On December 26, 2023, CM Punk competed in his first match in WWE since Royal Rumble 2014. The match took place at a WWE live event.
Punk faced Dominik Mysterio, a match that was a decade in the making, stemming from Punk's feud with Rey Mysterio in 2010.
Speaking to O’Shea Jackson Jr & TJ Jefferson on No Contest Wrestling, Dominik reflected on the bout.
"I had the great dishonor of welcoming Punk back after ten long years. It was everything I expected it to be, just an old man trying to do his thing. Thinks he's still got it. He went out there in some plain black underwear. Didn't even have his gear. It was definitely a sight to see. Overall, I'm glad the company was able to trust me to get in there with CM Punk and give him his first couple of punches back as a nice welcome-home gift. That energy we had in there was definitely something special. I feel like he owes me something, too. I'm sure he remembers, he sang Happy Birthday to my sister. I was probably 12 years old and he sang Happy Birthday to her. He cornered my whole family when he had his shitty long black hair. What was his group? The society? [Straight Edge Society]. I didn't remember it because it doesn't matter. Now that I'm my own man and he doesn't have to corner me into a corner, I would love to get my hands on him again. Now that I'm prepared and ready. I've seen kind of what he can do. It's nothing special. He does the same things. I'm pretty sure I can read his playbook. Actually, here's a good one, I know his moveset," Dom said with a smile.
CM Punk is not a fan of the word moveset.
Punk is set to face Seth Rollins at WWE Raw on Netflix premiere on January 6th.
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