls me in November. ‘When are you free and clear?’ I’m like, ‘Nick...I was fired.’ Very publicly. ‘I know. Certainly you’re not telling me that...’ He stopped himself and went, ‘Okay. We want to talk to you about coming back.’ I was like, ‘I’m on the way to the gym’ and I think I was flying to Atlantic City the next day for CFFC. ‘Shoot me times next week and we’ll get on the phone and talk.’ Wheels just started in motion. You’re on the phone, somebody says something about Survivor Series in Chicago and you go, ‘Oh. We can’t get a deal done in that amount of time, but that’s the spot.’ How eager are both sides to realize it?(how eager are you?)As eager as they were. When we first started talking, it was the typical Rumble. ‘You come in for the Rumble.’ Me, being the creative I am, ‘I get it, but that’s what you do with everybody. Everybody gets that.’ It was a gift. Survivor Series is in Chicago. It’s in three days and one of those three days is Thanksgiving."
Elsewhere in the interview, Punk revealed the amount of money that he spent on ice cream bars for his AEW debut. Learn more by clicking here.
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